Vantage Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 there are Supra "fit" intercoolers being advertised for £295 + shipping, and compare quality with HKS etc Has anybody bought/fitted one of these.Or is it a case of "you gers what you pay for"!!!! regards James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 there are Supra "fit" intercoolers being advertised for £295 + shipping, and compare quality with HKS etc Has anybody bought/fitted one of these.Or is it a case of "you gers what you pay for"!!!! regards James If you buy one of those you deserve to be banned! you cannot compare a £295 intercooler to the £1000 HKS one *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantage Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 If you buy one of those you deserve to be banned! you cannot compare a £295 intercooler to the £1000 HKS one *sigh* being a newbie and having a standard TT, would know what an HKS was if it hit me, but presume you are telling me that ebay item would not be fit for purpose I must replace my daughters £30 Swatch as it is as accurate as my Rolex, surely there is something wrong with it as it is a 1/500th of the price of mine!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 being a newbie and having a standard TT, would know what an HKS was if it hit me, but presume you are telling me that ebay item would not be fit for purpose I must replace my daughters £30 Swatch as it is as accurate as my Rolex, surely there is something wrong with it as it is a 1/500th of the price of mine!!!!!!!!!!!! You own a Japanese performance car and you don't know what HKS is? Ok, well I apologise for my ignorance towards your thread then and having read your watch theory you're right go buy the eBay intercooler, it'll be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Guys.....you're being stupid. He has no idea and asked a perfectly reasonable question. Vantage, the quality of the fins, fit and airflow are normally not even close to the quality of the branded ones. This is the experience of previous buyers but you could always give it a go yourself if you were set on it, £300 wouldn't really break the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Mr Vantage sir, You seem to talk the talk of a guy with money, so im not quite sure why you would want to scrimp on the parts you fit to the car. Fit the best you can afford or you will find yourself with a time bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Mr Vantage sir, You seem to talk the talk of a guy with money, so im not quite sure why you would want to scrimp on the parts you fit to the car. Fit the best you can afford or you will find yourself with a time bomb Dammit Rob....you spoiled my fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Sorry Mr Lewis sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 James your wanting the standard look. Your after a Chris wilson (trader on here) Side mount intercooler if he has any left. Direct replacement for stock but better. If there are none of them left, Miami GT do a stock replacement as well. BOTH MUCH CHEAPER THEN TOYOTA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantage Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Rob & Lewis, many thanks, Toyota part was circa £1000, and people my secretary called were as she put it " very curt" with it, I would not know where to go for alternatives, hence the post .So from what you are saying, will buy genuine item despite hating parting with money to ungrateful people ala Toyota.My business runs on the simple premis that it is people spending money with us, pays our wages. Best regards James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 To be honest, I would easily put my money into an HKS front mount rather than give anything to Mr T. If you are simply replacing stock then Wsb is 100% on the money, go for a miami-gt one or a CW one (mmmmm CW welding!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Crikey WSB in sensible shocker James it all depends if you want a stock intercooler or a slightly nicer aftermarket one. Speak to Nic here Who should be able to beat UK Toyota prices albeit with a little delay in shipping. I would also advocate an aftermarket SMIC from the likes of Mr Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantage Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 gents, thanks for advice, paranoid in keeping turbo's cool, as due to high mileage car is doing, and that I am also spending a lot of time stationary on M25, and then 2-3 hrs of "spirited" motorway driving, day in , day out.So C.Wilson it is BR James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 James, If you look at the end tank design of the cheaper FMICs you will notice that the end tanks are very shallow and not great for efficient airflow through all of the core. Compare them with a higher priced GReddy or HKS intercooler and the difference is more apparent. (although GReddy do some poorly designed cheap intercoolers too) As said above, a Chris Wilson uprated SMIC is about the best you can get for any Supra up to probably 500bhp. FMICs do look nice though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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