[s-cars] Whoooshing sound near intercooler

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, Steve Powers wrote:
>
> The '95s are unique in that the intercooler endcaps are plastic,
> unlike the intercoolers from previous years. My '95 has the same
> problem (even after the SAMCO hoses). The solution (an intercooler
> from a '93 S4) currently lies on the floor with a box of Breeze
> constant torque clamps (thanks Fred, for the P/Ns!)
>
> If you're replacing the IC, also replace the crossover. It's
> plastic also and doesn't like curb hits on the undertray, excessive
> clamp force or high boost. The earlier year S4s have metal crossover
> pipes also.

Since I've been chasing a boost leak that Samcos haven't cured,
I suspect my problem may be a plastic IC endcap or the plastic
crossover pipe.

Does anybody have a completely metal intercooler and/or a metal
crossover pipe that they'll part with?  If so, how about emailing
me off the list with the details.  I think I'll just replace both
parts and have done with it.

    - Charlie


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