Uprated intercooler help

i had been looking at uprated intercoolers and had come across what i think was a British made one that was larger and better built than the rest, but i cant now remember what the name of the company was, something like ARB or URB?????
can anyone help?

think i have figured it out, IRB / PWR. although they are a lot more expensive than i remember £550 + VAT!
does anyone know if the Serck or Alisport ones are well made?

Any think I’ve had and seen from allisport has always been well made

tomhop said:

think i have figured it out, IRB / PWR. although they are a lot more expensive than i remember £550 + VAT!
does anyone know if the Serck or Alisport ones are well made?

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They are all horribly expensive. I got lucky and managed to get a full width ali sport one second hand. It is worth scouring the internet and autojumbles as they are about. i have no complaints with mine, is very well made and has lasted me a good number of years.

Allisport are (IMO) the best of the bunch, not only well made but also well designed from an air flow/cooling perspective.

Have sent an email to Andy at Allisport, look forward to getting it fitted

tomhop said:

Have sent an email to Andy at Allisport, look forward to getting it fitted

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What's your planning having fitted one. Are you going to tune it up?

payydg said:

What's your planning having fitted one. Are you going to tune it up?

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yes but cant make up my mind whether to go stage 1 or 2.

Can you be a bit more specific about "Stage 1" and "Stage 2" ?

miktdish said:

Can you be a bit more specific about "Stage 1" and "Stage 2" ?

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So as far as I am aware there are 3 main stages of mapping the ECU, a standard 2.5 TD5 engine runs around 120bhp, with a stage one and no other modifications you should be in the region of 160bhp, a stage 2 takes you up to around 190bhp but you need to blank the EGR, fit an uprated intercooler and remove the mid silencer box. A stage 3 is more power again, I am not sure exactly what bhp you get as I have never looked into it, but I imagine it’s a big jump from stock, meaning probably a beefier clutch, perhaps a bigger turbo, and as the old saying goes if you have a whole lot of go you need a whole lot of wow.
this is all done with retuning the ECU, I would only go to reputable technicians to do this and am no expert but I have read that manufactures always leave a bit more poke in the engine so if they bring out a facelift model they can unleash some more power from the same engine and claim it’s been improved.
a stage 1 would be a real good all rounder without a whole lot of fuss, but a stage 2 is the same price and a bit more fun, admittedly there are other upgrades you need to do but I have pretty much done them all already.
Everyone I speak to with a stage 2 says they are brilliant and none (so far) seem to have had any issues, but most people with a stage one seem to say they are thinking about a stage 2. So I am thinking why not just jump straight to a stage 2?

Ahhh ... sorry missed you saying you had a TD5 and ECU to play with ....

tomhop said:

So as far as I am aware there are 3 main stages of mapping the ECU, a standard 2.5 TD5 engine runs around 120bhp, with a stage one and no other modifications you should be in the region of 160bhp, a stage 2 takes you up to around 190bhp but you need to blank the EGR, fit an uprated intercooler and remove the mid silencer box. A stage 3 is more power again, I am not sure exactly what bhp you get as I have never looked into it, but I imagine it’s a big jump from stock, meaning probably a beefier clutch, perhaps a bigger turbo, and as the old saying goes if you have a whole lot of go you need a whole lot of wow.
this is all done with retuning the ECU, I would only go to reputable technicians to do this and am no expert but I have read that manufactures always leave a bit more poke in the engine so if they bring out a facelift model they can unleash some more power from the same engine and claim it’s been improved.
a stage 1 would be a real good all rounder without a whole lot of fuss, but a stage 2 is the same price and a bit more fun, admittedly there are other upgrades you need to do but I have pretty much done them all already.
Everyone I speak to with a stage 2 says they are brilliant and none (so far) seem to have had any issues, but most people with a stage one seem to say they are thinking about a stage 2. So I am thinking why not just jump straight to a stage 2?

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make sure you post some results when done

If your defender is 15p it already has a pretty good intercooler, it’s an upgrade from the 10p and will be good still at medium/high power, may be worth taking off your current intercooler though and cleaning it out

Don’t forget to upgrade your brakes too

…and your insurance