intercooler help

[wsmith]

im upgrading my intercooler soon my car is running a stage 1 remap but dont know which one to go for the upgraded one that sits in the same place as the original one and pancake upgraded or front mounted.
what or the upgraded intercoolers off ebay that are a swap for the original one like cheers for your help

[northeast_gti-t]

Forge make an uprated side mount one to replace the original but tbh i would tend to go for a front mount,had a ths one on mine and it comes with a better flowing pancake pipe also,have a word with wes (wazzzer) i think he still runs a ths fmic on his,its a good fmic cheaper than forge and just as good it was my preference over an e-bay one as nick @r-tech pointed out fitting an e-bay one involves more pipework which can lead to more boost leaks also more heat soak of the cooler pipework due to the differing lengths to run it around the engine and into cooler ideally you want pipework and hosing as short as possible