What intercooler kits do you guys run?

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What intercooler kits do you guys run?

Postby gussy » Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:56 pm

I may need to buy / make up an intercooler kit for my turbo conversion soon guys.

Just wondering what kits any of you turbo guys are running or did you make up your own kits using a cheap ebay intercooler and just get a pipe shop to make up the pipes etc? Cost etc?

Any info would be great as I may need to think about buying one soon.

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Re: What intercooler kits do you guys run?

Postby demon » Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:06 am

As stated, eBay intercooler (or get one from just jap), and get the brackets + pipes made up...easy :)

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Re: What intercooler kits do you guys run?

Postby JOJO82 » Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:53 pm

Get a cooling pro one from Just Jap and have some brackets made up..

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Re: What intercooler kits do you guys run?

Postby NitroDann » Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:44 am

Slightly modified xr6T intercooler, and piping done at the exhaust shop up the road.

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Re: What intercooler kits do you guys run?

Postby Steampunk » Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:46 pm

Another alternative to fleabay 'coolers are second-hand OEM:
http://autospeed.com/cms/title_The-Worlds-Biggest-Intercooler-Comparison-Part-One/A_1931/article.html

http://autospeed.com/cms/A_1946/article.html

Pipes of various sizes, metallurgy, and bends are easily sourced from aforementioned eBay, as are silicone couplers from eBay UK. I've bought several silicone hoses for different applications from the UK and they are top-notch.

Worm-gear hose clamps are good enough for low-ish boost application, just buy them from your fave hardware/auto shop, but if you want T-bolt or V-band clamps then eBay UK is also the place to shop.
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Re: What intercooler kits do you guys run?

Postby gussy » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:37 pm

For those of you that got your pipes made up from an exhaust shop - how much did they cost?

Thanks


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