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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: zooky on August 19, 2006, 07:36:58 am

Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: zooky on August 19, 2006, 07:36:58 am: I have a Saab Blackstone IC and a Volvo IC and am trying to decide which one to use. Mounting space is not a concern. I hear the Saab IC is good and the hose connections would work better giving me a cleaner install with less hose length. The Volvo IC is bigger and will complement my radiator nicely but the way the hose fitting are I would need alot more plumbing and would not be as neat. Is there a big difference on how these IC's perform?
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: entuzijast on August 19, 2006, 12:14:03 pm: I can tell only that among first mods on a turbo saab is replacing stock with a Volvo IC....
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: jackbombay on August 19, 2006, 03:04:14 pm: IC from a 240? If you plan to run more than 22 PSI or so it's a good idea to tie the end tanks on to prevent it from blowing up or leaking. Friends of mine have run 26 through them without issue though.
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: zooky on August 19, 2006, 04:00:37 pm: Volvo is what I figured, not sure what is off but it is huge. I guess if the Saab owners are swapping them that must mean something...
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: jackbombay on August 19, 2006, 05:09:30 pm: It's rather thin too, about an inch? with black plastic end tanks? If so it's from 240, I'm not sure if the 740 had the same one or not.
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: zooky on August 19, 2006, 05:16:43 pm: yea, thats what I got
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: andy2 on August 19, 2006, 08:20:18 pm: Both of those IC's don't flow that well (tube and fin design)as opposed to bar and plate,but I would pick the volvo one too as it should flow better than the sabb one.
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: stewardc on August 20, 2006, 04:30:10 am: Put the Volvo one on and sell me the Saab one :D
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: hillfolk'r on August 20, 2006, 09:47:33 pm: ive got a saab 900 one
icut the end tanks off in anticipation of making it flow across than loop thru
and iwas gonna box it and make it a water toair too
some fabber want the core????? ive still got the cut off end tanks
iwas gonna use the hose stubs on the new tanks
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: ISBjornen on August 21, 2006, 11:36:23 pm: take 2 intercooler from saab and weld it together. then you have an ic whit good flow that can handel about 400hp
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: anarchyx34 on August 22, 2006, 04:41:09 pm: I've owned a few volvos and I can say that 940/740 and 850 turbo intercoolers are huge. I never ran more than 15psi on those cars but I never had an intercooler problem.
Title: Saab or Volvo intercooler?
Post by: Kudagra on August 22, 2006, 04:50:08 pm: just about any intercooler is better then NO intercooler.

The Saab ones came 2 ways. They were either ALL aluminum (early) or they were like the Volvo ones(later)...alum core with plastic crimped on ends. I personally have an early one. I was thinking of getting a semi IC and chopping it down to my specs and welding tanks on but its not like I have that much room anyway. So Ill just use my tiny Saab one and water spray it like the Subaru STis.