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hey i realise this is a total noob question but thought i just ask anyways. alright my new front bumper is awersome and gives me heaps of room for a intercooler. but i need to upgrade to a beter looking one because you can now see the black stock one. question is do you need a turbo to have a aftermarket intercooler??. also wats the difference between a intercooler and a radiator. yea i know lol.

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the black "stock one" is your radiator. which is totally different to an intercooler.

you don't "need" a turbo to have an intercooler, but you need a turbo to have a working intercooler.

the radiator is a cooling device for engine coolant, which circulates through the block.

the intercooler is a cooling device for compressed hot air from the turbo, which then leads into an intake.

two different parts of an engine.

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