Nickyv4

Im wanting to put a bigger tmic on my 97 type R. i think other people have replaced theres with v7 and v8 sti intercoolers as they are bigger if im right. but my question is what tmic do i go for and will it fit straght into the std mounting holes. i want 1 just abit longer and deeper.


any info and pics would be great cheers

Nicky

Nickyv4

Somebody must be able to help me with a upgrade on my top mount. ie fitment and which 1.

Any1

Nicky

scoobyDAZZA

nothing really wrong with the 1 you have
next step really is to go front mount.

jonny gav

iTrader: (1)

the sti 8 top mount is a good upgrade for your intercooler, not a direct replacement on a v4 though, here is one fitted to my v4 type r with 400+ hp

Nickyv4

how hard was it to fit jonny could u give me a little guide, how much did u pay for it and was that a bug eye scoop.

Also can u give me the spec of type R to reach 400bhp.

sorry for all the question i just want to keep the top mount to keep the lag down.

Cheers Nicky

jonny gav

iTrader: (1)

Hi Nicky, keeping lag to a minimum was my priority when putting my spec together with this car, i bult 400+ scoob before this and had learned quit a bit about what works and what doesn't.

will PM you my spec

i made the under tray for the bonnet out of a sheet of carbon fibre but i am sure there is someone on here selling them now, the intercooler was from a version 8 sti (blobeye) i had to take it to my local fabricators to have the dump valve outlet from my v4 intercooler ally welded to the sti 8 one as the sti 8 has a bolt on dump valve.

after this i had to make mounting brackets to fit the larger intercooler.

apart from that its a straight fit

good little project to do to be honest if you enjoy that sort of thing.

i am sure "911" did the same sort of mod with pics a while ago, it may be worth doing a search

i paid around £150 for the sti 8 intercooler if i remember rightly!

hope this helps

jonny

Nickyv4

do u think there will be alot of diffrence in lag from the sti 8 top mount to me putting a autobhan 88 front mount on. after your experiance what would you do now. also was that a 1 off water spray you made for the top of it.

Cheers for all the info fella

jonny gav

iTrader: (1)

that was a nitrous spray bar on the top of the intercooler.

in my opinion you will always get more lag with a front mount due to the amount of air needed to fill the 11 feet of pipe work, if you are going for a front mount get the hybrid over the A88, much better fit and quality at not a lot more.

i find its the gear change where they suffer most rather than spool time in gear.