Heat Exchanger Review after 4 year of use.

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Aug 31, 2012 | 11:43 AM
  #1  
i have this setup for 4 years now (acutally I bought it used from PTE so it may even be older than 4 years). works perfectly, knock on wood! once more heat exchanger in addition to the factory unit. Oil cooler stays in same location so no buldging of bumper issues etc.etc Just figured I would post a review after 4 years of a useage. If anyone is interested i can take some dimensions and post it.

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Aug 31, 2012 | 12:35 PM
  #2  
Nice lift up on the second pic
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Aug 31, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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Quote: Nice lift up on the second pic
the car in the second picture is not mine. I think it was owned by a member name nitrous nate.
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Aug 31, 2012 | 01:06 PM
  #4  
Nice pics bro
Give some dimensions so others that had theirs recently installed don't bulge out
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Aug 31, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Quote: the car in the second picture is not mine. I think it was owned by a member name nitrous nate.
That's my car. Setup looks a bit different than yours. You sure its the same? What size line and pump are you using and do you have trunk reservoir?
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Aug 31, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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Quote: That's my car. Setup looks a bit different than yours. You sure its the same? What size line and pump are you using and do you have trunk reservoir?
relax man dont get all worked up, I am just talking about the heat exchanger.

if that is your car i am removing the picture heheheheheheheh
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Aug 31, 2012 | 02:20 PM
  #7  
BB how much juice was Nate using on the car when you bought it?
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Aug 31, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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Quote: BB how much juice was Nate using on the car when you bought it?
Dunno. He claimed none. I removed it and gave it to Steve
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Aug 31, 2012 | 02:43 PM
  #9  
Quote: BB how much juice was Nate using on the car when you bought it?
come on you know better you cant be asking a question like that
all racing stuff is very secretive around here, but then i dont know becuase I dont 1/4 my car lol
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Aug 31, 2012 | 02:55 PM
  #10  
Nothing on my cars have ever been a secret. Not like magical companies that disappear when **** hits the fan
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Aug 31, 2012 | 02:57 PM
  #11  
4 years and still works like new is great! question is.. hypothetically if you were to buy another would it be the same one?? or bigger? haha
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Aug 31, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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Quote: Nothing on my cars have ever been a secret. Not like magical companies that disappear when **** hits the fan
what can i say you and many other an exception and post all info so other members can benefit.
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Aug 31, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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Quote: 4 years and still works like new is great! question is.. hypothetically if you were to buy another would it be the same one?? or bigger? haha
I would buy the same, but not sure if anyone makes it.
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Aug 31, 2012 | 03:12 PM
  #14  
With a name like nitrous Nate he was using for sure bro!
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Aug 31, 2012 | 03:21 PM
  #15  
Quote: With a name like nitrous Nate he was using for sure bro!
Yup
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Aug 31, 2012 | 03:29 PM
  #16  
You have guts buying a car that used nitrous bro
Ticking time bomb
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Aug 31, 2012 | 03:38 PM
  #17  
Quote: You have guts buying a car that used nitrous bro
Ticking time bomb
I didn't buy it directly from Nate. My friend had it for over a year before I got it from him and I know he didn't spray it. I tested everything before I bought it and it worked great. Needless to say a tune later it needed a new engine and I have been running that motor with just headers since but I think its time to throw some mods back on. A bad tune is much worse than a nice nitrous setup. You already knew the story so I don't know why you're saying these things
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Aug 31, 2012 | 04:57 PM
  #18  
Quote: I didn't buy it directly from Nate. My friend had it for over a year before I got it from him and I know he didn't spray it. I tested everything before I bought it and it worked great. Needless to say a tune later it needed a new engine and I have been running that motor with just headers since but I think its time to throw some mods back on. A bad tune is much worse than a nice nitrous setup. You already knew the story so I don't know why you're saying these things
I couldn't agree more, go lean a couple of times at WOT and see what happens.
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Aug 31, 2012 | 05:13 PM
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Whether anyone agrees or not, NOS eventually kills motors, there's no denying that there was damage done from the NOS and then it's easy to put blame on a tuner when the engine finally gives out
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Aug 31, 2012 | 05:25 PM
  #20  
Nitrous dosent kill motors. A bad tune kills motor and that goes for nitrous/forced induction/naturally aspirated. Promods spray 3-5 systems worth anywhere from 1200-2000hp worth of nitrous and do it round after round. Now if your off the slightest bit on a nitrous tune your usually done depending on the size of the shot.
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Aug 31, 2012 | 05:33 PM
  #21  
Right Steve and those same ppl rebuild their engines all the time like yourself correct?

How can any of you say with confidence that there was not any damage at all to his engine? Come on man lol
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Aug 31, 2012 | 05:42 PM
  #22  
Quote: Right Steve and those same ppl rebuild their engines all the time like yourself correct?

How can any of you say with confidence that there was not any damage at all to his engine? Come on man lol
Because it was run for over a year without spray at least and the car made more power than any other 55 he tuned on that dyno the week before he touched it! It just happened to let go on all 8 cylinders the first pull after his tune???

Great point, Steve sprayed his car and his internals were fine! Its the rtr pulley that damaged the crank keyway haha!
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Aug 31, 2012 | 05:48 PM
  #23  
Quote: Whether anyone agrees or not, NOS eventually kills motors, there's no denying that there was damage done from the NOS and then it's easy to put blame on a tuner when the engine finally gives out
So NOS kills motors. How about nitrous express or zex? Do they kill motors too?? If the damage was done by the nitrous why did it take two years to surface and why did it happen immediately post tune?

And to your point. Driving your car eventually kills the motor and breathing eventually leads to death so we are all doomed!!
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Aug 31, 2012 | 05:55 PM
  #24  
Ok whatever
It's sooo much easier to blame the tuner instead of the guy that his name says it all
Good luck
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Aug 31, 2012 | 08:16 PM
  #25  
All this coming from a guy I'm willing to bet has never even had nitrous on a car or would know what to do if he even had it. All you know is what someone tells you so stop trying to act like you know anything when it's clear you don't. I've sprayed a bigger shot and made more power than anyone I've ever heard of and on a engine with 120,000 miles yet it looked perfect inside. Since you know everything boost kills engines right? Or do you need to call and ask someone how to respond? Point is the motor ran great when he bought it and compression was good. Jeremy does a tune on. First pull it breaks all 8 pistons and I've seen all of them and the damage it caused. Yea it wasnt the tune. Oh by the way.... How many engines have you rebuilt? How many have you even removed? Yea the answer would be zero. I'd much rather break barriers and push the limits than be a keyboard hero like yourself. And FYI the engine came out because the RTR pulley like you already know so what better time to build it bigger and stronger.
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