different intercooler styles
 

What are the general designs for intercoolers and their pros/cons.

I know there's "tube and fin" design, is that the best?

Stan

Re:different intercooler styles
 

plate and fin, has its advantages to have the most contact area, but some guys opt for the extruded tube design..


it really depends on the internal fin design, some intercoolers have garbage insides, like volvo. while PWR has great inside fin design.

http://store4.yimg.com/I/cheapturbo_1765_1758135

that has very good surface area.. while others dont.

Re:different intercooler styles
 

What are your thoughts about this one:

http://users.eastlink.ca/~sly1/Img_1276.jpg

Stan

Re:different intercooler styles
 

looks like a spark core.

imo thats junk if your looking for a good intercooler dont buy that..

looks like those volvo intercoolers..


but i mean if you got a budget that will work fine for mild boost needs.. *(if ya got the cash buy a godo one )

Re:different intercooler styles
 

i seen a few like that on ebay for pretty cheap. they looked pretty good but i didn't have the money to buy one.
did you get one?

Re:different intercooler styles
 

I didn't get one, i seen it on ebay and they're in canada which was another bonus. Only things is, I've read their feedback and people said their intercoolers aren't good quality like the pictures show.

I'm only running 8psi on a b18b.

Stan

Re:different intercooler styles
 

What design are the Tyrus intercoolers and are they better than the plate/fin design?

How about this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2444384889
It doesn't use plate/fin design, but I don't like how the bars between all the fins in the front are so large. What do you guys think?

Stan

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That IC is junk IMO. Gat a CCA intercooler. You get what you pay for. www.speedpartsrus.com

My second choice after a CCA intercooler would be this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2443432300
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Re:different intercooler styles
 

thats a nice one.

yeah spearco's are nice and so are precisions and pwr's.

Re:different intercooler styles
 

Is it okay for the bars between the fins to be so large though?

Stan