MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: Mattj78 on February 16, 2013, 03:53:07 pm

Title: S3 intercooler
Post by: Mattj78 on February 16, 2013, 03:53:07 pm

I've been looking at buying an intercooler ready for my stage 2 map and the S3 seems to be the best value for money, my questions is there seems to be 2 types, 1 with alloy end caps (1K0 145 803P) and 1 with plastic end caps (1K0 145 803BP) are these the same and is the plastic end cap intercooler as effective? Thanks in advance

Title: Re: S3 intercooler
Post by: E30Dom on February 16, 2013, 04:42:16 pm

Age old argument to whether end tanks do anything... Same core... I went alloy as its supposed to be better... Got mine from darkside Motorsport for £255 and they included the bolts needed too... I just modified my GTi hoses to fit... Running stage2+  no problems on my eddy.

Title: Re: S3 intercooler
Post by: Mattj78 on February 16, 2013, 04:58:34 pm

I'll go with a plastic end 1 then as I've been offered 1 at a really good price, cheers

Title: Re: S3 intercooler
Post by: daz_pd on February 18, 2013, 10:13:25 am

I fitted a plastic end one to mine, as I got it for a really good price, I got to say it seems to work great, then again Im not doing track days, so that might be the difference!