What intercooler will be good? Options

[3sgtegts]

I am doing a 3SGTE swap into my 94 celica.
I am looking to get a FMIC but I can't choose one.
I want to get the Greddy one..but they are too expensive.
but I don't want the smaller one though.
I am seeing some of cheap ones and HUGE on Ebay.
They go down to like $290
Are they good for our cars?

and I had my car welded all the way to the back from front.
so I cant take off my front bumper.
Does that really matter?

Please give me some info about FMIC.
Thanks.

[97sccelica]

I know that i need to do alot more research on swap and cars even though I do everyday.
I am still learning about our car through this forum.
But I totally enderstand that I dont need that big intercooler for our kits, but
as far as the power concerns..I also care about the look too.
That's why I am asking..
i want to get the big Greddy or Spearco ones, but they are out of my budget.
With half of that money, I can get twice bigger than those ones but with no brand name.
Are they good? If It was the Turbo's or something else..I wouldn't be asking this cuz I wouldn't even use ****ty ones for other ones.
But intercoolers seems all fine to me..they are just cooling down the turbos.
On Ebay..the Huge no name ones go for about $200.
That sounds good deal to me.
Or shouldn't I buy no name ones?
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intercoolers cool off the charge air, not the turbo

get a bar and plate intercooler, they are stronger and have less pressure drop.

you generally want a quality intercooler that has good flow and cooling to help keep lag down

my Z has a cheap ebay one and it works pretty well, but the design is not nearly as good as the fmic on my wrx

my friends 240z has a bar and plate massive fmic. it has pretty good end tanks and low pressure drop according to the seller.