Hey guys I had a idea and wanted to run it past you. I have a 06 Scion Tc S/C with a few mods but looking into going big on moding it out.

My idea is to get a STI top mount Intercooler air to air and use it on my scion S/C i know i would have to change the hoses and fab a few thing up but with a vented hood i could help with cooling. I will aslo be running Meth let me know what you guys think and if you think i can pull it off thanks.

 

You can do it, it's just a matter of how much you are willing to spend and fab

 

dezod has a top mount intercooler for the supercharger. check the threads in the F/I section.

 

That's a w2a though.

 

theres nothing that cant be done,with and imagination,money and time anything is possible

 

oh yeah. forgot about that. take that and just swap out the intercooler. bam! done deal

 

They do have kits but there Air to Water and a used one is $2300!!! I was told that there is only 5 kits in the world. Were as the STI top mount intercooler is not going to be as good cuz its only air to air the cost is only $125 then im thinking of using pipe mandrel bends then just adding cupers????

 

go for it

 

Thanks Bud I just wish i knew how to post pics so i could give You a better idea what I have planed but i dont know how to post pics on here

 

correct me if im wrong but front mount > top mount...this is why all the subi drivers change it to front mount anyway..
fabing up a turbo intercooler kit to a s/c kit shouldnt be to bad.

 

I hope not I think with the top mount un like the front mount i wount lose a hole lot of boost

 

Im not sure why you would say that. if that ends up being the case, then just get a smaller s/c pulley for more boost. plus your gain from a front mount is definately going to kick the crap out of a top mount, considering the hood is a vent, not a scoop. plus front mounts have a bit more surface area

 

Well im am going with a smaller pulley 55mm, and if i go front mount im going to lose 2-3 psi in the piping. And as were the top mount im hopeing not to lose much of anything and stay at a full 12psi. As far as the hood it will be a carbon fiber WITH A HOOD SCOOP, Plus i will be running meth so the car should be getting a fair amount of cold air.

 

In for updates, I'd like to see how this goes. Have you seen the Racing Solutions CF hood with scoop? Or are you planning on doing a custom hood?

 

THe hood is $500

 

Also im buying this in a few day and im going to try to make it work some how

 

THis is the kit that im buying it like $130 and hopefully getting it to work

 

When you started this thread I did a search for parts and came up with the same parts you are using. Probably better off with something like this though:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INTER...Q5fAccessories I was looking into doing a w2a intercooler so I made a cardboard mock-up to see if it would fit. I didn't go that route, but what I realized is the plastic cover would have to be removed. I'm wondering if the heat soak off the engine would be too much for the intercooler core.

 

I totally love that intercooler that u showed me. Makeing the bends is tottal going to be easyer then what i was looking at. But the STI can do it with a vented hood we should be able to do it as well. I think the STI have a water sprayer that puts water on the intercool aswell but I dont see a problem with it we shale see though.

What did u do for cooling???

 

Here is some TRD Water to AIR that i have found