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I have tried to do a few searches on this subject but I havnt found too much. I am looking to add a front mount intercooler to my HDI although I want to do it for as cheap as possible really. The piping size I want to go for is 2.25 and I want a largish intercooler (large for oem) medium sized for aftermarket really. I was wondering what oem options do I have I don't want any with plastic ends etc.
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(31-03-2016, 08:40 PM)tigerstyle Wrote: Just go aftermarket, 2.25" and an 'MX5 Medium (large?)' intercooler
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There aren't many oem ones that fit well, you'll struggle to find one with 2.25" outlets in a suitable place, size, shape and connection type. Plus new aftermarket coolers are often cheaper than used oem ones anyway.
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2.25 is overly large, pressure and flow will be restricted at I let anyway so might as well go for 51mm and save a fortune
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not sure you even need a cooler that big on a small engine? my 2.5 makes 180 bhp on one about a third the size.
PD150 golfs run 2 bar through one about a third the size too!
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Look through the project threads and see what other people have used