should i get the code3 or the let

$200 more for the code3

 

Eddie,
Do you have pics to post up?
I know what the Code 3 looks like, but not the LET
I think this is a bigger is better.......

 

I have the LET. The pic is not the best, it was taken by my phone.

 

yah i want the biggest one but i dont know which one is bigger


I dont care about going back to stock

let

 

code 3

 

no size listed for code3

but let says
Heat Exchanger measures 30"x5.5"x2.25"

 

if your car is a 2003 you have a option with code3 to get a bigger HE. If its not then the code3 and LET are the same size.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, I believe the Code3 holds more fluid.

 

I think it only does if you have a 2003.

 

well i think the code 3 is
30x7x2.25

but im not sure

 

nope same size guess let it is

 

hahaha... you just corrected your self...alot of discussion about this already... im going with LET just because i can buy BOTH the HE and pump for the price of a HE from code3


her's the link

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...165&highlight=

 

at this point it does not matter what you buy.

Is like debating Renntech vs Evosport or VRP.. they all the same products and depending on your budget.

As far as sizes.. anything above 60oz will do the job. The pump is optional but not necessary., but I would do it all at once.

 

went with the let

took me 3 hours to install (had to get a drill (HE) didnt come with holes drilled ERRRR) now that i know what im doing 1.5 hours installed max



also did the pump. found out mine was completely dead

 

Holy cow!! Wait until you feel this!! Gonna feel like a brand new car man.

Great job on the install.

Hey, how hard to get the bumper off in your opinion?

I have to fix my install. Hoses stick too far forward and my mesh grill is poking out too much.

Just curious.

 

there is this little detail also that they are different designs, let alone the size arguments (bar & plate/ tube & fin?)

As far as i am concerned its Data gathered from doing multiple runs (high speed, wot) that you want to be looking at. Consistency & how fast it cools things down.

Build quality is also a must because well...you do not want it leaking all over the place.

I wanah see more Data rather then pics of it in the grill looking pretty

 

I have an 03 and went with the bigger core option from Code 3...cannot be any happier with the results!!!

 

ill do a autotap run tomorrow but my results are skewed since my iats were well over 200 with a dead pump



but wow it feels like a new car. i can dog the shi* out of it and it jeeps going!!

 

They are the same size for an '03.

The Code 3 is a bar and plate design while the LET is tube and fin. Among other things, the Code 3 has far more fluid capacity.

Bar and plate v. tube and fin has been hotly debated debated in the past on this board so I am not interested in starting that again.

I went with the Code 3 and ordered my pump from LET but cost was not the decision maker, just the best performing core.

 

and have you done any form of data loggin?

 

If you truly feel that B&P is better than T&F, you might want to shoot a note over to Corky Bell, author of Superchaged! and Maximum Boost, the Forced Induction Bibles.

The real-world shootout of the HEs also showed the T&F core offering better cooling.

 

Not sure which is better - but I know there is a substantial difference when you are pasing air through the unit vs passing fluid through it... i.e. I/C vs heat exchanger.

Dont see many OEM heat exchangers that are bar and plate?

Either way you are better off than the stock unit.