GULLABLE0NE Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 ok so i have had my 08 LGT for less than a week. i popped my hood to show a friend the engine bay and my tmic has bent flanges, a few little pebbles, and some leafy looking things from trees all sitting on my intercooler. what the hell? so now i wana build some type of mesh filter to stick in the hood scoop to protect the TMIC from this type of crap entering through the scoop again. has anyone else encountered this problem (i doubt i'm the only one who has encountered this), and how exactly did they resolve this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisS Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2291 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Just clean it up with a little soap.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronlee0821 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 oh nooooeeezzzz soap in the intacooluh?? you cwazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobY Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yeah don't get soap into the intercooler... Especially car wash soap... It melts it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItalynStylion Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 What do you mean sucking up crap? The car has to eat doesn't it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konrad Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 and that's why you should get 2.5i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GULLABLE0NE Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 definitly not using soap to fix bent fins. that looks like it will get the job done i kinda wanted something that kept it from entering the scoop all together. i'm not looking for the boy racer look but i will have to see if i can somehow get the mesh in the scoop. thanks for the assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Just stay out of the gravel roads.  A modification like the one for this Lotus maybe? http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/experience/modifications/grille/meshgrille.html A source for building your own: http://www.alibaba.com/catalogs/903/Wire_Mesh.html Maybe build your own from either a barbecue or some barbed wire? Just be sure to build one that doesn't restrict the airflow too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul G. Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 um, what did you expect? It's a scoop. It scoops. Mostly air, but sometimes other stuff. Every once in a while, open the hood and point a hose at the IC. Or you can build something complex is silly, which you will have to point a hose at every once in a while. Or, just drive backwards all the time. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GULLABLE0NE Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 yea i know the scoop is supposed to suck things up but i would've though there would be sometype of filter to keep out the garbage. i will be building some type of filtration device to fix this issue in the next few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsessotron Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Its really not a big deal, unless you really want to fabricate a filtration device for fun just rinse your intercooler and move on. If something did go wrong with your intercooler from debris (it wont) then you can go to your dealership and say "fix this trash under my warranty, I don't buy new cars to fabricate filters for them!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTATV Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84688 its listed in here among other great ideas for cheapo http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2291 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JessterCPA Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 +1 on the Jedimaster mod. He figured it out & it works. Cheap too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700watts Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yeah don't get soap into the intercooler... Especially car wash soap... It melts it.  His warning came before mine ...just be sure to heed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonts Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 His warning came before mine ...just be sure to heed it... Â Oh noes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700watts Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 yes sirs's:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmc032 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 anything that you put over the intercooler (including mesh) is going to restrict the air that goes to it. Just leave it alone. And watch out for car soap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 40K miles here, never had more than a pebble, bug or a couple leaves on mine. tweezers are the best for straightening IC fins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 it happens... Â look at your radiator through the grill.. its doing it too. Over time radiators and ICs are going to have fins flatted.. its normal wear and tear. So long as you dont have tons of fins bent flat it shouldn't make a big difference in efficientcy. Â STOP HIGHLIGHTING MY TYPOS IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THEM! "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in CT Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 it happens... Â look at your radiator through the grill.. its doing it too. Over time radiators and ICs are going to have fins flatted.. its normal wear and tear. So long as you dont have tons of fins bent flat it shouldn't make a big difference in efficientcy. Â STOP HIGHLIGHTING MY TYPOS IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THEM! Did you just upgrade to Firefox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 no I've had firefox for years. Does it have a spell check feature I'm just missing? I've been using it since it had the gross memory leaks that makes your browser crash I dont recall it doing this until the last year or so. I thought it was a forum feature. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in CT Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 no I've had firefox for years. Does it have a spell check feature I'm just missing? I've been using it since it had the gross memory leaks that makes your browser crash I dont recall it doing this until the last year or so. I thought it was a forum feature.The spell-check feature was added to Firefox recently. You can probably turn it off but it looks like you need all the help you can get. If you right-click on a misspelled word, you'll see a list of possible words in bold at the top of the menu that you can click on to correct the misspelling or you can add the word to Firefox's dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTATV Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 i love the firefox spell check, i dont always use it for posts but its great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 thank you.. I most certainly do need all the help I can get "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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