Which FMIC would you go for:

Cost not an issue, but more reliability efficiency and ease of Install is…?

Greddy
Apexi
HKS
HyBird

 

APS

 

only from the list above....

 

I've heard good things about the HyBrid.
Not to sure about the rest though.

 

Hybrid for the value for money.

Mark

 

HKS is a very well made bit of kit, with cast end cans and a nice core which has turbulators...

I used to have one, but it just isn't large enough for what I'm doing now, so I repalced it with the considerably larger Lateral Performance Intercooler and Rad.

 

Sam, how many times do you have to ask this question?

Value for money - HyBrid
Money no objet - HKS

I thought you were either buying the HyBrid from Harvey, or the 2nd hand HKS?

Steven

 

Hybrid..

 

I bought a Acvr of this guy i know, who kinda messed up the urgent delivery..

So he has agreed to get me an intercooler at cost...from Japan

All the above apart from the HYBIRD is costing near £400 and a Greddy one for £450 (new)...

 

If the HKS is costing £400, then the HKS is the one i would go for IMO.

 

I can't remember which Intercooler Guiness has fitted on his car, it definately works well (400 brake 360lb/ft on stock Sti 3 internals). It's either a Greddy, Apexi or Cusco, but I can't remember which. I'll see if I can find out...

 

MRT i belive, well looking at it it looks like an MRT one!

 

Steven, I'm pretty sure that it's not an MRT one, I've got a feeling that it's Cusco

 

I also believe it is an MRT one?

R.

 

Tim, it looked identical to Marks old MRT one that i installed on Alan Bells car last year.

Rob, YHPM on 22b

 

based on that sentence....and not the list of "I wouldnt's"

APS for New age Car
Lateral FMIC / Rad combo for classic

Anything else is a compromise in terms of efficiency and ease of fitment.

 

Lateral isnt easy fitment due to it not coming with any pipework

 

no, but its a fit and forget.. even when goals change

 

true

 

And you don't have to cut your hand open, sorry I mean the bumper to fit the Lateral Intercooler

 

Agreed Lateral all the way

 

anyone got any pics of this lateral intercooler???

 

http://www.jollygreenmonster.fotopic.net/p1766559.html

http://www.jollygreenmonster.fotopic.net/p1766560.html

 

looks good, i like the inlets as it shortens the pipe lengths.

does it have to flow in the direction shown in the pics???

 

jonny

I believe it can be built to flow left to right, right to left or either, it depends on what you want. This is it installed in Adams 22b.

 

do you use the standard water pipes for the rad or do you have to make some up???

 

You make the water pipes up, by cutting the standard ones down a bit for the Lateral Rad

 

HKS for 400 is a real bargain..
BUT you will (as TimW said) lose a chunk of your bumper.....

if you have big plans int he future- lateral

I have HKS and got a bargain thru Wallace Performance.. altho it wasnt £400- a fair bit more

 

Think i will be going for a HKS....If all goes well, may get some more in to sell....

I am looking for a bumper from a 99 car anyhow...so not an issue...

Sam

 

Checked with Guinness, he has a Cusco intercooler on his car at the moment...