Agency Power Intercooler order....disappointed

[Toddasaurus]

lol not even close

Haha, explain!

 

[Davidsg]

wow, I ordered an Agency Power Intercooler last week for Delivery to Australia......Guess Ill be waiting a while.......

 

[Przemek]

Update... I gave them one more chance and waited till last week (so almost 20 days)...no delivery... just returned my money and I lost almost $100 on this shi... transaction (bank fees).
Based on my personal experience NEVER do any deals with this company...
waiting for Mishimoto intercooler and piping

 

[Slow jams]

Hate telling you but the mishimoto intercooler is not dropping anytime soon... I called them and the rep said no one has been working so .... guess he forgot to hang up the call and I heard him and another person talking about not really being able to get parts since these are made in China or something...

 

[Przemek]

Hate telling you but the mishimoto intercooler is not dropping anytime soon... I called them and the rep said no one has been working so .... guess he forgot to hang up the call and I heard him and another person talking about not really being able to get parts since these are made in China or something...

Upsss, not good news at all. There are some other options on the market. If they don't have this in June/July then will have to look for another brand - any recommendations? Wagner is available in the EU but definitely too large...

 

[Slow jams]

Upsss, not good news at all. There are some other options on the market. If they don't have this in June/July then will have to look for another brand - any recommendations? Wagner is available in the EU but definitely too large...

I’ve been in the market for quite a while I was actually going to go with the burger but it’s really big and doesn’t make sense 30% to 40% of the intercooler is sitting behind the crash bar which makes no sense.... Agency power has good reviews but I just don’t trust them yet love the honesty but if you’re cold air intakes fall apart...Hopefully time can tell.. When I did call them they were nice enough to answer all my questions and the honesty is truly amazing as far as their cold air intakes...The Wagner is a little oversized but great reviews... Moto looked to be a head but i gave up on them...I have said it before something just doesnt sit right with me and the way mishimoto is handling their release...

 

[K8 Stinger Store]

There is more than one reason we chose not to sell this intercooler, but the communication issue and lack of product availability was not even the main reason.

However, I'm not here to stir anything up. Rather to let anyone know that we do have the Wagner Tuning Intercooler, charge pipe, and Carbon Fiber Air Ducts in stock and available to ship out immediately. The Carbon Fiber Air Ducts are not currently listed on our site now, but if you shoot us an email to Sales@K8StingerStore.com, we can invoice you for whatever you are looking to order, and not only are our prices much lower with shipping included then the Wagner site, but if you mention you saw this post, we will get you additional discounted pricing.

Kia Stinger GT - Wagner Tuning Competition Intercooler - K8 Stinger Store

 

[Toddasaurus]

Still waiting for my AP intercooler. Called them last week and they said to give them another week. They told me that they're waiting for their shipment from overseas (China, I assume) and it's supposed to come any day now. I did get an email saying something to the effect of, "we're still working on your order" but I figure I'll call them on Friday and see what they say.

Not really sure what else to do. Mishi is gonna be super expensive for very little gains/improvement from other IC's, despite all that new piping. Wagner is way too big and will increase spool times. BMS seems inefficient with the shape, it's not nearly as wide as stock and like 1/3 of it is hidden behind the crash bar. Similar story with Ultimate Performance and CX Racing models...

 

[Toddasaurus]

There is more than one reason we chose not to sell this intercooler, but the communication issue and lack of product availability was not even the main reason.

Come on man, don't come in here and say something like that without elaborating.

Go ahead. Tell us. What's the main reason.

 

[K8 Stinger Store]

Come on man, don't come in here and say something like that without elaborating.

Go ahead. Tell us. What's the main reason.

I'm just not here to talk badly about another product. I will say this, the Agency Power intercooler didn't have the quality and fitment that many of our customers have come to expect when ordering parts from us. The core used when manufacturing an intercooler plays a big role in how it performs. What I can tell you is, the Ultimate Performance Intercooler for example, uses a Garret core. Wagner Tuning uses a high quality intercooler core from Germany. Does anyone happen to know what intercooler core the Agency Power intercooler comes with?

 

[Toddasaurus]

I'm just not here to talk badly about another product. I will say this, the Agency Power intercooler didn't have the quality and fitment that many of our customers have come to expect when ordering parts from us. The core used when manufacturing an intercooler plays a big role in how it performs. What I can tell you is, the Ultimate Performance Intercooler for example, uses a Garret core. Wagner Tuning uses a high quality intercooler core from Germany. Does anyone happen to know what intercooler core the Agency Power intercooler comes with?

And the evidence to prove that this makes any difference in performance?

 

[Slow jams]

On a side note I did contact AP in March when I gave up on the Mishimoto intercooler ...they didn’t have any in stock back than...

 

[Spaceme17]

Why not just get the Burger Motorsports intercooler instead?

 

[Slow jams]

Why not just get the Burger Motorsports intercooler instead?

Have you seen that thing? It’s just too big...what good is 30% to 40% of a intercooler sitting behind a crash bar? Also Since it’s so big it takes the turbo more time to spoil up I learned that one from ToddaSauris

 

[Toddasaurus]

Well look what arrived just now... Lol.

No shipping confirmation. No tracking number. Just suddenly heard a knock at the door - boom, intercooler arrived. Wtf. Haha.





Here is how much it weighs... (22.2lbs)





Here are some close ups of the end tank inlet and outlet....







Close ups of the exterior core...



Interior shots of that cheap shyte chinese core... (Excuse the horrid quality image, used my cheap Chinese bore scope, lol)



Construction/welds look pretty dang solid to me.

Vividracing hooked me up with a nice hefty discount due to a sale they had going on when I ordered. I paid $490 shipped to my door. That said, do I think there are better intercoolers out there? Sure. Do I think something like Mishimoto will be worth the $1000 extra price premium? Lol, no way.

I'll post a review when I am able to get it installed. Will include installation fitment, before/after IAT comparisons, along with logs of boost curves.

In light of the conversation I had with K8stingerstore, we will find out if I wasted my money. To be clear - it's very possible that this intercooler is total garbage!!! But considering the discount VividRacing offered me, and the unavailability of other intercoolers, and the poor design and fitment of other, more popular choices out there, I figured that the AP intercooler was worth a shot. We will find out for sure soon enough.

 

[Slow jams]

Well look what arrived just now... Lol.

No shipping confirmation. No tracking number. Just suddenly heard a knock at the door - boom, intercooler arrived. Wtf. Haha.
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Here is how much it weighs... (22.2lbs)
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Here are some close ups of the end tank inlet and outlet....
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Close ups of the exterior core...
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Interior shots of that cheap shyte chinese core... (Excuse the horrid quality image, used my cheap Chinese bore scope, lol)
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Construction/welds look pretty dang solid to me.

Vividracing hooked me up with a nice hefty discount due to a sale they had going on when I ordered. I paid $490 shipped to my door. That said, do I think there are better intercoolers out there? Sure. Do I think something like Mishimoto will be worth the $1000 extra price premium? Lol, no way.

I'll post a review when I am able to get it installed. Will include installation fitment, before/after IAT comparisons, along with logs of boost curves.

In light of the conversation I had with K8stingerstore, we will find out if I wasted my money. To be clear - it's very possible that this intercooler is total garbage!!! But considering the discount VividRacing offered me, and the unavailability of other intercoolers, and the poor design and fitment of other, more popular choices out there, I figured that the AP intercooler was worth a shot. We will find out for sure soon enough.

Nice bro I just ordered mine this morning .... hit up YouTube tork did a full install on AP Intercooler he said it gets the job done

 

[Toddasaurus]

Install was super easy! All done. Took about an hour. Mind you, mine is a G70. I think there is more room behind the crash bar as the radiator shroud is different. Also, the intercooler inlet pipe is different on mine! It's a regular type instead of using that weird spring clamp. Looks like I need a inlet charge pipe from a Stinger to make the pipe clamp on perfectly.

 

[Slow jams]

When you start it up do you notice any difference can you hear it pulling in more air?

 

[Hockster]

It relies on airflow from movement. At a stand still it can't possibly pull air unless the cooling fans are on.

 

[Slow jams]

It relies on airflow from movement. At a stand still it can't possibly pull air unless the cooling fans are on.

Correct I meant did he run it around the block...