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I would recommend reading up on intercooler design before you equate the size of a horizontal flow IC with superior performance.
The more surface area there is inside the IC charge air passages, the more likely a "boundry layer" of air is to form along the walls, causing a reduction in the effective area of travel, and an increase in friction as the air in this layer is now essentially still or stagnant. This friction is good for thermal efficiency and heat transfer, but bad for preventing pressure drop. More friction=more pressure drop.
When the IC core is large enough to where the boundry layer is formed over a large portion of the core, you remove energy from the air, and the pressure loss increases as well.
To quote www.enginebasics.com ; "This is just one reason why 'bigger' isn't always 'better' "
My V1 weighs 29.5lbs.
My Cottons FMIC with a Spearco core weighs 28lbs.
I understand all that.. we are talking about a car that's 9.50 and faster or a 1000hp, not an 11 sec car, a v2 as efficient as it is I highly doubt its going to perform better (at those level's) then an rjc-475 which is twice as thick... anyway we shouldn't be stomping all over this guys forsale thread with tech debates..