My Intercooler, Too large? Options

[Negative]

Tweak, Pressure, Playr - this pic looks just like my IC. The only dimension I know is it's 3" thick. The reason Is I got it on a bad debt from a friend. It's brand new and I'd like to use it on my 5S-FTE but I want to make sure it's gonna be OK. You guys have a lot of knowledge and first hand experience.

I know a smaller one would be optimal and one this large will probably give me pressure drop but this one was free and I'm sorta strapped for cash with all the other parts I've been getting so...
Let me know what your opinions are. Thanks in advance.

BTW - Other opinions are wanted too - I just neamed those guys cause they for sure know what's up.

[Dr_Tweak]

Tweak, Pressure, Playr - this pic looks just like my IC. The only dimension I know is it's 3" thick. The reason Is I got it on a bad debt from a friend. It's brand new and I'd like to use it on my 5S-FTE but I want to make sure it's gonna be OK. You guys have a lot of knowledge and first hand experience.

I know a smaller one would be optimal and one this large will probably give me pressure drop but this one was free and I'm sorta strapped for cash with all the other parts I've been getting so...
Let me know what your opinions are. Thanks in advance.

BTW - Other opinions are wanted too - I just neamed those guys cause they for sure know what's up.

Well, if you can fit it in there, I would say go for it. But honestly, if that's an eBay intercooler like I think it is, it's actually not that efficient, if it were ME, I would probably see what I could get for that intercooler by selling it, and then put that money towards a smaller, easier to fit, but more effective intercooler. We just turbocharged an '01 Corolla here, we're running a Garrett core intercooler that's probably 24x8x3, and it will cool like 450hp or something like that, and it's small enough to fit very easily in there.

We made 222hp and 225tq on the dyno with it, 1.8 liter 1ZZFE, running 10lbs, GT2860RS turbo.

-Doc