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Old 07-12-2005, 07:56 PM
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Hi peeps, ive got a fezzie rst fitted with a pace chargecooler but ive heard that front mount intercoolers are better for bhp. what do you think?. and would it be possible to fit both? .any help would be much appreciated. cheeRS
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from all the tests i've seen intercoolers perform a lot better. charge coolers work but eventually the water in the system gets too hot. if you look around you will notice 95% of people use a straight intercooler set up. some use a dual charge cooler/intercooler set up. very few, if any use charge coolers on big power cars.
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HMM ITS A BIG DEBATE INTERCOOLERS ARE NOT AS GOOD IN SUMMER WHEREAS BETTER IN WINTER !

CHARGE COOLERS ARE BETTER IN SUMMER !
IF U USE A GOOD 50/50 MIX OF ANTI FREEZE IN THE CHARGE COOLER IT SHOULD KEEP THE TEMPS DOWN ANYHOW
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thanks for the comments chaps, if i was to go for both, which way round would i fit them? intercooler first, or chargecooler first after the turbo? once again any help much appreciated
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just ask around, most people use just an intercooler. even 500 plus cossies.

the reason being they perform better.
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