why do people buy cheep intercoolers ?

[IJ.]

I have to ask would the differences be noticeable or even measurable?

I see these threads with people obsessing over the most minute of differences and trying to save grams on components but even when I worked for a pro race team no one behaved like this.......

Get a grip guys it's a ROAD car......

 

[outofstep]

I have to ask would the differences be noticeable or even measurable?

I see these threads with people obsessing over the most minute of differences and trying to save grams on components but even when I worked for a pro race team no one behaved like this.......

Get a grip guys it's a ROAD car......

Too much free time on their hands?

 

[IJ.]

Bob: Must be,

this is getting embarrasing...... :nono:

 

[supra90turbo]

haha Ian. Well, one option for you... GTFO!!!!!


:rofl: j/k bud

 

[bigaaron]

True IJ, if my cheap ic has 1 psi of pressure drop more then the one that costs $500 more, I just turn my boost controller up 1/32 of a turn and I spend the $500 on nice tires or a wideband a/f meter or something else that is actually worth the money. If someone has a show car that has absolutely everything else totally dialed and money is no object then I could see spending the extra money on a $600 intercooler.

 

[supra90turbo]

:werd:

 

[drunk_medic]

$1000 for a HKS Type S [their smaller IC!!!] or $200-$300 and what Aaron described as another 1/32" movement on your wastegate controller. That extra $800 isn't justified for vehicle specific mounting tabs.

 

[IJ.]

Yep maybe .001% of Mk3 owners might come close to maxxing out even the cheapest IC on the market (taking into account it's sized correctly I said cheapest not stupidest)

I'll bow out now before people think I'm being argumentative for the sake of it.

 

[Allan_MA70]

IJ: that one of tims was $170aud from memory, whats your views on its construction?

 

[NashMan]

well i still think garret cores are the best bang for buck

i got mine for pretty cheep 600 cad and it supports up to 780 hp

 

[IJ.]

Alan: Very solid and will easily do the intended job.

 

[Allan_MA70]

same opinion here, I see no need for mega $ coolers on anything this side of $30,000.00