Does your ECS C5 intercooler look like this?
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I got the small one used on the c6 kit with mine... I guess you get whatever is on the shelf at that point in time... charge piping was also wrong and I had to cut about 5" off of the side going to the blower outlet
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If that would have been happened to me it would have gone right back. Regardless of whether it "worked" or not.
Maybe it's the language barrier.
the jersey accents. 
Maybe it's the language barrier.
the jersey accents.
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at this point I don't want to wait another month and a half for them to send a part to me... my car has been down for 3 months now and it's almost finished... they should just give people what was advertised and paid for... I was told that the smaller intercooler was being used on all the c5 kits so I went ahead with the install and then see other people getting the advertised intercooler and then I'm told it is a $500 option... hmm I didn't see that anywhere on their site and was not told this when I bought my kit
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I completely understand your point. I agree if that's the case it's a bit of mis direction and maybe even false advertisement. I don't even know why they would sell that intercooler. With the right vision you can fit a big ole intercooler in a C6.
im hoping it was all just a mixup.
I will say they had to build my intercooler and it only took about 2 -3 weeks from the time I placed my order until the time it arrived.
im hoping it was all just a mixup.
I will say they had to build my intercooler and it only took about 2 -3 weeks from the time I placed my order until the time it arrived.
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at this point I don't want to wait another month and a half for them to send a part to me... my car has been down for 3 months now and it's almost finished... they should just give people what was advertised and paid for... I was told that the smaller intercooler was being used on all the c5 kits so I went ahead with the install and then see other people getting the advertised intercooler and then I'm told it is a $500 option... hmm I didn't see that anywhere on their site and was not told this when I bought my kit
So has everyone who has bought an ECS kit in the last 5 years received this intercooler?
It is still advertised on their site as "the largest and most efficient intercooler, fitting framerail to framerail" and honestly was a significant factor in me going with an ECS kit over the others.
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Here's a better pic of my intercooler with a tape measure for size reference. This thing is tiny. Not my first FI car and I wanted the thickest intercooler with the biggest cross section available which is what I thought I was getting.
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This is not the intercooler that is in my car ^^^^
There must be a mix up or something, contact ECS and talk to Chris or Doug and they should get this squared away!
Doug hopefully should see this thread and chime in!
There must be a mix up or something, contact ECS and talk to Chris or Doug and they should get this squared away!
Doug hopefully should see this thread and chime in!
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I don't believe there is a mix up... I got this intercooler, the op got it, and I have seen others get this one as well... that's too many times for the same mistake to be made in my opinion... just like the op, this was one of the reasons I decided to go with their kit that way I wouldn't have to upgrade an expensive piece of the kit if I decided to go for bigger power in the future
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So, why did I get the supposed "Normal/Usual" intercooler? Was it because I ordered just the intercooler?
Seriously though, I have trade secrets when it comes to ordering centrifugal blower kits.
Seriously though, I have trade secrets when it comes to ordering centrifugal blower kits.