S3 intercooler

[paulk]

has any one put a better intercooler on the s3 yet
Looking at the forge one but is it worth the wonga

 

[G-S3]

Good question. If I do go stage 2, was wondering the same thing.

 

[paulk]

Already have stage 2 just wondering if it's worth while

 

[Wondering Soul]

I remember reading a few topics about this a while back. Most people have either used the Forge or Wagner units. Not much difference in price really. Wagner seem to advertise air temps a little lower and more consistent than the Forge. The Wagner unit is popular with the Golf R boys!

http://www.wagner-tuning.uk/200001048.html

 

[Wondering Soul]

Note you will likely have to play around with a few things to get these to fit perfectly, they don't just drop in despite instructions saying they do. Helped a friend get a Forge unit installed and took longer than expected..

 

[Salik Sajid]

on Wagner website it says slight modification is needed for A3/S3 not for the Golf Gti/R but few ppl are happy with the results of wagner intercooler.
Anyone tried HG-Motorsports which doesn't required any trimming on A3/S3...heres the link of
https://www.hg-motorsport.de/shop/p...AG-1-8---2-0-TSI-TFSI-Intercooler-Euro-6.html

 

[paulk]

Note you will likely have to play around with a few things to get these to fit perfectly, they don't just drop in despite instructions saying they do. Helped a friend get a Forge unit installed and took longer than expected..

What was the problem ?

 

[Wondering Soul]

What was the problem ?

The issue we had was with the mounts. They supply O Clips to cover the OEM top mount clips as they use screw on mounts instead. These were fine and with the O Clips in place the new intercooler slid onto the mounts, the bottom ones did not!

The bottom bracket is similar to the Golf R one but not exactly the same. It has an extra plastic protrusion that doesn't allow for a tight fit with the intercoolers bracket. We had to trim this on both sides to mount it properly at the correct angle!