[s-cars] I/C upgrade?

[MLP]

FWIW, IMO the stock unit from Audi, mit plastic or aluminum caps, was/is
pretty damn good.

As long as you consider yourself bound to the stock location I personally
doubt you can improve what the factory gave you when you bought the car.
OTOH, if you want to try, once upon a TAP offered a "sport" version of
unknown, & in my view now, perhaps somewhat suspect provenance at least
vis-à-vis the core material used, and maybe in regards to other matters as
well.  Maybe the TAP sport IC is still available?

About all that I know for fact about the TAP unit is it is, in fact, @ 1"
larger (i.e. longer) than the stock @ 4" x 9" x 11" unit.  Everyone will
have different opinions, but I don't know I'd agree with what sounds like
dissatisfaction on your part with the plastic end tanks.  I'm not sure I
would lump the tanks in with the knocks against the X-over pipe.  The
plastic tanks are actually very well constructed from what I can tell, and I
would guess equally as durable as the earlier full metal ones.  The only
advantage might be some additional machineability, and perhaps more
conventional "weldability" of the aluminum tanks.

HTH

Mike P

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Chad Hall

I have an appointment Friday a.m. with my mechanic to help diagnose my major
boost leak.  We think that I may have ruptured either the plastic x-over
pipe to the intercooler or maybe the end caps of the I/C itself--will
pressure test tomorrow.  My question is using the stock location, does
anyone have any experience with replacing the stock I/C with something more
efficient?  Regardless of efficiency, I won't replace a bad plastic-capped
I/C with a similar unit.  Do I just check with Blau and tell them I have a
'92 instead of my '95 to get the beefier unit?  Any aftermarket ideas like
Spearco maybe?

Thanks,

Chad Hall
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