What would be the benefit, if any, of having your intercooler mounted like the Signal Sil-80's?

 

cooling, airflow to the radiator.

 

would the cooling of the intercooler still be the same? and also im guessing that this would cost alot more, and would you need more custom parts aside from the intercooler piping, such as radiators and what not? Is the reason that more people are not doing this simply a cost issue or are there any other issues to deal with in doing this sort of intercooler setup?

 

my guess is that u wont need to run fans for ur radiator is a up side

also the piping for the ic is shorten which is also a good thing

down side is i believe u must get different mounts because the motor need to be moved back to make room for the setup

cost i believe is the main reason

crashing a setup like that isnt exactly well taken either

got the money do it, but a front mount will do fine for anyone

 

Moved to turbo.

Search and you might get a little more info

 

the main reason I want to do this is because I dont want the intercooler showing for police to see.

 

how is having an intercooler illegal? you in cali?

 

Like otehr said, it costs money and isn't teh safest thing to have, However, with v-mount, you have cooling to both your radiator and IC. Also, the piping is less for the IC so less distance for air to travel and less turbo lag. However, you don't get as much air flow to your IC as you would with an FMIC. V-mount is very dangerous though, crash and it's all over. Not to mention a lot of money down the drain. You'll need custom mounts for not only your engine, but also your IC and your radiator. Not worth it IMO.
BTW, why do you wanna hide your FMIC? Cops don't care. And if you're that worried, just paint it black and it wont be seen anymore. Won't hurt the performance of the IC either.

 

having an intercooler is not illegal but having an sr20 is and yes im in cali

 

As long as you have a vented hood the amount of air that goes to your intercooler should be more than sufficient...and I have heard that it isnt all that dangerous if you do the install properly.

 

yea that is true so if you do get a v-mount which is pretty expensive i guess it gives you that kind of sleeper look

 

is there a specific reason on the Vmount set up they do not use BOVs?

 

it should be used...doesn't matter where it's mounted.

 

It's still too much money IMO. Just paint it black and you're set.

 

well you will lose any amount of sleeper it is when you have a big vented hood to let the air flow.

also if you do not just a vm mount but mout them at angels it will help.

i would just use some radiator paint and make it black.