Just wondering.

 

(All pro's & con's of SIDE MOUNTED INTERCOOLERS vs FMIC aside)

 

 

Assuming that you had the correct custom made piping, surely a FMIC for a mk IV Supra or GTR (still running a twin turbo setup) would fit a Z32 TT???

 

I know that you can import Greddy and HKS FMIC's specifically for the Z32 from places like Z1/CZP etc. but second hand FMIC's are a lot harder to find in the UK.

Whereas other makes and models are better catered for.

 

Just wondering if anybody could advise on this :thumbup1:

A pair of Smic are just as good as an fmic.

 

Just buy a nice set of pace (example) and they bolt straight in :)

I appreciate the feedback mate, though not quite what I meant.

 

This is for a Z32 drift car and side mounts simply won't cut it

 

I'm looking for readily available alternatives to importing a Z32 specific FMIC

 

 

http://300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=138461&highlight=carbon

but a fmic and no benafits over a decent pair of smic

 

If anything a fmic would be slighty worse because it blocks most of the air getting to your rad and engine bay, and our engines are all ready hot plus you have all the extra pipe work etc

 

Most of the high hp runners on here run smic. put 2 simc intercoolers together and what do you get. a fmic lol!!!!

At the risk of re-opening the age old debate of side mounts vs FMIC's and which are best for performance enhancement on the Z32; I'm simply going by the fact that the very few pro spec Z32 drift car that have competed to date, have for the most part used side mounted intercoolers and have reported cooling issues.

 

That's not to say that the use of side mount intercoolers were the cause of this, far from it, but it has been said that when going sideways at extreme angles, directing the required amount of air flow to the side mounts wasn't easily achievable and therefore weren't up to the task.

 

I for one would like to compare the two and be in a position to share my accumulated data with the 'Z' community on this subject.

 

All data will be recorded for analysis using the on board RACE TECHNOLOGY VIDEO 4 & DL1 via the AEM EMS.

 

All results will be posted on this forum.

stick the on the side of the car, job done :lol::lol:

Pretty much any testing has been done over on 3ZC. Again, debated to death. I'd never bother with an FMIC since there are good SMICs out there. There are next to no benefits over having either. BUT, the main benefits for me are the fact that you don't have to mess around with mounts and running different hoses and pipes. Not to mention, you may have to hack your existing bumper up if you go the FMIC route.

 

I'd never bother with an FMIC for those reasons and the fact that there are plenty of mega BHP Zs running quality SMICs.

Cheers fellas appreciate the input, but having said that....reference the original question "will a FMIC from a Supra TT/Skyline GTR etc work with a Z32 TT (with the required pipework in place)" (anybody??)

 

I'm thinking yes but just looking for confirmation :thumbup:

Just buy this with the fitting kit. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-TWIN-TURBO-FRONT-MOUNT-INTERCOOLER-GTO-/220353528976?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item334e180490

 

Then you will know it will fit :wink:

Cheers bud, but was thinking more along the lines of a second hand Greddy FMIC as oppoed to Fisher Price FMIC mate :wink:.

 

Cheap tat and my motor will never be seen together

 

Z32 Greddy FMIC's are few and far between at the moment, therefore if the Greddy equivalent for the mkIV Supra or Skyline GTR is compatable (both of which are relatively quick finds on the second hand market), I would just fabricate the necessary pipework and save myself a small fortune.

Any thing can be made to fit:yes:

I'm not overly concerned about the necessary work required to physically fit an FMIC in the current free space of a Stillen front bumper, I just want to establish that in theory a non Z32 TT FMIC can be used on a Z32 TT

 

 

(ie. Can an FMIC designed for a car with a sequential twin turbo setup (Supra) still be used on the non sequential setup of the Z32 TT?) :blink:

Try and get some measurements :whistling::hammer::lol::wink:

Assuming that it will physically go in the space that you have for it, I cant see why there is no reason why an intercooler of anything with non sequential turbos wouldnt go on... Its a pressure vessel with two inputs and two outputs... Or have I missed the point?

 

However, surely with a sequential system the intercooler would be like a single turbo set up, as there is only one set of boost pipes? So therefore the intercooler from that application wouldnt fit our cars?

Assuming that it will physically go in the space that you have for it, I cant see why there is no reason why an intercooler of anything with non sequential turbos wouldnt go on... Its a pressure vessel with two inputs and two outputs... Or have I missed the point?

 

However, surely with a sequential system the intercooler would be like a single turbo set up, as there is only one set of boost pipes? So therefore the intercooler from that application wouldnt fit our cars?

 

 

^^^^^^^^^^That's what I was after, cheers mate :thumbup1: