[rs911t]

Guys, I was looking around for a place to find a less expensive oil cooler.
Late last night I remembered CarQuip, a Porsche speciality parts, repair
and race prep shop in Dever. This is the place I originally found the "T"
advertised. Anyway, they have a special on coolers.

http://www.carquip.com/parts/911/eng...oler/index.asp

Apparently, Behr is making them in China - $320 from CarQuip, versus
$800 at Tweeks and $937 from Pelican. They also stock other odd stuff
for older Porsches.

FYI

[Jim Richards]

Great tip, Greg. We can never have too many choices.

[Marc A]

Appearently, no one told Tweeks and PP that the coolers were being made in China

[Jim Richards]

PP is kinda pricey on a lot of their parts nowadays.

[Jazzbass]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

PP is kinda pricey on a lot of their parts nowadays.

Really? I haven't seen that. When I need parts, I Usually check them and Vertex. I ignore Tweeks and Performance becuase their prices usually aren't even close. Most of the time, the PP price is cheaper than Vertex. Don't get me wrong - I'm just as cheap as the rest of you guys and don't mind buying Vertex (esp since I get the parts faster). If PP is getting expensive, who's cheaper?

[matt de maria]

Be real careful. I had one from PP and one of the upper milled recesses for the 'o' ring had been cut 1mm too deep. It would never have sealed.

[cmartin]

Dont forget Performance gives a 15% PCA discount. They usually ship quicker than PP too.

[Rick Lee]

Here are a few others that are super cheap and/or sometimes offer free shipping on orders of over $50.

www.europeanautomotive.com

www.eurowebparts.com

www.thepartsbin.com

And my new favorite - the Shell station on Franconia Rd. He has a World Pak account and can get some stuff delivered on the same day. Just got a Mahle air filter for my 993 about 6 hrs. after I called him and for less than Pelican charges - and no shipping. Call Sammy there. He's the guy with the blue 993 C2S.

[rs911t]

Appearently, no one told Tweeks and PP that the coolers were being made in China

Maybe for good reason. Anyway, some of you may have seen a long
thread on Pelican about replica oil coolers. I've posted an update along
with a bunch of pictures. See this thead for all the details.

All I'll say about CarQuip is they sounded sincere. The old adage still
holds: buyer beware.