Opinions on Intercooler

[miata619drifter]

what do you all think: should i leave the intercooler like it is or paint the end-tanks black like the Mazdaspeed Miata?

[nissanguy_24]

ncie looking Miata. i say leave the intercooler the way it is.

What kind of turbo set up are you running?

[miata619drifter]

its a GReddy turbo kit (TD-04H)

[180onthebricks.]

i can barely see it

[miata619drifter]

ok so it's not a huge $1000 intercooler but it does the job i want it to. i can run 10 degrees of advance timing now without pinging which helped out lower-rpm response a lot.

[Ripper]

damn, that has got to be the smallest interecooler on a turbocharged car i have ever seen.

[Ripper]

last one

[miata619drifter]

it's a first-gen eclipse intercooler so if its the smallest one you've ever seen on a turbocharged car then just keep in mind mitsubishi thought it was good enough to run with their 4G63.

why does everyone think an intercooler has to be huge? cuz its all they see on D1 cars?

intercoolers should be matched to their application. my car is only running 6 pounds of boost. this size intercooler is perfect for my situation.

keep in mind: smaller intercooler means less pressure drop across the intercooler and less lag.

d@mn newbies trying to be smart-a@@es

ripper, weren't you the one who thought "86" meant the car was built in 1986?!

[the_finn]

miata619drifter: i think it looks good... if you painted it black so it was harder to see that would be nice... but thats just my opinion as i like sleepers

did you consider a starion FMIC i know it's a favorite among the B6T crowd... i am gonna get one to replace my MX-6 intercooler after i take care of my tranny


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The FMIC is fine man. If it does the job then keep it. Miatas dont need huge fmic's anyway!

[soultron]

it looks good.
what kind was it again?
I was looking at rx7 top mounts, but that one looks better.

[Nemesis]

paint it black, i think it would be awesome....

[Ripper]

Originally posted by miata619drifter
it's a first-gen eclipse intercooler so if its the smallest one you've ever seen on a turbocharged car then just keep in mind mitsubishi thought it was good enough to run with their 4G63.

why does everyone think an intercooler has to be huge? cuz its all they see on D1 cars?

intercoolers should be matched to their application. my car is only running 6 pounds of boost. this size intercooler is perfect for my situation.

keep in mind: smaller intercooler means less pressure drop across the intercooler and less lag.

d@mn newbies trying to be smart-a@@es

ripper, weren't you the one who thought "86" meant the car was built in 1986?!

yes, i was. anyway i see. correct me if i'm wrong but it's one of those stock turbos with the intercooler under the hood. not the FMI right? and i didn't say the intercooler ahve to be huge

[SilverGhost]

do you have a pic of the mazda speed one? i would just like to see what it would look like if painted black.

where would you suggest getting an intercooler to use on a vmic setup on a 240sx?

[Chas]

Paint the whole thing black.

[JDM EUNOS]

I believe you should paint the whole thing black. It would definetly give it the sleeper look, you could even get a special black coating put on it that helps disipate heat. They used that on my girlfriends intercooler pipes on her MX-6.

[Chas]

Black pearl intercoolers are the hottest sh*

[Tybalt]

I agree that you dont need a big intercooler for you application, but I would go with a longer not taller intercooler that spans the length of the bumper, this way you loose barely any pressure and gain a little HP and dont need to worry about painting the end tanks. My point of view might be different cause I live in Phoenix AZ though where it is currently over 100 degrees so cooling is a huge factor.

[miata619drifter]

ripper, on eclipses this intercooler is a sidemount.

people use all kinds of intercoolers on miatas: saab, top mounts from FC rx-7s, eclipse sidemounts. just because an intercooler was originally mounted in a certain place doesnt mean it has to be mounted there. the ideal mounting place is where the intercooler can get the best airflow.

as for the long intercooler idea, i would do that if money was not an issue. i wanted to do this on a budget.

this is actually my second turbo miata. i'll find some pics of the intercooler on the first one when money was not an object (when my brother and RPM helped out money wise).

[miata619drifter]

here's a pic of the intercooler on my first turbo miata (it burned up a few years ago)

here's the link to the story on that car:

http://www.drifting.com/forums/showt...5&pagenumber=3

[miata619drifter]

my first miata was a drag car

it had a spearco intercooler which would be my intercooler of choice today if i had the money and wanted to cut some holes in the body.

my brother put money into that first car so it was his right to sell off the spearco which probably made him about 500 bucks.

[miata619drifter]

heres a pic of some stuff i dug up that came off my first turbo miata

an MSD DIS-2 ignition (with 2-stage rev limiter)
GReddy Profec-B boost controller
GReddy turbo timer

i doubt this stuff still works but i keep them as a reminder that fire is bad

[zack]

i agree the cooler is cool for what you need but i to would hide that cause the woman will think it's just a little oil cooler which is what i thought

[hachiroku-fc3s]

As is, I would paint it black to hide it. I agree with you that you should pick parts for the application, which is clearly what you did, props, but I would have offset the intercooler to one side. I think it looks too much like a chipmunk grille on a car already carrying a less-than-favorable opinion. Ive had 3 miatas, love em, but their are things you can do to make it better. Is that a carbon fiber front bumper? Or just painted black at the bottom? or carbon laid over the bottom of the factory bumper? any way, it helps, looks nice. Go black.

[Misthael]

There's a company that makes paint specifically for painting intercoolers black. Let me find the article real quick...

EDIT: Found the article. THe paint is Stealth Coat from Swain Technologies and it increases the thermal efficiency of IC and piping, and it's flat black. I'd go with that. It also increases efficiency on intake piping. I got this out of the latest Sport Compact Car - Sleepy Speed: 25 tips to help you fly fast under the radar. I love SCC. So much better than SS. Good luck. You have a sexy car.