fitted cheap ebay intercooler

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lindsay, ontario

Jan 23, 2008
fitted cheap ebay intercooler

bought a xspower kit from fleabay and fitted it saturday...pretty good fit but the hot pipe from the tubby needed some mods will post pics soon.

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Calgary, AB

Aug 1, 2008

How is your turbo spooling now?

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lindsay, ontario

Jan 23, 2008

not to bad..comes on full boost about 200rpm later but up the revs the lag increase is not noticable. seems to pull a bit harder now. not bad for $240 shipped.

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Calgary, AB

Aug 1, 2008

Did you have to move your windshield fluid bottle?

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lindsay, ontario

Jan 23, 2008

will move it to the rear..goint to mount a bottle there for my water/meth kit any way.

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Guelph, Ontario

Jan 17, 2008

hey john post up a few pics

BOTTLES ARE FOR BABIES.. REAL MEN GET BLOWN

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David
Orangeville

Mar 29, 2008

hey john do you still have a/c on your R cause I want to go to front mount but don't want to remove a/c

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Ryan
Winnipeg, MB

Mar 21, 2008

Hey man, where did you find this kit? I've looked all over ebay, and it seems like there aren't anymore FMIC kits for the R on there anymore, i always used to look at tons of them, but now there aren't any on there...?

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David
Orangeville

Mar 29, 2008

where the hell did you find this cause I looked all over ebay toooooooooooo

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Really Noneyourbuis
Canada

May 11, 2008

I'm sure the core is the same as the DSM kit.. with some work plumbing it seems not to bad ... PS I'm in the middle of a group buy for meth kits it you don't have one.. it fits neatly where the battery is normally located... I could get a great price on IHRA.NHRA approved Morroso Battery boxes as well.. this probably needs it's own thread so as soon as i get pics of the battery relocate I'll let you guys know

Mine isn't bigger than yours.. I just like to drive

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ireland

Feb 25, 2008

i can get autobann fmic sets there very good and easy to fit pm me if u want a price tanx

the green dragon

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lindsay, ontario

Jan 23, 2008

they dont seem to be on there now..you can buy directly from xspowers site..yes i still have a/c but i will be removing it over the winter as the r is going on a serious diet. will post some pics as soon as i get them uploaded.

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Ryan
Winnipeg, MB

Mar 21, 2008

Its 240 shipped to the us, right? 325 to international, right? or am i looking at a different site? Either way.. is it bar and plate, or tub n' fin?

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Saskatoon, SK

Jan 29, 2008

bar and plate. I got mine from ebay for 340 shipped in 3 days from vancouver.

RNN14

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Vancouver

Mar 30, 2008

gimme the hook ups in vancouver... I want some...

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Ryan
Winnipeg, MB

Mar 21, 2008

Ya, i wanna know where to get this thing too...

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Ryan
Winnipeg, MB

Mar 21, 2008

The one on xs-power.com is 4 inches thick, thats to big for the gtir i think. I went out today and took some measurements and such and with it being 4 inches you pretty much have to cut the whole bottom of the bumper out... I'm at a loss as to what to do...

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Saskatoon, SK

Jan 29, 2008

you don't need to cut the bottom of the bumper out. The how-to's on the modifiers site show exactly what needs to be done to fit the cooler.

If you can be arsed, get the generic ebay ones that don't have the blue pipes. They are almost all the same and it's the same one I got. It works really well and the only thing I wish I did differently, was drill neater holes through the inner fenders for the pipes.

RNN14

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lindsay, ontario

Jan 23, 2008

my xs power kit came with a 3" thick intercooler..fit really well.

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Ryan
Winnipeg, MB

Mar 21, 2008

I can custon order it with a 3 inch core, but it will be $340 shipped. I found one on ebay, the kit and the core come seperate, but i can get both to my door fro $310. And it is from what i can tell a pretty nice kit. I think i am gunna do that, i'll let people know how it fits.

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David
Orangeville

Mar 29, 2008

so the 4 inch thick cooler wil fit without cutting up bumper? and i still have ac will that cause any problems fitting in as well

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Ryan Wolfe
Las Vegas, NV

Jul 6, 2016

bad gti-R wrote:

so the 4 inch thick cooler wil fit without cutting up bumper? and i still have ac will that cause any problems fitting in as well

No and no. You will definitely have to trim the bumper, and the AC won't give you any problems, but you will have to relocate your overflow bottle somewhere else. (I put mine in front of the radiator support)