Any Interest in an Intercooler Kit for the 3SGTE Swap? Options

[Dr_Tweak]

Well this has been a project that I've been wanting to do for a few years now, build a nice front-mount intercooler kit with the intercooler, brackets, piping, clamps, couplers, and everything, and be able to ship it to people doing a 3SGTE swap. Unfortunately it's taken this long to get the skills, equipment, and opportunity to actually do it. Since finishing prodigy515's engine swap, I have it available to jig and blueprint all of the parts. The intercooler setup, if you haven't seen it, can be seen here:

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...mp;#entry723395

It comes with a Precision 350+hp High-Density intercooler, all polished aluminum piping, 4-ply silicone couplers, and stainless steel T-bolt clamps. The 3" true cold air intake seen in the pictures is also something I may very likely build and release.

The kit is going to cost right around $1000 - $1100. Before anyone brings it up, yes, it is a lot cheaper to buy an $85 ebay intercooler and some of that cheap, thin-gauge, chrome-plated aluminum piping and do this yourself. If that's your style, this kit is NOT for you. This is a high-end front-mount system that's far better than, for example, the intercooler setups that Greddy used to sell, and right on par with front-mount kits that come with Turbonetics turbo systems.

When designing this system, I paid a LOT of attention to avoiding modifications to the body of the car or any parts of the car. That said, you do need to drill a 3" hole in the thin sheetmetal between the radiator support and the frame on the passenger side of the car (shown in the above thread). For the cold air intake, you also need to bend the bracket that holds the cruise control actuator ever so slightly towards the battery (this is required either way with a 3SGTE swap, so that the radiator hose doesn't contact the bracket). Finally, there is a very small amount of trimming that needs to be made to the inside of the bumper cover, and four holes need to be drilled into the bumper support for the bracket (you cannot see them once the cover is installed). That's about it, the battery can stay in the stock location!

I'm posting this thread up to gauge interest before I invest a lot of time/money into actually building these kits. Thoughts, comments, and suggestions are welcome

-Doc

[6G94celica]

A good idea indeed, to bad i dont have that much. just curious tho because i have a spearco front mount already installed but with cheap 2.5 inch aluminum piping. what do you think youd charge if i were to bring my car to you just to weld up some piping to fit. just out of curiosity ill be coming to have it done eventually anyway

[Dr_Tweak]

A good idea indeed, to bad i dont have that much. just curious tho because i have a spearco front mount already installed but with cheap 2.5 inch aluminum piping. what do you think youd charge if i were to bring my car to you just to weld up some piping to fit. just out of curiosity ill be coming to have it done eventually anyway

It depends on how much fabrication needs to be done, some of the joints may very likely need to be redone because then need to be just about perfect before welding them, but I'd estimate $250 - $500.

-Doc