here is some pics of my turbo pics , i hope you all like

Looking good How close is the turbo to the radiator?

WHAT kind of fan are you useing...

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about 3 mm from the radiator to take care of the heat i am using turbo wrap

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i am not sure what brand but i went to autozone and got the highest cfm i could find that would fit, and i mounted to the front

your intercooler is in your fender? (profile pics) Care to explain that one? ( i dont know a ton, so im actually fairly intrigued by this move)

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unless its a WA SMIC, you probably want the fmic. probably should look for a slimmer radiator though; id expect trouble with that in the future... looks clean though, good job!

edit: also in your profile pics, your rad hose resting on the turbo scares me... should probably move that too.

This post has been edited by CheesyLobster: Apr 13, 2006 - 4:23 PM

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thanks for the explaination of the SMIC...didnt even know they made those.

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TT Supras, TT 300ZX's, all turbo Eclipses, Nissan Silvias, VW/Audi 1.8T vehicles and many other cars came with stock side mounted intercoolers... Take a look through the hole under the passenger fog light in a newer 1.8T Jetta and you can see for yourself (most of the other cars have been modified so much by now that you wouldn't see them...).

-Charlie

beauitiful car man! t3-60 right? hows it pull and at what psi do you run at?

oh and the SMIC almost looks like a DSM/Mitsu side mount am i right? If so, those things hold their own especially for that setup. the VR4 guys are using twin DSM intercoolers from 1G as an upgrade or for the SL 3000gt to be turboed they use them as well. much higher flow than a little 7a needs.

thanks guys ,i went with a side mount because everyone does the fmic , and this way when i pull up next to the civic or sunfire drivers they wont know what was under my hood until they see taillights and hear the pssss sound of defeat .....muuhaaaa!!!!.... just joking i am running 7psi on my stock injectors with a 12:1 fmu it seems to love the boost and want more !!! how does it pull ? i dont know yet i am taking it easy right now and i have a lot more to go ,
i want to see if i can get this little 1.8l to hang with the honda b16 turbo that my wife has yes it is a mitsu smic from a 97 eclipse my freind has a 3000gt and we learned about the poteintial of this little smic ,i think (correct me if i am wrong) it can handle up to 18 psi and cool verry well . more than what i plan on but you never know the radiator i am having a costom one made and i removed the tranny cooloing lines and had a tranny cooler put in along with a oil cooler in the other fender, i am also getting costom bent polished radiator hoses so i dont have any problem ......... thanks again and if any one has any advise please share

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they also have some form of ducting to force air over them, so that they cool, and most owners of any of these vehicles will tell you thats one of the FIRST upgrades they make, is to a FMIC.

TRD, get some cool air over that IC,
or your soon gonna be picking up peices of your pistons off the road.

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Lol... yes, airflow is at least as important as size/effeciency of the core. If the air can go around it, it will - and they you loose all your cooling.

I was responding to the poster who didn't even know that side mount intercoolers existed. They are a great way to package small intercoolers on stock cars.

-Charlie

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here is an older pic of my set up on my 7agte my oil cooler is mounted in the passager side which with the invader front the air flow is perfect then goes to my remote filter i have a custom made hard line for the upper rad house as for the rad i would just go with a KOYO one they fit already and you would have to change hoses but your doing that anyways







This post has been edited by nik: Apr 14, 2006 - 5:32 PM

for one i will tell you i have a SMIC heat soak is a gremlin that plagues us...a good FMIC is the way to go......or dual side mounts

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i think the smic will work ok for me like nik said the veilside kit let good air flow in also i have the z3 fenders that let air by and i modified a eclipse inner wheel fender so i have the vents to let air go out

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nik i think your car is awesome , the koyo rad is it any smaller than the stock rad ?and is any one using the greddy ultimate piggy back i think i might be looking at this to help control things a little better

How is the car feeling since the install, you said it felt like it had a lot left in it? Did you end up getting all the extra parts for the system? BOV, Timer...
thx -nick

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Hehehe... just be careful (to the original poster)... turbo motors always feel their strongest right before they blow.

-Charlie

that is what i hear so i have been babying it till i get to the dyno and have a pro tune it better than i

Just by getting a bit of air on the SMIC is not enough. You need direct air to flow right through it, so there is heat exchange. Just by a bit of air blowing it it's not going to cool the charge air down.

Cool. Gimme a ride. Then let's race NA GT manual vs Turbo auto ST.

But I got somethin for ya in the works.

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any time any where ......lol joking ..... i need to get to the dyno and finish tunning i hope to get a 14 flat on the 1/4 mile time .... what do u have in the works, swap ,turbo, laughing gas ( i need nos and i need it by tonight...HAHA!!...) when ever you want a ride just let me know . by the way olive garden food is totally awesome!!!!!!!!

I'm working on financing a swap. It's kind of hush-hush though.

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that is totally cool , keep me posted on how it goes and if i can help with any thing!

do you happen to know what's your time now in 1/4 mile ???

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i do not know my 1/4 mile time after the turbo , my 1/4 mi time before turbo i ran a 16.5 with a cai , costom exhaust ,and a little weight taken out, but after turbo and i get it tuned on the dyno soon i hope for a 14.2 , i took a lot of weight out and i am workinh on a 10 point role cage,