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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: ED30_MLT on 08 October 2008, 08:13

Title: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: ED30_MLT on 08 October 2008, 08:13
Guys

Have a look at this intercooler, looks nice, the only thing you need to trim is a part of the radiator support , something else, our european cars I believe have a crash bumper unlike US cars, can anyone confirm ?? do you need to remove the crash bar to install this IC ??

Have a look to this thread on VWvortex

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4060221&page=1
Title: Re: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: bacillus on 08 October 2008, 08:30
Doesn't the EJ IC make the original oem one redundant even though the oem one has to stay in place?
Title: Re: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: ED30_MLT on 08 October 2008, 08:32
what do you mean ?
Title: Re: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: bacillus on 08 October 2008, 10:25
The oem IC remains in place but is not used.
iirc EJ provides caps with its FMIC kit to put over the oem outlets as that IC just becomes a dead weight and only really used to attach the air con condenser.
Title: Re: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: ED30_MLT on 08 October 2008, 10:45
yes

what i need to know also is if our front is the same as the US front, I beleive they have no crash bumper the US models.

Cause this intercooler seems to be the best and even is priced nice at US595

Anyone ?
Title: Re: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 08 October 2008, 14:29
Quote from: ED30_MLT on 08 October 2008, 08:13
Guys

Have a look at this intercooler, looks nice, the only thing you need to trim is a part of the radiator support , something else, our european cars I believe have a crash bumper unlike US cars, can anyone confirm ?? do you need to remove the crash bar to install this IC ??

Have a look to this thread on VWvortex

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4060221&page=1

Pretty arrogant reply by the second poster in that thread - typical yank.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 08 October 2008, 14:33
Check this thread out - http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=91479
Title: Re: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 08 October 2008, 14:45
Looking in detail at the EJ one, including the graph, it actually looks less efficient than the Forge one.  And I bet it wont be cheap when you add all the import taxes and duties.
Title: Re: Have you guys seen this new EJ intercooler,works with OEM Pipes
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 08 October 2008, 14:53
Quote from: ED30_MLT on 08 October 2008, 10:45
what i need to know also is if our front is the same as the US front, I beleive they have no crash bumper the US models.

Nope, the US cars still have the BFO crash bar - but that shouldn't get in the way anyway.

Quote from: ED30_MLT on 08 October 2008, 10:45
Cause this intercooler seems to be the best and even is priced nice at US595

Don't agree.  It is performing worse than the Forge, and as bacillus rightly stated, it completely by-passes the OEM cooler.  The graph plots look very poor.

All show and no go . . . .  :rolleyes: