I've recently chipped my S1 and obviously want to run more boost, 15psi ish.

What intercooler does anybody recommend? Grs? Pace?...

Are there any websites i can have a look at.

CheeRS

Dave

 

GRS IMO. (If you can wait) Failing that go Pro Alloy, they are getting the ratings at the mo

www.grsmotorsport.co.uk

www.proalloy.co.uk

 

was gonna say exactly the same as adam!

GRS are the daddies but the new proalloy one seems pretty good

 

try a RADTECH,very good coolers got one on mine at 17psi.they are a bit cheaper too

 

anything but pace!

 

grs

 

GRS all day long m8.

 

Pro alloy or GRS

 

pace charge cooler! or better still the intercooler froma reni 5!!!!...lol...

as said before grs,redtec,or pro alloy tho the pace large front mount hugely expensive one seems to do a good job too!

 

Pro alloy intercooler kit for the series 1 RS turbo

 

pro alloy are the daddy as i like the way it tapers down at one end giving you the addittional cooling aswells as the twin fan set up which is a piece of p--s to wire up



top work pro alloy (can i have a free header tank for my s2 turbo now)

 

GRS is a bit overkill for 15psi really, but it's never money wasted really.

 

can i get a free S1 pro alloy cooler for recommending it

 

GRS mate thats what i've got on my series 1 there the daddy!!!

 

iv just put a pro alloy on my s2 very good cooler easy to fit aswell

 

not a free one
but we will give you good value for money!!!!

 

When i got anough money to spare I'll give you's a shout cos they look pretty fookin cool an seem to o the job

 

i went the opposite way. my car was built on tight budget. got large front mounted intercooler from a SAAB 9000 of all things. had the plastic ends removed and alloy 1's made up to suit. all in, it cost £65. runs roughly same temps as grs, pro alloy etc. its a cheap option. had frontera td intercooler on last s2. just as good and just as cheep. depends if u want a flash name!!

 

Fair play tonyturbo

But..out of curiosity,how did the frontera one's cope with boost pressure?Did you run high boost pressure through them because id imagine they wouldnt be designed to take much more that say about 10psi? Honestly not having a pop here,just interested bud

Cheers

*Back to orignal question now *

Ive got a GRS and it works really well.I dont think you could go wrong with either Pro-Alloy or GRS.They both get good reviews!!

 

I just spotted this firm on ebay, might be worth a try/email,etc.. looks pretty solid to me, and darn sexy too!!!

 

im using 2 2wd cossie intercoolers welded together, a cheap alternative to the nice shiny ones

 

well what they called then?! lol...

 

Built by Allard i think used to do turbo conversions for the early RX7,

 

Allard are near Blackpool iirc. Mate had a 206 HDi & had cooler custom-built by them & then had it mapped by MSD. Was quick.

 

pro alloy in my s1 both rad and cooler. just trying to work out were i can put a turbo cooler in my engine bay as ive got a s2 hybrid turbo. wayne said they can custum make pretty much anything so bear that in mind.

well built bits on kit.

 

i will be looking at this next year , i like the look of the GRS and it is tried and tested on many cars!

im tempted by the pro alloy one as well , question though, does having the fans in front of the intercooler have its downsides , ie- not cooling rad enough or blocking areas of the cooler??
the GRS has the fans in between abd i thought this was good , opinions please

 

that was the first question i asked mate,those fans cool the puppy down pretty quickly though.

any one got a pic of the pro alloy cooler fitted? i found it ok to fit but not as easy as i thought. just want to make sure ive fitted it properly.

 

whats the price of both , both with fans??

 

Have you ever actually seen this done in a S1? It's a bit different case from the S2.

 

I have no idea

 

i got a pro alloy one on mine, top bit of kit seems to be working well (that is when the rest of the car is working )

 

[quote="gus"]i got a pro alloy one on mine, top bit of kit seems to be working well (that is when the rest of the car is working )[/quote

gus , u got a pic of yours fitted? did u have to cut your front panel? will get a pic later and show u what i had to do.

 

i got rid of the twin fans on my grs i/c
now only use 1 large fan

 

Just been thiking about this for a few days!

and imho if you will only ever run 15psi no higher...then why spend absolute loads when (sorry to offend) a pace double size is quite adequite (spel) ...im running 16psi through mie and have been all summer!

Then you wont have to worrie about water temps cus the rad is still open! and you can use ya standerd fan!

Im thinking of pumping my boost up to 18psi soon,so thats the only reason im thinking of getting a bigger cooler! and im goin with a rad tec! cheaper than the GRS and pro alloy and will cope with 24+psi! (tho no disrespect to the aforementioned companys! as im sure the grs and pro alloy are good good coolers!

If i was to choose between grs and pro alloy i would go with the pro alloy! purely on the fact that not everyone has one! and the shape leave some of ya rad open to the breaze,also with the turbo cooler option water temps should never be a problem!

Hope this helps!

also hope it makes some sense!

 

rswoza i have no pics of mine as car is off having some mooore work done to her

but i can tell ya that mine was a bit of a mare to fit, had to cut front panel and modify the grill to fit it all in


this could be due to me having a large core rad as pro alloy quote an hour (ish) to fit and require no cutting

 

thats what i had to do mate, will get a pic of mine and show u what i had to do.

 

when i come round to gettin my frount mount il be going for grs!!!

pace is far too expensive!!

 

Heres my pro alloy one on me S2, fitted perfectly, cant recommend enough, and those fans are like wind turbines!!