Bent my intercooler
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From: Linwood,MI
RE: Bent my intercooler
That's gotta be some serious four wheelin' you do down there! Never heard of this happening before. An intercooler is just a radiator for air instead of water, so it should be able to be repaired for alot cheaper than a new one. I would check it out. Maybe get a titanium one if you gonna keep four-wheeling hard core like that!
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That's gotta be some serious four wheelin' you do down there! Never heard of this happening before. An intercooler is just a radiator for air instead of water, so it should be able to be repaired for alot cheaper than a new one. I would check it out. Maybe get a titanium one if you gonna keep four-wheeling hard core like that!
That's gotta be some serious four wheelin' you do down there! Never heard of this happening before. An intercooler is just a radiator for air instead of water, so it should be able to be repaired for alot cheaper than a new one. I would check it out. Maybe get a titanium one if you gonna keep four-wheeling hard core like that!
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RE: Bent my intercooler
I stopped at a crash on the interstate in january and when I backed out I drove over a reflector post that the guy had already hit and it came straight up and got my ac condensor and nicked my intercooler. I took it to a radiator mechanic and he said that I didn't do any damage to it. OEM was $800, but insurance covered mine...
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Mine bent forward about and inch and is touching the AC condenser. It doesnt look too bad, I don't know if it has a hole or anything in it. I havent driven it yet. If it doesnt affect my performance I am just gonna take it to a radiator shop and see if they can bend it straight.
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It is not leaking as far as I can tell. I drove it around today. Sounds and feels fine. Time will tell I guess. I am gonna find a decent radiator shop to take it to and see what they can do.
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Good luck finding a radiator shop though... Anymore, radiators have plastic cores and are not repairable, and are cheap to buy, so many radiator shops had to close up...
