How to identify an intercooler? Car guys please help...

I picked up an aftermarket intercooler tonight from a machine shop, along with some other strange goodies. It was after hours so I could not get any info on the items. I am NOT a car scrapper and know just enough about vehicles to get myself in trouble "fixing" them.

Can any of you car guys help me identify this intercooler? (I think it's an intercooler?!) I believe it has more than scrap value, but I don't know how to list it on Craigslist or what it could be worth. Which dimensions are important to someone looking to buy one?

Any info appreciated, this is definitely a new one for me.

Thanks!

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I looked it over, but am running on 2 hours of sleep last night because the little one is teething. I will scour it again in the morning with some better lighting!

Originally Posted by SteelMill

If you cant find much info on it I'd list it on craigslist for $30 as is. If you can, the price could be ten times that depending on the brand name.

It looks exactly like this one on Ebay: Universal Full Aluminum Turbo 27x5 5x2 5" Bar Plate Fmic Front Mount Intercooler | eBay

Measurements are the same, but I just can't find a number or name anywhere. I'll take a look again tomorrow and either way I'll throw it on Craigslist for the week and see if there's any bites. Thanks SteelMill

Everything else I get from this shop works, they just don't want to mess with it and don't mind if I take it. I've gotten everything from pressure washers to batter chargers to winches and come-alongs. This was just the first intercooler I've come across and I still can't find any identifying marks on it. Just going to throw it on craigslist and see what happens. Thanks for all the input.

the m not sure how these things work, but someone may be able to add it to their existing system to boost cooling power

DO NOT THROW THAT IN FOR SCRAP. That is defidently an intercooler, and you can get a lot of money for them reselling them. It will defidently sell fast on Craigslist especially to someone who is tuning their car.

To Matt, what an intercooler is is a type of radiator, but instead of coolant running through it, hot air goes through it. When you put a turbo on your car, it increases the cumbustion and exhaust temperatures of the engine. This can cause premature wear on components inside the engine. The intercooler is used to cool the air before it goes into the engine after it goes through the turbo. It's a vital component to keep the engine from wearing out prematurely and failing.