aftermarket intercooler worth any whp?

[505RA]

i was just wondering if anyone has upgraded their intercooler to any aftermarket one and had it dynoed before and after. the ams claims 10whp in an evo x with just bolting it on and nothing else, can anyone back up some numbers for our ralliarts?

[IdriveRA]

I wont be able to back that up until jan-feb

but im pretty sure it does.

[davidbuschur]

I'll back up what AMS says too, definite gains on the car even at stock HP levels.

[08Lancer89]

It should cools the turbo better cooler equals more power. I wanna save up 800 so I can buy the fmic kit.

[evolusent]

A used EVO X I/C will get you a good numbers.

[joedr]

I see a FMIC upgrade as an additive part on a car.

A good IC will yield increased gains on any part you add on the intake and exhaust arena. I remember been able to run 3 degrees (Timing) more @ peak tq without knock with the BR Race IC on my old green setup at same AFR target.

I installed three different ICs, the third one been the BR. If I were to do it all over again, I would buy the BR Race from the very beginning along with the pipes.

I can believe 10 HP gain on a stock car. I saw 30 lbs/ft and 20 WHP by swapping ICs on mine and tuning.

Very important part if you are going to run high boost!

[Menendez]

I havn't dynoed with the intercooler but with Stock IC i ran 13.7 once and consistant 13.8 in the winter and this past summer i wen't to drags and ran consistant 13.9 with stock IC
i slapped on a bigger IC and it went down to consistent 13.7

[8urSuby]

It does help. check out this vid. It's all up to how much you want to spend and your goal with the car.

[starz]

Originally Posted by 08Lancer89

It should cools the turbo better cooler equals more power. I wanna save up 800 so I can buy the fmic kit.

waste of money, spend the 300 on a evo front mount, and 200 on the pipes, you will see the same gains, and have extra doh in the pocketola.