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G2 GofF · Mar 6, 2007

Hello

I have a 2000 Golf but the PO smashed up the intercooler in it and it shall be replaced. Now im on a very tight budget but the stock intercooler for my car is around 400$ and the aftermarket one is 600$. I would go with boost factory cause it is fairly cheap. My car currently has 216 nozzles but will soon be getting a alligator tune. Is it worth the extra effort to get a after market intercooler or should I just get a new one from the dealer.

Street Toys · Mar 6, 2007

First of all... please excuse my ignorance...I'm trying to decifer PO? I take it your wife? (its either that or your parole officer was driving your car?)
If it was involved in an accident, then get the $400.00 from your insurance company and kick the extra $200.00 in and give KERMA a call. I'm sure that he could hook you up with a good FMIC. That way you could go ahead and do whatever more mods you might have in mind and not worry about the IC?

mannytranny · Mar 6, 2007

previous owner

G2 GofF · Mar 6, 2007

No lol the previous owner smashed it up. Never noticed till now, (acutally when doing the joey mod) and trying to find these TDI is almost impossible these days so i had to buy it. I cant choke 800$ american for a intercooler I hate the idea of $400 really. Used ones arent really around tho. Im thinkin im gunna revert to stock for the sake of simplicity. At least it will run right.

evangelos · Mar 6, 2007

i have seen oem smic sell for 50$ very often at vwvortex.com

check it out you never know what u can find.

evan

cbp_special_k · Mar 7, 2007

If yoru looking for an upgrade side mount intercooler tyrol sport has one that fits in the stock location and uses the stock piping all you have to do is cut some of the plastic bumer cover and shroud and you're all set. Only draw back is it costs an arm and a leg.

http://www.tyrolsport.com/vwperformance.htm

NathanMSL · Mar 7, 2007

I've got my stock smic just laying here doing nothing. I took it off the car at 35k so its in perfect shape. It does not include the map sensor though. How does $100 plus shipping sound?

G2 GofF · Mar 7, 2007

Thanks

Today I order an intercooler. NathanMSL thanks for the offer but I dont know how much hassle of shipping I wanna go through with. Correct me if im wrong but isnt the intercooler alot smaller and diffrent for the PD's. I beleive they are signifigantly smaller. My main question would be cause I am ordering a new one, am I getting the smaller later one or the bigger original one. Thanks a bunch. It was a running change in 2002-2003 models from what I have read. Im curious.

KERMA · Mar 8, 2007

Euro Jet is sending me one of their new SMIC to demonstrate. The suggested retail price is in the $500 range.

Vindiesel6 · Mar 8, 2007

I would be very interested to know when the Euro Jet SMIC is on sale! Especially if the price is kept around $500!

KERMA · Mar 8, 2007

I'm supposed to be getting one or two prototypes here in the next week or so.

Nothern_Sky · Mar 8, 2007

Count me in for a Euro Jet SMIC

NuklearTDI · Mar 8, 2007

Does the Euro Jet SMIC include piping or does it use the stock piping? Either way, once I have the money and mods to need it, I would definately get one.

Kabin · Mar 8, 2007

Sounds like a good price. It will be interesting to see their dimensions.

terry_01vw · Mar 8, 2007

Check this out
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=128583&highlight=tdisport
Tdi sport still has an aluminum saab intercooler that is the same size as stock and he has a very large volvo intercooler for fron mount. both are 97$. He's in montreal so it would save the border hassle

Kabin · Mar 10, 2007

Eurojet's $500 SMIC is 8"x8"x5" which is comparable to Boost Factory's $550 SMIC's 8"x8.1"x6." Eurojet isn't quite as deep which some have suggested helps air flow.

fire32njetta · Mar 10, 2007

I wanna hear how this Eurojet SMIC goes. Tyrolsports sounds nice but yea too expensive.

delvi__acevedo · Mar 10, 2007

KERMA said:
Euro Jet is sending me one of their new SMIC to demonstrate. The suggested retail price is in the $500 range.

I will be all over that

, let me know charlie.

Vindiesel6 · Mar 11, 2007

fire32njetta said:
I wanna hear how this Eurojet SMIC goes. Tyrolsports sounds nice but yea too expensive.

I agree, I would love to have a tyrolsport SMIC but they are just too much money. I hope the Eurojet SMIC is available soon, it seems with in my price range!!!

TDikook · Mar 11, 2007

KERMAEuro Jet is sending me one of their new SMIC to demonstrate. The suggested retail price is in the $500 range.

Dammit Charlie, there you go again

always finding something we need/ want. That sounds like a winner to me! cant wait

Eric B

devonutopia · Mar 11, 2007

Over here you can get front mounted kits for around £350-£400. Is it really worth uprating the existing side mounted IC when ultimately the best one would be placed at the front of the car in direct airflow? I think a lot of the cooling potential of any IC is the fact it's hidden behind bodywork - mine's 95% in direct head on airflow.

Kabin · Mar 11, 2007

Tyrolsport did a test/writeup showing FMICs aren't always better than SMICs. I assume at some point with more HP it changes but for the average consumer SMICs can be a nice solution.

http://www.tyrolsport.com/sidemount.htm

devonutopia · Mar 11, 2007

I agree.

I wouldn't have needed an FMIC had I been staying around the 160hp (flywheel) mark. But to push beyond that the most effective way was to have the most amount of metal in direct airflow for maximum cooling of the charged air. I've not seen temps higher than 60 C, even in mid summer 30 deg C temps.

a350z4me · Mar 11, 2007

+1 for Boost Factory.

My roommate has a Boost Factory SMIC on his 2000 GTI 1.8T and loves it. It's significantly cheaper than the TyrolSport and defintely works well.

Vindiesel6 · Mar 12, 2007

The boost factory SMIC does not come to fit the TDI though does it? I thought it requred custom piping and modification to fit. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.

richw · Mar 12, 2007

devonutopia said:
Over here you can get front mounted kits for around £350-£400.

Where?? I've only found allard FMIC kit but thats twice the price, I've found forge do some universal intercoolers (not kit) that are smaller than other front mount kits but come in just over 220 quid.

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delvi__acevedo · Mar 13, 2007

Vindiesel6 said:
The boost factory SMIC does not come to fit the TDI though does it? I thought it requred custom piping and modification to fit. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.

is plug and play just like the tyrolsport...

Vindiesel6 · Mar 13, 2007

Then I guess depending on prices I'm in the market for either a New Eurojet SMIC or one from Boostfactory. I would rather buy the Eurojet, provided the price stays below that of Boostfactories product.

delvi__acevedo · Mar 14, 2007

I found a Boost factory used on vortex it should come in sometime next week here is some pictures of it..

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only waiting on UPS

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BlakGolf · Mar 14, 2007

if the ups people really looked like that i would let them stiff me every time with their ridiculous custom declaration paperwork fees that are always more $ then the custom fee itself

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