Roosie

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looking at getting one for my cossie are they a good fit?
why are they so cheap also?

xr4x4rs

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never heard of them tbh

didnt you have a post the other day asking about th ebest intercooler to get?

id stick with a h fabrications or pro alloy myself

i use a a h one and its been perfectly fine

Roosie

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yeah https://secure.encryptedspace.com/au...t_detail&p=520

got any pics of your cooler

xr4x4rs

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can get you some tomorrow mate

just looks like a alloy 500 cooler though

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Roosie

Your poll a few days ago asked "witch intercooler"...........and we voted:

What rs500 type cooler to go for?
Pro Alloy 50%
Radtec 34%
Pace 7%
GRS 5%
Airtec 2%

But for some reason you are choosing (or thinking of choosing) the one with the LEAST votes - confused

Roosie

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yeah but do you not think it might be cos there a new product the others have been around some while?

xr4x4rs

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dont know mate

but tbh its always better to get what you know has been tested and works in my opinon

the name airtec when i first saw it i thought it was about fans for a pc

Dan@Rapid-Ford

iTrader: (5)

If your looking for a value for money 500 cooler why not consider a Radtec one? its got a 60mm core and its cheaper than the other 50mm options.

its a direct replacement, fits std hoses and in the was tested in the mag a while ago it had the highest temp drop overall in the

not much else to say tbh.

If PM me if you want one

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

i have a forge in mine and never had any probs

Nash

iTrader: (3)

Same here and with the price i can get forge stuff at i cant complain either.

Roosie

iTrader: (8)

your a local man to me cant you get me one cheap

Miller 3

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I think these air tec ones look ok tbh and yes thay are cheep. If i didnt already have an ic i would probably buy one.

If you get one you could be a pioneer and tell us all about it..

ellicoss

Just brought a airtec 500 cooler and rad and the fabrication is good not as good as some of the others but for £260 for a 60mm cooler and alloy rad cant go wrong

Roosie

iTrader: (8)

60mm is that the escort cos one?

ellicoss

Yep

ScORTED

i bought an airtec one, as the finish on it looks good, i've yet to measure ACT temps though as no one wants to help me with my wiring loom :

CozzyBrom

me and diva seen these at central day and there shit will cause major problems with biiger turbos (surge) due to the end tanks are very very small compared to the core

series1rscars

Anyone got any opinions on the RST cooler ?

DENNIS

i know roy and allan, and know they would not produce/ sell anything of " poor quailty " ( not like this XS power stuff thats doing the rounds !! )

i have not yet had the chance to play with one as yet, but they do look good and all the correct spec`s are there.

will be testing one soon.

( incedently i use a rad tech one , good bit of kit with major ACT temp drops !!! )

its about time someone come in with some " compertition " as far as pricing goes !!

Grahamxx

GRSmotorsport dosen't make RS500 intercoolers, so I can't understand how GRS even got 5% of the votes

Mike Rainbird

iTrader: (3)

Yes you can, it can be worse than the OE items due to the cheap nature of the cores .

rubbin's_racin

I bought one at national day last year.

Fitting was ok I had to elongate the mounting holes slightly to get the fixings to line up properly.

Apart from that the fitting was a piece of piss.

The car runs quite a bit cooler than before as well though I am only running a stage 1 chip at the moment.

Was at AVA a while back and the guy there (forgot his name) commented that it looked a reasonably good intercooler as it was made of "proper bar and plate" just like the genuine RS500 cooler. Only problem was it is not the same depth as the original one.

Over all I am pretty pleased with mine.

Roosie

iTrader: (8)

well been on the phone to the boys at airtec and im getting one at a bargain price a fair bit cheaper than the book price so il let you know the results

Dirty Harry

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I will sell this one then that you were suposed to be buying then
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ok mate will go down the bank an see finds then give you a ring in morning hopefuly

Ginge !

roosie its a 50mill core,,, so its thinner for a start than is should be

glad your version of wanting the best stayed there

you should have posted whats the cheepest and looks the best

Roosie

iTrader: (8)

sorry mate was going to pm you in a bit i thought it would be more inconvinient for me to get one from airtec as i work near to were they are made and it was same price without postage cos i would be collecting
apologies

Roosie

iTrader: (8)

couldnt give a toss what it looks like .
as long as its relevent for stage 3 as i know pro alloys radtec are better coolers but been thinking ive goto pull the purse strings a bit as i have to buy some suspension,breather,wheels, starter motor this week so im just going to get things that are adequate at min

banhambuilt

false economy

been reading this thread and your other 1 about what`s best intercooler,disregard all peoples comments on what`s best and get the worst 1 .

buy once/buy right

dave

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

i would of left the wheels and spent the extra on a proper intercooler!

Roosie

iTrader: (8)

so has anyone actually tested airtec to see if it any worse than the std item??? i think its just a opinion of "cos i got this it must be best"
my mum said "dont mock it before you try it"

Nash

iTrader: (3)

Yeah but would you use a Partco head gasket over a Grp A one? just because it was cheaper and no one had tried it.

Ginge !

roosie i agree,,, but then the " its smaller, cheeper and nobody uses it even though its from a big company who have other shiney parts on there cars that they sell" makes me think mmmmmmm!!!!

xs one i would have gone for tbh

Ginge !

roosie i agree,,, but then the " its smaller, cheeper and nobody uses it even though its from a big company who have other shiney parts on there cars that they sell" makes me think mmmmmmm!!!!

xs one i would have gone for tbh

banhambuilt

here`s 2 comments from this thread,they both sell items that WILL work with your car,yet neither of them sell airtec,doesn`t that tell you something

Ginge !

they also dont sell radtec either and they are VERY good coolers and very cheep

thats not the right way of looking

Roosie

iTrader: (8)

well got my airtec cooler today £200 notes as its got a slight scratch in cooler which will polish out.
im happy so far welds are brillaint looks good so far

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

looks a bit thin

but i supose you have one now so will see how it goes, you need a charge air gauge next to monitor the temps to show what your getting

dont worry about the scratch you wont see it when its fitted and it wont stay shiney for long anyhow

ScORTED

looks spot on mate... and its fooking massive

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

As long as it cools the charge and doesn't fall to pieces then good on ya m8 gotta be worth a try.

AJC

iTrader: (6)

i felt when looking at airtec coolers they just werent as good quality as the pro/radtec ons,

but i dont want to slag them of untl i see performance figures