what make is the best 500 intercooler for big turbo ecos non a.c. ?
please only answer from experience. will be buying one over winter ready for remap on stage 3..

 

no complaints with mine, seem to have good write ups

think they all are more or less the same from what i can gather

 

been using a pace one and thats been fine,be fitting radtech one soon so will see how that is

 

Save money,Stick with the original cooler

 

I've also been told not to waste my money if it's stage 3 the standard is fine

 

there not always necessary but DO make a difference i have a A+H cooling setup

 

i was told this before i bought mine, load of bollox could tell the difference right away

 

Im running a genuine 500 cooler in mine

 

Despite the cost, they look awsome!

 

I ordered mine from one Finnish alloycooling repairing company. I just gave them measurements and they welded me exactly the cooler I wanted and it cost me about 200£. Only thing was that I had to make some measurements and I had to make the fittings myself, so it was not a bolt on cooler, but much cheaper than the other ones. I'm also going to fabricate an oil breather tank at them soon, I was told that is about 20£ from them.

 

Was it a mission to fit?

 

How could you tell the difference mate, do you mean in terms of temps?
I asked Mark Shead if it was worth doing as I was looking for a few extra horses and he said not to bother

 

IMO no need to change if only running 24/25pound peak... though i tooo have a p/alloy item...

paul the gen item will need the outlet pipes modifying to fit your turbo/inl;et, or fit reducers... not worth it IMO

 

ok, thanks for the tips, guess i will put the money towards oil catch tank instead!

 

Paul Ripley, it wasnt as hard a problem as everyone seems to make out.

the inlet pipe has to be cut off and angled outwards to clear the alternator, and obviously get the relevant boost hoses made.

i was lucky tho, i managed to get mine of a guy on here who was selling it all and upgrading further.

just took a few hours of adjusting and making it all line up corectly with the pace radiator, turbo cooler and CO2 spray brackets/pipes across the front!