Anyone Running an eBay intercooler?

RBYM · 2026-02-21T20:49:51-0600

I know this is a fleabay intercooler but does it actually perform better than the oem intercooler? Anyone have experience with this intercooler?

More specifically this intercooler:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/136728957491?_skw=fiesta+st+intercooler&itmmeta=01KJ1JT3QYR5GJ0ZH4CDK9ZWPK&hash=item1fd5ae5233:g:L2EAAeSwPP5oZlEo&itmprp=enc:AQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xA2udf57lBF/X3srOszL2xS1u7pi2AztKVdIalFz8bk8bsoVl+QasarTm5Pk/IE/All7sdvJFyHI17+rpS+K+RFSiDhsEf4UfD0x0bH97+fPbff+lyhpsQuRZaF16m92Lj9DcDfpykU32wv9OL6QcY2Pc/N3Iz4m+867h5np4zUZVDpaitOzg9G10ps9/EB3qrz31cglTnWOvMUAl9eejhksVDqCz0Lb4SvuItLK4s0KGSfu4MwDf6rdW3mVxJFLk0=|tkp:BlBMUIq86LKQZw&keyword=fiesta+st+intercooler&sacat=0&relatedSearch=true

pixelzombie · 2026-02-22T00:13:12-0600

I have one sold by a different vendor that cost me $245 during the summer of 2014. Much larger than the OEM and the fit was tight, but I didn't have to trim anything. I don't know where that extra plate was supposed to. Never got around to testing the performance as I was to lazy to figure out how to data log with the COBB AP.

RBYM · 2026-02-22T00:18:21-0600

pixelzombie said:

Did it feel any different as far as performance compared to stock intercooler?

pixelzombie · 2026-02-22T00:37:50-0600

RBYM said:

It only felt different as I went to Stage 2 from COBB

RBYM · 2026-02-22T00:48:17-0600

pixelzombie said:

Did it seem to heatsoak less than stock intercooler?

pixelzombie · 2026-02-22T00:58:27-0600

RBYM said:

Can't say for sure as I don't know what that feels like.

RBYM · 2026-02-22T01:03:02-0600

pixelzombie said:

Thank you.

Zeille · 2026-02-22T01:58:26-0600

You can also get a pretty good looking IC from svtdesignfab.com for a lower price.

Intuit · 2026-02-22T06:56:05-0600

^ interesting site

Anyone done any screening to help keep their pretty new IC fins from getting bent-over and dinged up like the OEM? If so, what solution did you use or come up with?

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killer5280 · 2026-02-22T09:12:51-0600

I have one of those eBay intercoolers. Looks a lot (identical?) like this Mishimoto intercooler, right down to the tabs and shield thingy (which I didn't use, either). It's definitely bigger than the stocker. I don't know about performance differences because I wasn't monitoring things with the stock intercooler.
Fit nicely in place of the stock one and seems to work just fine.

killer5280 · 2026-02-22T09:24:38-0600

Zeille said:

Thanks for posting that. I was trying to remember the name of that site the other day and couldn't. Now I have it bookmarked!

XanRules · 2026-02-22T14:04:17-0600

I don't think I have that exact one, but about ten years ago on the Mustang forums some guy did a side by side analysis of the Mishimoto intercooler and an eBay one (like @killer5280 is alluding to). He had access to some pretty advanced tools and concluded that they were exactly the same piece and likely even made in the same factory. They were completely identical in every way except for one saying MISHIMOTO on it.

Whichever one that was - I'd have to dig through my emails from a long time ago - I've had it on the car since maybe mid-2018 with absolutely zero problems.

Grsemky · 2026-02-22T15:36:52-0600

RBYM said:

I have a similar knockoff from eBay, it fits in stock location but it's snug... I tracked temps before and after and I stay about 20⁰ cooler than when I had the factory intercooler in... I rarely get to 10⁰ above ambient

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