Top mount or front mount intercooler

[vitz rs]

Originally Posted by Tamago

1st of all, the strut bar on a yaris is useless

2nd, what normal servicing would require the removal of your top mount? oil change? don't think so.. spark plugs? good for 100,000 miles..

3rd of all, labor will be based on a book, written SPECIFICALLY for your car, and will include the labor/time required to remove the IC if required, to do the work. this means that even if you swap to a front mount, you're still going to get the top mount quote from a service tech, because that's what is in his book.

just give us the real reason you want a front mount and i'll quit harassing you (you want people to see it) lol

Hmm.... Regarding the
1. Strut bar, I doubt it's useless as I used it on my last ride, it did improve handling somehow.
2. changing of spark plugs can be DIY, and of course cleaning the engine bay
will be easier. Besides, the temperature near equator is around 32-34 whole year through and that makes the engine bay real hot. Hence, with the top mount (no scoop or vent on bonnet), there's only hot air going into the engine.
3. Lastly, in Singapore, workshops don't charge according to the amount of work they carry out and not according to the book.