Hi People,

Mag delivery is delayed a bit here in Aus, could anyone summarise the results of the intercooler comparison please ? I have read bits and peices of opinion here but can't find a link to a discussion on this actual test,

regards Paul

 

the pro alloy, radtec, AH and the new pace intercooler are very good.

 

they said that they prefer the pro alloy one because at certain temps it beat the Radtec cooler by a half a C but the Radtec had the best overall temp drop of the group and they are about Ł50 to Ł70 cheaper.

Dave.

 

the owner of the rs500 said his car reacts better with the proalloy. but you can go much wrong with all these intercoolers.

 

And the pro alloy was superb quality of course!!!

 

every intercooler has good quality build.

 

Even if you do say so yourself . Obviously Alex made it...

 

 

which issue was the intercooler test in?

 

sept.04 fella

 

happy days

 

 

Fight, fight, fight .



Temps are in °C - IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU TAKE NOTE OF THE AMBIENTS

Genuine RS500 Ambient 21
Temps at 40mph
Inlet------Outlet------Temp drop
36----------35----------1
66----------29----------37
77----------27----------50
Average 60----------30----------29

Genuine RS500 Ambient 21
Temps under acceleration
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
101---------35----------66
121---------33----------88
190---------36----------154
Average 137--------35----------103

Pace Ambient 20
Temps at 40mph
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
26----------23----------3
72----------22----------50
64----------23----------41
Average 54---------23----------31

Pace Ambient 20
Temps under acceleration
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
114---------23----------91
112---------27----------85
137---------34----------103
Average 121--------28----------93


Radtec Ambient 19
Temps at 40mph
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
65----------33----------32
78----------33----------45
72----------30----------42
Average 72---------32----------40

Radtec Ambient 19
Temps under acceleration
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
122---------23----------99
151---------27----------124
142---------34----------108
Average 138--------28----------110

Pro-Alloy Ambient 18
Temps at 40mph
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
36----------29----------7
70----------29----------41
42----------29----------13
Average 49---------29----------20

Pro-Alloy Ambient 18
Temps under acceleration
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
126---------23----------103
117---------27----------90
138---------34----------104
Average 127--------28----------99


AH Fabs Ambient 17
Temps at 40mph
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
32----------29----------3
64----------24----------40
47----------26----------21
Average 48---------26----------21

AH Fabs Ambient 17
Temps under acceleration
Inlet-------Outlet-------Temp drop
132---------26----------106
143---------29----------114
119---------27----------92
Average 131--------27----------104

 

thanks mike

 

Iam glad thats all cleared up then

 

No need for violence, but some times it makes you feel better!

 

Thanks very much everyone, hope I haven't started something here...certainly the ambients and changes in temp seem to suggest the test wasn't under well controlled conditions so as to compare apples with apples, or did I miss something by just reading the summaries posted ?
I had always believed genuine 500 coolers to be the way to go, nothings seems to prove otherwise. Edit, I'm sure the rest are great, but better than genuine ??