Dead Hook Motorsports Factory Fitment Intercooler!!!

[DHM1]

It's better than 20 over.

The general comparison test is a third-gear sweep, comparing the starting CAT to the ending CAT as recorded on a datalog. It gives you a pretty solid idea of how well it will perform under stress. In normal daily driving I don't even bother looking at it because the amount of variables that can affect it are significantly higher.

Agreed a good sweep after some cruising is the "better" was to compare. I posted some of this intercooler many pages back.

Russ.

 

[hot_hatch]

So after a couple "where the hell did this go?" moments, 2.5 hours and she was in! Looks great and thanks to DHM and Russ for the great product! Haven't updated to stage 2 yet though. Will do that tomorrow or Sunday.

 

[Kip2MyLou]

So after a couple "where the hell did this go?" moments, 2.5 hours and she was in! Looks great and thanks to DHM and Russ for the great product! Haven't updated to stage 2 yet though. Will do that tomorrow or Sunday.

Did you remove the plastic trim pieces too? And looks good man. Gets me even more excited about it

 

[hot_hatch]

Thank you! I thought about taking a picture of those but yes I left them out. You really don't need them. The DHM intercooler presses right up against the piece those little trim pieces attach to. Hard to explain but you really don't need them.

 

[scenicroadways]

Awesome! Loving the good feedback so far, thanks everyone for the pics and the comparisons to the levels unit. Can't wait to get mine. Hopefully next week sometime...

 

[Kip2MyLou]

Thank you! I thought about taking a picture of those but yes I left them out. You really don't need them. The DHM intercooler presses right up against the piece those little trim pieces attach to. Hard to explain but you really don't need them.

Okay sounds good. I'm sure it will be easier to understand when I see it.

 

[Xtreme545]

Install was straight forward and overall pretty easy, dropped a torx bolt that holds the headlight in and spent twenty minutes looking for it in my garage was the hardest part lol. It's pouring down rain here now so won't be driving her tonight but will try it out in the morning, Thanks Russ!

 

[Kip2MyLou]

Install was straight forward and overall pretty easy, dropped a torx bolt that holds the headlight in and spent twenty minutes looking for it in my garage was the hardest part lol. It's pouring down rain here now so won't be driving her tonight but will try it out in the morning, Thanks Russ!

Fitment looks great man. You know a thread that explains how to take the intercooler grill horizontal slots out? I heard it's easy just haven't seen a thread about it.

 

[Xtreme545]

Fitment looks great man. You know a thread that explains how to take the intercooler grill horizontal slots out? I heard it's easy just haven't seen a thread about it.

When u have the front bumper off, just start at one end unclipping it, and it will pop right off, hard to explain but it's very easy

 

[Kip2MyLou]

When u have the front bumper off, just start at one end unclipping it, and it will pop right off, hard to explain but it's very easy

Okay. That's what I'm reading too. Do you unclip it from the back or front? Or doesn't matter?

 

[Xtreme545]

Okay. That's what I'm reading too. Do you unclip it from the back or front? Or doesn't matter?

It unclips from the back, give me a sec and I'll snap a pic that may help you out [emoji106]????

 

[scenicroadways]

Really does look good with the grill slots out, stands out well and shows off the ic!

 

[Kip2MyLou]

It unclips from the back, give me a sec and I'll snap a pic that may help you out [emoji106]????

Thanks man. Appreciate it. Did you take out the plastic trim pieces also?

 

[Xtreme545]

See how they just kinda slide right over the posts and snap around it, hope that helps explain it maybe lol

 

[Xtreme545]

Thanks man. Appreciate it. Did you take out the plastic trim pieces also?

Yes left them off, they really serve no purpose, you cannot tell they are even gone, probably could trim them to fit but I didn't mess with that

 

[Kip2MyLou]

See how they just kinda slide right over the posts and snap around it, hope that helps explain it maybe lol

Helps a ton. I was trying to take it off from the front and that makes sense why I wasn't able to. Ha.

 

[Xtreme545]

Helps a ton. I was trying to take it off from the front and that makes sense why I wasn't able to. Ha.

Yeah I don't see that working very well lol

 

[MegaBuster]

If someone dose trim to fit can you please post a pic showing where you have to trim?

 

[frankiefiesta]

If someone dose trim to fit can you please post a pic showing where you have to trim?

I'm not trying to be rude but when the bracket is on and you hold the trim up to it you will be able to see. It's very very simple. A pair of cutting pliers or even a sharp razor will be able to cut the 1/2" notch out. If somebody wants to take the time to post a pic that's cool, but it really is totally unnecessary

 

[Kip2MyLou]

I'm just going to take the whole thing off like everybody else has done.