JOHNNYZX10R

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Hey guys i need your suggestion on something . Ever since i installed my turbo on my car i been getting crazy drivers come up to me and want to race . I went to the hangouts maybe 3 times and all times i had nothing but rice civics, evo , sti , etc wanting to race me once they see from far away the intercooler and the sound of the BOV . Is this normal to all you tc owners on boost ? I ended up putting the grill to hide intercooler but im not sure if it looks good .

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draxcaliber

i prefer the sleeper look because if you your go fast bits are visible, people are going to wanna see how they perform. also, they attract too much attention.

Firefightin_tC

OOOORRRRR....

Powdercoat the Intercooler black.

User 112921

^ good idea. i'm not turbo-ed or even near it, but im pretty sure its normal if youre turboed with a bov. anyway it seems like you're tired of people trying to race you so if you don't wanna paint it, just hide it :D

SLEEPER24

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Before i got my turbo i was thinking about keeping the intercooler hidden as well, especially cause my tag is sleeper24, but once everthing was installed i just loved the way that it added to the overall look of the car, i would say keep the intercooler visible

gingles

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i have mine out in the open like yours was.....so many people want to race when they hear that hks bov. you go to a local hang out and they all want to see under the hood.....well i wait till a big shot shows up then ill race him

SLEEPER24

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well wether you show the intercooler or not people will still hear the bov, and also if you dont want to race dont race, i just think that it looks soooooo much better

SoFloTC

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put ur car back to how it was..

skinnayyy

do what i do when someone wants to race you and you're just cruising. rev it up and make it seem like you want to race, then accelerate like a grandma when the light goes green

also, even though you're trying the sleeper bit, i'm sure you have a good exhaust too so that'll also attract some more attention to show that you're not stock. so i say show 'em your goodies! ;)

gompka

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My bro has his intercooler behind the stock bottom grille on an 08 tc. And its still very obvious, if you know what your looking for it stands out. I like the sleeper look but you would need to get it anodized black for it to be "hidden"

SoFloTC

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take the grill off and put the lip back on!

Crush Automotive Customs

I went for the sleeper look and still i get ricers wanting to race me...my car looked compleatly stock, its just the fact its a TC I guess.

JOHNNYZX10R

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I like the idea of power coating the intercooler ...... and yes im putting a new lip , I was driving in the highway and didn’t see a piece of brick in the middle of the road and I drove head on lol and broke the lip , bent the s pipe and god knows what else .

Don’t get me wrong I love showing off the intercooler but I usually don’t race in the highway , I cruise a lot but once they see it from behind they slow down and start beeping . Flashing light etc. thanks for opinions.

gompka

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yea i hate ricers! When my bro gets behind them and they see the intercooler they start reving the engine wtf?

SoFloTC

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just stick ur middle finger out the window and ignore them lol

Domo

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sleeper looks sick

shortbusxb

It's also my understanding that intercoolers are cop magnets.

SoFloTC

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a car with exhaust is a cop magnet.

topekatc

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anything wit 2 doors or stock turbo is a cop magnut

skinnayyy

yeah i really don't think that an intercooler is going to attract too much attention from a cop being that's it's not that big and low to the ground. A loud exhaust would. Anything flashy would too like HID's.