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S3 or front mounted intercooler?

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th3_f15t:
While changing my oil, noticed my intercooler pipes look a bit degraded at the ends, so soon may need an upgrade. So as per the title, which would I be better with to suit a stage 1+ (maybe stage 2 later next year). Don't plan to run a cold air intake as I run a K03 and my panel filter does fine.

dansmith180:
I'm at a similar stage to you and have decided after some research to get a forge twintercooler instead of an S3 one as supposedly that'll give better cooling due to mounting position and volume increase. Also I can't find any proof of extra lag that some people think they can cause. Most people are very happy with theirs.

th3_f15t:
Front mount sounds the way ahead. But do the pipes that connect up fit a stock intercooler or do they need an S3 or other upgraded intercooler?

dansmith180:
They can fit any cooler I believe just tell the manufacturer which one you have and they should give you the correct pipes, I know 100% forge can do standard gti and S3 cooler connectors.

th3_f15t:
Thanks for that. Need to investigate my system now to see what the score is.

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