Anyone Running an eBay intercooler?

[RBYM]

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]

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]

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.

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

 

[pixelzombie]

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

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

 

[RBYM]

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

Did it seem to heatsoak less than stock intercooler?

 

[pixelzombie]

Did it seem to heatsoak less than stock intercooler?

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

 

[RBYM]

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

Thank you.

 

[Zeille]

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

 

[Intuit]

^ 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]

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]

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

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!