hello airtec last edition intercooler look awesome ..is diffirent from the geniue rs 500 intercooler .i hope airtec has diffirent shape to increase turbo lag .did anyone tryied before ?is reliable ..450 hp looks great the 60mm pipes

 

I've got one in mine and it works well, i can't get ACT reading and monitoring until the new year until it's on the dyno but it's just come back from live mapping and it's done well on a GT3076 @36psi

 

Got one on mine with 76mm pipes mine makes 550bhp and 531ft/lb torque at 2.4 bar with a GTX3076.
I'm happy with it.
Rich

 

I've got one too, just need time to fit it though.

 

I want one.. But tbh my 70mm does the job fine.

 

whats a front mouth intercooler??


looks like a bit of a bite of a spec r cooler mind you it wouldn't be the 1st time they've blatently copied somebody elses product


Luciano

 

Because spec R invented that style of intercooler? No.......

 

top feed with rounded side tanks and 100mm core on a cosworth yes they did as it go's lol

 

And it all starts again, and Jenspeed made it before Pete as was seen on car's in Norway but is a design seen in Jap car's too.

Before anyone comments on the core it's bar and plate and the weight is reasonable - mine is lighter than the old 70mm RS500 style.

The only downside is the scoop especially if you run a rs500 bumper as the air slots in the bumper are wider than the cooler but for a Sapphire or std 3dr bumper they should work fine

 

Question is, who's sold more, airtec or spec-r ? Think I know !

 

Regardless of anything... I'd take the airtec... Justy personal preference.

 

nothing is starting lol it's a fact spec r put that design in a cosworth and its a fact it was copied I'm not saying its a bad intercooler as I've no idea if it works or not it may even work better after all the Chinese like there version of the mini more than the bmw one exact copy but a lot cheaper may even be better lol

 

But it's made in this country and it's still a fact if i'd ordered from Pete it would still be in bit's on his work bench - the end tanks differ from Pete's but the general characteristics are the same, the same as all other fabricators used when they copied Ford to reproduce the 500 style. It's a comparison that been done to the hills on this site now.

 

i know it's made in this country I only made the china remark to say not all that looks the same is the same lol and your right it has been done to death but will no doubt come up a few more times its a ford part on a ford sight! And as I say I'm not knocking and have no doubt it works only thing that gets me about it is there eBay add that makes out they have invented this fantastic design intercooler and its the most effective one on the market lol when it's a copy of some one else's design and dosent use the part that dose the cooling that makes the original effective and what it dose lol

 

They havnt got a eBay shop.

 

there on eBay as are best intercooler yet and it offers it with or without logo?

 

Yeah saw that. That isn't them direct though. People buy from them and sell through there own company

 

I was thinking the same as Ronnie regarding the ebay shop, here is the link your on about

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Coswo...item19d6ae919a

As soon as the MSD rolling road is in an working we will know how well they operate and what the recovery time is.

I'd put good money on these coolers in question being close regardless to the Garrett core as it was exactly the same last time they were tested but Pete's recovering slightly quicker, thats my guess.
But for the money i payed for my cooler i could have bought 4 to Pete's 1 Spec R 100mm so Ł for performance the Airtec wins hands down.

 

If the airtec was as good as the spec r is have one in the front of my car, facts are it most deffinately is not. I have an identical core to what spec r use with pro alloy fabbed tanks as I couldn't justify the expense for spec r one.

We have done testing with the airtec at 550bhp and 34psi held from a t4 and the airtec isn't what I'd choose for my car running the same set up.
Spec rl's cooler with 780bhp running 34psi held from a much bigger turbo kept IAT's exactly where we want them I know the airtec wouldn't have been anywhere near.

IMO for upto 500bhp this is a great cooler with a awesome price but anything after I would advice saving for the better one

All IME ofcourse others will dissagree I'm just saying it as it is.

 

Good to see some proper testing! Do pro alloy offer the cooler you have for sale or was it special made

 

Custom one off I had done as they don't do a top feed cooler yet