Turbo magazine tests NX N'tercooler on GN

[nicky6]

Anyone see Turbo magazine's article on the N'tercooler in a GN? It suppose to have made 20.9 whp and 32.1lb-ft of peak tQ on the dyno. This was on a front mount intercooler. Think its worth it for $350-$400?

 

[Two Lane]

What month is that issue? Thanks!

 

[nicky6]

THis is May 03' just got it

 

[Two Lane]

Thanks! I'll look for it on the newstands tonight, and read up on it.

 

[blackbuick87]

You mean spraying the IC with nitrous?

 

[Two Lane]

yep!

 

[Cakes]

I'd like to know more about it. I went to their website and it doesnt have the article online. I guess ill have to go buy it. How exactly does it work? Thanks

 

[Two Lane]

RECENT THREAD

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=65616&referrerid=5261

 

[Two Lane]

FROM 16 MONTHS AGO

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=20283&referrerid=5261

 

[Two Lane]

COUPLE OF FELLOWS USING IT

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=39390&referrerid=5261


HTH

 

[gnx7]

I am interested in this also....

Probably cheaper to make your own though I imagine with a cheap used NOS bottle and one solenoid with some braided steel line.

If it yields 3-4 more mph in the 1/4 then it is worth it. I have a very small frontal opening in my car so the intercooler doesn't get full air coverage. This may be the ticket in getting the max out of my intercooler.

-GNX7

 

[JayC]

Thats not really a fair test on a dyno since no air to speak of is moving across the front mount. I bet in the real world the gains would not be half that.

 

[TurboTR]

Lol, umm well you can easily double that output to + 50 hp, with no real downsides, by just spraying a tiny 50 shot INTO the motor rather than at the fm IC...

TurboTR

 

[Awesome T]

I'm a fan of Rally Racing, and have liked the Mitsu EVO cars for a long while. They are now available in the US, and though I won't buy one (prefer a new 'Vette), they come with a water spray feature for their front mount intercooler. The switch can either be set to AUTO or MANUAL, and in the auto mode it's obviously linked to a temp guage.
I don't know if it is a gimmick, but I think it is a great feature, and sounds like it should work. Misu went through a lot of work to put it in there, so it must have some merit. HTH.

 

[Two Lane]

The 2004 WRX sti on sale in late-May also has the water spray feature for its very large Intercooler! 300 horsepower!

Neat stuff!