Reverse Intercooler Kit

[besthaticouldo]

so far i have about 100 bucks into my FMIC kit. scored an intercooler off a forum, then got a 2.5" piping kit for 60 bucks on ebay. so i am off to a good start i think.

my buddy is going to help with mock and help me weld it all up.

[Keep Calm Chive On]

Plus, your shit is chock full of stock parts coolness!

OEM KELLY RIPPAAA

[project_850]

RIP kit + drop in + condenser delete. All the cool kids are doing it

[AverageVolvo]

Yeah a Rip with a Drop in intercooler cost 500$ more but it's no doubt better IMO that just a fmic or rip.

Of course for the difference in the intercooler's you could get a Progressive Meth injection kit in addition to the fmic for 500$ total vs 7-800$ for a drop in /rip kit.

And Fmic W/ Meth/water injection Inj > Rip/Drop in.

[lookforjoe]

Yeah a Rip with a Drop in intercooler cost 500$ more but it's no doubt better IMO that just a fmic or rip.

Of course for the difference in the intercooler's you could get a Progressive Meth injection kit in addition to the fmic for 500$ total vs 7-800$ for a drop in /rip kit.

And Fmic W/ Meth/water injection Inj > Rip/Drop in.

Yeah, not sure at what HP this becomes a cost-effective addition. Certainly not necessary with any Volvo-supplied turbo. Plus, losing the AC might work in some areas, wouldn't work for me :lol:

[lookforjoe]

RIP kit + drop in + condenser delete. All the cool kids are doing it

Have you guys actually measured I/O temps with these?

Just curious as I have measured temps within a few degrees of ambient with my FMIC.

For the price difference and lack of AC, I'd want to see a substantial improvement. Having less plumbing could be a plus, but really, there's no noticeable lag with the FMIC vs. stock plumbing, and I didn't measure ANY temp drop I/O when switching to RIP.

[TRACStar]

RIP kit + drop in + condenser delete. All the rich kids are doing it

I for one and I'm sure quite a few others aim for the bang for the buck option.

If I had the funds I'd absolutely take that route though.....it looks soo badass. :tup:

[project_850]

Have you guys actually measured I/O temps with these?

Just curious as I have measured temps within a few degrees of ambient with my FMIC.

For the price difference and lack of AC, I'd want to see a substantial improvement. Having less plumbing could be a plus, but really, there's no noticeable lag with the FMIC vs. stock plumbing, and I didn't measure ANY temp drop I/O when switching to RIP.

I haven't, but that being said having deleted the PTC I still have the nipple on the side of the intake manifold plugged and doing nothing. I suppose I could easily put a temperature probe there to measure IAT's. Coincidentally I also have Aquammist rigged in on the hard pipe before the throttle body.

I would say that the gains were quite noticeable for me because I did all of these in tandem:

- Switch to RIP kit

- Switch to bar + plate drop-in IC

- Removed AC compressor and ran a 50" 6-rib belt

- Removed AC condenser

- Added Aquamist

Don't have hard numbers though, just a trap speed I'm pretty happy with for now..

[lookforjoe]

I haven't, but that being said having deleted the PTC I still have the nipple on the side of the intake manifold plugged and doing nothing. I suppose I could easily put a temperature probe there to measure IAT's. Coincidentally I also have Aquammist rigged in on the hard pipe before the throttle body.

I would say that the gains were quite noticeable for me because I did all of these in tandem:

- Switch to RIP kit

- Switch to bar + plate drop-in IC

- Removed AC compressor and ran a 50" 6-rib belt

- Removed AC condenser

- Added Aquamist

Don't have hard numbers though, just a trap speed I'm pretty happy with for now..

Cool.

Understandable that all those together would make a noticeable difference - but, I'd reckon the AC delete & aquamist would be greater contributing factors rather than the style of IC & RIP.