going to upgrade my intercooler from stock...quick ?
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going to upgrade my intercooler from stock...quick ?
on my ix i have a TBE, no cat,housing, tune and E85 all on the stock intercooler.
about to upgrade to a used AMS intercooler. what performace gains will i notice if any at all?
my buddy who helped me tune the car informed me that the gains will be minimal but the chances of knock are going to be waaaayyyy down and he said my top end should improve alot since the stock ix intercooler is choking my car right now.
anyone care to share what they noticed right away when they upgraded their intercooler from the stock one?
about to upgrade to a used AMS intercooler. what performace gains will i notice if any at all?
my buddy who helped me tune the car informed me that the gains will be minimal but the chances of knock are going to be waaaayyyy down and he said my top end should improve alot since the stock ix intercooler is choking my car right now.
anyone care to share what they noticed right away when they upgraded their intercooler from the stock one?
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Your able to run more boost w less knock, that's potential power increase. It wont heat soak so u will make consistent power time and time again as u produce more heat from the Turbo. You will probably initially see that u will make the same power but now ur at lower boost levels, so it allows u to crank the boost up while producing more safe power.
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on my ix i have a TBE, no cat,housing, tune and E85 all on the stock intercooler.
about to upgrade to a used AMS intercooler. what performace gains will i notice if any at all?
my buddy who helped me tune the car informed me that the gains will be minimal but the chances of knock are going to be waaaayyyy down and he said my top end should improve alot since the stock ix intercooler is choking my car right now.
anyone care to share what they noticed right away when they upgraded their intercooler from the stock one?
about to upgrade to a used AMS intercooler. what performace gains will i notice if any at all?
my buddy who helped me tune the car informed me that the gains will be minimal but the chances of knock are going to be waaaayyyy down and he said my top end should improve alot since the stock ix intercooler is choking my car right now.
anyone care to share what they noticed right away when they upgraded their intercooler from the stock one?
Your able to run more boost w less knock, that's potential power increase. It wont heat soak so u will make consistent power time and time again as u produce more heat from the Turbo. You will probably initially see that u will make the same power but now ur at lower boost levels, so it allows u to crank the boost up while producing more safe power.
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like the above poster said, unless your planning on going bigger turbo, you will not notice huge gains right away bc the stocker is a very solid unit. that being said it will lower your air temps which is good for all of the above. if you are getting an AMS used at a good price it might be worth it.
again tho, stock turbo, unless the deal is to good, money could be used else for more performance. Piping is something to consider since that is the major choking point for the stock units, will increase lag slightly but give you some decent gains.
again tho, stock turbo, unless the deal is to good, money could be used else for more performance. Piping is something to consider since that is the major choking point for the stock units, will increase lag slightly but give you some decent gains.
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mmmm....so if i kept the stock intercooler but instead go hardpiping all the way,that will net me a few more ponies as well?
i thought the hard piping was mainly to keep the boost from dropping off.?
have there been any threads that discuss the before and after doing the hard pipe on an evo?
i thought the hard piping was mainly to keep the boost from dropping off.?
have there been any threads that discuss the before and after doing the hard pipe on an evo?
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I went from the stocker at 400 whp on the stock 8 turbo (10.5 hotside) to the 3.5" Turbo XS and I really didnt notice a big difference on just a single pull, but on back to back or on a pull past 4th gear is where you will really notice the difference. My car used to pull very hard through 3rd and then you could tell it was losing steam in 4th due to heat soak. After the new IC it pulls very hard no matter how long I am on it. Its worth the investment
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