FMIC question - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

Bushroot · 06-28-2007, 07:02 AM

This isn't exactly advanced but it is more advanced than me and I could not find anything searching about it so here it goes.

I have installed a FMIC on my car with a 24x12x3 core and have started fitting a Venom front bumper from Deft. The air inlets are extremely wide on it which makes my FMIC look small in comparison. The perfect core size to go with this bumer would be something like 36x11x3 but customs are quite pricey which leads to my question:

What kind of performance hit do you think I would take by mounting 2 intercoolers in series each with a core that is 11x12x3"? I know my core area will be 2" smaller but I will never push more than 500-550HP out of then engine anyway so it should still be big enough to cool the air.

I'm looking for any drawbacks to doing this. The reason for doing it is more of a cosmetic thing so I won't if it will hinder performance significantly.

Dj4play · 06-28-2007, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bushroot

This isn't exactly advanced but it is more advanced than me and I could not find anything searching about it so here it goes.

I have installed a FMIC on my car with a 24x12x3 core and have started fitting a Venom front bumper from Deft. The air inlets are extremely wide on it which makes my FMIC look small in comparison. The perfect core size to go with this bumer would be something like 36x11x3 but customs are quite pricey which leads to my question:

What kind of performance hit do you think I would take by mounting 2 intercoolers in series each with a core that is 11x12x3"? I know my core area will be 2" smaller but I will never push more than 500-550HP out of then engine anyway so it should still be big enough to cool the air.

I'm looking for any drawbacks to doing this. The reason for doing it is more of a cosmetic thing so I won't if it will hinder performance significantly.

Never sacrifice how your car runs for cosmetics. PERIOD. Running twin intercoolers isnt a good idea. You do not have the turbo size to pressurize all of the core, even with the large custom core your refering. WHy make your car drive worse. Lose the bumper, get a grill, or deal with it

Highboosted · 06-29-2007, 01:08 PM

That or get a core that is wide enough, but get one that is shorter and narrower of possible. Internal area is whats important. If your grill opening is 8 inches tall, get an intercooler thats 8-9 inches tall.

deft spyder · 06-30-2007, 03:50 AM

umm, airflow is good for engines... why say get rid of a bumper with huge air inlets, for better performance? lol.

06-28-2007, 07:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bushroot MustardKing on XboxLive Join Date: May 2005 Location: Warren, MI Drives: 92 Red RT/TT Trader Rating: (1)	FMIC question This isn't exactly advanced but it is more advanced than me and I could not find anything searching about it so here it goes. I have installed a FMIC on my car with a 24x12x3 core and have started fitting a Venom front bumper from Deft. The air inlets are extremely wide on it which makes my FMIC look small in comparison. The perfect core size to go with this bumer would be something like 36x11x3 but customs are quite pricey which leads to my question: What kind of performance hit do you think I would take by mounting 2 intercoolers in series each with a core that is 11x12x3"? I know my core area will be 2" smaller but I will never push more than 500-550HP out of then engine anyway so it should still be big enough to cool the air. I'm looking for any drawbacks to doing this. The reason for doing it is more of a cosmetic thing so I won't if it will hinder performance significantly. __________________ I have nothing special, clever, or fancy to put here yet.

06-29-2007, 01:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Highboosted king of ghetto Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Louis Drives: '94 Stealth Turbo Trader Rating: (28)	Re: FMIC question That or get a core that is wide enough, but get one that is shorter and narrower of possible. Internal area is whats important. If your grill opening is 8 inches tall, get an intercooler thats 8-9 inches tall. __________________ Compressed version: LEXAN WINDOW GROUP BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter and therefore, unsafe." "Helicopters dont fly, they beat the air into submission." "Basic Flying Rules; Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there." "Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the purpose of storing dead batteries." "If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to." "Progress in airline flying: now a flight attendant can get a pilot pregnant." Aircraft Mechanics are Plane Nuts

06-30-2007, 03:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
deft spyder Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Burbank, Ca. Drives: '95 3000GT Spyder TT Trader Rating: (101)	Re: FMIC question umm, airflow is good for engines... why say get rid of a bumper with huge air inlets, for better performance? lol. __________________ DeftRacing.com \| 3000GTSpyder.com \| Wallpaper Pics \| My Cardomain RTericTT: bill.. your car doesnt launch. it stays in the same place as the earth rotates underneath it. I have mad power to my wheel. DigiiManDan3KGT: shouldnt that hood be NWS?

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