Stage 2 16g turbo with a starion FMIC, need some info b/c i put a bid on the core at 76 bucks. thanks

Those intercoolers suck.

i've heard good and bad on this but i do have the stock IC on so i was just wondering

Um, save your money. And as for 16g turbos, there isn't a "Stage 1 and Stage 2 and stage 11" 16g.

on ebay there is ;)

Actually there is its just ported and stuff extremem motorsports just slaps that name on it. http://www.cpostores.com/extreme/browse.cfm/4,453.html

Save your money and get better stuff. It is really worth it. When it comes to cars it best not to skimp in certain places.

Moved to the Parking lot.

Your gonna spend money on it, and when you all done your gonna like it, and then a month later your will be saying what everyone else is saying.

Advice, save for the good shit.

and DON'T buy a welder and attempt to make your own IC pipes!

Yea I agree. Piecing something together is a PITA.

That stage two is probably just the BIG 16g compared to the regular 16g. They just had STAGE 2, to make it seem more cool.

I dont like it when I talk to some people and they say "yeah, he's got a Stage Two turbo upgrade on his car." Especially when they dont know much about cars and they think that Stage Two is a Big Turbo. It'll help if they say like "Stage two uprgade from Extreme Motorsports" or something like that.

StarQuest intercoolers are a worthless DSM mod...no better than stock, just front/center rather than front/side.

It would also help if they stopped playing need for speed underground and actually read up on cars.

If you want bigger but don't want to pay for a nice FMIC, buy a supra SMIC and put it on instead. It worked for my super 20g without and heatsoak issues.

Until you run more than 23psi and blow those sweet plastic endtanks off of the core and spend an hour on a side road outside of Rock Falls trying to crimp the core tabs back over the tanks....

I guess I enjoy making my own stuff. It might take a lil time and be a bit of a hastle in some areas, but it does give me a little more sense of accomplishment and fulfillment in the end.

If you can pick up a 16G that works for $76 and sell the intercooler, I'd do it. If your just talking about th intercooler or 'IC', let it pass by.

Never happened. The IC is rock solid. They are a great upgrade for a dsm. I can take pics to prove it (size wise). I have never heard of the IC blowing the tanks off. Doesn't mean it is not a problem, but I have never heard of it. A supra IC is much better than a starion IC, you will not have a 15 year old pile of shit in the front bumper, they are easier to install, and you do not need to modify the piping much to install it. It is pretty much a direct replacement. Make sure you get the supra elbows though as they are better at handling the high pressure.
As far as the turbo goes, I would just upgrade to a 14b. I wouldn't buy a used turbo off ebay anyhow. You have no idea what shape it is in, if the seals are fried, etc. Peter could sell you his 16g locally.

Seriously, I was riding shotgun in a car that happened in. We honestly thought the motor popped. And the thing was in great condition. I would personally take the next step to decent FMIC, there is a lot to be said about a DSM SMIC with a 14b/16g. Just my .02

And I have heard more than a few other accounts of endtanks blowing off on those before too.

then whoever flipped the endtank on your buddy's car is a weakling. most people flip the top one to make the outlet match up better with most uicp, but if you are weak and don't put it back on as well as the factory did BOOM......"man those supra iCs suck....nevermind the fact that there are single turbo mk4s making over 500whp on the damn things....rabble rabble"

I never had a problem with the intercooler, but I did have a problem with the pipes until I got T bolt clamps. I am sure mike and Josh remember that one.