if you think about how much piping there really is conc. the extr. close prox. to the intake man. and the fact that now his cross section to the flow of cool air has doubled. This is def. a 2+2=4 concert formula. the amount of piping used in this setup is less than my stock turbo piping (which lost aprox. 1.0pound of pressure) so i dont see it affecting pressure much more than factory.

MR2s have always had a disadvantage when it came to cooling air from larger turbos b/c of the mid-engine conf. leaving only till now two altern. a. expensive liquid to air intercoolers or b. one large air-to-air unit placed on top of the turbo like the Border racing intercooler. this type has always had problems with running prop. on the street since the turbo and under hood heat has a tend. to heat soak the unit.

this intercooling system seems to solve both problems. By allowing larger turbos to run more boost while still keeping the air prop. chilled, at what seems is going to be avalable at an affor. price.

 

i put the ic set up on the mr2 board, these are the comments:

-It seems like a TMIC would be more efficient, throttle response would have to be affected with this setup. It is unique though.
-Lotta lag, I'd imagine?
-that's pretty crazy, i'd like to see what they did to the engine lid to have that intake placed right there.
-yeah... looks like a whole lotta lag.... but unique...
question about the intake though.... wouldnt the placement of the intake there cause it to suck up a whole lotta hot air since the air needs to pass by the intercooler and engine before it reaches the intake? its not on the "HOT" side of the engine bay... but pretty close to it... just makes me curious.
-should have jsut routed that intake down into the cold air from under the car.
-I'm sure they got that idea from a Twin Turbo Porsche Carrera, the double side scoop intercooler...but it's only operating with a single turbo. A porsche intercooler system comes in parallel to the intake throttle, as theirs is a system that is in series. If anyone have seen a porsche engine, you guys know what I mean.
I guess that helps cooling but has to be some major lag. Gotta upsize the turbo, x 2. The intake placement was a bad idea.
Nice Job though, I must admit.

 

crs, its bird, how much to pull a dent out of a fender?

 

Not really. Boost Solutions will get it to me for $175. Thanks anyways!

 

i was wondering if you guys were taking applications for car audio installers..... if not you guys can hire me to make food runs and stuff.... hahahaha

 

why don't you just put some cardboard out in front of the store, lay down a bucket or a hat and you can breakdance for money. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

 

naw naw naw that's on tuesdays bro...... tuesdays

 

HAHAHA

 

The 300ZX (Z32's) use two side mount intercoolers too; but they are placed behind the front bumper rather than shoved into the engine bay.

 

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