Tube/Fin to Bar/Plate

[Mick]

Hey i brought a 2nd Hand HKS cooler a few weeks ago and its got a 600x300x70 tube/fin core in it and i was wondering how much it would cost to get a bar/plate core put in it.

Does anyone knows of a rough price and where i could get it done?

[Clint32]

Why?

A tube and fine core of that size is good for 500hp or so, a bar and plate core will cool better but be more of a restriction and with the core that size you will have plenty of cooling.

A core will cost about 500+ the welding so another 150 maybe

[slip]

from what i know, the core is the entire section between the end tanks which cools the air. If you wanted to change the core you would have most likely wasted your money purchasing the intercooler in the first place. Do some more research on the subject and see what you find.

[meggala]

hey mick do you ever wonder why hks use tube and fin core's

could it be that they are better.

bar and plate is only for extreme cases just fit the cooler you got you will be very happy with it

meggala

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Mick.

I wouldn't bother with the bar and plate conversion, if you want one then I'm sure you could swap your existing one for it. As it has been pointed out the bar and plate provide better cooling at the cost of airflow, therefore they are primarily used for circuit racing, if this is not your aim then I would suggest sticking to the tube and fin.

See'ya:burnout:

[Cubes]

I went the Bar and Plate because they cool better for the size.. Hence I could fit it behind my std bar and still run 400hp through it.. Which I still may be doing..

[Steve]

I, too, went bar and plate. 600x300x75 and rated to 650hp+ with only a 2psi drop, cost only $800 new.

As for a recore on HKS, you could try someone like Ice Performance, bit of a drive I spose. Do you have any performance shops in Ballarat?

I agree with GTS-t VSPEC, either swap it or sell the HKS and just buy a bar and plate. HKS have a good name, and you could probably get your money back, or maybe enough to buy a new bar and plate coola. It would most probably be the cheaper option, rather than a rebuild. Unless of course the core in yours is stuffed?

[Joe]

Bar & Plate = cools better

Tube fin = flows alot better

As meggala said, why do hks, trust etc design & sell tube & fin plates?...because its way more effective on a street car then to just say a 10sec car which needs colder air.

Most street cars are more designed towards mid-range torque rather then bottom or top end, & when you gunning it you need the air faster to the engine, but then again its debatable.

The colder the air the slower it moves, which also adds more Pressure drop.