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Originally Posted by cute_mr2
Hey Hell Rider
I live in Cyprus to and i am looking for an IC for my MR2..
have you found any worth while ones?
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Where from m8 ?
Well so far i am concidering 4 options ..
1. the intercooler i refered to from ebay but i asked and i would have to remove my stock X strut bar which i wanna keep. or take the kit and buy a fan and intercooler adaptor (from
gtschris ltd company no. 6202176 :: OnLine Store ), make a custom Intercooler to TB pipe and it would prolly cost alot .I like that kit cuz the pipes are solid pieces and you dont have to make other IC pipes or use the stock ones . the ebay intercooler is this :
eBay Motors: SW20 3S-GTE MR2 Intercooler Piping Kit + Air Pipe (item 190292269739 end time Mar-15-09 18:46:42 PDT)
2. the other choice im thinking about is the berk technologies from Chris at gtschris.com . with this kit you get everything but need to keep the stock Ic pipe from Turbo to Intercooler and maybe a custom made pipe from Intercooler to TB heres the link :
gtschris ltd company no. 6202176 :: Berk Tech Intercooler Kit £399.99
3. get an ebay intercooler kit like the one in the link below from the UK (cheaper for us cuz of shipping to Cyprus and no tax) , keep stock pipe from turbo to intercooler or make custom one and buy the fan and intercooler adaptor from gtschris.com .
TOYOTA MR2 TURBO SW20 SMIC INTERCOOLER KIT & PIPES on eBay, also Engine Tuning Parts, Performance Tuning Parts, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 23-Mar-09 15:20:51 GMT)
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eBay Motors: CXRacing Intercooler Piping Kit MR2 SW20 3S-GTE (item 330313852818 end time Mar-18-09 18:04:12 PDT)
4. buy only the intercooler off ebay , buy the fan and intercooler adaptor from gtschris , and have custom made intercooler pipes like option 2 but because they will be custom made to your choice you can save your X strut bar.. example of the intercooler alone is :
eBay Motors: CXRacing Intercooler mr2 GT4 3SGTE 3S-GTE Turbo Bolt on (item 370169365063 end time Mar-14-09 00:42:31 PDT)
Conclusion:
From what I read if you are not planning on making more than 300-350 bhp or whp not sure you dont need something extreme as an intercooler and people say the ebay ones work fine for them .
I would personally like to buy a good intercooler and have everything else custom made as i mentioned in option 4 + buying fan and adaptor from Chris.
Im very picky and i want everything perfect in and out of my car so custom would mean things done as I like including pipe size/diameter, pipe material since ive noticed that some kits are with stainless steel pipes and not aluminum , keeping my X strut bar and at the same time professional work .
On the other hand I dont know if the intercooler which has solid piece pipes would be good or bad due to engine vibration .. I would need an expert to elaborate on that or when the time comes I could take it to the professional I go to and ask him .
I guess its about taste too for your strut bar keeping it or not but personally Im between the berk technologies intercooler as mentioned in option 2 and having everything custom made .
Last but not least I was thinking of having an intercooler made for me which would be the same dimentions as the stock but twice the width . But seeing that almost all side mount intercoolers are the same from different vendors it makes me wonder if its a bad idea .
Well thats all I guess . God that felt like i was writing a novel LOL . I hope this helped .
P.S to the experts : any mistakes i made please correct me if you know
what your are talking about
