so what is the best IC for daily driving and the 1/4 mile?

 

I put a sprayer hooked to my rear washer bottle with meth on my GP IC. Seems to cool down quick on auto-x runs

 

I did that awhile ago with a STi nozzle. worked pretty good until i put the alta diverter on and had to take the hood scoop of where it was mounted now i cant find a universal nozzle that will fit into the diverter. the sti wont work

so your putting meth in washer tank? i was just using very concentrated washer fluid

 

my washer fluid is meth

 

Any pics of your setup?

 

so again.....will anyone like to step up to the plate and tell me which is the BEST intercooler for drag racing and daily driving?

 

yup....just took them for someone else tonight (sorry about the brightness.....shop light plus point and shoot)

 

You are looking at two disparate activities, no one IC is BEST for both. For drag racing I'd think you want one as large as possible with the least amount of pressure drop. You can always chill it between runs with ice or a water sprayer. For daily driving quick recovery is probably the most important feature. Then again it also depends on what your typical drive is like, all highway, lots of stop and go or whatever, along with you driving style and what other mods are already preformed.

 

where did u find that nozzle dear sir ive been lookin for one that bolts upto my alta diverter since i bought it used but then again...im goin fmic so i might just hold off buying on.

 

a nice owner sent it to me gratis. It's an Alta part. I think I may have bought an Alta TMIC that you had....your buddy sold it to me through the LGT forums. Was that you? Some other stuff too....OBX header, rear diverter

 

nope...wasnt me

 

Thanks Setup looks perfect. Now to find a spray nozzle...

 

thanks. honestly, I doubt there's a more effective setup unless you go to a W/A setup or a FMIC, but they each present their own challenges/tradeoffs

 

Anyone mod one of these to their R53?

 

Here's mine ,there is no shroud on it like the GP's, just a big ole block of intercooler! ,looks more impressive don't you think?

 

I had one. Made my car slower plus it blocked 50% of the scoop flow

 

I shimmed and tilted the extreme M7 scoop up, sealed it to the hood with foam rubber to align the bottom of the scoop to the top of the IC. And modified the IC seal to the hood so there was no ambient air leakby. I don't think many people monkey around as much so the ic gets hot because of the air blowing around rather than through it.

 

a properly designed system (let alone one that costs $700+) shouldn't need to be tweaked to fit, but then again, that's the norm with Alta/Perrin stuff. One of the originators of the 'mod the mod' school of design

 

so i guess im gonna go with a fmic with all this talk about top mounts sucking unless its a good w/a system which cost ALOT

 

are you doing a turbo conversion? by all means, do the FMIC. If not, routing the plumbing is going to be problematic

 

I think adjusting the installation correctly falls under normal hot rod mods. If I get a GP IC I bet I'll have some fiddling also.

 

nope....100% bolt-on.

I've done a ton of mods in my day....some things fit perfectly, no tweaking necessary. Most don't however. That's a function of how much time and effort the manufacturer put into design and manufacturing and also cost.

 

PGT....i just got off the phone with my old boss from bmw/mini and i can get these units out of germany for way less than the ebay guy.

 

Is this a special offer to you or is this available to others? I'd be interested...

 

not really sure....i just gave him the part # and he said there were available from the germany warehouse.

im just wondering if i really need to cover as well