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Intercoolers - Forge VS THS ??

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djhorace:
This is something I had thought to add. The way I see it, no matter which one you go for, there will be compromises. I already have the S3 intercooler, but the car spends a lot of time trying to cool itself after a hard run.

Poverty:
Might be worth noting on DSG cars, but there was a fella with a TTS dsg, which on hot days the car would drop into limp mode due to the fact of the twintercooler is a design which involves "stacking up" of coolers, which led to there being less airflow to the trnsmission and it subsequently over heating.

djhorace:

--- Quote from: Poverty on May 02, 2010, 05:12:21 pm ---Might be worth noting on DSG cars, but there was a fella with a TTS dsg, which on hot days the car would drop into limp mode due to the fact of the twintercooler is a design which involves "stacking up" of coolers, which led to there being less airflow to the trnsmission and it subsequently over heating.

--- End quote ---
This is something I am aware of, and one of the things putting me off this solution. By the time the air goes through the Forge, a/c, regular intercooler and in to the radiator, how much cold air actually gets there? On the flip side, you will get a pressure drop when adding a Twintercooler.

The THS and APR cores dont do this, but they are still sat behind the a/c core and in front of the radiator.

As I said, swings and roundabouts, but I know I need more cooling on mine.

Janner_Sy:
did you read this link
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61193

from a guy who has had both s3 on its own and S3 with twintercooler.

it does seem that its only people without the twintercooler that go on about this pressure drop and lag, yet everyone who has had one or had logs done of it has said that there was nothing of the sort.

SteveP:
^^^ Agreed, but for me from having run the THS on my ED30 (which I now really wish I hadn't sold as they do fit the Mk6) and really noticing the difference and from seeing the results I wouldn't hesitate is going for one of these again  :happy2:

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