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05-09-2012, 12:17 AM | #1 |
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I am looking into getting an intercooler for my e92 and I am curious about a few things: 1. Is it worth getting an intercooler on stock, as in do you see a noticeable difference? 2. Has anyone had any issues with theirs? Which brands are best? 3. Do many warning lights/sensors trip when it senses a new intercooler? 4. I just want to learn/hear more about intercoolers in general, so anything you can share would be greatly appreciated.
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05-09-2012, 01:04 AM | #2 | |
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Anyway the first mod I would do before anything would be a tune. Do some research though some good ones to look into would be PROcede, JB4, Cobb, and GIAC...those are the main ones. Also with a tune you would be spending about the same money and be getting way more power! Some of the intercoolers to look into though would be Helix, HPF, ETS, and Evolution Autowerks.
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05-09-2012, 02:37 AM | #4 |
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i did a lot of research and went with the evolution racewerks complete kit. And yes it helps your car breath a lot easier and less stress on turbos if i under stand correctly but then again I'm not a expert lol
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05-09-2012, 09:35 AM | #7 |
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As long as you connect everything securely, no error codes will appear.
As for which is the "best", it's pretty much personal preference as they all are upgrades over stock. I personally chose the ER (Evolution Raceworks) model and am very happy with it. |
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05-09-2012, 09:39 AM | #8 |
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I think the best FMIC on the market right now is the ER FMIC so that would be my recommendation, but without a tune you aren't really going to see much gains.
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05-09-2012, 09:46 AM | #9 | |
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like evry1s already said, any aftermarket mod is usless unless you have a tune. Assuming you have an N54 motor, the big 3 tunes are the BMS JB4, the COBB AP & Vishnu PROcede. From there decide how much you want to mod your car (Intake, FMIC, DPs, Meth) and see what fits you best **If you have an N55 you can only pick the BMS (Stage 1 or 2) or Vishnu tunes |
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05-09-2012, 10:05 AM | #10 |
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OP even without a tune the two must have mods are a upgraded FMIC and DPs. These two areas are two of the biggest restrictions on the n54 platform.
IMO u should get the car ready for a tune with the supporting mods before upping the power.... |
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05-09-2012, 10:25 AM | #11 |
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05-09-2012, 03:32 PM | #12 |
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Nice - have you actually tried that little gray button? I have, and the end result is about 17 pages of mostly useless, non-related threads with little or no objective information about intercoolers.
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05-09-2012, 03:36 PM | #13 |
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05-09-2012, 04:38 PM | #15 | |
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There you go ladies and gentleman right from the tuners mouth(keyboard)...use the FMIC which has shown time and time again to have the BEST ait control and suppression>HELIX Tell Garrett Mark Q(AWE) says hi! |
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05-09-2012, 05:26 PM | #16 |
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here is what i did, first got cobb and dual afe intake set at the same time/ next on my list is intercooler and diverter set.
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05-10-2012, 08:12 AM | #17 | |
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05-11-2012, 10:29 AM | #18 |
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I just finished a 3000 mile road trip where I looked at IATs in various conditions with the Helix intercooler. Temperatures were very stable. At steady-state, off-boost highway driving, the temperatures averaged 12 degrees over ambient. When I did a series of on-boost pulls, the temperature dropped 3 degrees and stayed consistent until I went back to steady-state driving. The temp would then temporarily raise 5-6 degrees for 30 to 60 seconds, and then stabilize at about 12 over ambient. After hard, on-boost driving, if I came to a stoplight and waited for 60 seconds or more, the temperature would raise to 22-26 degrees over ambent. By the time I was through the intersection, temps drop 5 degrees. In light-to-light driving with heavy traffic, the temps varied from 15 to 18 over ambient, dropping by 5-8 degrees during a on-boost pull.
Even with abusive, on-boost city driving, I could never get sustained temps more than 20 degrees over ambient. |
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05-11-2012, 12:08 PM | #19 |
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That's pretty much the same direction our 335 took at first. We went with the Forge intercooler on our 335 and Forge Diverter Valves. Since then we've switch the Forge Vavles out for a RD BOV set up, but the Forge intercooler remains.
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Do you know what temperature the stock intercooler would read, just to gauge the difference? |
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05-11-2012, 01:56 PM | #21 |
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