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shredder667

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just looking at some cheap intercoolers on ebay and wondering if i should be wary of no-name brands when it comes to this sort of thing? as far as i'm aware, the most likely problems might be with the welding, but other than that is there anything i should look out for?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FMIC-600x300x105-TU...1QQcmdZViewItem

this is the intercooler in question. any advice/opinions would be sweet, cheers guys!

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R31Nismoid Grand Master

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Dont get one from ebay

Just goto the Forum Business Traders section, they are all tried/approved traders etc.

And thier prices really are not that much more.

For $30-$40, its safe insurance.

Also support the people that support this website :P

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I bought one off ebay. Will tell you how it goes in terms of fitting and performance.

They are ALL the same and the only safe insurance you gain in spending 30-40 dollars more (or in my case 100 dollars more) is that you are dealing with a business that has given you an address to yell at if something goes wrong. Though, the one I bought off ebay did too and has a great trader rating with most parts being over 200-300 dollars..

MisfitCeffy666 Rookie

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those $100 SSAC ebay ones are great. at that price you wont cry your eyes out when you wrap it around a graud rail. the piping you get with the kits is another story though. i had one on my old S13 and it worked fine. the core is spot on with the high end ones.

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there ya go, right from the horses mouth or so to speak. oh thats ok to say that nismoid, i know ull argue every point. china - china = same.

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those $100 SSAC ebay ones are great. at that price you wont cry your eyes out when you wrap it around a graud rail. the piping you get with the kits is another story though. i had one on my old S13 and it worked fine. the core is spot on with the high end ones.

Um yes all china cores are the same (high end) but when you compare them to the real high end tube and fin varietys you will find they are no-where near even alike.

TRUST V-SPL are nothing like their R-SPL and BLITZ are nothing like either of those two and ALL are tube and fin...... i have tested all these back to back and there is no correct answer as to which one is best as it all comes down to APPLICATION.

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