hey, i bought an Ultimate Racing front mount intercooler (one intended for a turbo setup up to 12psi or 400whp). i have some piping that the previous owner of the CTSC kit used for a front mount (don't know which one). the piping is about 3" (very close to size of blower inlet and outlet) and the intercooler inlet and outlet piping are about 2.5"- 2.75" (haven't measured it yet). would i be ok with just getting some silicone transitions to join the piping to the intercooler? or should i get all the piping redone to be all the same diameter? or should i just buy the UR fmic kit made for the CTSC? also how much boost do you think i'll lose? i have a 10psi pulley right now and i don't feel like buying another one so i might just use it...

but i also think that 10psi might be too much to run with 4.77s but i know of another member that's been doing it...

if i DO decide to use that 10psi pulley, what size injectors should i run? i have 440s that came with the kit. also i'm going to be tuning with an Apexi Neo and although i'm aware of the advantages of the EMS over it, i really want to just use the neo because of the cost and simplicity of it.


any thoughts on any of this?

thanks
Rashad

 

Just get the UR kit is already made

 

he already has 3" piping. I just told him to get 2.5 to 3" silicone adapters. 3" is a little big, but why waste piping that you already have? and the last section we can fabricate from some extra piping I have

 

right now i plan to do what you told me Steven but i'm just seeing if those piping sizes would be the best for my application

 

I have the CTSC with all 3" piping and FMIC. I get just a hair under 3psi drop. I am 9psi @ 327whp on a very conservative (safe) tune.

 

I've always loved the idea of having an FMIC on a SC, however I've been weary of the psi drop. Did the drop in temps make up for the power lost through the boost drop?

It seems like you need to run an upgraded pulley to make up for the loss, and in turn upgrade your injectors, which results in having to retune, etc... pretty slippery slope.

 

lost 3psi and only 12whp. So if you are going to ONLY install a FMIC its not worth it. But if you plan to up the boost it is worth it IMO.

 

damn Greg, you keep me drooling your set-up. i really, really, really wish to have mine(CTSC) install this spring. i hate seeing my kit sitting in the basement for almost two years now. once i increase my boost to 10-12 psi, im planning to get a FMIC for the CTSC.

 

thanks for the input guys! but my main question remains--would i run into problems by having 3" piping to the fmic and from the fmic, where the fmic inlet and outlet themselves are 2.5"?

 

why don't you just run 2.5" piping to and from the intercooler? there would be less of a pressure loss in boost, right?