When I was at TSL the other month having new wheels fitted on my WRX, Paul pointed out that a few of the fins were bent on my intercooler and that it reduced its efficency. I was wondering what people thought to the Intercooler Shield that Power Engineering do, does it work well and is it worth the money???

Thanks

Graham

 

Graham
They seem to be a good idea, have seen some priced at £50+,saying that a large diy store sells sheet mesh in aluminium at a fraction of this price does the same job, all you would need are 4 bolts to drill through the alloy sides either side of the intercooler to hold it in place and there you have a shield.
Sandman.

 

Cheers, I will look into it

Graham

 

B&Q £10ish for a sheet 50x50 Drawn Steel.

Just bought a sheet not sure if it's galvanised though, might need a lacquer. PE one does look the business though.

 

Couldn't wait hey Boultsy , let me know how you go on

 

will do.

 

Had the PE shield fitted to my car just before xmas cos quite a few of the fins were bent. Looks very good and it's suprising the amount of cr@p it catches of the wonderful british roads Might be expensive compared to the DIY option but I'm very happy with both it and the service from PE

Alex

edited for dodgy spelling

[Edited by alexf - 1/6/2002 10:12:12 PM]

 

I once found some stones on my intercooler which had bashed it up. This DIY job cost about a quid and has stopped anything else getting through. I like the idea of a more open mesh so there's no significant restriction to airflow. The ends are just cut to shape and bent over - no drilling. Sits very snugly when the bonnet is shut and can be removed instantly if needed.


[Edited by Boost II - 1/6/2002 10:35:51 PM]