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So i'm leaning towards the perrin one, but at £1600 im pondering on a cheaper option. mishimoto is £1200 and tbh if im going that far i'd just get a perrin but its silver and i want black.
HDI was sugested but im not sure who suplies them and even if they come in black?
I have the Process West FMIC on my 2015 STI and I am extremely pleased with it. The attention to detail on the way it is routed and attached to the chassis is the best Ive seen, and I spent a lot of time looking at all intercooler options for my car.
I run the PERRIN and it does an ok job, and manages to keep temps around 40deg when running 500-600bhp on track, charge temps have gone high on very hot days but I’m not sure many coolers would have coped too well with ambient temps over 30 degrees.
the one thing I didn’t like about it was the pipe routing, the standard route has the inlet pipe running over the turbo (hot side) so I chopped up all the pipe work and re routed it so it runs over the cold side of the engine.
having said that I didn’t buy mine brand new so was happy to get the grinder out, I may have felt differently if I had spent £1600 on a new one!
I run the PERRIN and it does an ok job, and manages to keep temps around 40deg when running 500-600bhp on track, charge temps have gone high on very hot days but I’m not sure many coolers would have coped too well with ambient temps over 30 degrees.
the one thing I didn’t like about it was the pipe routing, the standard route has the inlet pipe running over the turbo (hot side) so I chopped up all the pipe work and re routed it so it runs over the cold side of the engine.
having said that I didn’t buy mine brand new so was happy to get the grinder out, I may have felt differently if I had spent £1600 on a new one!
Iain, just out of interest, are you still running a scoop on your bonnet? And if so, have you blocked it off? I am aware an open scoop can pressurise the air in the engine bay which in turn can reduce the efficiency of a front mount, but I'm interested in seeing some real world data.
Iain, just out of interest, are you still running a scoop on your bonnet? And if so, have you blocked it off? I am aware an open scoop can pressurise the air in the engine bay which in turn can reduce the efficiency of a front mount, but I'm interested in seeing some real world data.
I am running an RCM reverse scoop on the bonnet. I am also running the engine undertray. When we did the bumper we moulded the bumper as close as possible to the front mount to try and duct the air through, but don’t think this has had a major effect.
I am running an RCM reverse scoop on the bonnet. I am also running the engine undertray. When we did the bumper we moulded the bumper as close as possible to the front mount to try and duct the air through, but don’t think this has had a major effect.
I have added some gold tape over the inlet pipe for some extra cooling, yet to run the car though and see if it does anything or is something shiny under the bonnet!
Which front mount?
