i really like cca.

 

I ran a 8.5inch on mine

 

yea, I see what you're saying. From his pics, they look alright, but then again, it isnt held up against light to see through.

...maybe I'll keep saving for a cca 8" ...

 

Yup yup. This is God's own thermodynamics, although Full-Rice Geoff was arguing that the lower pressure drop bar/plate ICs were better due to less restriction... I loved that HT thread, where he got smacked the ---- down.

Keep in mind the OEM uses bar/plate units not much worse than the one you linked to... The GTi-R Sentra runs an 18X12X3" core - one of the XS Power SS Autoshite units, and at 19 psi on the stock T28 (300 whp range) the inlet tank and piping is unpleasantly hot to the touch and the outlet and rest of the charge piping chilly. There is a lot to be said for a tall and thick IC... and failing that some width to help act as a heat sink. If you can keep the IC as cold as possilble, it encourages more heat transfer. Temp difference means exactly as much as the interior surface area of the IC - hot water stuck in the freezer freezes quicker and all that.

How much power you shooting for in the future? A larger, albeit "inferior" design, IC that is cheaper might work just fine for you.

 

when this motor blows, I will have another b16 block, that I'm going to be building on the side. the goal is to beat a 2006 z06, so I'll need about 375whp. mind you by that time the year will be like 2008.