Winter Preperation

[TheRomer]

ive only had it since summer so i have no experience in this field. From the guys who have them and put them away for winter, what are the best things to do... like rust prevention, preping the engine to sit, the list goes on, but i dont know much. what do u guys do to put ur babies away... ?

[gthompson97]

wash the shit out of it and make sure everything is really clean. especially in the wheel wells and under the doors and shit where the rust usually starts.

[defiancy]

Originally Posted by $!GSX!$

ive only had it since summer so i have no experience in this field. From the guys who have them and put them away for winter, what are the best things to do... like rust prevention, preping the engine to sit, the list goes on, but i dont know much. what do u guys do to put ur babies away... ?

You should try to leave only a 1/4 of a tank of gas inside the car. Make sure you have the oil changed before it sits and remember to disconnect the battery. And invest in a car cover.

[l_eclipse_l]

1. Wash it
2. Wash it again
3. Give the interior a good vacuum
4. Change the oil
5. Put it on blocks or some alternative, just get it off the tires
6. Cover it with a tarp or car cover
7. Disconnect battery
8. Run the gas down to almost the E on these cars, you still have like 3-4 gallons after that. Throw in a bottle of gas line anti-freeze shit.
9. Set a mouse trap or two underneath, those bastards like to live in the engine bay and eat your plug wires.
10. Make sure and run it atleast once every 2 weeks or so for about 5 mins, just to get the juices flowin.

[TheRomer]

does it make any difference that im goinng to be doing a lot to my engine. and when i mean a lot, i mean new turbo, injectors, exhasut manifold, exhaust, cams, and much more. does that change anything to waht i prep the engine for? thanks for the info so far!

[TheRomer]

shoot forgot, im putting in a fmic, and i was wondering on the kind. I have in mind Slowboy and greddy. Does any1 else have any kinds they like. websites tell the stats, but u guys have them. Opnions on any FMIC of your choice would be nice! also more preperation lol thanks!

[gthompson97]

those name brand ones are way overpriced..you can find a good core on ebay and buy a piping set for way less than you'll pay for a greddy/sbr one

[TheRomer]

Originally Posted by gthompson97

those name brand ones are way overpriced..you can find a good core on ebay and buy a piping set for way less than you'll pay for a greddy/sbr one

i heard those arnt very reliable though...

[Nayr747]

Where'd you hear that?

[ez1286]

What about a fmic is reliable? It's not mechanical...I'd say go with a cheap ebay fmic and buy your own piping from summit.

[gthompson97]

Originally Posted by $!GSX!$

i heard those arnt very reliable though...

some ebay cores may not perform as well as others, but that's where you need to do the searching. there has been tons of information on here about intercoolers (try the faq, and then search) and you could also find some more at:

http://www.are.com.au/techtalk/intecoolersMR.htm

and

http://www.bellintercoolers.com/pages/techFAQ.html

read up on those two sites and you'll become an intercooler scientist

[TheRomer]

ok so ebay intercoolers are fine, but is the performace is good as the other brand names. do any of u guys have an ebay core? opinions... and does anyone have a greddy or sbr intercooler? opinions... and am i looking at same performace upgrades from the 2? thanks

[Thor06]

I think the problem with eBay intercoolers arent as effecient. They dont flow as well and dont cool as well as the same size core from a name brand. I personally wouldnt worry too much about it, I'd get the eBay core and if it doesnt cool well enough when you get running more boost, get a new one.

[Nayr747]

Originally Posted by Thor06

I think the problem with eBay intercoolers arent as effecient. They dont flow as well and dont cool as well as the same size core from a name brand.

How would you know that?

Someone on here just bought an ebay core. He put huge pics of it up along with the mandrel bends from summit. Lots of people on tuners have installed them too. But without doing tests there is no way to know if they flow less or cool as well. Like anything else though, they're less complicated than you would think.

They are also bar and plate. ebay>greddy. Also, even if it is not quite as good as the big name ones, it's about $300 total for the ic + piping. Compared to $800-1200. Even if it performs HALF as well, it's still a good deal.

Here are some pics of the inside of the core.

[TheRomer]

so what your saying is that on ebay, the bar and plate is the ebay greddy basically? qnyone have a bar and plate fmic? and im just questionging to make sure, the bar and plate fmic come with the piping?