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Buyer brief

Fitment confirmation for charge-air cooling hardware

Air to water intercooler factory sourcing

Chargecool Sourcing is an independent sourcing partner. We help importers, distributors and fleet buyers collect factory quotes for automotive air to water intercooler assemblies and related charge-air piping. We do not manufacture cores or claim authorization from vehicle makers.

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Unconfirmed core envelope, port sizes and pressure-drop figures remain open until supplier review.

Fitment information to supply

Vehicle and engine

Record model year, make, model and engine or chassis code for the turbocharged application. Mark unresolved boost-system fitment as open instead of guessing a universal catalog line for an air to water intercooler request.

Position and interface

Confirm installation position, core envelope in millimeters, charge-air and coolant port diameters, mounting points and whether dedicated piping is included. Air-path and water-path connections must be listed separately.

Quantity and packing

State pieces by vehicle position and list whether the offer is a bare core, finished assembly or a kit with brackets and couplers. Core-only lines cannot be compared with kit pricing on the same unit cost.

Destination and timing

Provide the US destination ZIP code and requested delivery window. Sample approval, if needed, stays a separate milestone from production-lot shipment and should not share one undated promise.

How a sourcing request moves forward

  1. Clarify

    Resolve part reference, air/water circuit layout, core envelope and order unit. Missing port maps or pressure-drop test conditions are recorded as open questions rather than assumed from a catalog photo.

  2. Request

    Ask factories for quotes that name the same packing list, document pack and destination so charge-air cooler lines can be compared without mixing ex-works and delivered figures.

  3. Review

    Compare sample terms, supplier drawings, thermal test conditions and total cost. Certificates belong to a named supplier and part revision, not to this website.

  4. Confirm

    Record the accepted specification, remaining exceptions and each party’s delivery responsibility before any purchase order is issued by the buyer.

Read the custom intercooler coordination steps, then send the open questions.

Evidence to request, not claims to assume

Part identity

Ask for model-specific drawings, core envelope dimensions, port maps and mounting details. An automotive intercooler listing is only an inquiry option until the supplier maps it to the stated application.

Supply condition

Clarify whether the offer is a bare core, finished end tanks or a vehicle-specific assembly, and what piping or brackets are included. A similar exterior shape is not proof of the same heat-transfer circuit.

Order evidence

Ask for sample scope, batch identifiers, packing photos and pressure-test conditions tied to the quoted flow. Sample approval does not automatically qualify later lots; keep revision marks.

Quote boundaries

Confirm validity, freight, taxes, service scope, Incoterms and exclusions. Gross package weight may be requested for freight checks; unknown figures stay blank.

What to send

Vehicle identifiers, air and coolant port sizes, core envelope, quantity and destination ZIP.

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