i know its an interesting topic to say the least, but what is considered to be some of the better front mount intercoolers?
I'm not one for taking a name brand because it is a name brand. I wanna know how it performs. So, what do you like and why? The key part being the "and why?" part....

thanks

 

What makes a front mount a front mount:

Size/Height/Width/Length
Quality of welds
Material used
Craftsmanship
Style: I.E Bar and plate or tube and fin

Honestly I dont see any diffrence between somthing you get off ebay and a 1000$ greddy. Some of the ebay intercoolers are junk but as long as they got enough pictures to back up there product (pics of welds, inside pics, and size dimension/material) i see no diffrence but a price tag and a name. My instructor ran a ebay intercooler with 38pnds of boost with no problems.

You also want to fit an intercooler to what works for your setup, smaller the intercooler the less pressure drop. If your only running 8pnds why do you need an intercooler that takes up your entire front bumper. Think about it as an empty glass, it takes longer to fill up a small glass if you pour water in it from another glass, but if you spray it with a hose it fills up fast as shit. More pressure requires a larger capacity intercooler, less pressure means its going to take longer for it to fill up that giant intercooler causing more pressure drop and lack of response.

 

I see what you're saying...
I remember a little while back in the Mitsubishi forum they did some testing between a name brand and an ebay... i don't know if they ever said what the ebay one was.... but the name brand one was this one...
https://secure.buschurracing.com/cat...14d1a7a9c7024c
Its only about half what some greddy ones cost.... but well over twice, and sometimes three times what the standard ebay one costs...
Maybe the better question is, what makes a good intercooler? How is one better than another?
I'm basically of the same opinion as ^^ But I also don't have a lot of experience with boost and such. I just know that depending on who you talk to depends on what intercooler is the best... and for what motor/car....

 

damn, I would have thought this would have been a more active topic....

 

well i only see alot of people running the 240 made intercooler.

greddy m-spec and greddy vspec are the main intercoolers i think. other than xs power and ebay.

 

spearco

 

most cheap ebay intercoolers will get the job done but i would NEVER use an ebay fmic. i remember seeing a temp comparison in a thread awhile ago. nico maybe?

 

i run a vspl, just because i got a good deal on it used, if i were buying new i probably would have done something else. most likely blitz, or cusco.

 

i run a vspec i beleave... not positive lol, i know its a lower series greddy fmic, and its way too big for my set-up but it popped up and i needed one and had cash lol

 

you have m spec^