21-07-2013, 01:21 PM
If you're going to that effort, just use a Water Injection kit...
Seriously, I rekon half the time given a PROPER setup, even with pure water, it gives better results than a badly designed FMIC system...
However the BIGGEST difference you'll see is simply air inlet modifications, give the engine a GOOD unrestricted cold air feed and you'll see power gains way beyond an intercooler system... Liken to driving a car on a cold night, it'll pull better every time!
Remember, if you've not got the air density there to begin with, you can intercool all you want, but you won't get it back!!! Hence a GOOD air inlet system is critical on these engines... The vast majority of the time, you'll end up restricting the inlet, you need such a big inlet pipe for anything past stock... Don't assume that the inlet pipe size is suitable since that's where it draws it's air in... It isn't!!! If you have a stock T2 inlet pipe, I would be using something like 2.25 or 2.5" inlet piping... Anything bigger I'd be trying to step up to 2.75" or 3" pipework...
Seriously, I rekon half the time given a PROPER setup, even with pure water, it gives better results than a badly designed FMIC system...
However the BIGGEST difference you'll see is simply air inlet modifications, give the engine a GOOD unrestricted cold air feed and you'll see power gains way beyond an intercooler system... Liken to driving a car on a cold night, it'll pull better every time!
Remember, if you've not got the air density there to begin with, you can intercool all you want, but you won't get it back!!! Hence a GOOD air inlet system is critical on these engines... The vast majority of the time, you'll end up restricting the inlet, you need such a big inlet pipe for anything past stock... Don't assume that the inlet pipe size is suitable since that's where it draws it's air in... It isn't!!! If you have a stock T2 inlet pipe, I would be using something like 2.25 or 2.5" inlet piping... Anything bigger I'd be trying to step up to 2.75" or 3" pipework...
