Junkyard I/C?
Jackalope17
07-04-2004, 04:14 PM
I'm trying to price up everything for turbo'ing a KA, and I've seen that alot of the cost in turboing is the Intercooler.
I was wonderin if it would be possible (and smart) to try and find an intercooler in a junkyard. they should be alot cheaper, but what about effiniency? and what size should I get?
I want to build this turbo setup the right way the first time, but I am still interested in saving money. so should I try and go for acheaper junkyard I/C or just bite the bullet and plunk down 800 dollars on a name brand intercooler?
I was wonderin if it would be possible (and smart) to try and find an intercooler in a junkyard. they should be alot cheaper, but what about effiniency? and what size should I get?
I want to build this turbo setup the right way the first time, but I am still interested in saving money. so should I try and go for acheaper junkyard I/C or just bite the bullet and plunk down 800 dollars on a name brand intercooler?
SHO411
07-04-2004, 04:23 PM
I havent gotten there yet, but I read an article of this guy who turboed his eclipse and he used the two small I/C from a 300ZX welded them together and had his own custom made I/C. You could go with that option, plus his I/C looked cool peaking out of the big mouth of the Eclipse.
R.W.240
07-04-2004, 04:25 PM
you could use a Evo Intercooler they support up to 400HP (Koguchi Power does) but i dunno how much you could find one for.
nissanfanatic
07-04-2004, 04:33 PM
MKII supra intercoolers.
SHO411
07-04-2004, 06:13 PM
You know I am one to be know to hang around junkyards just looking for stuff to buy, and in the last 4yrs, I have never seen the new body style Supra anywhere, never.
R.W.240
07-04-2004, 09:55 PM
did MKII Supras even have turbos? dunno how much power a 20yr old side mount would support. a MKIV would work but like SHO said the likely hood of finding one of those in a junkyard is... err... nonexistant.
nissanfanatic
07-04-2004, 10:33 PM
Sorry guys, I meant the MKIII model. 87-92s with the 7MGTE.
Fully_Sick
07-04-2004, 11:49 PM
SOrry to troll through this thread, but since Im not based in America, does somebody on these boards have a ka-T.?
If so could you send me some pics/specs
thnx
If so could you send me some pics/specs
thnx
logik23
07-05-2004, 11:28 AM
Since people here are putting JDM engines in their cars, you could swap out your SR20 and put in a KA24, you'd be first ever to swap out a JDM engine for a USDM one. Well at least one of the few lol.
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