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Posted by: Tmiller Oct 4, 2017 - 7:56 PM

Hello just curious alot of people say to run front mount intercooler for the swap do to better cooling and more breather room just curious I have a vis racing carbon fiber hood with vents for my 97 Celica and I'm talking about a 4th gen but could I run that and maybe hood risers I'm not trying to be cheap I simply like the intercooler being on top ? Any advice

Posted by: richee3 Oct 4, 2017 - 8:40 PM

You can’t run the A2A TMIC without a hood scoop. You’ll have to have cold air blowing over the intercooler, which means you’ll have to add one to your hood, get a different hood with a hood scoop already in it. That’s the reasoning for going FMIC with a 4th gen.

Posted by: HardHead93 Oct 5, 2017 - 5:20 AM

I like my A2W intercooler it works great! I tried 2 different A2A FMIC and it was heat soaking my radiator when I would run the AC.

Here is are pictures of my A2A intercoolers I tried out and was not happy with.
https://postimg.org/image/o00es647x/
https://postimg.org/image/d292v9pwd/
https://postimg.org/image/ipvg0vjz1/

Here is are pictures of my current W2A setup.
https://postimg.org/image/nb20kguvx/
https://postimg.org/image/9djuf5wt9/

I like the W2A because it is easier to route the piping in the engine bay so less chances of boost leaks. Also, it does not heat soak my radiator. The downside is that the water to air system tends to heat soak thus giving me higher intake temperatures if I sit at idle for too long.

Posted by: Tmiller Oct 6, 2017 - 8:29 PM

But with the carboon hood is had hood scoops look https://m.ebay.com/itm/VIS-94-99-Celica-Carbon-Fiber-Hood-ZCYCLONE-T200-/331674962595?fits=Year%3A1997%7CMake%3AToyota%7CModel%3ACelica&epid=664474140&hash=item4d395e4aa3%3Ag%3A9sgAAOSwuWVWFJT-&_trkparms=pageci%253Ad67eab64-aafe-11e7-9543-74dbd1801aa0%257Cparentrq%253Af472c38a15e0aa4758efd4a8fffe680b%257Ciid%253A10

Posted by: HardHead93 Oct 7, 2017 - 9:58 AM

QUOTE (Tmiller @ Oct 6, 2017 - 8:29 PM)

Posted by: richee3 Oct 7, 2017 - 10:36 AM

That hood will pull hot air out, not blow cool air in.

Posted by: Tmiller Oct 7, 2017 - 3:42 PM

QUOTE (HardHead93 @ Oct 7, 2017 - 9:58 AM)

QUOTE (Tmiller @ Oct 6, 2017 - 8:29 PM)

But with the carboon hood is had hood scoops look https://m.ebay.com/itm/VIS-94-99-Celica-Carbon-Fiber-Hood-ZCYCLONE-T200-/331674962595?fits=Year%3A1997%7CMake%3AToyota%7CModel%3ACelica&epid=664474140&hash=item4d395e4aa3%3Ag%3A9sgAAOSwuWVWFJT-&_trkparms=pageci%253Ad67eab64-aafe-11e7-9543-74dbd1801aa0%257Cparentrq%253Af472c38a15e0aa4758efd4a8fffe680b%257Ciid%253A10

I have that same hood. I still chose to go with a FMIC. I more use the hood to help dissipate the extra engine bay heat from having a turbocharged motor.
https://postimg.org/image/xz0lohkul/

Posted by: njccmd2002 Oct 8, 2017 - 7:40 AM

unless you are going in reverse. we need to poll that question in faisbuk

Posted by: Project6g Oct 29, 2017 - 12:15 PM

Hello guys, as Tmiller and I am a fun of the TMIC for my 3rd gen. My car is currently built with FMIC but I m considering to purchase an TMIC A2W and I was wondering how much power is capable to produce with it.

Thanks in advance, and sorry for stealing the thread, but I think is relative.

Posted by: marco2002 Mar 2, 2020 - 3:33 PM

https://www.flickr.com/photos/187259442@N04/shares/ErJv99

Plan to install this 2005 Subaru Forrester hood scoop to my 99 future 3SGTE engine swap