Factory location intercooler mounting issues.

ETraugott

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Recently got this car and the Intercooler hung way low and was about a 1.5-2” lower on passenger side. the pass side bracket it bent also. i bolted up the divers side bracket and used my floor jack to hold it in place to where its level and the scoop fits the opening like it should. My problem is the connection from turbo outlet to intercooler is about a 1-1/2 diffrence in height. Car has a bigger turbo. it this a common issue. I got the turbo housing loose to where it moves around and only way i can get it to line up is if i put the intercooler in crooked. my next thought was to cut a 1-1/2 section out of intercooler to drop connection down.
 

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my solution. lower neck 1.5”.
 

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and just a FYI for anyone cutting their intercooler i would recommend using a band saw. i used a cut off wheel and it took forever to get the fine dust out of it. the band saw would prob leave bigger pieces and not dust which would be easier to clean. i had a vaccume taped to the neck while cutting it and the fine dust still got every where.
 
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