Intercooler stencils. Yay or nay ?

[SpikeyJp_68]

Just wondering what the general concensus is on these.. i.e buying a non brand core and spraying greddy on it or similar

[Gainzy]

Nay

[Starlet__SR]

Nah. Looks tacky even on genuine cores.

[daniel_g]

Gay

[SpikeyJp_68]

I personally think it looks quite cool. Only reason i didnt do it becuase im not fond of non brand parts pretending to be a brand haha

[5T4R7ET N/A]

Nay

only stealth black for me

[Ryncewind]

Probably as nay as shopping lists on the doors.

[mccartney11]

Remember years ago lads all going for blitz intercoolers and cutting their bumpers just so you could see the stencil lol I think a plain clean core is far nicer

[Calum122]

I wouldn't personally, stealth black for me. But I think it looks cool. Especially rising sun or something.

[SpikeyJp_68]

Quite surprised at the generally negative reaction haha. I like them but jot wnough to chop the shit out of my facelift bumper to show a brand name hahaha

[EP70-PT]

nah, small core and intact bumper for me Like to put my reg where it belongs

[starletezy]

Here's my rising sun a few years back looked aright i thought.

[ashep91]

The smaller the core the less efficient? Or does it rely on the design of the core? I personally like the stencil aslong as it goes with the colour theme of the pipes can look pretty cool

[Calum122]

The smaller the core the less efficient? Or does it rely on the design of the core? I personally like the stencil aslong as it goes with the colour theme of the pipes can look pretty cool

Not necessarily about efficiency.

It's just that it can inevitably only dissipate so much heat due to it's cross sectional area.

It's just a radiator at the end of the day. When you compress the air it gets hot, the bigger the intercooler, the bigger the surface area that the compressed air can move across in an attempt to give up its heat to the fins.

The bigger the area of the intercooler, the bigger the area for the air coming across it to pass through.

However this isn't necessarily efficiency.

You could have a massive intercooler made out of cast iron, this won't be as efficient as a smaller cooler made out of ceramic.

So bigger is not always better. Higher quality, better design but smaller will be better than massive flawed designs.

[morgey]

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Here's my rising sun a few years back looked aright i thought.

Good car that black Sr 😂

[starletezy]

Good car that black Sr

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