Stock top mount, beefed up...

[88turboii]

Originally Posted by sen2two

And no i havnt had it on a dyno. But I have used three different style intercooler set-ups on the stock turbo before this one (making this number 4). And from my own personal experience (my own set-ups and others), this is much better than a front mount. Most front mount "Ebay" intercoolers are poorly designed and hurt flow more than anything. look inside one and compare it to a well designed core and you'll see what i mean. Plus the widely used 2.5" piping hurts power more than it helps. 2.5" is MUCH to large for the stock turbo. again, most people also use a super large intercooler, further hurting the set-up. Now a correctly built V-mount will be better than what i did of course, but i dont see ANY front mount being better than a modified/aftermarket top-mount for the stock turbo.

Remember, one 90* bend is equal to 5' of pipe. Now add up length of pipe and all the bends, and the big core up front wich your air has to force its way through. what does that equal? a turbo that has to work twice as hard to make give the same amount of pressure. and a motor that has to wait twice as long to recieve it...

im with you. i used to have a front mount, 20x9" core wiht about 300whp.. then i picked up a 10AE, didnt feel like cutting it up and just found a deal on an ARC tmic. sure intake temps to go up in boost, and i lost maybe 10-20whp up top, but it makes up for it in torque and throttle response. spool is a lot faster and the intake temps generally stay under 120F, unless you are doing a lot of 1st/2nd gear pulls, like in autox. But on track days it works out great, due to the higher speeds and more flow through the IC.. after 20min sessions, the IC is cool to the touch

[sen2two]

Originally Posted by FerociousP

with those welding skills you could probably think of a good way to tilt the oil neck to not be as much of an interference.

Yeah, I was going to use the smaller 12a or renesis one at first and make something cool since they sit much lower. But when i had a FD manifold and TB on, the neck also has to be modified. And this is what i did then, Cut out a small flange and bolt it on. I am going to engrave my little logo in it also, but i havnt yet.

Originally Posted by 88turboii

im with you. i used to have a front mount, 20x9" core wiht about 300whp.. then i picked up a 10AE, didnt feel like cutting it up and just found a deal on an ARC tmic. sure intake temps to go up in boost, and i lost maybe 10-20whp up top, but it makes up for it in torque and throttle response. spool is a lot faster and the intake temps generally stay under 120F, unless you are doing a lot of 1st/2nd gear pulls, like in autox. But on track days it works out great, due to the higher speeds and more flow through the IC.. after 20min sessions, the IC is cool to the touch

Thats why i add a little water meth! its such a perfect combo!!!