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Offline turbokid23

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Front mount intercooler
« on: 20 July 2015, 12:55 »
After being away for 2 years am back and can't find a decent intercooler for my aum, do I go twin one side or one each side? Also it's only going to be stage two on a k03s, also want it to fit nice but don't want the big ££££ tag
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Offline nzgolfgti15

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Re: Front mount intercooler
« Reply #1 on: 26 July 2015, 22:58 »
I have a twin side it uses less piping which means less lag. Cheers
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Offline shaft69

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Re: Front mount intercooler
« Reply #2 on: 29 July 2015, 22:29 »
Welly cooler with alloy pipe work and silicone hoses of ebay cost about £250 all in.
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Re: Front mount intercooler
« Reply #3 on: 31 July 2015, 08:37 »
I'm running a stage 2 K03s and used all the TT/S3 tubing (inlet manifold is the opposite way round) reduces the piping.
Still get a bit of lag but its not too bad at all.
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Re: Front mount intercooler
« Reply #4 on: 03 September 2015, 17:05 »
Cheers guys going to look at getting 1 in couple of weeks after I fit new turbo
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Offline LR5V

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Re: Front mount intercooler
« Reply #5 on: 03 September 2015, 17:56 »
just watch the pipe sizes as not all are the same. twin passes seem to come in 2" and 2.5".
I dont think I need to tell you what one will give you more joy!
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Offline Wazzzer

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Re: Front mount intercooler
« Reply #6 on: 04 September 2015, 09:16 »
I use the THS twin pass as it was the best fitting cooler out there at the time with a standard bumper
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Offline OSR

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Re: Front mount intercooler
« Reply #7 on: 15 October 2015, 12:42 »
As above, I've had a THS intercooler fitted for a couple of years now - very neat solution and a quality bit of kit that comes with a full set of comprehensive instructions too! You do need to do a little bit of bumper trimming, I managed to get mine about 90% but gave up at the time and haven't been bothered to revisit since. I really should make the effort ho-hum.
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