jayRS

have got a chance to get a pace charge cooler for my FRST but wanna know more info about it, guy selling it is helping as much as he can but not enough.
which is going to be better for my car, its noe standard and is running a P1 set up.

hows it mounted in the car etc andwould i see a better difference than my pace intercooler?
any pic's of charge cooler in FRST would be great

need help ASAP as i may lose it if i leave it much longer.
cheers chap's

wayneclayden

The charge cooler is better than the small intercooler.
The cc unit is bolted to the side of the rad like the std. intercooler was, and the cooling rad is bolted where your pace intercooler is now.
theyre ok untill you want big power ... then the chargecooler water temps seem to creep up and therfore so do your A.C.T's.

jayRS

so which is better? i can getb this charge cooler for £140 inc postage, all parts included, im not going for reall big power like 200bhp+ im happy with waht i got, just wondering if the charge cooler is good enough to get, i recokn ill get the money back on my pace on ebay

wayneclayden

It is cheap!! and it is better than what you have at the moment.
The intercooler will make more than that on ebay for shure.
Make shure there are no leaks on the chargecooler itself(internally).
Its really difficult to tell without a pressure test- but if it leaks it's no good at all.
ask why he is selling??may be up grading or may be a leaker??worth finding out.

CarlRsT

on my s2 i've a pace i/c and a pro alloy rad and i've no complaints.............well apart frm pace trying to charge £85 4 a cross over when i was owed one as mine was the first bought and fitted

Top marks for the pro alloy rad

wayneclayden

CarlRsT, I think I remember you.. I was still running the place when you bought your cooler... did you ever get the cross over sorted??
wayne

CarlRsT

Hey pro your wayne???? Yeah the guy at pace tried to charge me ££ for my cross over...I explained the situation ect But as it was you that sorted it they had no record of it.....I let stu @msd know... he sorted it for me

wayneclayden

They knew the deal......glad you are sorted.. well done stu

jayRS

he said the front cassie is fooked and rusted to hell so he's stripping the car, says it has no leakes etc, he emailed me some pic's, give me 2 secs and ill up load them.
i wont be able to pressure test it till i get it tho so gunna have to take his word for it i spose

Versus_Creations

iTrader: (1)

Big up pro alloy for being so helpful

CarlRsT

big up stu he wasn't happy about the way they were with me even when i sent them a pic of my cross over!! i was even asked is it the one i have getting modded cheeky cooooooooooont

Hence y I now have a pro alloy rad and not a pace one

wayneclayden

Dont worry too much..it is cheap enough, and ifit leaks we can fix it!
(I've done enough of those in my time!!!!)

jayRS

cool, i didnt know they could be fixed, cheers dude, if it needs it rought cost?

so bottom line is, its fooking cheap, fingers crossed it dont leak, got all the shit with it ( i spose) and i can get it for £140 delivered to my door.

oh, and its better than the pace intercooler i have on there now??

sorry for all the question chaps, i have never delt with or asked about charge coolers because i never thought of getting one because of the cost, eyes nearly popped out when hes ad said £150, open to offers!!
right i reckon ill have it, even if i dont like it i rerckon i could make money on it by selling on ebay

heres the picturs i have of it, what ya all think? is it good, is it pace am i gunna be taken for a ride?











what you all think?

Stu @ M Developments

iTrader: (12)

We all had a big fall out over that Pipe Wayne, i was surprised at the way i was treated to be honest and havent bought from em since because of it. I was basically told "Tough.. Wayne shouldnt have promised it you so now you will have to pay"

I had to send a snotty letter to the MD explaining how we helped you out with the fan design etc (As agreed) and had to send the first one back, leaving me one day out of pocket labourwise etc and all i want now is the bastard pipe to finish the poor lads car off etc etc etc. and i "begrudgingly" was sent one.

We live and learn pal, we live and learn.

wayneclayden

it is a pace but it is very old.. probably 10 years!.. its the old style one with 2 x cores inside.. the later ones are 3 cores.
This one bolts up behind your water radiator(on to the battery tray as I remember?) and not to the side of the rad as I previously said..
the picture does not show a pump... is there one with the kit??
if not, expect to pay approx £100 for a replacement..

jayRS

pump? i dunno mate, even if there is, it is still worth getting for £140 or shall i just stick with what i got for a easy life?

which part bolts to battery tray? the rad part of it?

i will find out if there is a pump, if not, it not worth getting as i dont have abnother 100 for one.

wayneclayden

The charge cooler bolts to the battery tray...be carefull it is old and possibly tired.

jayRS

yeah i was thinking that, think ill leave it and stick with what i have, cheers for ya help lads

CarlRsT

Stu @ M Developments

iTrader: (12)

As long as you ended up happy Carl, then i ended up happy as a consequence.

wayneclayden

And so did I

matts1

I would go intercooler route, and a decent one. Pump wise on the Charge cooler, I fitted a Volvo 440? (the one that looks like a wedge of cheese) coolant pump as the pace one packed up and was £140 to replace, £15 pump and it belted the water round, Volvo so reliable and it was smaller so tucked away nicely, would still go the Intercooler route though, far more simple and less to go wrong.

CarlRsT

I never expected you to go out of your way like you did every credit thats why my car never goes anywhere else customer care

jayRS

yeah have decided to stick with my pace intercooler based on the comment here , big thanks to all, .
and i didnt even notice it didnt have a pump, when i asked the guy about it he said he thought the silver thing ( water tank) was the pump.
you guys saved me £140.
cheers lads