Pro Alloy or Airtech intercooler?
11-02-2009, 12:12 PM
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Pro Alloy or Airtech intercooler?
Is there much difference in preformance between the double capacity pro alloy intercooler compare to the double capacity airtec one? Forgot to add its for an escort rs turbo
Does it justify an extra £125
As the options for my friend are either
1:- Re-cored rad, and pro alloy intercooler
2:- Airtech rad and intercooler
i think he may be better saving the money on the intercooler and buying the rad but after some peoples opions who know about these
Does it justify an extra £125
As the options for my friend are either
1:- Re-cored rad, and pro alloy intercooler
2:- Airtech rad and intercooler
i think he may be better saving the money on the intercooler and buying the rad but after some peoples opions who know about these
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11-02-2009, 01:26 PM
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i'd go with the airtech rad and intercooler package
due to the fact that the airtech rad got to be better than a standard rad even though its a recored one and as the two incoolers are the same design wise and there is little in it between the two
due to the fact that the airtech rad got to be better than a standard rad even though its a recored one and as the two incoolers are the same design wise and there is little in it between the two
11-02-2009, 02:17 PM
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The guy who had the test done on his car was able to choose any of the intercoolers on test, and HE chose the Pro-Alloy one to keep 
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If this is for you David, then I can do you a deal on the Pro-alloy one, and it could be shipped with all your other stuff, email me (I will reply tomorrow, as I am now off out)
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.If this is for you David, then I can do you a deal on the Pro-alloy one, and it could be shipped with all your other stuff, email me (I will reply tomorrow, as I am now off out)
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11-02-2009, 02:19 PM
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The guy who had the test done on his car was able to choose any of the intercoolers on test, and HE chose the Pro-Alloy one to keep .
If this is for you David, then I can do you a deal on the Pro-alloy one, and it could be shipped with all your other stuff, email me (I will reply tomorrow, as I am now off out).
.If this is for you David, then I can do you a deal on the Pro-alloy one, and it could be shipped with all your other stuff, email me (I will reply tomorrow, as I am now off out)
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11-02-2009, 02:30 PM
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PA stuff is so worth the money, you will probably wanna cover it in glass and use it as a coffee table, so pretty yet really does the job well. My cash would be Pro Alloy
11-02-2009, 02:32 PM
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The Fastford test was RS500 intercooler not RST...
You could buy this i/c AND a rad!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Escort-RS...1%7C240%3A1318
You could buy this i/c AND a rad!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Escort-RS...1%7C240%3A1318
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11-02-2009, 03:35 PM
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Hey if dealers suddenly start selling the "in make" then that will best.
Some people would buy a shit covered ice cream if it was "designer", depends what you want, a fashion statement or something better for the money.
tabetha
Some people would buy a shit covered ice cream if it was "designer", depends what you want, a fashion statement or something better for the money.
tabetha
11-02-2009, 03:39 PM
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True.
No doubt at all the airtec one performs for the money.
We did test a Pro Alloy one when we fitted one to our RST a good while back. While we didn't compare any others to it, the results were great. Big drop in temps, 10bhp and similar torque gained without really touching anything else.
No doubt at all the airtec one performs for the money.
We did test a Pro Alloy one when we fitted one to our RST a good while back. While we didn't compare any others to it, the results were great. Big drop in temps, 10bhp and similar torque gained without really touching anything else.
11-02-2009, 03:46 PM
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The proalloy came out on top and is the best sounding brand on paper and is also the most expensive.....which do you think anyone is gonna choose if they're all free He asked if the performance difference justified the price difference.
11-02-2009, 04:02 PM
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Is there much difference in preformance between the double capacity pro alloy intercooler compare to the double capacity airtec one? Forgot to add its for an escort rs turbo
Does it justify an extra £125
As the options for my friend are either
1:- Re-cored rad, and pro alloy intercooler
2:- Airtech rad and intercooler
i think he may be better saving the money on the intercooler and buying the rad but after some peoples opions who know about these
Does it justify an extra £125
As the options for my friend are either
1:- Re-cored rad, and pro alloy intercooler
2:- Airtech rad and intercooler
i think he may be better saving the money on the intercooler and buying the rad but after some peoples opions who know about these
The Pro Alloy ones have disapointed me but you can call me fussy, The inlet and outlet pipes have been reduced going in to and out of the intercooler to fit the slightly smaller end tanks so not true 2.5inch, The other one was 3 inch pipes and these reduced to under 2.5inch going in to the core so I was not happy at this, Wayne sorted it for us but IMO it should have been right to start with,
The AH Fab have been right so no complaints there
,BTW I also run a Pro Alloy intercooler on my Focus ST so I am not commenting on this to big up the AH,
So my choice for a Cossie is the AH one.
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11-02-2009, 04:10 PM
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My Pro Alloy one does the job
If there is any other company out there would like to donate me a intercooler to test and keep please contact me
Cheers
If there is any other company out there would like to donate me a intercooler to test and keep please contact me
Cheers
11-02-2009, 04:15 PM
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so rightly or wrongly I guessed its a Cossie
11-02-2009, 04:16 PM
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I've got no experience of the Airtech stuff but i had the PA kit on the S1 and thought it was superb. But PA themselves are superb, I had a few faults with the kit and without any fuss whatsoever PA just sorted it, with numerous phonecalls from them letting me know what was going on all the time. recomended indeed!
11-02-2009, 11:54 PM
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AH do rst's cossie's anything they had PF's erst in for a full cooling kit not long ago too as the stuff they had was no good.... i am very close with them and can arragne a discount usually too
