# When are you putting your summer wheels on ?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896
**Category:** Shift518 Off Topic
**Created:** [March 18, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896 "2009-03-18T18:00:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/61 "2009-03-20T11:07:26Z")
> [@New best for the RICER - 11.1 at 131 mph](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-best-for-the-ricer-11-1-at-131-mph/15906/16):
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> I’m not 100% sure, but I think he had to cut parts of the inner bumper out to fit the IC. A lot of bumpers you have to do that with fmics
His IC core is bigger than what most guys w/ 30-35R’s run. Totally useless.
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/62 "2009-03-20T11:08:16Z")
> [@Ran Andy (300zx) and an 04 GTO](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-andy-300zx-and-an-04-gto/15909/10):
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> His IC core is bigger than what most guys w/ 30-35R’s run. Totally useless.
not to mention, eurojet is china junk.
its bigger than my garrett 600core
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### Author:  [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/63 "2009-03-20T11:10:35Z")
> [@New best for the RICER - 11.1 at 131 mph](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-best-for-the-ricer-11-1-at-131-mph/15906/16):
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> I’m not 100% sure, but I think he had to cut parts of the inner bumper out to fit the IC. A lot of bumpers you have to do that with fmics
i had to hack the hell out of my golf front bumber.
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/64 "2009-03-20T12:25:22Z")
But what is the purpose of putting that giant ass intercooler on there? It’s not necessary. :lol Thats what I want to know. Seems like a bunch of his ricer friends went “yo you should throw a front mount on there, that would be siiickkk” and he was like “ok” :rofl
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/65 "2009-03-20T12:26:47Z")
Going slightly bigger than you need is not a problem, now going smaller than you need is a problem.
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/66 "2009-03-20T12:27:55Z")
> [@http://www.peekvid.com](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/http-www-peekvid-com/15919/2):
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> Going slightly bigger than you need is not a problem, now going smaller than you need is a problem.
Theres nothing wrong with cooling mods, but on an otherwise stock-turbo’d car, what is the purpose?
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/67 "2009-03-20T12:29:29Z")
oh, i thought it was rather upgraded.
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/68 "2009-03-20T12:33:29Z")
> [@WTH: Hire - sales, install](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wth-hire-sales-install/15915/10):
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> oh, i thought it was rather upgraded.
It has a “chip” or somethingorother. Donno.
It’s on the stock turbocharger, I know that much.
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/69 "2009-03-20T12:36:41Z")
I highly doubt i’ll max out my own intercoolers, though I hope I do someday.
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/70 "2009-03-20T12:37:39Z")
I maxed out my Stage II injectors before my factory heat exchanger even huffed a sigh of stress :lol
Also running distilled water + water wetter in the summer months works wonders…
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### Author:  [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/71 "2009-03-20T12:38:39Z")
> [@WTH: Hire - sales, install](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wth-hire-sales-install/15915/11):
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> It has a “chip” or somethingorother. Donno.
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> It’s on the stock turbocharger, I know that much.
heat soak my man. stock 1.8t ICs get very heat soaked very quickly.
now in terms of as big as he went, whatever. he doesnt need it but maybe he is gearing up for a 35r someday. never know.
leave him alone thomas
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### Author:  [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/72 "2009-03-20T12:39:44Z")
Yeah!
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/73 "2009-03-20T12:40:30Z")
I’d rather just do everything all at once but to each their own I guess.
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### Author:  [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/74 "2009-03-20T12:42:11Z")
> [@New best for the RICER - 11.1 at 131 mph](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-best-for-the-ricer-11-1-at-131-mph/15906/33):
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> I’d rather just do everything all at once but to each their own I guess.
well we all cant be as cool as u now can we.
btw is ur brother getting a car yet? getting that evo he is promissing everyone?
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/75 "2009-03-20T12:43:48Z")
> [@FS:1997 Eclipse GSX RED 5SPD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1997-eclipse-gsx-red-5spd/10144/206):
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> well we all cant be as cool as u now can we.
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> btw is ur brother getting a car yet? getting that evo he is promissing everyone?
LOL i’m just saying i’d rather wait a little longer and do everything at once if I was going to go that route rather than doing little things here and there and driving around with no bumper covers and all that fun shit.
As for my brother, he’s getting an STi next year. He doesn’t even have a license yet.
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### Author:  [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/76 "2009-03-20T12:48:28Z")
> [@Ran Andy (300zx) and an 04 GTO](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-andy-300zx-and-an-04-gto/15909/10):
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> His IC core is bigger than what most guys w/ 30-35R’s run. Totally useless.
Yeah, he should have the tiny one E had on the Golf if anything.
> [@deadbeatrec"](#):
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> i had to hack the hell out of my golf front bumber.
I can’t imagine how much he had to cut seeing as the one on the Golf was like 1/4 of the size :lol
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/77 "2009-03-20T15:06:20Z")
> [@custom exhaust](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/custom-exhaust/15878/17):
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> Yeah, he should have the tiny one E had on the Golf if anything.
when pushing a turbo so out of its efficiency window as the k03 is when its chipped, they begin to push hot air and just that. so an effective intercooler is necessary. these cars rely heavily on the IAT’s and going from a stock smic to a fmic people have regained 10-15whp and upto 40lb/ft tq that was otherwise lost from heatsoak/ timing pull.
> [@custom exhaust](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/custom-exhaust/15878/17):
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> I can’t imagine how much he had to cut seeing as the one on the Golf was like 1/4 of the size :lol
requires a fair amount if you have a stock lip still, with a 20thAE lip, or a GLI lip in the case of the jettas, much less trimming is required. hes got some Oettinger bumper so it may fit quite well.
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/78 "2009-03-20T15:08:24Z")
> [@Debadged the STi](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/debadged-the-sti/15929/14):
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> when pushing a turbo so out of its efficiency window as the k03 is when its chipped, they begin to push hot air and just that. so an effective intercooler is necessary. these cars rely heavily on the IAT’s and going from a stock smic to a fmic people have regained **10-15whp and upto 40lb/ft tq** that was otherwise lost from heatsoak/ timing pull.
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> requires a fair amount if you have a stock lip still, with a 20thAE lip, or a GLI lip in the case of the jettas, much less trimming is required. hes got some Oettinger bumper so it may fit quite well.
Sounds almost as bad as the Supercharged model of the SS Cobalts when pulley size is dropped… :eek3
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### Author:  [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/79 "2009-03-20T15:08:54Z")
> [@FS: LOTS of Drilled Rotors, SS Lines, new, LOOK INSIDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-lots-of-drilled-rotors-ss-lines-new-look-inside/15914/5):
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> LOL i’m just saying i’d rather wait a little longer and do everything at once if I was going to go that route rather than doing little things here and there and driving around with no bumper covers and all that fun shit.
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> As for my brother, he’s getting an STi next year. He doesn’t even have a license yet.
gotta love mommy and daddy/gma and gdad
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-are-you-putting-your-summer-wheels-on/242896/80 "2009-03-20T15:15:22Z")
> [@any runners?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-runners/15767/55):
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> gotta love mommy and daddy/gma and gdad
Tell me about it.
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