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Well i just found out that my intercooler is an Arc intercooler, which makes me happy .

http://www.nengun.com/arc/intercooler-front-mount

only problem is, mine is all dirty and nasty..... I tried hitting it with some degreaser and a pressure washer but that didnt help much....

how the hell do i clean this thing without hurting the fins?

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What I did was I got some hot water, splashed a couple of buckets onto it, then I got a brush (softest one possible) dipped it in some washing detergent and wash it slowly... it turned out sparkling... the trick is to make all the dirst, insects etc soften up first before you give it a good rub...

good luck

take it off and clean the inside, cleaning the outside (unless it is really covered in crap) will not do much.

The inside will be totally covered in oil (probably).

Go buy a litre or so of Metho and a litre of Kero and mix them together.

Pour it in, shake it about, pour it out again.

Repeat x 10 or so, until the liquid is pretty clean when it comes out.

You'll probably pick up 10 rwkW or so.

And be thankful that you just realised you have a $2k front mount.

Cheers,

Rhett

take it off and clean the inside, cleaning the outside (unless it is really covered in crap) will not do much.

The inside will be totally covered in oil (probably).

Go buy a litre or so of Metho and a litre of Kero and mix them together.

Pour it in, shake it about, pour it out again.

Repeat x 10 or so, until the liquid is pretty clean when it comes out.

You'll probably pick up 10 rwkW or so.

And be thankful that you just realised you have a $2k front mount.

Cheers,

Rhett

10 rwkw !?!?!?!

10 rwkw !?!?!?!

Well, I know with a CAI and proper Pod you would get around 2-3 kilowatts power gain - with a frontmount, 6 kilowatts would be tops... but I stand to be corrected.

Cheers,

Go buy a litre or so of Metho and a litre of Kero and mix them together.

Pour it in, shake it about, pour it out again.

Repeat x 10 or so, until the liquid is pretty clean when it comes out.

And don't forget to do the hokie pokie, and turn around...

a 50/50 metho and kero mix is the best thing to clean out the insides, and a soft brush is the best for the outside.

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