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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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Any one have this mod done? If so let me know what you think of it, is it worth the money?
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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unless you're in the high hp, it's not really worth it if you have a good free flowing turbo setup. i had it on mine and saw small gains and wasnt worth the price that it would normally run to get a sprayer setup. I got mine for $200 but then traded it for labor on my exhaust. it is supposed to be ~50hp increase but depends on your setup.
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i just think it looks cool personally
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Looks hella tight! First time I saw one was on a SPEED Channel show. It was on a 350z. All that C02 coming under the car and through the grill was gangsta lol.
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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thanks for the info guys
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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i was looking into it but after talking to a few people about it i changed my mind.........im hoping to get water/meth injection
Old Dec 2, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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a water to air intercooler too would be nice
Old Dec 2, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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i also was considering it and was told water meth injection>sprayer anyday by a few respected people in the scion community that are well know! haha
Old Dec 2, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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I just picked up a Meth Kit, waiting to install before Re-tune when i get home from school for xmass break....Looking to take it to 13lbs
Old Dec 3, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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I bought a S-Max intercooler that has internal chilling. There is piping inside that you can have CO2 or nitrous run though to help supercool the intercooler from the inside. I have an intake temperature gauge on the way and plan to get the CO2 hooked up next spring so I can give a good comparison of normal intercooler vs. internally chilled.



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Mounted on my car:
Old Dec 3, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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looks nice man, wanna see how good it works
Old Dec 3, 2008 | 07:55 PM
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Thanks. Ever since I got the intercooler, I have wanted to get my intake air temperature gauge built so I can see how much of a difference the chilled intercooler makes. I'll be sure to post up results when I get everything hooked up, but just wanted to throw this out there as another option instead of a sprayer.
Old Dec 3, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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All the dynos you see are fake. On a dyno, the intake is sucking up all the nitrous that was fogged all over your engine bay, you are basically just running a mild nitrous shot.


That SMax intercooler looks like it may work well though.
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