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April 12, 2015, 09:57:24 pm

RunninWild

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Intercooler suggestions?
« on: April 12, 2015, 09:57:24 pm »
Hey guys. I'm looking into some FMIC for my build. Going to be a fresh rebuild on an AAZ with a giles pump and he200wg turbo with anywhere between 15-25lbs of boost and a high flow 2.5" exhaust. I'm curious if anyone had any affordable fmic's they'd recommend? Are the cheap ebay ones junk? I found a used stock intercooler from a neon srt 4 for pretty cheap locally that I'm curious about. Anyone have any experience with these?

 What ic turbing size is recommended? I was originally planning on 2.5" but I'm thinking that might be a bit big? thinking 2-2.25 might be a better idea?



Reply #1April 13, 2015, 08:01:02 am

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Re: Intercooler suggestions?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2015, 08:01:02 am »
As long as you're not planning on crazy high Cummins/Duramax type boost levels the eBay FMICs will be fine.  That Neon SRT one looks pretty good too - metal end tanks are a very good thing.

2" is absolutely fine for your boost piping, you don't need anything more than that.  Bigger is not really better here, it'll just increase turbo lag.
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