A lot of us have our intercoolers mounted a really ghetto way: no brackets holding it on the engine like a WRX, instead our ICs basically just rest loose on the ignitor pedestal or firewall. So, when the engine vibrates or moves relative to the car body, the intercooler has to slide around or bang around. When I rallycross, I bet that thing probably flops around like a fish. I noticed that the underside of the intercooler ducts were wearing a bit in the spots where they make metal-on-metal contact with the ignitor pedestal.
To save wear and tear, I found a really easy fix. I got a piece of silcone sheet which is about 8" by 12" and just rested it under the intercooler. Done!
It's the orange sheet in the photo that I highlighted. I swiped mine from work. I'm sure you can find one on mcmaster.com
I've been meaning to do something like this for a while, looks like an easy fix.
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1993 Sports Sedan, Exhaust, MBC, 02 WRX IC, KYB GR-2s...Now with old back seat!
LaureltheQueen wrote:I have tons of room between my ic and everything else in my engine bay. Even with the weight of the water, it still stays very secure
But what holds it in place? Does it bolt to something? My concern would be this - it might feel secure as hell when your car is sitting still, but what about when you do an autocross, go over bumps and/or pull 0.8G? A G is like having your car flipped onto its side. Would it flop? Maybe maybe not, because I don't know your setup. Just playing devil's advocate.
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'91 Legacy Turbo 5MT - mothballed
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