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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 03:42 PM
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MPx intercooler

Hey, online not too long ago. modern performance offers a intercooler for 350.00. info states its rated at 20+ psi. anyone on here have one? if so is it worth the buy or am i better off spending the money on hahn. if there is a post on this dont a a **** sucker and post garbage. thanks!
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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yes theres a few threads on this. Owners of it love it. it doesnt hang too low either.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 03:54 PM
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great intercooler!
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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I love my mpx intercooler. As stated above doesn't hang low at all
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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I love my mpx intercooler. As stated above doesn't hang low at all
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 04:23 PM
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how much better than stock is this intercooler (temp wise, and gains if there even is any)
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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I put one on my car last month. Temps are cooler, but will have to wait until warmer weather to give you a full update in that regard. I also installed a downpipe and charge pipes. Been working on the tune, until the snow arrived, but haven't been to the dyno yet. Gains of the IC alone will be hard to quantify. Cooler intake and getting rid of the junk stock plastic was my main goal. An added bonus is that it don't hang down too low.

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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jaygo7007
I love my mpx intercooler. As stated above doesn't hang low at all
I see in your sig u have the injen charge pipes. Did they fit on the mpx ic good? I swear I read some where the mpx was 2.25" ic inlet instead of 2.5" but I can't remember.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 12:48 AM
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how does it compare to the zzp one?
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 07:55 AM
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Yeah, the MPx IC inlet is a little smaller than stock. You have to really tighten the clamp. I ended up double clamping it. Compared to the ZZP IC, it doesn't hang down as far, so less chance of wacking anything. Other than that, they seem to be about the same performance.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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charge pips ect. trifecta tune recommended? i was about to say, i love hahns products but no way in hell for almost 800 bucks. thanks guys
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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how do the stock couplers mount up to the mpx one? and also is it smaller then the zzp one?
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dayhoff35
how do the stock couplers mount up to the mpx one? and also is it smaller then the zzp one?
search my friend!

zzp: 28x8x4
mpx: 30x7x3.5

the zzp is taller so it does hang lower on the car. The stock couplers fit, but need to be tightened properly on the mpx unit.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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will the size difference really do anything its like 100 less volume
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by batboy
Yeah, the MPx IC inlet is a little smaller than stock. You have to really tighten the clamp. I ended up double clamping it. Compared to the ZZP IC, it doesn't hang down as far, so less chance of wacking anything. Other than that, they seem to be about the same performance.
So the inlets are 2.25"?
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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will the size difference really do anything its like 100 less volume
Well the zzp one is behind more plastic. and with our small turbo you dont wan too big of a core. Theres some calculations to find out a good fit but I dont have that on me. with a stock turbo and tune either one will do good.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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ok man thanks for he good info, i have the zzp pipe right now though would it benefit me more to get the zzp one or would i see no difference no matter the brand of cp. Im assuming that zzp made theirs to work with their cp.
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ok man thanks for he good info, i have the zzp pipe right now though would it benefit me more to get the zzp one or would i see no difference no matter the brand of cp. Im assuming that zzp made theirs to work with their cp.
they all use the stock CP mounting points so anyone will work. But for me we have lots of pop holes and hills and crap, Ive already scraped the @#$@#$ out of my stock lip, so I'm going mpx ic because the zzp one hangs too low and will get jacked up.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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someone posted the stock ic od is 2" 3/8's. Not sure on what mpx's are though.
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 04:24 PM
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The endtanks on the ZZP look larger. Any reason why MPX went with that strange design of endtank?
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