The AMS IC fit perfectly in my '16.
Pros: fit perfectly
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For the price of the APR intercooler, I got a full Mishimoto kit. Came with new charge pipes and everything. Went in the oem location and everything fit perfectly. Very happy with it.
Pros: fit perfectly, very happy
APR fits like a glove, no matter if you have the “ribbed” end tank radiator or revised “smooth” end-tank radiator. Some others need dremeling and/or tell you in the fine print that they don’t fit certain radiators. I installed an APR IC on my previous .:R and also on my current one, and each time it installed without any fuss.
Pros: fits like a glove
It was on 4thgear Every pull was after a reset I wanted to see if the APR Intercooler would keep up and wouldn\u2019t drop power after a couple pulls and it did
Pros: Keeps up power
Cons: no power drop
I'm glad to hear more positive results with the APR IC! I'm going to experiment with how much my fueling setup likes ethanol, but I'll probably still get a simple wmi setup just to drop IATs. I went out and did a few pulls tonight and holy **** this car is pulling strong.
Pros: pulling strong, positive results
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Thought I'd add my 2c as I've had an SB stage 3 daily + APR stage 2 (IC, DP, full intake, etc.) for about 5K miles now. Noise, yes. Annoying - could be, depends on individual tolerance, I suppose. The sound reminds me of other tuned cars I've driven that had more power than sense, so I like it. AC on at idle w/clutch out is probably gonna trigger a lot of folks who prefer quieter. Hold - 5k and no signs of any slippage whatsoever, and I regularly (like daily) hit 30+ indicated (P3) psi boost. I like to enjoy the power of the sleeper. Pedal force - yup, it's a STIFF aftermarket clutch. It got better after about 600-700 miles break-in, but it is a firm clutch. The one dude I've let drive it (who daily drives a Hellcat auto and has some vintage manual cars) just about sh$t himself when he first felt it, then eventually agreed it's damn firm but appropriate / proper for a tuned car to feel like that. Cost - yep, it's not cheap. I had USP in South FL install it along with the IC and other stage 2 related goodies, so the bill was up there. Fluidampr as well, which I think is a must with this setup, can't imagine how it'd sound without it. Probably like a friend's well-tweaked '01 M3 (E46) n/a with ~410 HP. That thing clattered with the clutch in at idle but what a beast. Overall, it's a compromise for those who want to tune and obtain more power from the platform. I was at stage 1 low torque on the OEM clutch and knew within 500 miles that wasn't gonna last, so I planned and budgeted for the clutch + stage 2 and will be quite happy for a while with this setup. One other item of note - APR stage 2 v 2.6 is a quite a bit LESS aggressive with throttle tip-in / response, so much so that I was contemplating quite seriously going back to 2.5, but after driving and living with it for a few weeks I'll take the better MPG (by close to 1.5-2) and smoother up top response that the 2.6 tune has returned. This is at the penalty of super-fast pedal response - but I've re-trained my right foot and all is well. I'd be interested to hear what others have felt about APR stage 2 v 2.6 on a manual. Not a lot of threads on here that I could find, though one was pretty critical.
Pros: holds power, better MPG
Cons: noise, stiff pedal
Mileage: 8047 km
I have a Mishimoto race, and it's doing it's job really good.
Pros: doing it's job
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Audi s3 / golf r intercooler is a significant upgrade over the stock mk6 set up.. it has more cooling fins , it's also deeper and wider holding roughly 30% more volume of air.. were our stock intercooler weighs around 7lb stock s3 weighs almost 20lb because has much more cooling fins and thicker fins for a better dissipation of heat.. It's perfect upgrade for stock or stage 1 ,2 but not worth while after stage 2 because to much heat.. Like any intercooler as with s3 it's doesn't add hp but keeps power constant, with oem after few spirited runs it tends to heat soak and pulling power back resulting in 10-20hp loss.. The 10-15 reviews I've read every single one said it's a great upgrade and very noticeable and kept power constant w/o heat soak on stage 1 and few even did it on stock cars saying helped , I attribute this to a 30% more volume of air it's holding vs the own intercooler.
Pros: great upgrade, noticeable difference
Cons: not worth after stage 2
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
You mentioned heat soak is an issue where you live so there's your answer! IC was already my vote before I even read that part of your post.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I had an 86 turbo. It was a fun car while it lasted. I had a turbo build for it and did a front mount intercooler. unfortunately the motor couldn't handle the higher boost and didnt last very long.
Pros: fun car
Cons: motor didn't last
Vehicle:
Nissan
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