Hopefully you don't but, when was the last time you pressure checked them?

 

Thanks all..

So I got a chance to take a short drive tonight.. I didn't get a chance to get some full logs, but I was able to see that my iats were much lower than before when I had a similar Outside temperature.

I did learn about boost leaks, in that my first drive out I was noticing a light whooshing sound and my boost was only reaching 15psi.. I came home and put it up on the lift and pulled out my boost leak tester.. Sure enough, I couldn't get it to 5psi without it leaking out at the Y-pipe connection to the TB. It looked good visually but apparently the clamp was just off enough that it was leaking.. Surprised me.. Fixed the clamp and now it's back to normal boost levels.. I plan to data log while I'm on the dyno on Friday.

 

Until someone proves otherwise these ics are by far the best option up to about 900hp

 

26+ 1/2 mile runs in 1 day with them on my car recently and no issues. They seem to be pretty solid!

DC

 

never, lol. But I do datalog regularly. The obvious boost leaks were reasonably easy to track down. Most recently the dealer either broke or forgot to replace one of the clamps on the plenum (or it coincidently disappeared). You could hear something. The boost wasn't quite as strong. I obviously didn't continue beating the car. I tracked it down by inspecting the clamps. On review of the datalogs I could see that the turbo duty cycle on boost went from low 40s to 60s so it was clear there was a boost leak.

 

So the Softronic tune lets you go to 1.7bar? That was measured with thr Torque app, yes?

 

Yes sir!..that is real live footage....and yes sir I was very pleased with the tune and the IC's. My friend had a GTR with an Alpha package (not sure what level).... and he was building up some hot iats...Mine were dropping quickly to around 80 degrees after the runs. He ran 7 times...I ran 26+ No issues..

To be clear this was about peak....and depending on speed and other variables it fluctuates, but Scott does a great job of bringing a lot of power smoothly and safely. I have a lot of confidence in his ability, and his integrity

DC

 

Do both top and bottom parts of the duct get trimmed out for the fit...or does one fit perfectly and then require trimming of the other part?

 

Both ducts need to be trimmed if you want the original clips to work. it's not just the lip on the inside, the corners/ends need some adjustment (basically the corner cut out)



Also the aluminum lips on the ICs themselves need to be trimmed or bent over. They are very soft and easy to trim with tin snips.

 

Is there an easy way to tell if the car already has GT2RS intercoolers without removing the bumper? Like for 996 Turbos, the easy way to tell if the car has X50 intercoolers, is to look through the bottom vent and check if the Intercooler fins are raised.

 

Count the charge air rows, RS will have 14, stock will have 11.

 

Yep and the factory 997 cores have raised fins where you can reach up in the vent in the rear bumper and feel them. The 997.2 coolers are smooth there as well.

 

Meticulous install good sir!

 

Thanks for the response guys!

 

Here are the fins exposed after trimming. You can still see some of the lip un-trimmed at the bottom of the image.