***Code Three Performance C32/SRT6 Spearco Intercooler Group Buy***
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***Code Three Performance C32/SRT6 Spearco Intercooler Group Buy***
C32/SRT6 Spearco Intercooler
This is the actual intercooler that is located underneath of the supercharger, not the heat exchanger in the bumper. There is a diagram showing the IC below.
Our new IC is built from the ground up. It is a complete bolt on affair. The new IC utilizes a Spearco liquid-air core, and it is pressure tested up to 50psi. We also designed it with narrower end tanks, so that we could add another 1" to the width on the liquid side. Not only does the new unit offer increased cooling and flow on the liquid side, but less pressure drop on the air side, resulting in more power. There will be some subtle changes in the production piece versus the pictures below, but otherwise, what you see is about 95% production. The one nice change not pictured is that the flange will not require a gasket. We are machining the flange with an o-ring for a perfect, no leak, seal.
This is a big piece of the cooling puzzle. Most people upgrade there IC pump with a higher flowing Johnson pump when the OEM piece fails. Unfortunately, the stock IC can not handle the increased flow from the CM30, and thus backs up the inlet side of the IC, causing increased pressure and slower recovery cooling. Our new IC eliminates this bottleneck.
At this time the units will be sold in minimums of five or more. This current group buy will end on 10/23. The ICs will be ready to ship by 10/31. Retail price is $1299. The units will be on sale for $999 as an introduction price.
You can visit our site at shop.code3performance.com to make your purchase, or click the following link to be taken directly to the product page.
C32/SRT6 Spearco Intercooler Product Page
Best Regards,
Brandon
This is the actual intercooler that is located underneath of the supercharger, not the heat exchanger in the bumper. There is a diagram showing the IC below.
Our new IC is built from the ground up. It is a complete bolt on affair. The new IC utilizes a Spearco liquid-air core, and it is pressure tested up to 50psi. We also designed it with narrower end tanks, so that we could add another 1" to the width on the liquid side. Not only does the new unit offer increased cooling and flow on the liquid side, but less pressure drop on the air side, resulting in more power. There will be some subtle changes in the production piece versus the pictures below, but otherwise, what you see is about 95% production. The one nice change not pictured is that the flange will not require a gasket. We are machining the flange with an o-ring for a perfect, no leak, seal.
This is a big piece of the cooling puzzle. Most people upgrade there IC pump with a higher flowing Johnson pump when the OEM piece fails. Unfortunately, the stock IC can not handle the increased flow from the CM30, and thus backs up the inlet side of the IC, causing increased pressure and slower recovery cooling. Our new IC eliminates this bottleneck.
At this time the units will be sold in minimums of five or more. This current group buy will end on 10/23. The ICs will be ready to ship by 10/31. Retail price is $1299. The units will be on sale for $999 as an introduction price.
You can visit our site at shop.code3performance.com to make your purchase, or click the following link to be taken directly to the product page.
C32/SRT6 Spearco Intercooler Product Page
Best Regards,
Brandon
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Brandon,
how much lower are the IATs with your Spearco-IC in a pullied M112K? By how much the boost-level changes (because of the Spearco-Core) if I put in your new IC?
Thanks.
how much lower are the IATs with your Spearco-IC in a pullied M112K? By how much the boost-level changes (because of the Spearco-Core) if I put in your new IC?
Thanks.
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Aaron or Brandon - any datalogging or dyno pulls comparing the new high-performance IC vs. the stock unit? Inquiring minds want to know, and drool over test result data
Great looking IC btw - very solid.
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Everyone, thank you for the posts! 
Regarding our data, Brandon will be posting information shortly.
Sincerely,
Aaron
Regarding our data, Brandon will be posting information shortly.
Sincerely,
Aaron
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The Spearco Intercooler pressure drop is only slightly better than stock. We saw only minor boost gains from the IC, which resulted in no more than 10hp at my boost levels (16.5psi). There may be more power with those of you running more boost. This is not the main reason you would be purchasing this however. Its all about faster recovery cooling.
The numbers below are from road datalogging that demonstrate how quickly the new core helps recover IAT's. What is greatly affected is how fast IAT's recover from full boost runs back to cruising IAT temperatures. I didnt copy all of the cruising data before the full boost run to save some space. The car is brought up to cruising IAT levels to determine a baseline (the number the graphs start at), then I go WOT. Once I reach the top speed, and let off the throttle, the datalogging shows how quickly IATs return to the cruising temp. With the OEM IC in place, this could take anywhere from 45 seconds to 2 minutes of stable cruising, depending on the ambient temps. As you can see from the data below, the Spearco IC drops back to cruising IATs in about 15 seconds after I let off WOT.
Keep in mind as well, the OEM unit was not designed to handle the boost and temps we are now throwing at it these days. With increased boost, there will be no chance of a boost leak at the IC flange because of the o-ring. The units are pressure tested to 50psi, so there is plenty of head room for everyone, with no worries of blowing the unit out.
My car has an upgraded heat exchanger, C3P pulley, and C3P intake. Top line is IAT, bottom is MPH.
Ambient 90
Time IAT MPH
12:27:12 106 71
12:27:15 109 75
12:27:18 122 89
12:27:20 139 103
12:27:23 142 105
12:27:25 136 97
12:27:28 127 89
12:27:31 122 84
12:27:33 115 80
12:27:36 109 78
12:27:38 107 75
Ambient 72
Time IAT MPH
01:07:41 86 71
01:07:44 88 76
01:07:46 108 91
01:07:49 126 104
01:07:52 130 108
01:07:54 118 101
01:07:57 111 95
01:07:59 106 89
01:08:02 100 80
01:08:05 94 72
01:08:07 88 65
The numbers below are from road datalogging that demonstrate how quickly the new core helps recover IAT's. What is greatly affected is how fast IAT's recover from full boost runs back to cruising IAT temperatures. I didnt copy all of the cruising data before the full boost run to save some space. The car is brought up to cruising IAT levels to determine a baseline (the number the graphs start at), then I go WOT. Once I reach the top speed, and let off the throttle, the datalogging shows how quickly IATs return to the cruising temp. With the OEM IC in place, this could take anywhere from 45 seconds to 2 minutes of stable cruising, depending on the ambient temps. As you can see from the data below, the Spearco IC drops back to cruising IATs in about 15 seconds after I let off WOT.
Keep in mind as well, the OEM unit was not designed to handle the boost and temps we are now throwing at it these days. With increased boost, there will be no chance of a boost leak at the IC flange because of the o-ring. The units are pressure tested to 50psi, so there is plenty of head room for everyone, with no worries of blowing the unit out.
My car has an upgraded heat exchanger, C3P pulley, and C3P intake. Top line is IAT, bottom is MPH.
Ambient 90
Time IAT MPH
12:27:12 106 71
12:27:15 109 75
12:27:18 122 89
12:27:20 139 103
12:27:23 142 105
12:27:25 136 97
12:27:28 127 89
12:27:31 122 84
12:27:33 115 80
12:27:36 109 78
12:27:38 107 75
Ambient 72
Time IAT MPH
01:07:41 86 71
01:07:44 88 76
01:07:46 108 91
01:07:49 126 104
01:07:52 130 108
01:07:54 118 101
01:07:57 111 95
01:07:59 106 89
01:08:02 100 80
01:08:05 94 72
01:08:07 88 65
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The Spearco Intercooler pressure drop is only slightly better than stock. We saw only minor boost gains from the IC, which resulted in no more than 10hp at my boost levels (16.5psi). There may be more power with those of you running more boost. This is not the main reason you would be purchasing this however. Its all about faster recovery cooling.
The numbers below are from road datalogging that demonstrate how quickly the new core helps recover IAT's. What is greatly affected is how fast IAT's recover from full boost runs back to cruising IAT temperatures. I didnt copy all of the cruising data before the full boost run to save some space. The car is brought up to cruising IAT levels to determine a baseline (the number the graphs start at), then I go WOT. Once I reach the top speed, and let off the throttle, the datalogging shows how quickly IATs return to the cruising temp. With the OEM IC in place, this could take anywhere from 45 seconds to 2 minutes of stable cruising, depending on the ambient temps. As you can see from the data below, the Spearco IC drops back to cruising IATs in about 15 seconds after I let off WOT.
Keep in mind as well, the OEM unit was not designed to handle the boost and temps we are now throwing at it these days. With increased boost, there will be no chance of a boost leak at the IC flange because of the o-ring. The units are pressure tested to 50psi, so there is plenty of head room for everyone, with no worries of blowing the unit out.
My car has an upgraded heat exchanger, C3P pulley, and C3P intake. Top line is IAT, bottom is MPH.
Ambient 90
Time IAT MPH
12:27:12 106 71
12:27:15 109 75
12:27:18 122 89
12:27:20 139 103
12:27:23 142 105
12:27:25 136 97
12:27:28 127 89
12:27:31 122 84
12:27:33 115 80
12:27:36 109 78
12:27:38 107 75
Ambient 72
Time IAT MPH
01:07:41 86 71
01:07:44 88 76
01:07:46 108 91
01:07:49 126 104
01:07:52 130 108
01:07:54 118 101
01:07:57 111 95
01:07:59 106 89
01:08:02 100 80
01:08:05 94 72
01:08:07 88 65
The numbers below are from road datalogging that demonstrate how quickly the new core helps recover IAT's. What is greatly affected is how fast IAT's recover from full boost runs back to cruising IAT temperatures. I didnt copy all of the cruising data before the full boost run to save some space. The car is brought up to cruising IAT levels to determine a baseline (the number the graphs start at), then I go WOT. Once I reach the top speed, and let off the throttle, the datalogging shows how quickly IATs return to the cruising temp. With the OEM IC in place, this could take anywhere from 45 seconds to 2 minutes of stable cruising, depending on the ambient temps. As you can see from the data below, the Spearco IC drops back to cruising IATs in about 15 seconds after I let off WOT.
Keep in mind as well, the OEM unit was not designed to handle the boost and temps we are now throwing at it these days. With increased boost, there will be no chance of a boost leak at the IC flange because of the o-ring. The units are pressure tested to 50psi, so there is plenty of head room for everyone, with no worries of blowing the unit out.
My car has an upgraded heat exchanger, C3P pulley, and C3P intake. Top line is IAT, bottom is MPH.
Ambient 90
Time IAT MPH
12:27:12 106 71
12:27:15 109 75
12:27:18 122 89
12:27:20 139 103
12:27:23 142 105
12:27:25 136 97
12:27:28 127 89
12:27:31 122 84
12:27:33 115 80
12:27:36 109 78
12:27:38 107 75
Ambient 72
Time IAT MPH
01:07:41 86 71
01:07:44 88 76
01:07:46 108 91
01:07:49 126 104
01:07:52 130 108
01:07:54 118 101
01:07:57 111 95
01:07:59 106 89
01:08:02 100 80
01:08:05 94 72
01:08:07 88 65
Me Likey the #s here, I am not so interested in the HP gains as I am in the ability of the car to "cool" thus creating more HP or allowing more HP to be maintained. Higher temps = less HP in any application. This is good news for those with leaking coolers. Add a Johnson CM30 and an HE and the heat soak is greatly reduced.
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*** Jake, this is just what the doctor ordered for a winter project ****
Me Likey the #s here, I am not so interested in the HP gains as I am in the ability of the car to "cool" thus creating more HP or allowing more HP to be maintained. Higher temps = less HP in any application. This is good news for those with leaking coolers. Add a Johnson CM30 and an HE and the heat soak is greatly reduced.
Me Likey the #s here, I am not so interested in the HP gains as I am in the ability of the car to "cool" thus creating more HP or allowing more HP to be maintained. Higher temps = less HP in any application. This is good news for those with leaking coolers. Add a Johnson CM30 and an HE and the heat soak is greatly reduced.
brandon is not going to be able to keep up with demand on these things...
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*** Jake, this is just what the doctor ordered for a winter project ****
Me Likey the #s here, I am not so interested in the HP gains as I am in the ability of the car to "cool" thus creating more HP or allowing more HP to be maintained. Higher temps = less HP in any application. This is good news for those with leaking coolers. Add a Johnson CM30 and an HE and the heat soak is greatly reduced.
Me Likey the #s here, I am not so interested in the HP gains as I am in the ability of the car to "cool" thus creating more HP or allowing more HP to be maintained. Higher temps = less HP in any application. This is good news for those with leaking coolers. Add a Johnson CM30 and an HE and the heat soak is greatly reduced.
Couldn't agree more... if you have a leaking IC, this is the ticket - appears to be a pretty decent upgrade from the stock unit, built like a tank, and for only a little bit more moolah (someone recently posted a site selling stock IC's for around $920 I think).
For those of us who may have normally functioning stock IC's... I guess the question becomes "is this incremental improvement worth a grand?"
Personally, I'm gonna have to mull that over a bit... I think a slightly smaller S/C pulley (C3P - when are you going to release a mid-sized one?
) is higher on my priority list... we'll see what else is in the works, maybe I can place a "bulk" order... 
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Couldn't agree more... if you have a leaking IC, this is the ticket - appears to be a pretty decent upgrade from the stock unit, built like a tank, and for only a little bit more moolah (someone recently posted a site selling stock IC's for around $920 I think).
For those of us who may have normally functioning stock IC's... I guess the question becomes "is this incremental improvement worth a grand?"
Personally, I'm gonna have to mull that over a bit... I think a slightly smaller S/C pulley (C3P - when are you going to release a mid-sized one?) is higher on my priority list... we'll see what else is in the works, maybe I can place a "bulk" order...
Couldn't agree more... if you have a leaking IC, this is the ticket - appears to be a pretty decent upgrade from the stock unit, built like a tank, and for only a little bit more moolah (someone recently posted a site selling stock IC's for around $920 I think).
For those of us who may have normally functioning stock IC's... I guess the question becomes "is this incremental improvement worth a grand?"
Personally, I'm gonna have to mull that over a bit... I think a slightly smaller S/C pulley (C3P - when are you going to release a mid-sized one?
) is higher on my priority list... we'll see what else is in the works, maybe I can place a "bulk" order... I will do a ton of testing for everyone and let you know how it works. My car is perfect for this as I put out just as much boost as anyone else and deal with enormous heat soak....
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+1, I will be installing this next week and will give a report on the install and the performance and IATs after some dyno runs!!!!
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I guess its safe to say.. after a pulley/ecu and HE, this should be next before headers, exhaust, Intake manifolds..
I like the idea of intake manifolds... but you need to reduce IAT's quickly and reduce pressure drop, before bringing more air.
I like the idea of intake manifolds... but you need to reduce IAT's quickly and reduce pressure drop, before bringing more air.
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I've been losing fluid from my intercooler circuit (noticed once I separated from main cooling circuit). As soon as I saw that they were producing the first 5, I figured that I should probably go check for water in the intake system to confirm my suspicions; sure enough there was water in there. I jumped right on this mod. Even if I gain 0 HP, I HAVE to replace the stock one anyway. Considering this is $51.00 CHEAPER than the stock intercooler through my usual online source for MB parts, I am already ahead. If this thing makes even 10 HP, that would literally be free power... actually, it's like Code3 is paying me $51.00 to install this on my car and potentially gain power! Who knows, at 22 psi, I might see even better gains over stock than most.
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I've been losing fluid from my intercooler circuit (noticed once I separated from main cooling circuit). As soon as I saw that they were producing the first 5, I figured that I should probably go check for water in the intake system to confirm my suspicions; sure enough there was water in there. I jumped right on this mod. Even if I gain 0 HP, I HAVE to replace the stock one anyway. Considering this is $51.00 CHEAPER than the stock intercooler through my usual online source for MB parts, I am already ahead. If this thing makes even 10 HP, that would literally be free power... actually, it's like Code3 is paying me $51.00 to install this on my car and potentially gain power! Who knows, at 22 psi, I might see even better gains over stock than most.
Thank you for the post!
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Am I understanding from the first post that its BAD to have the CM30 pump with the stock intercooler?? What's this backing up you speak of? Would the stock pump be better then without the upgraded intercooler? I just recently upgraded my pump to the CM30 and don't want to buy this just yet.
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I just shot you a PM -- Hope it helps.
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03 g35 coupe...........02 c32 Sold
sorry to hear that man. Yeah its tough all around. I know in california, the unemployment rate is 7.7%. Hopefully things will come up on a up swing once the election is decided.
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Am I understanding from the first post that its BAD to have the CM30 pump with the stock intercooler?? What's this backing up you speak of? Would the stock pump be better then without the upgraded intercooler? I just recently upgraded my pump to the CM30 and don't want to buy this just yet.
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Look on the bright side Flying Moose, you have 1014 posts!!!
