hey guys,

first off i wanna say id like to keep this thread clean, its not an opinion thread on if treastone makes good quality parts or not , im seeking install advice. thank you.


so i recently decided to upgrade my intercooler. went with treadstone TR10. origionally i was only gonna go with a TR8, but i was offered a free upgrade to a TR10 as the TR8's were back orderd or somthing thing like that.. so i figured why not right?

now im measuring it out and find out that this thing is massive compaired to stock & the amount of room i have up front in this car. anyone running a TR10 on here? if so,offer up some advise for installing it. am i gonna loose my re-enforcement bar? or did u guys just cut into it?

really hoping someone out here can answer thes questions asap!

thank you in advance.

 

it will be fine as far as fitment its you well retain the factory crash bar, if i can find any pics of my car with it on i will post some up, its just taller, not as wide as the factory fmic

 

I'm running the TR12 with the factory bar, plenty of room.

 

TR12

 

im running a tr10 on my hhr....great product, works well, does not fit an hhr without modification tho.....but will fit a cobalt just fine.

 

You will get rubbing here:



Here:



........................and here:



When you put the tabs in between the crashbar and the rad support, you end up having to basically SQUASH the tabs between the two. Treadstone has said you don't have to mount it that way: that you can mount it with the tabs behind the rad support, but I have yet to see it done that way.

This IC definitely doesn't fit properly, but it does fit with rubbing.

 

i have to look at mine again its off my car but i had none of the rubbing issues everyone had or install problems either

 

The major problem I had was that the mounting tabs HAD to be bent in order for it to fit properly. I could have left them unbent but then the crash bar would not have been flush to the car like it should be. Very tight squeez but it will fit.

 

hmmm thanks for the pics guys, gonna help fo sure

 

Is this ic overkill for stock Turbo?

 

No it's fine.

 

Awesome ima order mine Monday
Thanks

 

Same here.

I made a How to install a TR8 and I had to bend the tabs just a bit to make the crashbar bolt on flush. No biggie. Search for my How To on here for tips... I left plenty.