What do you think about this Intercooler for a WRX
 

It's an OBX but looks decent. Same size as the greddy and injen cores, but those 2 are about $900.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33742

http://8814.hostinglogin.com/obxwrxintercooler.jpg

I want to get one I was going to make one, but I can't weld, and the price of the intercooler plus u bends would be about the same as this.

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not bad. is that made just for the wrx? I've notice parts for those cars are exspensive sometimes.

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Yes they are expensive. This one is just for the WRX but the same seller has OBX kits for different cars. I saw them for acuras and civic si. Also eclipses. I guess If I save about $400 on this I can always buy a better intercooler if this one doesn't flow right. Then sell the one on the kit and use the pipes.
I don't I think this will work fine. I might get it.

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lol, all i can say is when we put as fmic cooler on my bros wrx, we got pissed and threw away the halfway cut bumper brace.lol

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it looks good, pricey but hey, I guess that comes with the convience of a complete kit and it being a scooby.

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well the cheapest kit is really $900, so I'm saving some money.

Yeah the bumper support needs to be cut, so It'll probably be a bitch to install

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why the hell do you need a front mount for your wrx? i hope youre running a bigger turbo at least.

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I hear those Cobb ecus yield like 30hp gains on those cars.

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with everything else stock
it WILL lags like a bitch with a front mount.
if u have I/H/E, it lags even more.
(i`ve seen a few a drove a few)

if u can wait i can get u a upgrade top mount at a Guuuoooddd price ;)

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ive heard of guys making well over 300whp on the stock wrx intercooler... maybe you should do other stuff first?

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I have a lot of stuff done to it, This is not the first modification I do. The car is running mid to high 13's, close to an Sti. A bigger Turbo and injectors are on the way, ordered. I need to have the things I want to run before I go and reflash the ECU, If not I need to do it again and is more $$$ I have to spend.
It will lag a little more, yes, but it will significantly drop down the temp of the air charge.
The factory front mount can give you 300hp, but the air going in is still warm, with the front mount the temp is going to be lower and safer to the engine.

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drop??? lol. yah right. not by that much. probobly by one psi. we installed the greddy fmic i believe and it dropped the temps down considerably and boostyed the performance by a couple hp. from there, we yanked the boost up from 13 lbs to 17 lbs. lol. lets just say it was fun. but we are runing close to 300 hp with the cob tuning ecu. its a pain in the ass bro. lots and lots and lots of cutting. removing the fog lights and everything. also, the bumper brace was a ------- brain teaser cus we cut it out, but its still togeather. now its all flimsy and ----. it would have to be rewelded to get any reigidity, cus the way it is now, its a wobling disaster. also, your gonna have to get someone to mount aq bov flange on that thing. its just a headache. also, the metal ---- that is on the hood that makes a lil air pocket for the intercooler should be bent. there is a lil flat piece of metal that guards from hot air. cut thius off as it will grind into the pip and cut it.

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that doesnt look like a very good core :-\

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From what I have exprience from buying parts, all the cheap lower quality stuff breaks and then I end up spending even more $ in the end and it pisses me off. Spend the $ on the good stuff, its worth it in the end. Im not saying pick up the $900 FMIC, but I dunno how great OBX quality is in the long run.

Blaze

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LOL.
yea i guess if u REALLY liked it, see if u can just get their piping. and buy a better intercooler somewhere else

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buy a ------ accessport a bigger top mount and the sti scoop. have you seen how much pipe has to be run for a front mount in comparison to the top mount?
if you just wanna bling a front mount then go for it.

theres a local guy that runs low twelves with no problems rockin a topmount. that ------ car screams.

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the ic core looks a bit weird :-\

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I guess, I checked on ebay, there's a few top mounts for $599. It's not because I want a front mount, I want performance. I'll have to do a little more research before I decide.

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if you havent already check cobbs board, theres a lot of dipshits but a handfull that really know their ---- and could help you with your decision.

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Yeah, I've checked the boards, but like you said, there are a hell of a lot of kids that don't know ----, and have all the money they want, thanks to mom and dad, and can't even open their own hoods.

They piss me off sometimes. That's why I don't go to those boards much. I've seen good results with all, the stocker, a bigger top mount and Front mounts, most people like what they have so you get different opinions. I need to check numbers and compare them. But again, my decision is just because I want to have all the main things I want or need before getting the ECU done. Probably not COBB, not too much tuning allowed with it, none at all, Either Microtech or ECUtek, both wrx tuner shops in the area recommend these, and have done a lot of cars with good results.