JusMX141
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What is that going to prove? The O.P. asked for proof that a cheap FMIC is better than the stock sidemount, and I provided a link. The car made almost 600whp on a hot-ass August day in Ohio where the intake air temps were over 130 degrees with a $200 intercooler that allowed the turbo to reach the peak airflow rating of the compressor.I would reeeeeeally love to see the log of that 40psi pull, if you can post it.
In no way am I stating that better intercoolers aren't indeed more valuable, just trying to bring to the table that you don't necessarily need the best intercooler out there just to make power.
I have an old Buschur street core that I bought second-hand which I plan on using on my TSi AWD. When compared to a Punishment 1G core which is almost identical in core size, the Buschur core has three more rows of bars and fins....so obviously it's going to flow more air, and cool much better than a Punishment core would.
Hell we're using a beat-up old Dejon Race FMIC on Dave's car which is getting ready to go 9's....that intercooler had huge leak when I first bought it five years ago before eBay and other sites were flooded with knockoff cores, and now it's trapped 145mph and sees 37psi and 70+ lb/min on a regular basis.
I've always viewed intercoolers as sort-of a "run whatcha brung" topic- not many people are going to openly tell you that you could be making more power with a better intercooler....especially if you're going 12's or slower. No matter how crappy you think your intercooler setup is, someone somewhere has gone faster or made more power with a less-worthy setup.