Horsepower gains

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:08 am

Kickass.

92BlackBeauty · Post by **92BlackBeauty** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:55 am

Phil, was that 16psi stint done un-intercooled?
Because I have opened up my exhaust quite a bit, and would love to run a good solid 12psi on my stock turbo.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:24 am

I never ran more than stock boost un-intercooled.

azn2nr · Post by **azn2nr** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:42 am

12 should be fine just not 15. but id still get an intercooler cuz that shizzle gets HOT

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:35 pm

Yeah, I didn't try going anywhere near fuel cut until I had an IC.

92BlackBeauty · Post by **92BlackBeauty** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:14 am

Sounds good, but I'm thinking I would rather go the cheaper and easier route with a TMIC, and am wondering if the top mount would still suffice once I get my 16g and run it at 20psi?

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:35 am

[cough]Top-mount interheater[/cough]

I was there at one point too... but all I'll say about top-mounts is, "Never enough time to do it right, always enough time to do it twice."

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:32 pm

No, a tmic won't handle 20psi.

azn2nr · Post by **azn2nr** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:54 pm

what chris said.

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:22 am

So what's the max a top mount can handle with a td05-16G? and what about a front mount?

92BlackBeauty · Post by **92BlackBeauty** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:47 am

But dammit, I can't even begin to understand how hard it will be to run custom piping for a front mount.

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:57 am

^^^ it will take a little bit of time + money, do it good the first time and you will never half to worry about it at all.

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:53 pm

It's just some bent exhaust piping and some truck radiator hoses, and some use of a Sawzall.

Everyone is scared of front-mount piping until they've experienced one install. That is all it will take for you to change your tune, I guarantee it.

In fact, this is why front-mount IC piping kits cost so much money - they prey on those who think it's too tough to work out on their own. But it's not.

If you've got the skill and knowledge to install a top-mount IC, you can install a front-mount. Same concepts, just takes some extra thought for the routing.

As far as how much pressure a TMIC vs a FMIC can handle, that's dependant on your turbo's efficiency and your IC's efficiency. But I'll guarantee you, if you were to compare a top-mount with a front-mount of the same size - the front-mount would cool the intake charge much better. Not only that, but there's more room up front for larger ICs, for even better cooling.

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:17 pm

^^ yes sir yes sir.

92BlackBeauty · Post by **92BlackBeauty** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:12 am

I have actually been looking around ebay and have spotted some FMIC cores that are quite large, and come with no piping for less than $150 canadian. I think this may be the way to go, and I have been looking around my engine bay while I am fixing my front end and by removing the snorkus and the A/C system, I don't think it will be too hard to run the piping.

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:37 am

^^^ your from canada? where i live in canada?

but if you get rid of the a/c and a couple of other things it will work even better

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:16 pm

That's the spirit.

I suppose in Canada, A/C deletion is acceptable... it's like a mortal sin down here

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:09 pm

^^^ ya we only get 2 months of hot hot gross hot wheather, then its back to fall and the deep freezz.

but global warming is giving us some nice wheather.

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:16 pm

we get like two months of "cold" weather if we're lucky, it's usually not even completely cold throughout the winter. A few days ago it was like 78-80 degrees out, and a few days before that it was almost freezing.

We don't see many days in the 30's here; we actually don't see many days below 60 here.

I want out. Cold weather, you can just put on some more clothes. Hot weather, especially with the 90% average humidity around here, just ain't cool unless you're at the beach / pool.

That's why I now group FL with New York in my category of "Nice to visit, wouldn't want to live there..."

92BlackBeauty · Post by **92BlackBeauty** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:45 pm

Yup, I am a resident of Alberta at the moment, but will be moving to B.C. within the next few years. AC deletion really won't be that big of a loss to me, because when the weather is hot I constantly am cruising with the windows down and the stereo up.

Before I attempt the FMIC however, I need to find a front clip in Canada.

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:49 am

free5ty1e we see -20 where i live, and in the summer time 97. its weird where i live, in the summer the humdity up here kills pepole it so bad + the pulotion is crazy.
if i ever move away i will drive my subaru right up north where the eskimos live, i love the cold.

92BlackBeauty · Post by **92BlackBeauty** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:55 am

I have always wanted an Igloo...

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:55 am

^^^ hahaha me to, hotboxing the Igloo would be so much fun.

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:58 am

Agreed.

92BlackBeauty · Post by **92BlackBeauty** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:04 am

I didn't realize so many fellow enthusiasts smoked pot

.
Well, actually, I have recently quit, but it's proving to be more difficult than I originally expected.

This thread has been more popular than I expected also.

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