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Offline turbokid23

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Twin intercooler
« on: 30 January 2012, 19:50 »
Is it worth doing a s3 intercooler set up on a 1.8t so I would have 2 intercoolers instead of 1 ???

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Re: Twin intercooler
« Reply #1 on: 30 January 2012, 19:53 »
yes mate worth upgrade if you have a small port head

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Re: Twin intercooler
« Reply #2 on: 30 January 2012, 19:57 »
Have got all the stuff to do it but have I got to change eney think beens it's 2 instead of 1? Or has eney 1 ever done this??

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Re: Twin intercooler
« Reply #4 on: 30 January 2012, 20:32 »
AFAIK you need the inlet mani and a custom link pipe...


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Re: Twin intercooler
« Reply #5 on: 30 January 2012, 20:34 »
That's a deisel set up so woul that work on petrol ??

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Re: Twin intercooler
« Reply #6 on: 30 January 2012, 20:36 »
So it's more hassle than worth wile?? No go then just get fmic

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Re: Twin intercooler
« Reply #7 on: 30 January 2012, 23:33 »
If its a stage 2 map on it do it. If not you will get LAG.
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Re: Twin intercooler
« Reply #8 on: 31 January 2012, 00:31 »
It's having a ko4 put on march so think THS fmic is wot I am going for

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Re: Twin intercooler
« Reply #9 on: 31 January 2012, 09:15 »
you would only able have a ths fmic if you go for the ko4-001 or other variaties that are with the ko3 hosing. i have suffered the same mate i currently have a forge fmic and cannot fit a ko4 from a s3, tt or lcr because the ko4 downpipe