Front mount intercoolernos_teg on Aug/10/04 said:wtf is FMIC?
So with FMIC's bigger is not always better? How can a FMIC effect turbo lag and spooling?blkalteg on Aug/10/04 said:umm. that pic of that black mirage isn't really a turbo, so saying that one is functional isn't exactly true lol. Often, its cheaper if you know someone who can fab you up one. The incooler needs to be relative to the amount of power your able to run w/o losing turbo spool and increasing turbo lag.
Yeah, I run a rather small one (it is a bit thick though), and it works great, but it does really kill airflow to the radiator. Upgrading to a Fluidyne did nothing for me, since it can't function any better than stock without air. It was ok on the street and drag, but the coolant started to get too hot after about 4 laps on the road course. I had to cut an upper vent in my front bumper and it seems to be ok on the road course now. Running a larger or thicker FMIC is only going to give you more problems; 99% of the time it's just bling and there's no benefit from doing that.tunergsr32 on Aug/10/04 said:Also, if you run too big of an intercooler how is your radiator going to get any air in order to cool your motor? Integras are so closed up in first place, even the smaller intercoolers people run on there tegs deal with overheating. But I guess anything is possible if you have the time, the know how and especialy the money.
w0rd! ^^^Maximum Boost by Corky Bell said:Heat transfer area is the sum of all the plates and shells in the heat exchanger core that are responsible for transmitting heat out of the system. Easy to see that the greater the heat transfer area, the more efficient the intercooler. This is not a case, however, where twice the area doubles the efficiency. A 10% increase in core will net you about 10% of the amount you did not get out the first time. Therefore, every 10% increase will become less and less important. For example, if an existing intercooler core measures 70% efficient, a 10% core increase should yield about 10% if that missing 30%, or a new efficiently of 73%.
Quote: It's basically the engine packaging idea again, you got to match the right parts for the car to run at it's best.
As you increase the size of the FMIC, you also increase the volume of air that the turbo needs to compress, which means if you have a smaller turbo and a huge FMIC, your air inlet temperature may be lower, but it's going to take longer for system to achieve full boost.toneman14 on Aug/10/04 said:Quote: blkalteg on Aug/10/04umm. that pic of that black mirage isn't really a turbo, so saying that one is functional isn't exactly true lol. Often, its cheaper if you know someone who can fab you up one. The incooler needs to be relative to the amount of power your able to run w/o losing turbo spool and increasing turbo lag.
So with FMIC's bigger is not always better? How can a FMIC effect turbo lag and spooling?