BSF

Does anyone have a stock 993TT intercooler for sale?

Please reply or email if so....

Thanks!
-Brock

fraserbrock@bellsouth.net

OldGuy

What are they worth??

SLVR

List price from Porsche is about 2.5k

Wet1

I'm also looking for a factory set of 993tt heat exchangers and/or scavage pump.

Thanks!

BSF

OG,

All it's worth to me is about $450-500 depending on condition. Anything more than that, and I'll either make one or buy an aftermarket one.

Do you have one for sale?

Thanks

OldGuy

Brock no I dont I was just wondering. the aftermarket one is like $5k that is what is stopping me at the 550HP mark. I will stop after I get my turbos done. the price to go to 600 is too steep. Do you know how to make one??
I can weld very well-- is this a DIY?? do we need to go into business??
IS this Rocket science? I am a rocket scientist by trade.
WHAT IS THE DEAL Brock??

hatchy

OG, what welder do you use? I am thinking about picking up a Lincoln tig.

Kevin

Lincoln Squarewave 275...

Brock, you might have to go to $600-800 range.. I lend you one!

Wet1 you won't find a used one.. Go new

Jean

OG, BSF

You can buy a huge and efficient core from Spearco or Bell Intercoolers for $8-900 and start from there. They can also build them for you. Price will not be above $1500-$1800 for the whole I/C. I hear several people are running above 600 hp with these cores and keeping temps in check. Take this with caution though, it's not first hand experience... but will soon be.
www.bellintercoolers.com/
http://www.turboneticsinc.com/air.html

OldGuy

Hatchy, I dont know what wleder I use.
a very close friend of mine has a Lincoln Arc
and some kind of TIG,and a real nice plamsa cutter.
I just go over to his house. I know we cant do
aluminum

BSF

OG,
I have built a few intercoolers by using either OE cores (from various donor cars) or Bell. Then, you can get end-tanks from either Bell or Spearco as mentioned above. Finally, I have a Miller TIG machine to zip it all up. Welding intercoolers is actually quite difficult because the heat wants to "sink" into the cores so quickly. It's easy to get the tank too hot and the core too cold. I tried preheating the core once (in an oven) and it seemed to work better. You just have to really crank up the amperage and let the bead really soak in. All the while being careful not to burn through any tubes or fins. The aftermarket cores are much easier to weld to because they have a nice weld flange. OE cores are more difficult, at least the ones I have experienced.
-Brock

OldGuy

well Brock the intercooler being $5k is what is stopping me
at the 550 HP mark (not there yet) but if I could build one
I would think aabout it. But the welding process you describe
does not sound trivial. Maybe someone could do it and describe it
with pics as an aggressive DIY.
Good Luck Brock

hatchy

I've been thinking about a Lincoln Precision Tig 185, should be good enough for my needs (light fab). Since it does AC, it should be okay for aluminum.

You can probably buy a Spearco core and take it to a shop and have them custom fab it for you; It'd be cheaper than ruining the core.