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Offline Janner_Sy

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need a new intercooler
« on: November 07, 2009, 12:02:34 pm »
planning to have a custom map done on my car next saturday, it should be more agressive than bluefin So i need a new intercooler. hence me selling my R32 brakes

the options i have that i can think are:

S3
forge twintercooler
THS
APR is way too expensive IMO.

Im quite tempted with the forge for some reason, something about the exrtra surface area and about ease of fit.

my budget
is about £450

anybody any good links or know of people selling up??

Sy :happy2:





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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2009, 12:20:28 pm »
dont want to hijack the thread mate but can i  use this thread as a learner?

why would i need an upgraded intercooler?

and good luck finding the one youre after- depending on the answers i get i might be following you next year to purrrrr-chase one too
thanks :ashamed:
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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2009, 12:45:28 pm »
iirc Hurdy was selling his forge twintercooler a while back so ask if he still has it.  :smiley:
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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2009, 12:50:03 pm »
The S3 get good results for the price and for normal use you cant complain I have one fitted to my 300bhp mk5  :happy2:
What you planning on doing with your car ? fast road use & track or trips to the ring? SteveP has the THS one as for forge wait till you go to the states then buy one cheaper there.

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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2009, 03:09:43 pm »
iirc Hurdy was selling his forge twintercooler a while back so ask if he still has it.  :smiley:

Not selling at the moment :smiley:

DomT and myself have had a few discussions about our intercoolers (yes, we a geeks and proud of it!!)

There doesn't seem to be a lot between the THS cooler and the Forge Twintercooler,  in terms of price or performance.

The idea of getting a 'cooler is to reduce heat soak that saps away the power you have when the car gets hot. The further up the power tree you go, the more important it is to keep things cool. A larger 'cooler will flow more air through it, keeping the system cool and stabilising the power of the car.

The Twintercooler is easier (cheaper to fit, but a little more £££'s to buy), wheras the THS cooler is cheaper to buy, but more £££'s to fit (if not DIY).

The Volume of the THS is slightly less than the Twintercooler, but has larger pipework. Remember that it also still sits between the engine and the radiator, so loses slightly on the ambient temps around it.

The Volume of the Twintercooler and ED30 combo gives a slightly larger volume, but the pipework is a little more restrictive to flow. You get the stock ED30 cooler location as per the THS, but you do get the advantage of the Twintercooler being in front of everything and the virgin cold air draw.

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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2009, 04:00:16 pm »
My bad!

I thought that you had bought the THS IC a while back with the intention of installing it, ditching the twintercooler.
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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2009, 04:02:54 pm »
comon hurdy be a team player :wink: im a forum memebr in need,  in need of your twintercooler :laugh:(ill give you y vRS std one in exchange as well :wink:

thats the same thoughts i had on the twintercooler,with it being open in the botom of the grill without anything stuck in front of it, as per the THS S3 style.

I think price wise inclusive of fitting, they will be the same in the end.

So i need to find one.

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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2009, 04:08:41 pm »
Watch out for cheap Chinese copies of the Forge  :happy2:
I fitted both the S3 and forge one at the same time and there was a noticeable difference in power, more than i expected. The acceleration became much more crisp as well.
I haven't had it on the rollers since fitting so will be interesting on the 12 Dec.  :happy2:

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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2009, 05:15:29 pm »
All interesting stuff guys!  :happy2:

Due to costs I may go for an S3 one for now and add the Forge one at a later date, so if anyone's selling at some point?  :wink:

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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2009, 06:43:08 pm »
S3 one got/gets my vote.  :wink:

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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2009, 07:27:46 pm »
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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2009, 07:33:36 pm »
....

I'm liking the reasoning (by Hurdy) for the Twintercooler [doesn't this modding malarkey EVER stop!!? - Sorry, that's a really silly question!].

When I last looked it was much less expensive than it used to be when first launched - 7 ponies IIRC.

About £450 exc vat from our friends JKM.
« Last Edit: November 07, 2009, 07:37:40 pm by RedRobin »


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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2009, 08:05:39 pm »
S3 ic its cheap and not too hard to fit  :laugh:

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2009, 08:14:56 pm »
S3 ic its cheap and not too hard to fit  :laugh:

Depends on if the installer is like illyun...   :laugh:
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Re: need a new intercooler
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2009, 08:17:15 pm »
S3 ic its cheap and not too hard to fit  :laugh:

Depends on if the installer is like illyun...   :laugh:


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Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box