Sydneyxr6t Member 63 Member For: 12y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/02/12 10:30 PM Share Posted 05/02/12 10:30 PM GuysI purchased an FG XR6T a few months back, and have done the following basic mods:SS Growler intakeHerrod piping kitHurricane high-flow catID 1000 injectorsX3 SCT and custom tunecar is making 295rwkw and 750Nm of torque, its a daily driver and I was thinking about intercooler options.I found the following 2 links on ebay for the HDI GT2 Prohttp://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HDi-GT2-PRO-INTERCOOLER-KIT-FG-XR6-TYPHOON-F6-Christmas-special-/350470417985?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5199aa2e41and PWR stepped coolershttp://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-FALCON-FG-XR6T-F6-STEPPED-INTERCOOLER-PWR-/120851651280?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c2351dad0my questions are which cooler would anyone recommend based on experience with the using the cooler, I would be leaning towards the PWR as it requires no modifications/cutting and is a bolt in itemI will be getting my tuner to retune once the cooler is fittedArmando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRA1NR Pitlane Member Donating Members 2,886 Member For: 16y 11m 21d Gender: Male Location: Pakenham, Victoria Posted 05/02/12 10:40 PM Share Posted 05/02/12 10:40 PM (edited) Hey mate, if you have a look in the Pitlane section, Mick has done a bit of trsting with the PWR cooler.The consensus is that it is a good bang for your buck cooler, especially if no cutting is important to you. It does suffer from heat soak though and is out performed by bigger coolers that do require some cutting. (either plastic or metal cutting)Most would agree it is fairly well matched to the car if you still run a standard turbo, but if you upgrade you will be looking for something bigger. Edited 05/02/12 10:41 PM by TRA1NR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 16y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 05/02/12 10:40 PM Share Posted 05/02/12 10:40 PM Pwr has a good rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanBatman G666E Turbo!!! Member 1,008 Member For: 14y 3m 6d Gender: Male Posted 05/02/12 11:12 PM Share Posted 05/02/12 11:12 PM I have had bothI never had the hdi fitted, because I read the instructions and irreversible mods needed to be done So I went the pwr, pretty happy... But now I wanna upgrage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydneyxr6t Member 63 Member For: 12y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 05/02/12 11:57 PM Author Share Posted 05/02/12 11:57 PM Thanks for your feedback guys, I will be sticking with the standard turbo, so the PWR cooler sounds like the best option as it requires no cutting/mods to the bumper bar.cheersArmando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjaz Donating Members 1,841 Member For: 15y 4m 15d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 06/02/12 02:19 AM Share Posted 06/02/12 02:19 AM pw stage 2 ftw, gotta cut a bit of plastic and nick some metal but if I can install it anyone can haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG50T Member 568 Member For: 20y 2m 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 06/02/12 10:30 PM Share Posted 06/02/12 10:30 PM I had a process west cooler and the amount of cutting you have to do is ridiculous to do to a new car! PWR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L plate Donating Members 96 Member For: 12y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 07/02/12 04:54 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 04:54 AM pw stage 2 ftw, gotta cut a bit of plastic and nick some metal but if I can install it anyone can hahaI had a process west cooler and the amount of cutting you have to do is ridiculous to do to a new car! PWRG'day boys . I spoke to Kev not 2 weeks ago about both stg2 & stg3 coolers kits for my FG . I didn't go for the stg3 because he told me what was involved in putting one in ( far to much cutting both metal and plastic ) so I got the stg2 .He said that you dont need to cut anything , you also retain the same mounting points so if you want to return it to stock later that was no problem .So my question is , Do I have to do some trimming ? .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 16y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/02/12 04:59 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 04:59 AM You would need to cut plastic (arrows) to fit it but not the metal brackets (circles). 90mm thick coolers cant fit past that plastic bit, there's just no room.The consensus is that it is a good bang for your buck cooler,I thought that too till I realised that the top of the line Plaz 1000hp cooler is only $200 more, that makes the PWR expensive for what it is IMO. The only thing the PWR has going for it is no cutting and just drops straight in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 14y 5m 28d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 07/02/12 05:26 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 05:26 AM fair bit more in making a stepped cooler though.plus that plastic is classed as structural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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