I met George Spears and his wife at his shop located in Van Nuys in the '90s and used his core on my A2 GLI custom turbo with a Turbo Technics manifold as a base. Before Van Nuys they were located in West LA on Olympic.
In the 90s the choices were slim. You had HKS, Greddy a few other import options and Spearco. For the ease of application I went with Spearco and supported a local business who was supporting the booming local import aftermarket turbo scene. I had no issues with Spearco or their intercooler, but the industry has evolved since then and so have technological advancement with heat extractors/exchangers.
Garrett as it pertains to the Fiesta ST platform has set the bar. All things considered their GTX2860R Gen 2 is the most popular big turbo option many seek with it's proven performance and reliability. Garrett has been around along time servicing the aviation industry. The only other turbo mfg. I would consider their competition is Borg Warner.
In the 90s the choices were slim. You had HKS, Greddy a few other import options and Spearco. For the ease of application I went with Spearco and supported a local business who was supporting the booming local import aftermarket turbo scene. I had no issues with Spearco or their intercooler, but the industry has evolved since then and so have technological advancement with heat extractors/exchangers.
Garrett as it pertains to the Fiesta ST platform has set the bar. All things considered their GTX2860R Gen 2 is the most popular big turbo option many seek with it's proven performance and reliability. Garrett has been around along time servicing the aviation industry. The only other turbo mfg. I would consider their competition is Borg Warner.
Was one of the first to fab up a front mount vs the top mount intercoolers they were equipped with from the factory
I could be wrong but remember that core being huge with the 1G Eclipse and Talon folks