Cheap seat intercoolers with brackets

**HAR80N** · 14-10-2015, 06:54 PM

Hello all i was looking on ebay at intercoolers for my mates car and found some cheap seat intercoolers he just odered one ill get him to take some pics once it gets here could peace together a cheap kit i think h100vw does pipe kits for them to hehehe

Seat Sport Uprated Intercooler 70mm Core Plus Brackets Included VW Fabia VRS | eBay

**hardy_bm** · 14-10-2015, 07:06 PM

I would be keen.

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**vwthunder** · 14-10-2015, 07:46 PM

Dont think they are genuine it says "Seat Sport Style"

**HAR80N** · 14-10-2015, 09:15 PM

they have a custom 70mm core thicker then the genuine one should work better my airtec seat copy works amazing i give it a big boot full and the intercooler stays like ice same as the intake manifold and the airtec core is 60mm

**seangti** · 15-10-2015, 07:36 AM

Thicker doesn't necessarily make it better. More chance of pressure drop and increased lag/delayed throttle response due to compressing air over a greater volume. Also bear in mind it'll need more cutting of the bumper too.

I see an intercooler ultimately has 2 primary duties, to cool charged air, and to have minimal pressure drop. The Forge coolers do a very good job of cooling charged air, but at the expense of pressure drop. The cooled air doesn't result in greater performance given the pressure drop. Seat intercoolers were more balanced - intake temps were quite as cool but maintained pressure better than forge. I can't recall where the APR cooler landed, there was also a random ebay cooler from recollection. Results have been published on here from a Brisbane dyno day from a couple of years ago on a handful of polo's.