1G Which intercooler to keep ac and abs in auto?

[enriquez2000]

Trying to figure out which intercooler to get that will allow me to keep my AC and the bulky abs for the time being and since I'm in an auto I know there will be some most likely bending of transmission tube. Obviously therewill be minor cutting on them all.

 

[SouthIndy_Talon]

I could be wrong, but the ETS street may be the best option. I says that you can keep the factory crash beam which makes me believe it is not very intrusive to other components as well. However, I have not installed one, so I am just making an educated guess. It just happens to the same intercooler I have had my eyes on. You will have to make you own piping for it though it seems since ETS no longer offers the piping with it. The piping may be what causes interference with other items...

 

[enriquez2000]

I could be wrong, but the ETS street may be the best option. I says that you can keep the factory crash beam which makes me believe it is not very intrusive to other components as well. However, I have not installed one, so I am just making an educated guess. It just happens to the same intercooler I have had my eyes on. You will have to make you own piping for it though it seems since ETS no longer offers the piping with it. The piping may be what causes interference with other items...

I already have a jfab bumper support so crash beam doesnt matter. Pipimg would be the issue with any kit.. the IC itself isnt as important

 

[90laserRSfwd]

I already have a jfab bumper support so crash beam doesnt matter. Pipimg would be the issue with any kit.. the IC itself isnt as important

You already answered your own question. Any core with entanks that are "long route" aka, inlet and outlet are on the east / west ends of the core (not a short route kit where the IC piping goes threw into the engine bay on either side of the radiator will work). Piping is the going to be one off, as no current kit on the market, supports keeping A/C and works with the auto trans. Just choose your core, and have a local fab shop / person cut and weld you up some 2 1/2" aluminum piping. I'd suggest using at least 1.8mm wall thickness (extreme psi sells bends). I'm sure there are competent fab guys in your area somewhere!

 

[enriquez2000]

You already answered your own question. Any core with entanks that are "long route" aka, inlet and outlet are on the east / west ends of the core (not a short route kit where the IC piping goes threw into the engine bay on either side of the radiator will work). Piping is the going to be one off, as no current kit on the market, supports keeping A/C and works with the auto trans. Just choose your core, and have a local fab shop / person cut and weld you up some 2 1/2" aluminum piping. I'd suggest using at least 1.8mm wall thickness (extreme psi sells bends). I'm sure there are competent fab guys in your area somewhere!

Vrsf told me their kit works with all of that... but im skeptical. I have all the abs delete stuff in my shop but would rather save that for when i have more time and get a fmic on sooner

 

[enriquez2000]

Herr is what they just emailed... i was hoping someone could confirm!

 

[enriquez2000]

Herr is what they just emailed... i was hoping someone could confirm!

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[90laserRSfwd]

100% not true. I can tell you from personal experience, Neither the VRSF kit, nor Tim's (aka, Punishment Racing) kits fit the auto cars without modification. Can it work.. sure! will it just bolt on, NO.

I understand I'm just some random guy on tuners, but you'll be like damn he was right, if you try to bolt on one of those kits..

CX Racing kit can be added to that list as well.

Do yourself a favor, Buy a GOOD core (buschur, ETS, JMFab, etc.) and have the piping made to your liking.

Plus.... you'll need to figure something else out for a coolant overflow bottle. (little heads up from someone who's been there, get your hands on an EVO 8/9 overflow bottle and mount it as your wish).

The hardest part, in my opinion, is getting an intake pipe / air filter on the car with the way the UICP needs to be routed to clear the ABS pump / auto trans dipstick.

 

[90laserRSfwd]

The VRSF kit is "easier" to work with that other kits, but it still doesn't fit correctly, with an ABS / auto car. Thank god you couldn't get an auto car in 1990, with the way the cruise control was mounted, you would be screwed!

VRSF makes a nice kit, to that I'll agree. The knock off BOV isn't worth running, but the kit overall, for ~$400 shipped, works like a champ!

 

[enriquez2000]

The VRSF kit is "easier" to work with that other kits, but it still doesn't fit correctly, with an ABS / auto car. Thank god you couldn't get an auto car in 1990, with the way the cruise control was mounted, you would be screwed!

VRSF makes a nice kit, to that I'll agree. The knock off BOV isn't worth running, but the kit overall, for ~$400 shipped, works like a champ!

I have several BOV laying around from 1g to hks..
I have heard the auto dipstick would need to be bent. And maybe abs moved a bit until i delete it. Ac lines look like theyd be an issue but tryin to keep it.

I have a PR kit that i was origanlly going to try and work with but vrsf is claiming theres is less of a hassle

 

[90laserRSfwd]

Here's my 90 GSX with Tim's (Punishment Racing) kit with an HKS bov for pipe routing reference

 

[90laserRSfwd]

It's hard to see because I had to resize the pic to get it to fit within the limits of the posting rules, but the upper pipe has such a hard bend (the one the BOV flanged is welded onto) that it hits the auto trans fill tube / dipstick tube.

 

[enriquez2000]

It's hard to see because I had to resize the pic to get it to fit within the limits of the posting rules, but the upper pipe has such a hard bend (the one the BOV flanged is welded onto) that it hits the auto trans fill tube / dipstick tube.

But it did fit with some tweaking?

 

[90laserRSfwd]

Either kit (VRSF or Punishment) would fit my car (swapped to NON ABS, 5 speed car).

No kit fit it when it had the auto trans / abs combo. The Auto trans was more the issue than the ABS pump. I'd delete the ABS, and bend / tweak the VRSF kit, if I had to go back, knowing what I know now. I wouldn't keep the ABS for any reason. Seriously.

 

[enriquez2000]

Either kit (VRSF or Punishment) would fit my car (swapped to NON ABS, 5 speed car).

No kit fit it when it had the auto trans / abs combo. The Auto trans was more the issue than the ABS pump. I'd delete the ABS, and bend / tweak the VRSF kit, if I had to go back, knowing what I know now. I wouldn't keep the ABS for any reason. Seriously.

Abs delete will happen just low on time for the time being(have all the parts on hand) anx want to get fmic put in. Maybe ill just be patient and abs delete first

 

[90laserRSfwd]

I'm saying the VRSF kit WILL fit with the auto, if you really bend the isht outta things it may work with both auto and abs, but it's not gonna be fun, or pretty, and it'll probably develop boost leaks often because of the constant strain on the UICP... Not what you want.