Just got my intercooler this past weekend from Texas Automotive Performance. It was ordered through Carlos, he has been a great help contacting the guys over in Autotech in Sweden.
The IC is not exactly the best cosmetically pleasing, but it does meet to a good standard of craftsmanship and should do its job just fine. I'll take few pictures tonight...and few later with the new IC next to the old one.
It's a direct drop-in/bolt-on IC, not those hardcore front mount style. At this stage...I'm running outta money and patient to do some custom fitting for FMIC. Carlos S40 already benefit and instant 20 FWHP with his Autotech IC, so I'm sure this unit should be more than sufficient.
Beside the help I get from Rob at European Auto, Carlos has been very helpful in searching the right fuel rail that I need to mount my fuel pressure regulator. I'm just going to go out on the limb here and use the 97 850 Turbo's fuel rail and hopefully I should be able to put that Aeromotive FPR and get my leaning out problem resolved soon.
Seems as if my 98 C70 also has some sorta factory FPR, but very different from the Pre 98 models. The 98 does not have a fuel return line for me to hook up the FPR. We'll see how it goes...if for some reason this does not work out, I'll just somehow get a fuel rail custom made to work with the FPR.
Then again, I'm not even sure that's the cause of my car leaning out at high RPMs. Oh well....I'm already at the point of no return. Some ask me if all this effort is worth it, and I think it is...I've gone this far to call it the day when I realize if I get the fuel issue resolve I should be able to dial up more boost... But I think these two items should be my last upgrades. Just getting too old for this thing.
Just give me 360 FWHP, and I'll be happy.
The IC is not exactly the best cosmetically pleasing, but it does meet to a good standard of craftsmanship and should do its job just fine. I'll take few pictures tonight...and few later with the new IC next to the old one.
It's a direct drop-in/bolt-on IC, not those hardcore front mount style. At this stage...I'm running outta money and patient to do some custom fitting for FMIC. Carlos S40 already benefit and instant 20 FWHP with his Autotech IC, so I'm sure this unit should be more than sufficient.
Beside the help I get from Rob at European Auto, Carlos has been very helpful in searching the right fuel rail that I need to mount my fuel pressure regulator. I'm just going to go out on the limb here and use the 97 850 Turbo's fuel rail and hopefully I should be able to put that Aeromotive FPR and get my leaning out problem resolved soon.
Seems as if my 98 C70 also has some sorta factory FPR, but very different from the Pre 98 models. The 98 does not have a fuel return line for me to hook up the FPR. We'll see how it goes...if for some reason this does not work out, I'll just somehow get a fuel rail custom made to work with the FPR.
Then again, I'm not even sure that's the cause of my car leaning out at high RPMs. Oh well....I'm already at the point of no return. Some ask me if all this effort is worth it, and I think it is...I've gone this far to call it the day when I realize if I get the fuel issue resolve I should be able to dial up more boost... But I think these two items should be my last upgrades. Just getting too old for this thing.
Just give me 360 FWHP, and I'll be happy.