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Is a set of x50 intercoolers worth it for a stock 996tt?
Have an opportunity to purchase a set of "new" x50 intercoolers (bought new, never put in) for a decent price.
Is this a direct bolt on? Is mounting bracket and / or hoses different? Imagine no real HP gains at the moment until stock turbos are upgraded. Any advice is greatly appreciated. |
Pretty sure the internal capacity is identical, the X50 coolers have extended cooling "fins", the units themselves are not any bigger but slightly more efficient due to extra fin length.
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Little to no improvement. Not worth the effort.
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These prices can't be real? $310? Must be overlooking something.
http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-p...section=107-20 |
U need at least 3.5 inches or 4 inches in thickness to see real gains. Even oem GT2 intercoolers are lame compared to say Evoms or SRM/Marski Tunning etc.
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No. The best oem upgrade is the 997.2 intercoolers if memory serves. Even the 996gt2 ones weren't hardly any better than stock.
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Depending on type of turbo and ambient temps and how hard you are pushing the engine. I have the gt2/x50 intercooker and noticing less loss of power from heat soak running 26/24 turbos. Ran modified k16 with on stock ic and experienced earlier loss of power from heat soaking. IMO, Nor worth losing intake response by increased volume by upgrading to 3.5 - 4” ic on smaller stock turbos. |
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