[Nismo]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Double BAH!!! That's blasphemy Kevin! That's saying form over function! Build the intercooler the way you want it to be with the emphasis on ducting from the front. I noticed a minimal decrease in AIT's when I finished my hood. Mainly becuase I was seeing close to ambient temps with the stock hood due to the ducting in the front. The only large benefit was heatsoak while at idle or after shut down. That and the heatsoak dissipated more quickly with the vented hood. My hood doesn't vent any engine bay heat, or any apprechiable amounts of it anyway. So in that regard, the D-Max Sexy style - which I found angular and not sexy at all - shine hood would be a better choice, but at the same time, I take the approach that one piece should do one job and do it best, hence why I made mine the way that I did.

Well, I got this IC for free, and I trying to prove that you can have 400whp cheap, and build a solid car, you can have all three FAST, RELIABLE, and CHEAP. I got my turbo and mani for 700 shipped and it's a SS manifold, likely a blitz from what I am told. I have 2 wastegates coming for 100, and traded my stock turbo and mani for a set of 1680's that will go with the 750's I already have that I also traded for my RE turbos. After paint I'm planing on coming in around $7500-8500.

Originally Posted by 13bpower

Man.Im diggen what you got cant wite to see the finish product.

Thanks man, I hope to have it running in the new year depending when I get called back to work.