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Ebay IC
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The eBay intercooler is a direct copy of the Mishimoto. Not sure what the reviews are on that.
I did some digging and the intercooler is made by a company called CSK. They make intercoolers for several platforms, and lots of reviews are available if you search.
Honestly, it is tempting at that price. I normally wouldn't buy cheap parts, but an intercooler has no moving parts. As long as it doesn't leak, and mounts properly, it will do the job...
V3nom, where did you find the CVF for that price?
I did some digging and the intercooler is made by a company called CSK. They make intercoolers for several platforms, and lots of reviews are available if you search.
Honestly, it is tempting at that price. I normally wouldn't buy cheap parts, but an intercooler has no moving parts. As long as it doesn't leak, and mounts properly, it will do the job...
V3nom, where did you find the CVF for that price?
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Unclean welds with little bits that could vibrate free internally in the IC then get launched into the TB/intake manifold/pistons? That is a hard pass. I know the likelihood could be low, but a reputable manufacturer ensures this doesn't happen. A cheap Chinese place? Who knows.
Also, as Unbroken said, with bad QC you can have problems with metal content (what is the metal actually?), the construction (used thinner bars/plates?), etc.
I hope it works out for you, I just don't go that route. I've been in a performance group where people bought the knockoff Chinese ICs/Exhaust manifolds/etc and a lot of guys cried about buying parts twice, and doing excruciating jobs twice...
Also, as Unbroken said, with bad QC you can have problems with metal content (what is the metal actually?), the construction (used thinner bars/plates?), etc.
I hope it works out for you, I just don't go that route. I've been in a performance group where people bought the knockoff Chinese ICs/Exhaust manifolds/etc and a lot of guys cried about buying parts twice, and doing excruciating jobs twice...
@UNBROKEN @CoHPhasor you both make completely valid points. I agree.
That said, it is a calculated risk (that I perceive to be very low) that I am willing to take.
Time and logs will tell how efficient this is at cooling, and how long it lasts.
That said, it is a calculated risk (that I perceive to be very low) that I am willing to take.
Time and logs will tell how efficient this is at cooling, and how long it lasts.
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If you have a hi-res closeup of the fins on the Whipple, that would be helpful. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. Out of curiousity, I wanted to compare the fin density between all the different intercoolers:
Whipple:
Steeda:
CVF:
Mishimoto:
It looks like CVF has the most fins per row. and Mishimoto has the least.
I won't be tuned for a while, but I will try to find a way to log charge air temps with the new ebay IC. I think it can be done through the OBDII port.
Whipple:
Steeda:
CVF:
Mishimoto:
It looks like CVF has the most fins per row. and Mishimoto has the least.
I won't be tuned for a while, but I will try to find a way to log charge air temps with the new ebay IC. I think it can be done through the OBDII port.
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