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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 03:50 AM
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El cheapo intercoolers off Ebay?? Any good?

Hi Guys...

Just wondering if any of you have any experience or advice with regards to these intercoolers of Ebay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Twin-Intercooler-01-09-Porsche-996-997-TT-TURBO-GT2-Bolt-on-950HP-/300915856385?pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item460ffb9401 &vxp=mtr

Please advise

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LMAO.... "Bolt-on/950HP", I'd stay away!

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Do it and tell us all how the bolt on 950HP feels.
 
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The Bolton/950 hp implies they are able to be installed without modifying the car and they can support up to 950 hp.

Guys these may not be junk. The stupid Porsche pricing has you all blind to the fact that the cost to make an intercooler in no way justifies a $5000 price tag. Some of the highest hp turbo cars I have ever seen (3000+hp) use intercoolers that are a fraction of the price of the ones made for the 911.

Folks on he are quick to dismiss things because they don't cost $10000....
 
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The Bolton/950 hp implies they are able to be installed without modifying the car and they can support up to 950 hp.

Guys these may not be junk. The stupid Porsche pricing has you all blind to the fact that the cost to make an intercooler in no way justifies a $5000 price tag. Some of the highest hp turbo cars I have ever seen (3000+hp) use intercoolers that are a fraction of the price of the ones made for the 911.

Folks on he are quick to dismiss things because they don't cost $10000....

I agree with the stupid Porsche pricing and would never waste my money on updating anything on my cars unless it breaks. I would rather just use that money to buy my next Twin Turbo. But these things are made and sold out of China, do you really think they went through testing to make sure they are a quality product, actually function or fit properly.
 
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All they have to do is duplicate what someone else did R&D on....the Chinese are very good are replicating products at a fraction of the price.

Would I launch a space shuttle with them? No way but if an intercooler fails, no biggie.
 
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If you want to change the intercoolers, give TPC Racing a call as their intercoolers are the biggest I have seen on the market and they are all metal, no plastic that can leak. I am running their intercoolers on my TT and I love them.
 
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