F0RCEDXR Member 44 Member For: 15y 3m 12d Posted 26/07/10 11:59 AM Share Posted 26/07/10 11:59 AM I was interested in buying a Rapid V3.0, though I have heard of people having to cut stuff out to make them fit... for me that's a huge no no..I was also looking at the plazmaman 800hp kit or processwest stage 3.Can anyone tell me from there own experience what actually fits nicely?Didnt want to go the Nizpro as I really dislike the intercooler shape.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 26/07/10 12:15 PM Share Posted 26/07/10 12:15 PM (edited) Here's one someone prepared early.Sorry that's FG, but I'm sure there's a similar one in the Intercooler section for B series. If you can't find it try Rapidsystems or Process West they both supply a variety of coolers for all different applications.Keep in mind though if you want a big cooler your more then likely going to have to make a little room for it. Edited 26/07/10 12:21 PM by Dillz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 16d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 26/07/10 12:23 PM Share Posted 26/07/10 12:23 PM Didnt want to go the Nizpro as I really dislike the intercooler shape.Thanks!do you want performance or looks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 6m 16d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 26/07/10 08:14 PM Share Posted 26/07/10 08:14 PM why can't he have both go Process west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exarsixturbo Dr. Speed Member 784 Member For: 17y 3m 12d Gender: Male Location: The land of Politicians, Public Servants, Porno & Pyrotechnics Posted 27/07/10 02:28 AM Share Posted 27/07/10 02:28 AM If you are looking at going for a bigger cooler then you will require a small amount of cutting - no way to get around it.I fitted my Plazmaman 800hp kit and there was some minor grinding involved. I mean taking like 1-2cm worth of metal off the front support and bending the air-cond lines out of the way - that's all. The rest was a true bolt in jobbie, which is very rare!! I was NOT keen at all on doing any cutting and minimal "permanent" modifications to the car and this kit was very good for that. As I said, it is inevitable that some cutting is required as a bigger cooler, just 'aint gunna fit into the hole ford provided. I did a detailed write up on it ages ago with piccy's and stuff - which was in the Plazmaman sub-section or the forum, but that is now gone. The mods might be able to dig it up for you.Also, depending on what the guys from Plazmaman are doing these days, I actually wrote their instruction manual they were giving out to people who were interested in fitting the 800 kit at home. Not sure if they still use it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 27/07/10 05:24 AM Share Posted 27/07/10 05:24 AM do you want performance or looks?Hehe. Not that he needs backing up but I have to back Mick on on this one.The opposing end tank design is a large part of the reason why these I/C's work so well. I have the early version 2 Nizpro cooler and it works very well. Data logging showed that temps never rose by 9 celcius over start temps. That goes for the 3 times it was re-tuned after fitting this cooler. Last session was after fitting new coil packs and we made 370rwkw @ 17psi on a 30+degree day.They do seem to work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 16d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 27/07/10 06:08 AM Share Posted 27/07/10 06:08 AM They do seem to work very well.and no cutting required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA55Y Member 74 Member For: 14y 8m 17d Posted 27/07/10 08:17 AM Share Posted 27/07/10 08:17 AM will cutting pose a massive issue if a roadworthy check ever came up?like the chances of them picking up that the bar has been trimmed are slim but IF they did would I be screwed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 16d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 27/07/10 08:20 AM Share Posted 27/07/10 08:20 AM The rwc inspector may not even notice, but if they do it will be a panel shop job to replace the front bar and then the cooler will not refit.I'm sure a lot of testers will not even pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 16y 9m 13d Posted 27/07/10 08:24 AM Share Posted 27/07/10 08:24 AM If your not happy on how the Nizpro cooler looks just go black. As stated they work very well and are very easy to fit.If you update to a plenum later on its just one hose that will be needed. Nothhing worse than having to cut and grind the front steel structure of your car to fit a cooler. If you do make sure you rust treat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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