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superJoy · 05-26-2007, 12:52 PM

ARC side-mount's are supposedly rated at 300hp. In order to squeeze the most effiency out of a SMIC (hell, anything ATA for that matter), you need a proper duct to create a high pressure zone in front of the intercooler. The manufacturer probably takes this consideration into effect when rating a cooler for a specific power output, so you should as well.

Here's my ARC intercooler installed, which was fortunately found on eBay to the tune of $115 shipped:

As you can see, this specific model mounts at angle, reducing the length of the charge pipes to and from the cooler. However, this makes it even more essential to have a duct, lest the cooler do absolutely nothing due to the prohibitive nature of mounting the I/C this way.

05-26-2007, 12:52 PM	#8
superJoy Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Detroit Posts: 142 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ARC side-mount's are supposedly rated at 300hp. In order to squeeze the most effiency out of a SMIC (hell, anything ATA for that matter), you need a proper duct to create a high pressure zone in front of the intercooler. The manufacturer probably takes this consideration into effect when rating a cooler for a specific power output, so you should as well. Here's my ARC intercooler installed, which was fortunately found on eBay to the tune of $115 shipped: As you can see, this specific model mounts at angle, reducing the length of the charge pipes to and from the cooler. However, this makes it even more essential to have a duct, lest the cooler do absolutely nothing due to the prohibitive nature of mounting the I/C this way.