my friend was in a accident and his intercooler was replaced,The old intercooler is still in great condition with the exception of a about 1"x 1 cm dent on the backside of it its a tiny dent and he got a new intercooler anyway,so i was wondering how bad is a dented intercooler,will it still work,just not as efficiently whats the deal,can they be fixed????????????
in case it matters it came off a boosted b16a and i was wondering if it would be ok to run on a boosted d16z6 with the small dent or maybe alittle fixin,would it be alright with this setup,the kid with d16 is running a greddy kit with NO i.c., I figured i could help him out a little with this i.c. for a good price i just want to make sure its ok to use??? thanks

 

Pressure test it. If there are no leaks (or even a minor leak) it is fine. Intercoolers get dented.

 

Ehh. . minor leak I wouldn't use it, but no leaks, then it's fine. .

 

how can i personally pressure test i dont really want to take it anywere there must be a ghetto way that i can i do it at my little shop ive got air and water how do you recomend doing it ?? sorry might sound stupid but ive never done any pressure testing before

 

Cap off one end, (use a rubber stopper or something like that) drill a hole in another rubber stopper, and then take an air compressor, using the air nozzle attachment, put that in the hole and fill the IC with air. just set the regulator to like 25psi and see if it leaks..

 

its goin on a car that has no crzy hp number plans he just thought it might help out his setup just a bit ,does it matter the intercooler between the 2 motors, would this ic be ok if he only runs @ 5-7psi and its a 16g turbo on the d16. Or are you saying if it leaks its junk.

 

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oh nice thats really easy and that was a dumb Question lol ok thanks