What's everyone's opinion on an upgraded intercooler?
Stick with stock?
Besides the ridiculous price the MP FMIC it's the way to go, or is it a bad idea since a lot of people report engine cooling issues?
Go with a custom FMIC?
Double intercooler?
It depends on your skills. If you have minimum skills go with a double i/c or if your pocket can afford it an MP unit, they're direct bolt-ons. If you can weld and fab up custom pipes then install a custom set up, that's what I did on 2 of my SC's and the 3rd has a double i/c which I made. My custom fmic's set me back for around $350 a piece, i/c, pipe kit, silicone couplers and t-bolts plus welding, I have access to an awesome welder for free.................
Stock IC with a fan allowed temp increases of at least 40 degrees on a cool day down the 1/4. This means hitting upwards of 140 to 150 degrees and I've logged temps as high as 190F. Thats with just 5% OD on the blower. The car was pulling 4 degrees of timing by 140 degrees and on my car the knock sensor was detecting detonation at around 145F with a full 8 degrees of retard.
Lets see, thats 12 degrees of timing which means at 5000 rpm's you'd only be seeing 14 degrees of timing at that point, compared to the 26 the car should be running.
Your choice .
Fraser
So a single IC with a fan is rising 40 degrees down the 1/4 mile while your MP FMIC is seeing 20 to 25 degrees down the ¼ mile, good to know. Are you running an aluminum radiator to help cool the engine? Done any data logging with a doubleIC? Curious if my fan would still have room to fit on the DIC?
Stock IC with a fan allowed temp increases of at least 40 degrees on a cool day down the 1/4. This means hitting upwards of 140 to 150 degrees and I've logged temps as high as 190F. Thats with just 5% OD on the blower. The car was pulling 4 degrees of timing by 140 degrees and on my car the knock sensor was detecting detonation at around 145F with a full 8 degrees of retard.
Fraser