http://www.genuinesaab.com/catalog/p...roducts_id=648

 

I would think that a large intercooler would be great because heat rises and cooler compressed air would get into the manifold first.

 

How is everyone's intercoolers doing?

 

Loving my Hahn. GM tech was impressed with the fit and it seems to be working very well in the Houston heat so far.

Man, beat me to it. I was just reading about the slotted TC rotor offerings on that site and saw that intercooler on there that I saw was being asked about.

 

I have now seen this "crazysteve" intercooler in person and it is VERY nice all the way around. The quality for the price is superb, I will be getting this in the future.

 

really? who ordered it? what about fitment issues?

 

I dunno, some days I am all

**** YES INTERCOOLER

then other days I am all

Iono...

If I ever road course this car, I guess it would be a great idea...

 

Did not fit may car at all. If you have chragepipes it will not fit at all. Those angles are not 90* more like 70* and mine did not line up at all. It hit the condensor and fit like crap all around. I have Synapses IC now it fit perfactly and the core is a Garrett 600 Hp core not an $80 made in China Ebay core. .It is a POS do not even think about buying it!!!!!!!!!

 

They fit up to your Clear Image piping?

I think CIA is working up a Intercooler btw....opps

 

The Synapse IC lines up with any aftermarket CPs. It lined up absolutely perfectly with my Clearimage pipes. It is $500 shipped for their IC which is very reasonable considering the qualitly and craftsmanship.

 

I agree. 500 shipped is a great price

 

It was a friend of mine with an HHR SS and clear image pipes.

 

Synapse IC is the **** in my opinion... id rather pay more for that then buy an intercooler that was mainly made for an HHR

 

I have seen the pictures and I think there are some issue with their final product.

My bends are perpendicular to the core like they should be.

Now Term2 sent me pictures showing his pipes to be turned at an angle.

Not sure what's going on.

I have put 1500 miles on my intercooler and have had no issue.

 

I got Synapse intercooler piping and there isnt any fitment issues with it to my crazy steve intercooler

 

Mine was not bent welded or assembled properly and unfortunately it took 4 weeks total that my car was apart to get it back together with my new Synapse IC in.

 

So have they corrected that issue?

 

IDK. I would not trust their ( Genuine Saab) fabricators abliities at all. Morgan at Synapse knows how to make things and make them right, that is what counts. Money well spent IMHO.

 

Synapse is top quality **** that's for sure.

Their turbo is kit is ******* sex.

 

I want their turbo and mani but I am hoping ZZP comes out with a twin turbo kit using our stock K04 feeding into another biggerturbo. Huge midrange and topend then.

 

Communism works in theory too.

Compound boost can be done, but the more compressors you shove underneath the hood, the more heat you make, PERIOD.

Also the more weight, the loss of drivability etc etc. There is more to fast cars to high whp numbers...just like two different tunes on these cars.

One tune can ******* make the car a handful to drive...and the other can make it faster, but easier to drive.

 

Term: All we need for more HP is turbo and mani right and bolt ons for 450 huh? (after fuel)

 

Fuel system starts getting weird when you can't spray enough fuel in 6 miliseconds.

That happens right around 400ish whp.

But synapse's kit made it's numbers on the stock catback.

 

Yep once we get a good fueling fix. We should be pretty good till 500+whp

 

I am gonna stop at 450 hp....
which turbo is seeming to be the best for that?