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[xrsi]

right after speaking to a few companys this morn i have been getting mixed feedback about my ideas of having a cossie intercooler made up, pace say that it can be done and i can have it all done by taking the car to them and they doing the cooler, fitting and doing boost piping...

however a couple iof the other comopanies have said that i really hould go front mount and that it doesnt make a great deal of diff to the rad temps etc...

what are people's opinions?

should i stick with it and get a cossie cooler mad or for say £25 more get a full front mount?

not to keen on the pro alloy one tho as it doesnt fill the whole front up just sort of sits in middle from looks!

however which one is best?

RADTEC?
Pro alloy?
or the custom size one that gav had GRS make?

[heeman10]

Any of them should be able to make an intercooler to your own design, you have to get it right though. There are a surprising number of things to take into consideration! Wouldn't the Cosworth cooler be front-mounted anyway?

[xrsi]

Any of them should be able to make an intercooler to your own design, you have to get it right though. There are a surprising number of things to take into consideration! Wouldn't the Cosworth cooler be front-mounted anyway?

yeah it would be they say that it is too think to flow throught properly with the confined space availiable where the valance is!

[heeman10]

A nice low front mount is a good option really...plenty of air coming through to the radiator and engine bay. My cooler's quite deep (can't remember the dimensions I'm afraid), so it's not as though it'll be much thinner than the Cosworth one I don't think.

[GavStyli]

i bet if pace fitted the 4wd cooler, would probably cost u the same to buy a big front mount!
cant u do fit a 2wd yourself like rawli ? its the cheapest option and v.good value for money

heeman - dunno if its the angle of the pic but isnt the end tank of the right a bit small ?

[xrsi]

yeah it would... but that is for a custom made one not modding an existing one!

prob getting a radtech one like heemans, just gotta get in contact with them!

[heeman10]

I guess it is quite slim really. All I can do is go by their tests and knowledge. I can't see a company like Radtec designing a cooler that isn't doing about the best it can for its size. I'll just have to see how it goes on the car, if it's no good I guess it'll be up for sale! Interested James?

[xfactor]

Pro allopy do the front mount and the larger side munt that can be used.
Some of the tests done recently show the pro alloy cooler as being No1 choice.
If you do decide on a pro alloy let me know as all FT members are entitled to a discount from me as per post on General forum

[GavStyli]

heeman - send it back and get them to do the end tanks like mine at least !

[heeman10]

Gav - I don't have it yet. That was the first one they made up, but I needed another making, which annoyingly, is probably made up and on its way now

[xrsi]

Gav - I don't have it yet. That was the first one they made up, but I needed another making, which annoyingly, is probably made up and on its way now

i think they may hav finished yours as i rang up today and asked about measurements etc and said you had said to call because you werent sure of measurements off hand... they joked that it was done and cant bloody change it now! so seems like it will be on its way!

the fact of a small end tank may be that it speeds up the air in that area as small space = greater pressure and faster flowing!

going to order mine tomorrow to same design as yours!

[heeman10]

Haha! Well cheers for letting me know about that! They must hate me so much Good guys though Higher pressure = lower speeds, but I'll just have to see how it performs on the road. I'm only running 1 bar for a while, so it doesn't have to be superamazing to deal with that

[wildheart]

a while ago i would have said grs

but now pro alloy are on the scene and the quality and results of there gear is second to non

[xrsi]

Haha! Well cheers for letting me know about that! They must hate me so much Good guys though Higher pressure = lower speeds, but I'll just have to see how it performs on the road. I'm only running 1 bar for a while, so it doesn't have to be superamazing to deal with that

good point! but you know what i meant... u go into a restriction and the flow of air speeds... so hopefuly its on that principal!

from what i gathered its finished, but dont quote me on that! yeah m only going to be running 16psi max! so should be more than up to the job!!!

[xrsi]

ordered the radtec one yesterday!

doing quite a good deal for me too!

[heeman10]

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