okay well ive had my turbo setup for about say 800 miles so far.

i commute to work about 80 miles round trip, 2 or 3 times a week. i car pool.
i noticed today my intercooler is already dirty, quite dirty, and i have little pebbles stuck in some of the vanes.

im not too pleased with that. at this rate my intercooler will be killed by road rocks in a matter of months.

anyway, i have the VRD top and bottom grills on my car so, that already gives it some kind of protection from road debris.

i was thinking of putting black screen material behind the bottom VRD grill to keep all debris out.

i dont know if ill look like garbage though, or if itll be un-noticeable. i also dont want to restrict air flow, so that was the only thing i could think of.

good idea? or no?

any suggestions?

thanks
nick

 

wrap it in saran wrap

 

putting some screening up sound like an idea worth a shot, give it a try and if it looks like poop just take it off, i doubt screen would look worse than dirt

 

i dont imagine youde be able to see it that much anyways. ide go with the finest perforation you can find, that way if it is noticeable itll just look solid black.

 

id say wrap screening around it. about the dirt idk tho.

 

pressure washer maybe, but it may kill your ic and bend the veins shut

 

Put some "gutter guard" in front of the IC to keep big items out, however it will be impossible to keep an FMIC perfect

 

thanks guys for the feedback,

i think im gonna try the small mesh screen.
ill put up a picture when i get it done.