Golf Mk5 Gti Intercooler vs Edition 30

[pudding]

Picked up my S3 intercooler today.  Turns out my mate ordered the 2010 8P / MK6 R one which has plastic end tanks.  The 2007 S3 all metal one is now £430!!!

6R / S3 one is £240, so much more reasonable.  Going to use it as it's still bigger than the MK5 one and how much difference do metal end tanks make, realistically?

Does the 6R one fit a MK5?  It looks like it will, same angle outputs etc, but I'm not sure.

http://www.genuineautoparts.com/uk/oe-audi/1k0145803p

This not what your looking for? probably the plastic one you already got though at that price.

Yeah that is the all metal one.  Plastic ended one p/n is 1k0145803PB

Bugger, I wish I'd seen that sooner!  Already paid for the plastic 6R one!  Oh well, tbh I'm not that fussed about metal end tanks, the larger surface area of the core is what I was after the most and without too much of a pressure drop.  The 6R ic is definitely an improvement over the standard MK5 one.

[howie1987]

Picked up my S3 intercooler today.  Turns out my mate ordered the 2010 8P / MK6 R one which has plastic end tanks.  The 2007 S3 all metal one is now £430!!!

6R / S3 one is £240, so much more reasonable.  Going to use it as it's still bigger than the MK5 one and how much difference do metal end tanks make, realistically?

Does the 6R one fit a MK5?  It looks like it will, same angle outputs etc, but I'm not sure.

http://www.genuineautoparts.com/uk/oe-audi/1k0145803p

This not what your looking for? probably the plastic one you already got though at that price.

Yeah that is the all metal one.  Plastic ended one p/n is 1k0145803PB

Bugger, I wish I'd seen that sooner!  Already paid for the plastic 6R one!  Oh well, tbh I'm not that fussed about metal end tanks, the larger surface area of the core is what I was after the most and without too much of a pressure drop.  The 6R ic is definitely an improvement over the standard MK5 one.

I only just spotted it myself while on browsing for parts. good price.

Yeah it will be an improvement over the gti one anyway.

[pudding]

Picked up my S3 intercooler today.  Turns out my mate ordered the 2010 8P / MK6 R one which has plastic end tanks.  The 2007 S3 all metal one is now £430!!!

6R / S3 one is £240, so much more reasonable.  Going to use it as it's still bigger than the MK5 one and how much difference do metal end tanks make, realistically?

Does the 6R one fit a MK5?  It looks like it will, same angle outputs etc, but I'm not sure.

http://www.genuineautoparts.com/uk/oe-audi/1k0145803p

This not what your looking for? probably the plastic one you already got though at that price.

Yeah that is the all metal one.  Plastic ended one p/n is 1k0145803PB

Bugger, I wish I'd seen that sooner!  Already paid for the plastic 6R one!  Oh well, tbh I'm not that fussed about metal end tanks, the larger surface area of the core is what I was after the most and without too much of a pressure drop.  The 6R ic is definitely an improvement over the standard MK5 one.

I only just spotted it myself while on browsing for parts. good price.

Yeah it will be an improvement over the gti one anyway.

Yeah it's a really good price.  Currently from Audi the metal one is £430, or £370ish if you can wangle some discount.

[Shoduchi]

Picked up my S3 intercooler today.  Turns out my mate ordered the 2010 8P / MK6 R one which has plastic end tanks.  The 2007 S3 all metal one is now £430!!!

6R / S3 one is £240, so much more reasonable.  Going to use it as it's still bigger than the MK5 one and how much difference do metal end tanks make, realistically?

Does the 6R one fit a MK5?  It looks like it will, same angle outputs etc, but I'm not sure.

http://www.genuineautoparts.com/uk/oe-audi/1k0145803p

This not what your looking for? probably the plastic one you already got though at that price.

Yeah that is the all metal one.  Plastic ended one p/n is 1k0145803PB

Bugger, I wish I'd seen that sooner!  Already paid for the plastic 6R one!  Oh well, tbh I'm not that fussed about metal end tanks, the larger surface area of the core is what I was after the most and without too much of a pressure drop.  The 6R ic is definitely an improvement over the standard MK5 one.

I only just spotted it myself while on browsing for parts. good price.

Yeah it will be an improvement over the gti one anyway.

Yeah it's a really good price.  Currently from Audi the metal one is £430, or £370ish if you can wangle some discount.

That Audi (UK) is selling really overpriced parts! You can get the IC for that price mentioned from other online stores in Germany too. Audi in my country upped the price a bit in 2016 but it's still sold at around £275-300, I think (metal ends).

[pudding]

Yep, all part of living in the UK!

Stumbled onto this thread last night - http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167881&highlight=Golf+intercooler

It seems like the 6R intercooler is a good upgrade for the MK5.  25% bigger core surface area and freer flowing, bigger end tanks, less pressure drop, lower and more consistent IATs and a good way to delete those pesky clip connections 

Reading some of the comments in that thread from ECS Tuning and a couple of clued up guys, the 6R ic is an improvement over the old metal S3 one.


 

[Shoduchi]

Yep, all part of living in the UK!

Stumbled onto this thread last night - http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167881&highlight=Golf+intercooler

It seems like the 6R intercooler is a good upgrade for the MK5.  25% bigger core surface area and freer flowing, bigger end tanks, less pressure drop, lower and more consistent IATs and a good way to delete those pesky clip connections 

Reading some of the comments in that thread from ECS Tuning and a couple of clued up guys, the 6R ic is an improvement over the old metal S3 one.

It'll be a good upgrade and you'll have more than enough headroom to push the engine to a stage 2 with no issues.

[Beej]

Yep, all part of living in the UK!

Stumbled onto this thread last night - http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167881&highlight=Golf+intercooler

It seems like the 6R intercooler is a good upgrade for the MK5.  25% bigger core surface area and freer flowing, bigger end tanks, less pressure drop, lower and more consistent IATs and a good way to delete those pesky clip connections 

Reading some of the comments in that thread from ECS Tuning and a couple of clued up guys, the 6R ic is an improvement over the old metal S3 one.

That was the thread I also looked into, hence my reasons for going along the mk6 r one also

[oak_grun]

I have a eurojet fmic intercooler to go on my edition

Anyone else running a eurojet intercooler?

[Vintyd]

Would this be a good upgrade then http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-VI-5K1-2-0-R-4motion-2009-11-2012-11-CDLF-199kW-INTERCOOLER-RADIATOR-/271994521954?fits=Model%3AGolf&hash=item3f54230962:g:dx0AAOSwWnFWAmBU#vi-ilComp

[pudding]

Would this be a good upgrade then http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-VI-5K1-2-0-R-4motion-2009-11-2012-11-CDLF-199kW-INTERCOOLER-RADIATOR-/271994521954?fits=Model%3AGolf&hash=item3f54230962:g:dx0AAOSwWnFWAmBU#vi-ilComp

Looks like a standard MK5/MK6 GTI one.   The one you need is 1k0145803PB

[pudding]

Yep, all part of living in the UK!

Stumbled onto this thread last night - http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167881&highlight=Golf+intercooler

It seems like the 6R intercooler is a good upgrade for the MK5.  25% bigger core surface area and freer flowing, bigger end tanks, less pressure drop, lower and more consistent IATs and a good way to delete those pesky clip connections 

Reading some of the comments in that thread from ECS Tuning and a couple of clued up guys, the 6R ic is an improvement over the old metal S3 one.

It'll be a good upgrade and you'll have more than enough headroom to push the engine to a stage 2 with no issues.

Thanks     6R intercooler + APR downpipe + stage 2 map = Happy days!

By the way, I am blown away by the quality of the APR DP.  Even the packaging it arrived in is a whole different ball game to the usual aftermarket standard!   Way too nice to fit to a car!

[gunnellgti]

Im going to order myself a Chinese front mount intercooler for about 160 quid! See what its like.

[Paradox1]

Im going to order myself a Chinese front mount intercooler for about 160 quid! See what its like.

Is that the twintercooler type or the Oem replacement style

[gunnellgti]

@Paradox1 The twintercooler type, possibly this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401106711007?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I think all the ones on there seem to be the same company under a different name and saying they are based in the uk. Very confusing as to which one to go for

[Shoduchi]

@Paradox1 The twintercooler type, possibly this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401106711007?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I think all the ones on there seem to be the same company under a different name and saying they are based in the uk. Very confusing as to which one to go for

After reading the thread about the Golf 6R IC, I'd prefer to fit one of those if I had a K03 engine. It's OEM quality and a good upgrade. The price is nice as well. I guess getting the S3 metal ends IC isn't needed after all.