What's a turbohoses spearco intercooler kit worth?

[crackaonrice]

So what is the going price on a great condition, used turbohoses spearco intercooler kit these days?

It looks like it's still $1390 on their site:

MR2 Turbo


I have everything in the kit including all original couplers, worm drive clamps, t-bolt clamps, pipes, fan shroud, intercooler mounting plate, intercooler and Spal fan, etc.

It's probably been on the car for 8-9k miles or so, no damage to he core or any pipes.


What can i expect to get out of it now if i decide to remove it from my car and sell?

Thanks!

-Jimmy

[butter nuts]

Edit; confused turbohoses with turbonetics.

[RickyB]

Originally Posted by butter nuts

The Berk probably fits 10x better anyway, I don't know about you... but my turbohoses pipes fit like absolute ****.

It's unlikely you have the turbo/TB/intake manifold setup that the original kit was made for. The Turbohoses intercooler kit is custom made for the setup you have when you order it. It is not a cookie-cutter one size fits stock like the other side mounts. You can call Turbohoses and have them construct a custom set of pipes for your specific setup if you want them to fit like a glove.

The kit is no longer available since Spearco will no longer fabricate the core with custom 3" inlet/outlet end tanks.

As far as performance, I've yet to see a sidemount handle as many dyno pulls before heatsoaking as the Turbohoses core. The Greddy/Berk units are heatsoaked after two good 4th gear dyno pulls at 350rwhp. With the Turbohoses setup on my car, I've never seen it heatsoak even at the end of a long dyno session.

I don't think that we will ever see any more innovation in the MR2 side mount market. The cheap cores have taken over even if they don't perform as well simply because even the best of the side mounts are limited to 400rwhp.

[Sang]

Originally Posted by RickyB

I don't think that we will ever see any more innovation in the MR2 side mount market. The cheap cores have taken over even if they don't perform as well...

Precisely.

IMHO, a good condition TH kit should go for upwards of $800-900...But there aren't many, IF anyone that will be willing to pay that amount with the advent of the replica cores.

[butter nuts]

Perhaps I am confused.

I don't think I have 3" inlets. I have black piping with orange turbonetics couplers. Is this the turbohoses kit? I know its a Spearco core.



Edit; just did some searching, I don't have a turbohoses kit, I have the turbonetics kit. Its **** from a dog's ass as far as fitment goes.

[crackaonrice]

Thanks guys, especially RickyB for the insightful info, I'll quote it if you don't mind.

[Herb91T]

What make a Berk out perform a Turbohoses Core? And, by what percent?

[crackaonrice]

I don't believe that a berk will ever outperform the turbohoses spearco. Well, not with the intercooler they have right now.

[butter nuts]

Originally Posted by HerbLakin

What make a Berk out perform a Turbohoses Core? And, by what percent?

No one said that it did.

The Berk FITS better than the Spearco kit, not the Turbohoses-Spearco kit.

[Herb91T]

Has anyone ever objectively evaluated the Intercoolers.
Why and how exactly is this one better than OEM. What is the bench mark?
What are the advantages over OEM?
OEM has a lot of history and is very dependable on WHP up to 250.
Herb