anyone have any experience with an ebay intercooler, or even the charge piping? its all at a pretty good price.. on a tight budget just looking for some input thanks!

 

look into CX Racing intercoolers if your on a tight budget. OneBadBluBerrySC or whatever his username is used one

 

I don't trust some things on ebay.

What's your budget for and intercooler and pipes?

 

I kno alot of people running eBay intercoolers on other cars with no issues, justhavent seen any on a cobalt ss.. Trying to stay in the 150$ range.. If possible lol

 

about your only option would be ebay or find a Crazy Steve Intercooler. They are cheap in price and hit or miss on quality.

 

i bought one from ebay about 1year and a half ago and it works fine for me just had to weld the in/outlet since it was hard to fine one that had them pointing back.

 

Yes I used to rock a CX intercooler actually worked pretty good... but under high boost it heat soaked to quickly.

You can actually make your own crazy steve intercooler (aka Genuine Saab) for about 110 bucks off of ebay.

 

I gots a CS intercooler

 

i got a cx racing FMIC and charge pipes on my 2.4 ion .. works pretty well.. only issue i've seen is when doing lots of back to back to back pulls in 4th all the way out .. i'm also on the ss/tc stock turbo which generates a good amount of heat .. when i was on the dyno the hot side piping was untouchable.. and the cold side was warm lol so it does its job

 

what exactly do ya mean pointing back? The ones I was looking at said it was compatible with the ss/tc but then again all universal parts say they fit cars and don't actually line up right, also heat soaked? Sorry for all the questions, still learning about turboed cars

 

They don't "have" to point back from the end tanks...you would just have to get some 90*s and couplers and call it a day if they weren't. Having them pre-welded pointing back just makes life easier

 

Stop being such a cheap ass. sorry someone had to say it lol. I would say just save up for a mpx. there is also a group buy for the zzp intercooler right now for 300 shipped.

 

I'd say ZZP Group Buy, but I'm biased.

 

not trying to be a complete cheap ass.. Seen people run em on other cars with no issues, figuredid just ask.. Couldn't hurt right? Worst that could happen os me not buying one lol


I saw the group buy and I'm thinking about it buttt not sure or I can afford that at the moment lol

 

Sometimes its better to spend the money. Ebay one could break or im sure the fitment is horrible. could just be a waste of money.

 

I'd love to get the better one, and that's exactly why I'm asking.. Seeing if anyone has tried it out lol that's all

 

Here's a simple rule of thumb for most eBay "universal" car parts. Can you weld? Are you willing to potentially do some fab work? If yes to those...then go for it! If not...then don't bother.

 

i'd say heat soak would be my biggest fear with a cheap intercooler.

 

You wanna see how bad the CS fitament is?






You can be like some of these wingnuts on here and call that good, but I'd rather save my money and buy ZZP:

 

Dude dont go cheap, zzp kiit!!

 

ugh jesus...get a used good brand or dont upgrade until you have the money.

 

ill uh.. prob end up doing that ugh jesus..

 

Mpx or zzp or a kit from treadstone...anything but ebay.