2012/04/13 17:48:17
mr2pod
That's what I thought. It does not look like it will just be a straight replacement, and it is damaged. Rang the seller this arvo and left msg
2012/04/16 18:01:05
Fab4mr2
It definitely is an ARC plug 'n play for the MKI, as I compared it to pics I have of some, but it is also definitely a bit beat up. If they are not supplied, you will need to fabricate some L-brackets to connect the intercooler to the oem body spots, where the bolts are sticking out of the intercooler.
 
FYI: the ARC may be cool to have as they are definitely a bit rare, but consider this, they have only 12 cross sections, as compared to about 18 on the oem unit. While the ARC is definitely a thicker core, I'm not 100% sure that the thicker core and fewer cross sections can make up for the loss of about 6 cross sections on the oem unit, even though the oem unit is a bit thinner. Just something to think about.
2012/04/16 21:47:25
mr2pod
It's even more beat up than the pics show. There was no L-brackets, and the piping was very poor. Basically it had a straight piece of thick exhaust piping and it connected to the stock t-bend pipe which was hacked shorter, and i could have done a cleaner cut with a butter knife. Thanks all for the info. If a clean one came up I might be interested.
2012/04/17 04:01:05
Fab4mr2
Those would have originally come with a short, 12" or so, length of pipe that would have connected to the intercooler output pipe, via a short straight oem type coupler, and that pipe would have run straight to the upper part of the inlet manifold connection piping, where the oem intercooler normally connects, and would have connected to it, via the oem coupler. I guess that they didn't have that, and were supplying some crude pipe in its place.
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