Thread: Could after market part makers make a top mounted IC

Originally Posted by 1sh0t1b33r

Millen's car is the 2.0T. His wastegate was stuck open last season at Wall Speedway


... and that's not really a top mount. That is part of a v-mount setup where the radiator is located at an angle below the intercooler. It makes "v" shape which air can be diverted into by use of the aluminum sheets, making sure the air will pass through both and not take the easy route around the sides.

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Originally Posted by littlefreak

I know we got some vender connections here... Forge and Ark still dont have a Intercooler upgrade yet. This would deffinately give them a point of differnce over other intercoolers being offered.

I really appreciate the thought of us when considering this, but honestly, the complication involved in doing a setup like this is both cost prohibitive and beyond the scope of what most people are prepared to do to their cars, and quite frankly, the difference to boost response will likely be miniscule if not completely immeasurable. You could easily accomplish the same task by reducing the overall pipe diameter, or even using a core that provides enough cooling efficiency to cool the air to a degree that creates markedly denser charge pressure. This setup also requires some significant modification to much of the front end of the car, and it's just not something that really fits within our usual design ethos. Our products are designed to be the best possible to maximize the stock setup while still considering cost, ease of install, ease of removal, etc.

The kit we are working on and almost finished with, will fit the needs of most people, and provide ample gains with minimal cost while being simple to install.

Not to mention, how do you expect us to accomodate the hole you're going to need to cut into your hood, and the potential need for fans to the keep the air flowing?

please tell me you guys are making an OEM intercooler replacement that has the lower radiator supports incorperated

The kit bypasses and removes the stock intercooler, but will include new radiator supports. It will also retain the stock crash bar.

well I'll have to add that to my list of things to buy from you guys

Keep it under 1k and you got my attention.... Tho my consern with forge piping is it all silcone what is the benefit of this over metal... I would think metal piping would be better.... Ive seen silcone elbows calapse or burst under to much boost...

how much boost you plan on running littlefreak? even under 30lbs it shouldn't break

My friends STI running 18lb use to blow out silcone elbows... best part was one went right through his fog light cover and sent it like 20 feet up the road...

Our full replacement intercooler kit will consist of mostly hard piping with a few silicone pieces to connect everything. Our other offering for the stock intercooler setup is reinforced stock replacement hoses, which are significantly more durable than rubber as well as quite a larger percentage of the other lesser quality silicone you may find on the market. We use multi-layer reinforcement that is also far more consistent in terms of layering, which can further strengthen the hoses. Trust me when I say, they will not expand under pressure, nor collapse under vacuum. They are quite strong.

We have yet to experience a failure of the hoses to-date.



Also, here is a chart showing the burst pressure ratings of the hoses based on hose diameter. Note the BAR and PSI values.