Ebay intercooler check out

[TSi Kid]

Found this intercool and it looks pretty clean. I like the size of it and i've heard good things from ebay intercoolers, suprising right??

Does this look like a good buy for $350?

Also whats up with the huge pipe going across the front?

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90-94 Eclipse/Talon/Laser Intercooler+Piping Kit DSM/1G: eBay Motors (item 370322183864 end time Jun-16-10 21:52:44 PDT)

 

[toofast82]

That's the old SSAC fmic kit. They used to go for $250shipped .
It's long route piping kit and that long pipe goes across the front of the core behind the bumper cover.
I ran this kit , but i bought used and it worked great actually, but I paid $150complete, which is why I ran it.
Although for $350, I would maybe look at the CXRacing short pipe kit because I think its just about $50more and has had good reviews

 

[GRAVEDIGGER]

Holy piping from hell. You know, in all honesty it would probably be an ok kit for the money, but I just couldn't do that piping running across the front like that. Once the bumper is on it doesn't look like you would see it, but damn that piping is horrendous.

 

[toofast82]

Holy piping from hell. You know, in all honesty it would probably be an ok kit for the money, but I just couldn't do that piping running across the front like that. Once the bumper is on it doesn't look like you would see it, but damn that piping is horrendous.

When the kits were $250, I think it may have been more worthwhile.
Today there are more affordable kits on the market than there was a few years back
You can't see the long pipe when the bumper cover is on.
The kit does cool the pressurized air very well from my experience.
I used to have some logs I could have posted to show the AITs

 

[TSITurbo95]

Agreed, Look at CXRacing, good reviews, and good kit.

 

[ALP584]

I bought this kit when it just came out, a couple of years ago. As previously stated above it does the job really well on keeping the temperatures down, however, the piping is a nuisance! The core itself is awesome, but what I did was re-cut the driver side pipe the loops back to the passenger side and made it come into the engine bay from the drivers side. Because there is enough piping it is possible to make it work that way. If I were you I would install the
2g short route ebay kit onto your 1g it is possible and a hell of a better core than the cx racing core plus it's cheaper!

95 96 97 98 99 ECLIPSE FMIC TURBO INTERCOOLER + PIPING: eBay Motors (item 310219359043 end time Jun-09-10 13:48:16 PDT)

This is what I will be putting on my 1g soon, anyway there was a write up on how to install in on a 1g look it up! DO at your own risk, if you are not comfortable with fab work then the cx racing kit is probably your best bet!

 

[DSM_PWR]

Sweet Jesus thats a loooooooooooooooooooooong pipe

 

[TSi Kid]

haha yeahh that piping is ridiculous
i'm just looking for something around $250-$300 for a big front mount
For the time being i'm running high 13's and its proboly going to stay like that for a while so i don't really need a tear 1 product

any suggestions?

 

[JusMX141]

My AWD had one of those piece-of-shit kits on it when I bought it. I threw most of the piping away and sold the core on eBay for $50 just to put it out of it's misery.

I can't believe someone would actually market a FMIC kit that routes the piping so half-assed. Maybe if it was $100 new, but $350? C'mon.

The Punishment kit is what you want for your 1G:

Punishment Racing - Front Mount Intercooler Kits

 

[toofast82]

i'm just looking for something around $250-$300 for a big front mount
For the time being i'm running high 13's and its proboly going to stay like that for a while so i don't really need a tear 1 product

any suggestions?

-Consider a Supra sidemount. You can easily adapt one onto your car for less than $150 and it can handle plenty of power, sleeper look too
-Maybe an Evo8 core and diy piping ~$150 when done
-Shop around for a nice, used kit in the classifieds

FWIW, srt4 intercoolers absolutely blow and I have logs to prove that from my skittle

 

[GRAVEDIGGER]

That Punishment Racing one IS a nice kit.^^^ That would be VERY hard to beat for the money.

 

[TSi Kid]

i've heard nothing but good from PR intercoolers but i was looking for something that was a little taller

 

[JohnRicey]

Sweet Jesus thats a loooooooooooooooooooooong pipe

is this the only time i am actually hearing Bigger is not better ?

 

[GRAVEDIGGER]

i've heard nothing but good from PR intercoolers but i was looking for something that was a little taller

What for? That should be able to do the job just fine for you. I have a similarly sized core and have never had any issues with cooling running at 25psi.

 

[toofast82]

is this the only time i am actually hearing Bigger is not better ?

the extra piping will take about .002sec more to fill,

This kit cools the air very well, even though that can mostly be attributed to the core itself.
But the price has gotten out of hand these days for what it is. I think it was a decent deal at $250shipped, but $350 is too much
I even made a remark in my profile about how much piping there is, its kind of ridiculous.

 

[TSi Kid]

no i understand performance wise it would cover me completely and then some
but i'm about to go off for college so i would like looks as well
if something bigger is going to cost me an arm and a leg then i'll definitely be purchasing the PR intercooler

 

[rock1t]

love that pipe. i could put my gerbil in here and he would be in heaven.

but I have built my fmic from ebay. i used a ebay core and cxracing piping. works wonderful for under 150.

 

[beachbum2185]

xspower actually has complete intercooler kits for $300 shipped to your door. why pay more money for a big name brand? its aluminum piping.

 

[JusMX141]

i've heard nothing but good from PR intercoolers but i was looking for something that was a little taller

Why, so 75% of the core could hide behind the bumper?

You're only running an Evo III 16G; a larger core (especially a knockoff larger core) may only lead to pressure drop issues anyway.

 

[TSi Kid]

Why, so 75% of the core could hide behind the bumper?

i was going to cut my bumper to show the rest of it
this is the only "looks" aspect i'll have for my car
i'm not going to add a sweet wing or anything else like that
i just want to make sure every kid and his mother sees my intercooler
i know it sounds a little ricey but i'll live

another reason for such a large intercooler is i live in arizona, its summer (100 degrees in the shade), and i drive my car constantly (pizza deliveries)

 

[tallywacker]

i was going to cut my bumper to show the rest of it
this is the only "looks" aspect i'll have for my car
i'm not going to add a sweet wing or anything else like that
i just want to make sure every kid and his mother sees my intercooler
i know it sounds a little ricey but i'll live

another reason for such a large intercooler is i live in arizona, its summer (100 degrees in the shade), and i drive my car constantly (pizza deliveries)

You could get a big window sticker that says "Hey look at my sweet intercooler dude"

 

[JusMX141]

i was going to cut my bumper to show the rest of it

That makes sense, but if you cut out the bumper with the kit you initially posted it looks rather ridiculous:

 

[ifeelubu]

I think if you get a bigger intercooler your under the hood temp will rise since those big intercoolers block the air going into the radiator which will result in your egts being which can lead to knock

 

[tallywacker]

I think if you get a bigger intercooler your under the hood temp will rise since those big intercoolers block the air going into the radiator which will result in your egts being which can lead to knock

Thats the problem I had with my big intercooler. It was blocking too much airflow to the radiator. I'm using an ETS street core now and overheating has stopped.

 

[blackhawkgsx]

I used to have this kit on my 1g and since then moved on to the short route and spool time has improved!!! All that piping was a hassle and the couplers didnt work , i had to buy my own couplers... Also cutting the bumper was a project,Honestly you are better off getting the short route Just my .02 cents