what intercooler?!?!
 

my intercooler craacked on mine and cant decide what to get as an upgrade?

either the treadstone ic

or

the zzp ic

HELP!!!! :)

I have the zzp one and I like it. I'm sure you will be fine with either it all comes down to price

they are generally the same price. would i need to get anything for either or do they simply just fit right in where my old one is?

Get the zzp

zzp intercooler comes with everything you need.

not couplers =p but i think my car alroady hasthem

Treadstone TR10 ftw

I like the look of the zzp better

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Rayc me

Get the zzp and stencil it in like a ricer

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Lol what?

Fixed it for ya. Fit and finish of the zzp unit is better. But honestly if you want performance get pwerks, not the race one their standard, garrett cores way better.

I was joking

Idc if it fits like shit lol. Worth the function and quality to me. They make really nice aftermarket parts and the welds are nice and it feels sturdy. Plus I like how it looks. I've gotten compliments on it from all my friends. My one friend actually bought a tr10 for his cressida cause he saw how nice my intercooler was.

Everyone has their own opinions.

The function is meh, compare IAT2 temps to a ZZP. Every piece I've seen from Treadstone sucks donkey balls in the quality department and fits like ass their cobalt intake is a fucking joke

Just go with zzp and call it a day, or the tr 10 it's his money in the end lol

For the love of god, don't buy Treadstones

H8rs

Calling a spade a spade.

Treadstone sucks

Id like to see zzps core density, because for the price, a treadstone is one of the nicest cores you can buy. After garrett and precision of course.

Truuuuuuue!

The performance as far as controlling iat2 creep on the lnf is damn good, compares to treadstone maybe a little better. I'll pull the log from when Colodude chased down a MP4 on his zfr, he's running a zzp intercooler, that will show how well it works

Honestly I'm sure they all function just as well as one another. I just said treadstone because that's what I have and I like it and I'm happy with it. No ones bashing zzp intercooler. A bigger intercooler just doesn't get heat soaked as fast as a smaller one would because there's more surface area to disperse more heat so you can do more consistent pulls.

nothing is as good as a bell core hands down for all those that wanna debate the topic. i have the only bell core on a cobalt intercooler. iat readings on a 77 degree night after beating it on the dyno with no fans on and doing a few more pulls showed temps 4-6 degrees above ambiant. i have sensors pre and post intercooler. my core costs almost as much as zzps entire intercooler at vendor cost.

the zzp is the best ive logged for the money.

and a bigger core doesnt mean its going to cool better or work better. same with using cast end tanks vs fabricated end tanks. its all about fin density, pressure drop, and size for setup, end tank design. air velocity entering and exiting the core etc etc