Will this hinder performance?

 

my hypothesis, no it wont affect performance enough to notice it....However i would do a pressure test. if its leaking then that is a different story.

 

No
not at all
its only the outer case ( just put a long steel bar across the top and use a bollt to pull it back straight..
the wide stripes are what you need to worry about and the end tanks
also do a pressure test if your concerned about it

Hope this helps
Cheers
MrGrim

 

Yeah, it's only the outter case, not where air is actually flowing. I wouldn't worry about pulling it back, just stick some washers inbetween it and your mount to keep it all straight.

Pressure test and fix any leaks with JB Weld.

 

It's broken and you should sell it to me. I'll give you $2.

 

Not broken but be careful, that looks like a tube and fin design which are very easy to bend the fins and screw it all up

 

Mine was shipped like that to me from Synapse. I was pissed, and its irritating to look at, but it works fine!

 

its bar style. that's not even a pressurized vane. it's ok. but double by pressure checking to be 100% sure.

 

Same way as mine was delievered... They offered to replace it..but I was too lazy...You don't really notice it on my car w/ the bumper cover on anyways..

 

Should be fine but make sure you do a pressure test to make sure its not leaking from the weld...

 

The bend wont hurt anything but the size may.

 

lol looking for cheap parts

 

Thanks for the info guys!

 

I was in iraq when I ordered mine so it would've been a long painful process to get it exchanged. I just hoped for the best lol.

 

That intercooler core looks like CRAP! It is not dense at all. You should see twice the fins in there to dissipate the heat. I would guess you got this off ebay?

 

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