I didnt know you guys made evo intercoolers now! the dsm ones they make have been really well recieved and was wondering when they were going to make in evo one. thats a great price too! i paid more for my used ams fmic lol

 

I have the 4" and I love it! I couldn't fit the undertray back on, but I didn't try all that hard One guy I'm helping tune got one this week and was able to get his undertray on.

I was going to paint/anodize it black after I tested it out. It just looks so damn sexy unpainted!

Tiago,
Do you recommend removing the OEM tow hook?

Update: I just checked under the car and the reason I can't get the undertray on is because of the tbolts (threaded part) are sticking below the bumper line. No big deal.

 

Installed mine a few days ago,and honestly, I was not impressed with the quality. It seemed to have rough edges and casting marks everywhere. Not to mention, 2 of the 3 tabs did not line up right, so i had to play around with it, and bend the tabs to make it sit right. The crash beam went on right with no issue or rubbing, so cant complain there. All i all, for the price its acceptable, although Im starting to wish i would have saved my money and went with an ETS piece. Just my .02

 

i have one and i havent seen any issues with it. although i did have an incident to where i was parking into my friends driveway and didnt see the big *** hole in the grass where i was pulling into. the front end of the car fell in the hole and pushed the intercooler on to the tow hook. luckly it just bent the bottom plate and a couple of fins but no leaks have occured because of it.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ve...tercooler.html

 

Does anyone have any feedback on gains compared to the stocker or other FMICs for that matter? Still think the price is hard to beat compared to a name brand 4"...

 

No direct comparisons to any other FMIC but here's a few reviews if you need them

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ve...ry-3-5-ic.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ve...tercooler.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...oct-26psi.html

 

more info on this core?

 

Bar and plate, utilizes a T shape fin internally and externally as well as an offset and staggered fin pack, both internally & externally

 

I went form a stock unit to the 4" IC, huge improvement, added more timing gained torque!

 

I didn't know David had a french cousin?

 

To the OP. It's not as shiny, but I think it looks great and functions great on my VIII!

I may go with ETS when I build my project due to the size.

 

yes tiago is an awesome guy to deal with, have bought many products from VRSF and customer service/shipping/ parts quality is simply AWESOME!

 

why would you recommend the 3.5? any issues with the 4"?

 

End tanks are 3.5" on 4" core

 

My tunner said it was cheap in quality, idk if i should go ahead and buy one or ignore him? anymore info on this intercooler.