# Is this to big? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 18, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588 "2008-02-18T13:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/21 "2008-02-21T06:43:33Z")
> [@Who has land?!?!?!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-land/35006/9): > > off topic but hey Joe, that kid that was selling those special edition civic wheels for $95 a while ago that you wanted said something about he’s getting another set to sell, if you still want them i’ll let you know if/when he gets them. IF gets another set ill pick them up for 95 ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/22 "2008-02-21T07:05:00Z")
> [@engine swap](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-swap/34027/22): > > :wtcslap: LOL@that being the same intercooler i saw make over 600whp on an RB26. Doesnt matter where it came from XSpower intercoolers aren’t that bad i guess, granted i wouldnt buy a “JDM intercooler” off ebay hahahaha Guys on DSM forums used the XSpower ones and made 600, then swapped in a Buschur and Kinetic (that use the garrett cores I believe) and made almost 75 more. LOL@comments trying to back up ebay intercoolers. ---
**Author:** ![T34418L31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@T34418L31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T34418L31)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/23 "2008-02-21T07:30:02Z")
> [@engine swap](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-swap/34027/22): > > Doesnt matter where it came from XSpower intercoolers aren’t that bad i guess, granted i wouldnt buy a “JDM intercooler” off ebay hahahaha lol The differences in the various generic intercoolers is so staggering; it’s so easy to tell them apart :bowrofl: ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/24 "2008-02-21T08:51:37Z")
Yes, the differences are easy to pick out, but when it comes down to the cores, there are nearly zero companys that manufacture their own. When have you seen a core that differs from this design: ![http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/turbo/coolercore.jpg](http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/turbo/coolercore.jpg) They are all the same. If you are picking up 75hp, then I’ll bet the inlet outlet positions and designs are the difference. In that, it’ll create different pressure drops, changing your manifold pressure, helping to give you more hp. 75hp on a 600hp setup isnt hard to find… 75hp on a 300hp setup is different. When I find an intercooler that does that, then i’ll buy it. Until then, the $100 ebay cores work just fine 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ElusiveMK3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/839c29/32.png) [@ElusiveMK3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ElusiveMK3)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/25 "2008-02-21T10:01:14Z")
> [@Sooo you like to play burned games online...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sooo-you-like-to-play-burned-games-online/34940/12): > > Yes, the differences are easy to pick out, but when it comes down to the cores, there are nearly zero companys that manufacture their own. > > When have you seen a core that differs from this design: > > ![http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/turbo/coolercore.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/8/a87d3f8241b707113b8d56910db5b5c2f577f006.jpeg) > > They are all the same. If you are picking up 75hp, then I’ll bet the inlet outlet positions and designs are the difference. In that, it’ll create different pressure drops, changing your manifold pressure, helping to give you more hp. 75hp on a 600hp setup isnt hard to find… 75hp on a 300hp setup is different. When I find an intercooler that does that, then i’ll buy it. Until then, the $100 ebay cores work just fine 😉 yeah i agree…they all do the same thing… and as for the size of that intercooler…its WAY bigger than you need…the size of it wont do you any good unless air gets to it all…so your not gaining any advantage over a intercooler half that size…bigger is not always better…no offense to you but people get outta control with intercoolers…it dosent take a very big intercooler to make hp…ive seen people with intercoolers literally a fraction of that size make 400whp ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/26 "2008-02-21T13:35:41Z")
> [@Sooo you like to play burned games online...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sooo-you-like-to-play-burned-games-online/34940/12): > > Yes, the differences are easy to pick out, but when it comes down to the cores, there are nearly zero companys that manufacture their own. > > When have you seen a core that differs from this design: > > ![http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/turbo/coolercore.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/8/a87d3f8241b707113b8d56910db5b5c2f577f006.jpeg) > > They are all the same. If you are picking up 75hp, then I’ll bet the inlet outlet positions and designs are the difference. In that, it’ll create different pressure drops, changing your manifold pressure, helping to give you more hp. 75hp on a 600hp setup isnt hard to find… 75hp on a 300hp setup is different. When I find an intercooler that does that, then i’ll buy it. Until then, the $100 ebay cores work just fine 😉 the difference comes from the type of aluminum used and the amout of heat it can dissipate. as well as the number of fins in the cores. MOST of the ebay cores are manfuactured in China as knock-offs using cheaper aluminums that do not dissipate heat as well. My ex-buddies ebay core fell apart from sitting a winter and oxidizing, he took a regular hose to it and all the fins in the first 3 rows fell off. There’s a reason it’s cheap and it’s not because of supply/demand. China is knocking off everything now, even certain well-known vendors are shipping OEM parts to china to have them duplicated. ---
**Author:** ![SP71Supra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sp71supra/32/5955_2.png) [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/27 "2008-02-21T14:06:39Z")
> [@FS: 02 Yamaha Raptor 660R](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-02-yamaha-raptor-660r/34961/5): > > LOL@Ebay intercooler. > > No it’s not big, they’re putting 4 and 5" thick cores on DSMS now. I dont think its that big… if you wanna see a BIG intercooler, ill have to take a pic of this 1100rwhp Supra thats down the shop right now getting an overall paint job. Its ridiculas, 4 inch piping!!! Im not sure of the dimensions, its a custom race intercooler made by Titan Motorsports. ---
**Author:** ![T34418L31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@T34418L31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T34418L31)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/28 "2008-02-21T16:15:12Z")
> [@FS: Lowrider s-10](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-lowrider-s-10/35035/12): > > My ex-buddies ebay core fell apart from sitting a winter and oxidizing, he took a regular hose to it and all the fins in the first 3 rows fell off. If for this reason alone, I wouldn’t buy one. I had a Garrett core on the DSM, and through a few salty PA winters, the thing looked brand new, sans some nicks in the polished tanks. My buddy’s eBay core was imploding after a few winter months. It’s still on the car (he isn’t too big into the performance scene,) but it’s so brittle. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/29 "2008-02-22T07:16:37Z")
Maybe so, but i’ve had my ebay intercooler on my alltrac for around 2 years and 2 winters. it shows no signs of corroding or falling apart. i never even wash the thing! ---
**Author:** ![discoSol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@discoSol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/discoSol)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/30 "2008-02-22T21:45:02Z")
YAY for big ass intercoolers +1 from me ---
**Author:** ![STC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@STC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STC)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/31 "2008-02-25T15:32:27Z")
> [@:TDown: to Acura at 2:45 on the 33......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tdown-to-acura-at-2-45-on-the-33/34971/14): > > i think it should go on the tacoma! Shit!!! im takin it off and tossin it on the tacoma along with 2 Garret T98mm turbo’s…plus a shot of zex. I dont know how much power i want to make yet. I dont even have a turbo. I was thinking at least a 63 trim To4e, but i dont know (if you have a turbo for sale let me know). ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/32 "2008-02-26T11:28:07Z")
4508!! ---
**Author:** ![STC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@STC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/33 "2008-02-26T12:57:34Z")
> [@Dezod in Buffalo....Some goodies here and ready!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dezod-in-buffalo-some-goodies-here-and-ready/33561/15): > > 4508!! what i missed it ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/34 "2008-02-26T13:31:58Z")
4508…nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/35 "2008-02-26T17:23:38Z")
I got a gt4294 that will sute your needs… Cheap too ---
**Author:** ![kaneda33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7c8e57/32.png) [@kaneda33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kaneda33)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/36 "2008-02-26T18:50:43Z")
it really does come down to how the ebay intercoolers were made the [johnyracecar.com](http://johnyracecar.com) setups were great for the money and would last forever, to bad he was forced to quit production because of cheap chinese intercoolers that flooded the market ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/37 "2008-02-26T20:19:01Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/35125/8): > > it really does come down to how the ebay intercoolers were made > > the [johnyracecar.com](http://johnyracecar.com) setups were great for the money and would last forever, to bad he was forced to quit production because of cheap chinese intercoolers that flooded the market LOL RIIIIGHT. :bsflag: I remember his old ones, 1.5" cores with 2.5in end tanks…cut down diesels. ---
**Author:** ![STC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@STC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STC)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/38 "2008-02-27T05:55:22Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/32806/89): > > I got a gt4294 that will sute your needs… > > Cheap too how cheap? any shaft play? ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/39 "2008-02-27T06:25:51Z")
> [@FS: Blue Hookah](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-blue-hookah/32830/44): > > LOL RIIIIGHT. :bsflag: I remember his old ones, 1.5" cores with 2.5in end tanks…cut down diesels. This one time I have to agree. I had a johnnyracecar front mount on my old talon, it took inefficient to a new level. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588/40 "2008-02-27T07:36:40Z")
that intercooler won’t do a damn thing with no engine under the hood!! where’s ted? he’s a smart fence. he knows three SR20s will pull a premium the week before race wars!! [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-to-big/195588.md?page=3)