i say just a tad longer so all u see is core no side tanks

Anything to get rid of that joke of an intercooler your car has stock.

There may be more coming in the spring and summer so I'd like to have things running safely. That and I'm tired of everyone asking me about it, the piece was cheap, and wont harm things down the line so why not.

I beg to differ.
I had a spearco Intecooler and now I have a cheap Ebay cooler. I compared the cores side by side and honestly couldn't tell any difference between the two.

I ended up buying one from a different company because I had checkout issues with the original. Size is 27x5.5x2.5 with a 21 wide core.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_2853wt_1197

I don't think this comes with clamps or hoses, not that I would use them anyway. While I am painting it (if I decide to do so) I will get in touch Extreme PSi about some reducer couplers and clamps

:rock:

dont paint it. be blingin!

I say leave it silver. It'll look better than black.

I also agree with your stock one not being to good. Not trying to rag on your ****, but my transmission cooler is the same size as your intercooler.

lol it is pretty small.

Thats not what she said.

Hhheyyyooooooo

Yeah I agree, dont paint it.
A Miata with a front mount is a little more manly.

On top of that, that car is daily driven right??? Paint chips would not take long to accumulate and it would look like crap.

yo my friend is sellin a ic just like that

not bad clean, not bad

That's a worry of mine too.
Thanks.

I meant it more as a generaliztion. I try to support vendors that make quality pieces and that put R&D into them. I'm not saying that I'm going to spend stupid amounts of money on everything just to have a brand, but it's important to keep these companies going.

Alex, don't think I'm bashing you, I'm just saying that from experience, eBay is "buyer beware" central and is total hit-or-miss territory, especially with car parts. Mod how you'd like, and if it works for you, great, but if it doesn't, well, you can't say that there were no warnings. Good luck on whatever path you take.

don't paint it!

Pretty much all intercoolers with cast end-tanks suck. A real QUALITY intercooler will have sheetmetal endtanks. There's a reason why they are so expensive. They are a PITA to make. I hate welding intercoolers. They take so much pedal to heat up. In reality your welding a giant heat sink though...

Yea don't paint it. I'd say paint it for the sleeper look if you were making some horsepower :lol:

eBay intercooler cores, SSAC in particular aren't really that bad. As long as you pressure test them for leaks they should be fine. They are very popular in the cheapass DSM owner scene. It's cheaper then buying at ETS intercooler. Even though I'd love to buy an ETS one. :inlove:

my ebay IC works perfectly fine. 25x12x3 18" core. and was only like 100$ shipped from CXracing