But I was wondering if anyone has used maybe the GP intercooler as a front mount? Or would that nnot be logical? Its difficult finding an IC that will fit in the front. Will the Starion IC fit?

 

Making an FMIC isn't really the problem, using an FMIC is the problem, you loose more power than you would ever gain from the cooler air.

 

Its more the isue of plumbing than anything else. There have been a few front mount I/C's for the R53's, but all of them used a gigantic core which leads to pressure drop, and less power. I have been saying from the start that a *Properly sized* FMIC would show good results. However due to the compactness of our engine bay's, the pipework becomes an isue.

In order for the idea to work without causing more harm than good, you need to keep the piping as short as possible, and use a small efficent core. Any way you look at it, it will require more plumbing than the OEM setup, so you will loose some boost. Not nessicaraly a bad thing, If the temprature drop is signifficantly better than you can achieve with a top mount. If you could drop 10-20 degrees off of the intake temp, it could make up for a drop of 1-3psi.

Another small isue is with the new piping you will need to find a way to adapt the bypass valve to it, or trade it out all togeather.

The OEM Mitsubishi Starion / Chrysler Conquest I/C might do the trick as far as core size with minimal pressure drop. Find a way to plumb it in and it might work. You are going to need to have parts to replace the "Horns" for the factory setup, the kits that kept them had bad isues with the piping coming un coupled.

 

I wanted to run the GP as the front mount. Mount have a pair of OEM ICs and I was going to chop the coupling ends off of them and weld it to a rectangular exhauat tip and bolt it on to the SC horns. Then bring two pipes down to the front to adapt to the GP.would that be a big ppressure and HP drop for me?

 

I think it would see the same fate as all the others that have been routed like this. It's a good idea, but in reality, it often dosn't work.

 

Okay maybe ill hold off then. I mean I can do it but it will take time and money. Id really to do it ffor the look and the sound. But if the pressure drop is too dramatic I'd rather not do it I suppose. Does anyone know what the IATs generally are for FMICs? With the GP as the TMIC the IATs are generally just 10-15 degrees more than ambient temp. Will bribing that to the front make the IATs even lower? Maybe equivalent to aambient temp? Plus there would be no heat soak right?

 

Just get a howerton engineering HFS-3. Will do more for IAT cooling than any intercooler