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Old 26-04-2005 | 08:12 PM
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Just wonderd if any one had one fitted or new any one with one as im looking to get a front mount i/c and have been quoted a very reasonable price just wonderd what peoples oppinions etc where on these

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Old 26-04-2005 | 08:48 PM
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iu was looking at these myself aswell!!!! was wondering the same too!!!!
Old 26-04-2005 | 09:27 PM
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from what i have heard, they are good coolers...

at the end of the day it comes down to personal preference and experience with different brand intercoolers... more or less as good as each other...
Old 26-04-2005 | 09:51 PM
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Jay R,
They are tip top i also know of a complete rad tec alloy rad and intercooler and fans for sale! its one of thier single pass ones with the modified crossover pipe! for a s2
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wheres that then????
Old 27-04-2005 | 11:26 AM
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i got one of these!

if ya gunna mount ya fan on the out side of the intercooler make sure your rad is in tip top condition!

if not its gunna take some pissing about to get the fan in the middle!

If i was to do it all again i would go pro alloy!
Old 27-04-2005 | 05:22 PM
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Cheers for the replys Whys it gonna be awkward J Birch is it anything to do with the spal fan ? as i was planning on putting this in the middle directly on the radiator wouid a kenlowe be better?

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why not try 4 fans!!!!!!!!!
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I would go Pro Alloy or GRS.

Infact, I did go Pro Alloy!! (See pics on my Engine Build thread). I like the overall quality and finish.

GRS have just done the EVO 5 RST Cooler too, so that might be worth a look.
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pro alloy was tother one i was looking at, they vseem reasonable!!!!!!
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Jay R,
alright mate its a friend of mine his name is dan arrowsmith! he has got a single pass rad tec intercooler with alloy rad and twin fans its got the modded crossover pipe!! it was the prototype model as shown in performance ford last year!
pm me if ya interested!!
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Cheers for the replys Whys it gonna be awkward J Birch is it anything to do with the spal fan ? as i was planning on putting this in the middle directly on the radiator wouid a kenlowe be better?
cus u have to move the rad back and the cooler forward! no drama if ya taking the middle out of the bumper all is fine if like me u wanna leave it looking like it should you got limited room to work with!
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I've got Rad Tec on mine and i am well happy with it fits perfect acts never go above 25 and it was the cheapest of the lot and the only one in stock
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where is Stoskport ?

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Old 29-04-2005 | 08:12 AM
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Its right next to the C button on your keyboard






never noticed that before
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oh, i thought you were from scandinavia
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When i had my turbo i put one in it, i also put the fan between the rad, this fitted fine, no need to alter anything ( like the bumper ) the only thing that happened was the rad sat a bit closer to the actuator, but nothing serious, i didnt have an act gauge but it never ran hot, but i fitted a switch for the fan just incase it got hot in traffic
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Wire fan up correct or it will spin backwards other than that as above fit fan switch and will be fine
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Originally Posted by rabmcS2
Wire fan up correct or it will spin backwards other than that as above fit fan switch and will be fine
not really!

mine is set with the fan on the outside of the cooler (which i dont like look of) and i gave the car a good caning down southers, parked up left it runnning for about 5mins while waiting for mates an that! looked down and the temp gauge was nearly in red!

Shat meself turned engine off opend bonnet let it cool for about 20seconds before me mates go! "ok lets go" FOOOOOKERS!


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Well fit the fan on rad and should cool alot better
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