| if I were in your shoes. The question that should follow is whether or not a well-known vendor within a niche market such as the Z32's performance aftermarket would be so bold as to falsify intercooler flow test results and advertise the product based on that merit. Flowbenches are abundant (very available) and intercoolers are very quickly flowtested (read: cheaply tested). I completely advocate the independent testing of the available intercoolers for our vehicles - it should have been done far before I did it. :) The information provided in that flowchart is as accurate as measurably possible. The MASSIVE SMICs weren't a "happy accident" of design - they were specifically constructed to cater to Z32s built with target power/torque goals above the 600RWHP level. The MASSIVE SMICs took advantage of the space available in the sidemount location to improve the flow capacity, reduce pressure drop, and increase cooling efficiency beyond any other SMIC available. I, AshSPEC, dont have the multi-million dollar budget to mass-advertise my products like other big-name manufacturers. My efforts are not driven by statistical guarantees of financial successes predicted by a marketing department's analyses. I build these things to build the best for my own personal use; I test them on my own vehicle, refine the design parameters to optimize its performance, and when the goals of that project are satisfied, it becomes a new product for sale with performance data collected during its development available for review. Interestingly enough, it has been surprisingly easy to build custom components that outperform all of those available on the market. I just put the extra time and effort into their construciton and follow with empirical testing to know without question whether my version is better or not. I like to think my products sell based on their merits, not on the brand name. :)
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