Ugur Member 27 Member For: 11y 10m 27d Posted 04/09/13 12:52 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 12:52 AM Hey guys, I hope this isn't a silly question but can anyone tell me the difference between a 'stepped' intercooler and a 'non stepped' intercooler and which one is better in the long run. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSI O6T Donating Members 440 Member For: 12y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 04/09/13 01:24 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 01:24 AM what car do you have ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzMahoony Hench, but no longer shredded or tanned. Member 3,343 Member For: 17y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: Canning Vale, W.A Posted 04/09/13 01:36 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 01:36 AM One requires cutting and one doesn't. Process west has proven that their stepped cooler is just as efficient as the bigger coolers that require chopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 04/09/13 01:41 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 01:41 AM Check this thread out.If you have an FG and DO NOT want to cut the front bar out of your car (possibly making it defectable) then the stepped system will handle 400 and a bit rwkw.the 2nd pic in that thread shows the bar I'm speaking of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Member 77 Member For: 11y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 04/09/13 05:11 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 05:11 AM like the above, stepped doesn't need cutting and PWR makes a nice stepped intercooler I want to upgrade to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 04/09/13 05:33 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 05:33 AM (edited) b4 you do Hype, and I know that the end choice is yours but do a forum search on the Process West stepped cooler and find a post from them where they state that (do NOT quote me) if the pwr unit works better than theirs, Kev from Process West will pay for the PWR unit..............OBVIOUSLY, that offer was for a particular member but shows their confidence in the Process West unit.Guess what I'm saying is, do a LOT more research to ensure your choice is the best considering the information. Edited 04/09/13 05:34 AM by BenDoCo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Member 77 Member For: 11y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 04/09/13 07:17 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 07:17 AM ahh ok cheers.. I will definitely search the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddo22 Member 135 Member For: 11y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 04/09/13 07:56 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 07:56 AM thinking about putting a Plazmaman Spec 1 Street Pro Bar and plate intercooler kit in my ba mk11is it risking driving your car after installing a new intercooler and CAI in terms of AFR? because I want to hold off getting a tune till I do a few more things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 21d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 04/09/13 11:46 AM Share Posted 04/09/13 11:46 AM Stay off boost and you *should* be fine.Stay OFF boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2TT Member 714 Member For: 12y 6m 19d Posted 04/09/13 02:13 PM Share Posted 04/09/13 02:13 PM (edited) A stepped Intercooler has an upper section that is thinner than the lower section, so there is a step in it,this allows the upper part to clear the chassis on FG Falcons.A non stepped intercooler has a core has the same thickness all the around. Edited 04/09/13 02:14 PM by Z2TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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