The Road to Abu Dhabi Part One – Mission Impossible

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Formula D Abu Dhabi 350Z Dai Yoshihara
 The Greddy Spec-R intercooler has internal turbulators inside the tubes for improved heat transfer and superior cooling while still being lighter than typical bar and plate intercoolers.  The core will allow more air to flow through to the radiator as well.  The core is huge with two inlets and one outlet, perfect for a twin turbo.  This intercooler is actually from a Greddy 350Z turbo kit.
Formula D Abu Dhabi 350Z Dai Yoshihara
 Since the JWT twin intercooler system would not fit into the nose of our Vertex aero kit, we opted to get their Tuner Kit which is minus the intercooler, charge piping and exhaust downpipes. The JWT Tuner Kit comes with a lot of extras that make fabricating the rest of the system much easier.  The turbo inlet pipes are shown here with a POP charger filter and MAF holder.  These little bits can save you hours of fab time.
Formula D Abu Dhabi 350Z Dai Yoshihara
 We wanted more flow than the stock MAF size so JWT provided us with a 4″ tube that we welded the MAF flange from the smaller tube to.
Formula D Abu Dhabi 350Z Dai Yoshihara
 JWT also provided the oil and coolant feed tubes which are easy but a pain in the ass to deal with saving more hours of fab time.
Formula D Abu Dhabi 350Z Dai Yoshihara
 The GTI Technical Innovations shop midway through the around the clock thrash to get the car ready.  Kerryann De La Cruz’s R32 GT-R awaits some fab loving from Costa.
Formula D Abu Dhabi 350Z Dai Yoshihara
 KW Suspension’s Chris Marion applies heat reflecting aerospace Kapton tape to the JWT heat shields.

 

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