T-bird Tim
Registered User
Well the time has come to start looking at a better IC for my car. Car is a 92 5-speed with bolt-on mods and exhaust. I have been looking at the MP front mount or a double IC with a fan and shroud. I would love to hear from anyone who has had either of these installed in their cars. My biggest concern with the front mount is the restriction it has on the air going through the radiator and I am not going to delete my A/C. The double IC looks like a good choice but seems too small and it still uses the smaller factory IC tubes; then there is the heat soak from the bottom tube running so close to the exhaust manifold. The double is way cheaper and easier to install but will it provide the same performance boost as the front mount. If I were to have some different IC tubes custom made so i could have them larger and rerouted away from the exhaust manifold would this greatly increase the efficiency of the double IC to about the same level as the front mount? The plans for the car is to get it into the high twelve second range. I am getting the head/cam package next year as well as the MPX package. I want to do the intercooler now since I am already running the MP2 blower, MP intake plenum, 10% overdriven, UD pulleys, 76mm MAFS, 75mm T-body, 3.5" CAI. At high RPM it's creating alot of heat. I'm looking for the best way to beat this and still be cost effective for my future plans. Thanks