I am definetely buyng it.

 

Its around 2250 Australian dollars. And it includes piping as well.

I would have thought the best way would be to have that same intercooler but split vertically, that way left one feeds left from left turbo and right one feeds right from right turbo, but they are both font mounted and receive lots of air !!!

I would have thought the best way would be to have that same intercooler but split vertically, that way left one feeds left from left turbo and right one feeds right from right turbo, but they are both front mounted and receive lots of air !!!

Originally posted by craig

Andy, isnt this the system that the Z has as standard already ?

 

The intakes feed the opposing bank, so the air system is already cross flow.

 

This front mount design would actually make the system separate left and right.

 

Therefore, the problems you describe should happen on a standard Z, but what may look a problem may also be a bonus....

 

With crossflow, if one side seizes, then the whole engine performance suffers, so you would notice a lot quicker

 

If you have separate left and right, then if one side seizes, the other side would still be running fine, so you would not notice the reduction in power as quickly, and more strain on the crank would probably result.

 

happy new year btw :D

 

Hehehe nah the stock setup IS NOT crossflow :p The left turbo goes to the left IC which in turn goes to the left throttle body. The best way would be (as olly says) to have a vertically split FMIC - this way you keep each bank independent. Of course there is also the balance bar to keep things equal BUT I don't think it would have enough flow capabilities to effectively balance the banks.

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

do you know anyone that does them like that one but split vertically as thats what I'm after ???

Most companies that work with ICs etc should be able to fabricate anything you want. The only problem with the vertical split is that you would need 2 end tanks, welded back to back, in the centre. This would lose a fair amount of surface area unfortunately. Why is nothing ever easy???

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

Originally posted by olly300zx

do you know anyone that does them like that one but split vertically as thats what I'm after ???

I can make it for you if you want, but its not the best way to go about it. Easy to do.

you could have an in and an out on the end tank as per normal and just split the core in the middle

hi,

 

thats how my centre mount is - one big intercoller and split into two.

 

works well

 

si

Si, how is it split? Is it split vertically (one left one right) or horizontally (one above the other).

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

Originally posted by andyduff

Hehehe nah the stock setup IS NOT crossflow :p The left turbo goes to the left IC which in turn goes to the left throttle body. CheerZ,

 

Andy

 

might i refer the honourable gentleman to this image from the

service manual

 

 

you are correct that the left turbo goes to the left IC and left throttle body,

BUT you will notice that the throttle bodies feed the opposite sides of the engine

 

:p :p :p

andy

 

its split vertically

Cheers Si ;) Craig, I stand corrected - well spotted :D I still say though, that the extra tract length would be a serious problem. Si, did you design your own or was this something someone else did for you?

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

had a friend do it for me :)