# Compare: ICs **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compare-ics/244552 "2009-06-03T15:25:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 54
**Author:** ![g60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@g60](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/g60)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compare-ics/244552/54 "2009-06-07T08:07:01Z")
> [@\*\*I need advice\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-advice/18935/24): > > The point of the thread was more of a “look at this low cost alternative to back door end tank construction” “DIY and make it better flowing than T1” Post up your flow bench data comparing the two to prove this. Saying that your intercooler has 10% better flowing end tanks but is 80% less effective at exchanging heat is like saying you have a race car that always finishes last but has the nicest paint job. > [@\*\*I need advice\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-advice/18935/24): > > my core is effective it cooled my intake air effectively last year Did you have a temp probe in your charge piping before and after your intercooler? How else are you measuring the effectiveness of it? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compare-ics/244552)._