I don't know much about this car, but when I stoped to get some coffee, I saw this and had to take some pictures. Now I don't see how that intercooler is very effecient like that where air can't pass through it. What also has me thinking is the vents underneath it, and if the engine is at the rear?

Or it could just be a fake intercooler to fool others...

Sorry I couldn't take more angles but the guy was staring at me through the window.

 

thats an mr2. they are mid engined so that is sitting right on top of the engine; maybe it was just easier? but like you said, i dont think itd be very efficient....

I know that the mr2s that were turbos stock had a fmic... so his must not have been turbo to begin with or everything would have been laid out for him already. Also, thats a really f*cked up looking ic. it looks like 3 tanks... weird

 

If it's air to air intercooler then he's simply stupid for putting it there. If it's water cooled then I don't see why not, except that someone might steal it!!!

or this could be an interfooler...

 

That is a Toyota MR2 and it is mid-engine. It's hard to tell exactly what it is that is on the back, could be fake.

 

Most likely air to water since its multiple tanked.

 

Front mount? Are you sure.. that is like a mile of piping from the engine to the intercooler and back again...

 

not 100% positive, but of the 3 mr2's Ive had a close look at that had the "turbo" badge on the back, all 3 had a fmic that looked exactly the same, and in each case looked pretty old.... i just assumed it came with the car looking at the condition it was in. one things for sure, i know it CAN be done.

 

I'm pretty sure MR2s are front-mount stock, I've only seen a few though. They aren't extremely large cars though, so it really isn't horrendously long amount of piping... but I bet it still loses 3-4PSI through the intercooler stock.

 

To me it looks useless, unless those tanks are getting air flow from the front of the car. maybe vents in the front that run to those tanks... but it looks useless to me.

 

If I see him around again, ill ask him what hes running but I doubt he'd tell me if its a interfooler. Maybe ill ask him for a run, or a quick peek at his setup.