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Title: What Intercooler?
Post by: wilsy_ on September 29, 2015, 04:21:54 pm
I decatted my Edition 30 almost 2 months ago now with the intentions of ordering a Peron Intercooler (Cause of the good rep that they are getting on the forum). I've been on the waiting list with AKS Tuning for about 3 weeks now, called yesterday and they still have no idea when they'll be in.

I'm now getting a bit fed up of waiting, and the car running terribly due to the lack of map.

So the question is should I wait? Or just settle for an Airtec, THS, Forge Twintercooler?
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: patpong_pete on September 29, 2015, 04:42:22 pm
i sure AKS Alex will give you a time date etc.....
if its on back order

its your choice peron is very good get good feedback
what stage are you at mo and do u want to go stage 2+ etc....

by the way what price did you get peron for ??
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: wilsy_ on September 29, 2015, 04:51:06 pm
i sure AKS Alex will give you a time date etc.....
if its on back order

its your choice peron is very good get good feedback
what stage are you at mo and do u want to go stage 2+ etc....

by the way what price did you get peron for ??

His assistant is to get back to me with a date. Cars currently Stage 1 Revo, and ill probably go Stage2+ by the end of the year.

I think it was 550 of the top of my head.
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: patpong_pete on September 29, 2015, 05:01:03 pm
i sure AKS Alex will give you a time date etc.....
if its on back order

its your choice peron is very good get good feedback
what stage are you at mo and do u want to go stage 2+ etc....

by the way what price did you get peron for ??

His assistant is to get back to me with a date. Cars currently Stage 1 Revo, and ill probably go Stage2+ by the end of the year.

I think it was 550 of the top of my head.
AKS good company and thats a good price
are you fitting it yourself or is AKS fitting for that price all in
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: Shoduchi on September 29, 2015, 05:08:34 pm
You can consider Wagner as well, if the price is good as well. AFAIK an Airtec stage 2 will do good numbers too.
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: patpong_pete on September 29, 2015, 05:17:14 pm
You can consider Wagner as well, if the price is good as well. AFAIK an Airtec stage 2 will do good numbers too.

i thought you went for the S3 intercooler from darkside ?
still good choice for money
i wish these intercoolers were cheaper
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: Shoduchi on September 29, 2015, 05:23:01 pm
You can consider Wagner as well, if the price is good as well. AFAIK an Airtec stage 2 will do good numbers too.

i thought you went for the S3 intercooler from darkside ?
still good choice for money
i wish these intercoolers were cheaper
Yeah, I did. The feedback I saw from them is very good, but since then I've seen that a generic Chinese IC from ebay would give basically the same results. Not sure if the extra money for a DsD branded one was well spent. They can do +400 HP with good temps and I'm not aiming that high for a daily drive.

I'll post the results once I remap my Ed. 30. :happy2:
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: MC71 on September 29, 2015, 07:39:13 pm
Get a Peron from Alex, Niki has had some great results with these (better than my THS).....

http://www.akstuning.co.uk/peron-performance/143-peron-tfsitsi-intercooler.html
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: dan930 on September 29, 2015, 08:07:42 pm
Get a Peron from Alex, Niki has had some great results with these (better than my THS).....

http://www.akstuning.co.uk/peron-performance/143-peron-tfsitsi-intercooler.html

+2
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: th3_f15t on September 29, 2015, 08:34:48 pm
The Airtec coolers have rave reviews by the Ford boys, and their stage 2 cooler also uses a 55mm core as well. They're about £600 but readily available if you don't want to wait for a Peron one to come back into stock. I would of gone for a Peron one as well but I've since sourced an APR one. :evilgrin:
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: Beej on September 29, 2015, 09:16:55 pm
I looked Peron, darkside and ths but settled with an airtec myself and so has my brother
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: patpong_pete on September 29, 2015, 11:30:12 pm
I looked Peron, darkside and ths but settled with an airtec myself and so has my brother
what won you over with the airtec v peron
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: Beej on September 30, 2015, 08:05:04 am
Mainly availability and cost. also the fact that I am ko3, it would do more than I require. I am yet to have it rerun on dyno, but I know for a fact that the benefits are there, especially if it's been driven hard over back roads
Title: Re: What Intercooler?
Post by: wilsy_ on September 30, 2015, 11:06:29 am
Thanks for the input everyone.

Thinking the airtec stage 2 one sounds pretty decent, and I can get it by the weekend which is a massive plus.  :laugh: