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OK guys, How much will my performance suffer if I ditch the intercooler on the SR20turbo motor?

Every time I look at the intercooler and plumbing it just pisses me off. I hate the routing, I hate the space it occupies, I hate how it screws up the lines of the car.

So what happens if I ditch the cooler?

Maybe I'll build a second set of plumbing with cooler delete and do some seat of the pants when it's up and running.

Sincerely,
Frustrated in South Carolina

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Actually quite a bit. Where you'll suffer the most is hot days &/or repeated runs or longer time on the throttle.

The heat will build detonation will begin & you could lose an engine.

Of course you could just turn the boost way down to build you a little head room or even remove the turbo.

It's well worth it to figure out a way to run an intercooler if performance, rather than just bragging rights or having it make cool sounds, is your goal.

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I can explain it to you,
but I can't understand it for you.

I've been asking around on Nissan forums and the general consensus is the cooler is a necessary evil. The knock sensor will keep detuning the engine as heat builds so I don't destroy the engine, but heat soak would be a real problem.

I'm going to spend tom time staring at it after work this week to see if I can do a major re-route

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OOPS I did it again
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=17496

Blood Sweat and Beers
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=15216