Pw Stg 1 Cooler For Fg

[bossmang]

how much cutting? or how much more cutting was required after the pw stage 2 you had?

[CHLAXN]

lol a bit of cutting that's for sure.. not for the faint hearted.. worth it in the end though imo..

[bjc]

Cutting is cutting, no one will ever see it and as long as it is treated properly then it will never rust!

[Process West]

My stage 1 FG intercooler is the same as stage 2 kit except it doesnt come with intercooler piping. (core, no piping)

The stage 2 kit is very capable at 400kw atws...we have seen 550kw atws but the outlet temps do start to rise.

The stage 3 kit requires no metal cutting but there is a lot of cutting of the radiator support panel which is made from plastic...and is replaceable if you need to return to stock.

If anybody wants a total non cutting kit I can cut the top 80mm from my stage 2 core ....and I guarantee it will still outperform the stepped PWR unit. (extruded intercooler cores are THE most in-efficient of any intercooler type on the market).

I could also produce a stepped core but there is just no point...the "stepped" part of the intercooler that pokes up behind the plastic bridge between the headlights will measure approx. 460 x 80 x 30mm....that's a small amount of nothing as far as heat exchange goes.

Kev

Edited 21/02/12 11:31 AM by Process West

[bjc]

Cheers Kev. Surely PWR would know this and the only reason I can think of for them doing the step would be LOOKS? Seeing a big IC can be impressive but to me if it doesn't work then why have it there!

[shame]

  On 21/02/2012 at 8:48 AM, Process West said:

My stage 1 FG intercooler is the same as stage 2 kit except it doesnt come with intercooler piping. (core, no piping)

The stage 2 kit is very capable at 400kw atws...we have seen 550kw atws but the outlet temps do start to rise.

The stage 3 kit requires no metal cutting but there is a lot of cutting of the radiator support panel which is made from plastic...and is replaceable if you need to return to stock.

If anybody wants a total non cutting kit I can cut the top 80mm from my stage 2 core ....and I guarantee it will still outperform the stepped PWR unit. (extruded intercooler cores are THE most in-efficient of any intercooler type on the market).

I could also produce a stepped core but there is just no point...the "stepped" part of the intercooler that pokes up behind the plastic bridge between the headlights will measure approx. 460 x 80 x 30mm....that's a small amount of nothing as far as heat exchange goes.

Kev

Kev, not sure that I want to cut out the front o my car just yet... How does cutting the plastic point effect road worthiness and structural sound? Can you pm me with details on this bolt in core that would outperform the per one? Cheers.

[droF]

Kev, I would also be interested, could you PM me aswell. Thanks.

[wa g6et]

Hey kev, sounds like you could be on a winner. PW stage 0.5 no cutting or grinding, I think there would be a good market for those FG owners looking at the 300 odd rwkw. Your cores are tried and tested to work.

[PRO62S]

  On 21/02/2012 at 8:48 AM, Process West said:

^{My stage 1 FG intercooler is the same as stage 2 kit except it doesnt come with intercooler piping. (core, no piping)}

^{After reading this it would appear that the cooler} I ^{got is not a Process West as it is smaller than the stage 2 cooler at 410x360x90 approx. The rest of the cooler looks identical with the indents on the end tanks and OG mounting brackets. The only visual difference is the shorter height of the core.}

Edited 05/03/12 08:00 PM by PRO62S

[Process West]

  On 05/03/2012 at 7:59 PM, PRO62S said:

^{After reading this it would appear that the cooler} I ^{got is not a Process West as it is smaller than the stage 2 cooler at 410x360x90 approx. The rest of the cooler looks identical with the indents on the end tanks and OG mounting brackets. The only visual difference is the shorter height of the core.}

You would have one of the original stage 2 intercoolers...I did increase the size of the core about 9 months after releasing the "version 1"

Kev