New toy from God:)

[mitch_gti]

new toy from god

Yes please.


Also pictures if possible while it was fitted.. I definately do not want to cut a single thing on the car, so if it goes in without any drama ill definately be looking to get one

[pomme]

Dyno would be very intresting. It looks slightly smaller than the apr... and i'd guess the apr is probably going to be better, but how much better for the price?...

[Guy_H]

When looking into it (not this specific intercooler - all intercoolers you may consider) -

Get the specifications on the pressure drop through the core its self (to make sure it doesnt prevent the car making the requested boost when requested.)

The pressure drop through the intercooler to the radiator & condenser - If this is significant, it could increase your coolant temperature to the point of cooking you motor (Imagine blocking your radiator grill on a 40 degree day ).

Also note that the polo has specific, different in & out diameter sizes in the piping. VW do this to prevent pressure drop and accelerate the flow through the core. We had to resize both tanks on the intercooler to ensure the same thing as the Polo piping is different sized even compared to a MKIV GTI.

Just as a bit of trivia - how long do you think the air spends inside that intercooler (at 18psi of boost) to allow the heat exchange to happen? We know, we had it tested!

[mdonohoe]

Trivia isnt fun without the answer. Cough it up, Guy

[jasn78]

Yes please.


Also pictures if possible while it was fitted.. I definately do not want to cut a single thing on the car, so if it goes in without any drama ill definately be looking to get one

So boys if every1 so much wants me to do a b4 and after dyno run how bout some of u guys help out

[Kai]

You should get stainless on newer cars.

Otherwise it will flake off on the inside over time and get into your bores.

[Guy_H]

Trivia isnt fun without the answer. Cough it up, Guy

.03 of a second - its .026 of a second in the standard intercooler -

makes you really think about thermal efficiency!

[Spec83]

Thats a good effort Guy when you compare the size of the two cores

Is that time quoted with the same boost levels???

[Guy_H]

Thats a good effort Guy when you compare the size of the two cores

Is that time quoted with the same boost levels???

yep - sure is (18 PSI)- the base line is run through a flow bench, then our intercooler man has a set calculation he uses after that - its a pretty cool setup

[Kai]

Did you end up doing all this jasonnnnnn

[Eddy]

Did you end up doing all this jasonnnnnn

Hoyhoy.
Kai, I remembered reading this.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showpost.php?p=98260&postcount=1

[ralphk]

Hmmmm discussion about price and quality is always an interesting concept. My friend bought his son a chinese no frills import dirt bike for $400 odd from a retail shop (surprised that this is allowed to exist). When I asked him how it was he said great once he sorted the fuel leak......I can't imagine putting my kid on something like that so yes we paid 6x more for a Yamaha equivalent. We could go on for a while but let me paste this.

John Ruskin, an English social reformer (1819-1900) made the following statement

“Did you know that there is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person’s lawful prey. It is unwise to pay too much, but it is also unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought is incapable of doing the thing you bought it to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot…It can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder it is well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.”

And yep I did pay for an APR FMIC.

[Tim]

good advice

It always pays to do your research and make informed decisions

[jasn78]

ok guys here is the current state of the fmic, it DID NOT fit the polo so getting it cut down and refabbed to fit mainly because i figure since i've already forked out round 400 for a perfectly good cooler may as well c what can be done with that rather than buy another one. But for everyone else i wouldnt buy this just too much hassle. NB the guys on the ebay store never did say it would fit my car i just figured looked close

[GT3]

John Ruskin, an English social reformer (1819-1900) made the following statement

“Did you know that there is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person’s lawful prey. It is unwise to pay too much, but it is also unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought is incapable of doing the thing you bought it to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot…It can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder it is well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.”

..take note all you bang-for-buck cowboys