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Offline rio_gti

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ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« on: 13 June 2012, 22:24 »
http://www.cxracing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CXR&Product_Code=KIT-GOLF-TDI-9906-IC0014&Category_Code=INCK

i know its for the diesel.... would it still fit?  :huh:

or buy the intercooler and pipework seperatly

(what is the actual difference between pet n derv... where the pipework runs??)


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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #1 on: 13 June 2012, 22:28 »
will be alot more if customs get hold of it.

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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #2 on: 13 June 2012, 22:32 »
you can buy twinpass intercoolers off our ebay and make your own  :smiley:
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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #3 on: 13 June 2012, 22:35 »
Where do you get the pipes from then??

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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #4 on: 13 June 2012, 22:40 »
you can buy twinpass intercoolers off our ebay and make your own  :smiley:

oh yeah, so you can!!!  :grin:

one day someone will write a list of all the different shape pipes and silicone bits to make a copy of the ths one

*cough* ...... insert list here ...... *cough*

or i might find a pic of the kit and attempt to do it  :laugh:


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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #5 on: 13 June 2012, 22:46 »
Where do you get the pipes from then??

Ebay also, 'universal intercooler pipework'..
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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #6 on: 13 June 2012, 22:47 »
i know it already sounds like a bodge  :lipsrsealed: but i dont think those universal kits will be any good..... but i dont even know what the run will look like so who am i to say  :grin:


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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #7 on: 13 June 2012, 22:51 »
Why would it be a bodge?

If it works and you have no leaks, what could be wrong with it?

If you kept your standard arrangement for the most part to your standard SMIC, you really wouldn't have that much to work out to route it to a twinpass FMIC, think about it..
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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #8 on: 13 June 2012, 23:03 »
Why would it be a bodge?

If it works and you have no leaks, what could be wrong with it?

If you kept your standard arrangement for the most part to your standard SMIC, you really wouldn't have that much to work out to route it to a twinpass FMIC, think about it..

deffo needed you to say that for me to think about it!!!
think this has got to be done  :wink:


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Re: ths intercooler....similar at half the price???
« Reply #9 on: 13 June 2012, 23:10 »
I was only on a bout this 2 day aswell will cost u £250 tops to do a 1 off happy days