Is an s3 intercooler good enough to run stage2+?

[TaylorGTi]

Sourcing parts for stage 2+ on my Pirelli and am wondering weather the s3 intercooler is an effective upgrade to support stage 2+

Cheers

[mvb12]

Meant to be good for 400 ponies but S3 owners have upgraded to bigger set ups, however for the price its a good upgrade.

Alloy ended is the one to go for too 

[TaylorGTi]

Seen one in classfieds but under weather just to do it and go for a peron or THS

[dan930]

Hey mate,after u finished doing stg2+,u will want more so it makes sense if u buy a better cooler from the start

[rich83]

Plenty of stage 2+ ed30s making good power with S3 intercooler. One today made 357bhp (rtech)

unless you are chasing numbers the S3 is fine

[TaylorGTi]

stage 2+ is more than enough I think..... Until I get bored 

Cheers

[bacillus]

fwiw one former ed30 owner (Sunglasses Ron) ran revo stage 2+ with the standard IC and dynoed 355bhp

[rich83]

And just to clarify we are talking about the S3 intercooler with alloy end tanks not plastic. 

[Stig_gti]

What's the difference between alloy ends and plastic

[Dan_FR]

What i think some of you are forgetting is the purpose of the intercooler... i.e. to keep things cool. A decent setup will (and has made)360hp on the OE intercooler....... For one run! After that it will be far too hot and will pull back timing etc as a result. It's not just about the numbers you make but how repeatable they are.

[bigeyd]

I think normal road use the are fine.
I have one on my Edition at 2+ @ 360 ish,I did notice some loss of power on track as the day went on at an open pit lane but thats giving it welly reaching 140/150 on one straight also I won best in my class @ Inters on the Sunday doing the quarter mile so not too shabby,it was a very hot day and you are sitting waiting in the queue  for half an hour before getting your turn.

[TaylorGTi]

Yeah I don't really track cars at the moment so all I'm after is a reliable intercooler that does its job! I'd rather hold back slightly on number to alround have a better driving car.

Are there different part numbers or alloy and plastic end s3 intercoolers?

[bizz]

I will tell you s3 cooler is suffice but a £1 cooler which is a ths copy is even better value for money as tried and tested and mapped by Nikki r tech my black painted ths copy made 360bhp with 380 Torque need I say more!!!!

[bigeyd]

I will tell you s3 cooler is suffice but a £1 cooler which is a ths copy is even better value for money as tried and tested and mapped by Nikki r tech my black painted ths copy made 360bhp with 380 Torque need I say more!!!!

Well yes you do need to say more as its not about power its about keeping it there for a length of time

[TaylorGTi]

So basically cause I don't track a s3 cooler is effective enough for a stage 2+ to hold temps down on road...