Hey just wondering if the intercooler from SAAB for the Turbo cobalt is a good thing to buy for 275, not a bad deal anyone have first hand experience with these?
heres the link to it.
GenuineSaab.com

 

They don't fit well. Search on here for crazy steve's intercooler.

 

its really a 50% 50% chance that will fit or not... mine fit perfect with no problem but there is people here that did not fit... it all depends...

 

Remember you get what you pay for..

A good amount of people have had issues with this IC

So I wouldn't buy it, I'd buy ZZP, MPX, or hell even HAHN'S IC before this one

 

It didn't fit my car. I have pics if you want to see them. I gave the IC to "interviewatruins" and he got it to fit his car, but it still rubs in the same places that it wouldn't even fit on mine. It is a horrible IC. You might be able to get it to fit, but it won't fit "properly" for someone as picky as I am. I hit a raccoon with my original IC and was going to use the Crazy Steve *Saab* as a lower-cost alternative. Instead, I ended up forking out money for the stock IC anyway. The stock IC is fine when you have your clamps on correctly.

 

damn that looks good if thats the intercooler in your sig

 

Found some pics.





I realize this isn't the correct way to mount it (between the crash bar and crash bar mount) but it's the only way I could get it to mount at all.



You can see all the points it would rub at. To get it to mount completely, I would have had to squash it between my condenser and crash bar. What a nightmare. Bolt-on my ass.

 

no thats not the intercooler... i now have Treadstones intercooler

 

Well thanks everyone for the great info. I will NOT be buying this because 1. my chances are always against me, 2. you get what you pay for exactly. Thanks again and thanks for those pictures.. i wouldnt even think twice to put it in my car if it FIT that way. Hey did anyone do the metal plates on the stock IC because I heard thats the most restrictive part of it and if you put better flowing end plates (custom work of course $$$$) you can be still cheaper than the new ICs and still be flowing alot better than the plastic crap. (from what i heard that is. and im not sure what it will cost but 700 for an IC is crazy talk to me ... cough cough hahn.
Ill check out treadstone.

 

Yeah I agree 700 is a little much lol

I'd go with ZZP or Treadstones IC

Both are very good IC's and fairly cheap for the quality

So it's all personal preference after that..

 

LOL I never even took pics I put that POS back in the box and called them up.....

Got screwed out of 125 bucks but this Dejon I have has been nothing but solid. I've hit it on the ground bottoming out a few times and it is still holding strong.. garret core with a damn good welder not sure of the thickness on the end tanks but it's strong stuff..

 

i got lucky and mine fit perfect, great performance for the money.

 

That's the really weird part. They seem to fit the sedans.

 

You do know people dont make threads stating things fit or work great right?

Theres only a select few that have the problem op. And those i believe were the first and some 2nd gens. The newest ones fit great according to the people that have used it.

 

o weird, i didnt know there was a difference lol