All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
Intercoolers aftermarket compatability
dan930:
Try German auto parts direct..they do the all alloy s3 ic mate,it works out around just over £300...MADE IN GERMANY (enough said)..was going to order from them but decided to get a Ths one instead.
PDT:
FASTWAYRACER :signLOL:
sub39h:
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--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 14, 2012, 09:40:12 am ---^^^^
I can't comment on this particular intercooler but be aware and beware of cheap Chinese (or Far Eastern) copies. It can be a case of buy cheap, buy twice. Hopefully someone else might know something about this particular i/c you are interested in.
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X2 for what Robin said, although ideally you want to find a product where you a paying for the quality and not a further premium for the "name"
A cheap quality option may be using the Audi S3 OEM intercooler. Use the search function for more info :smiley:
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Be aware of that the newer S3 IC is with plastic endtanks whereas the olde ones are intirely of Alloy
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is there any evidence yet that there's a difference?
i would also recommend an S3 intercooler, but i doubt there is any difference between the alloy ended ones, and the plastic ended ones. the cores are the same, and plastic would have less of a heat sink effect than the alloy ends which don't do any cooling but absorb heat from the engine bay.
i say this having fitted a metal ended one, but that's because i think the effects cancel each other out.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: sub39h on September 14, 2012, 04:06:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: danishmkvgti on September 14, 2012, 12:39:08 pm ---
Be aware of that the newer S3 IC is with plastic endtanks whereas the olde ones are intirely of Alloy
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is there any evidence yet that there's a difference?
i would also recommend an S3 intercooler, but i doubt there is any difference between the alloy ended ones, and the plastic ended ones. the cores are the same, and plastic would have less of a heat sink effect than the alloy ends which don't do any cooling but absorb heat from the engine bay.
i say this having fitted a metal ended one, but that's because i think the effects cancel each other out.
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....I have been thinking exactly the same. I wouldn't have thought that the German designers would have revised something to result in a loss in performance even if cheaper to manufacture.
Hey, sub! I thought you were leaving the forum because of going to London etc.
RedRobin:
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FASTWAYRACER :signLOL:
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.... :laugh: That's exactly what I thought too. But being the first to post, I didn't want to prejudge what the product might be like just because I hadn't heard of it. Hence my diplomatic way of suggesting it might be something to beware.
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