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10-20-2018, 07:16 PM | #1 |
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5 or 7in intercooler with only bolt ons?
Should I upgrade to a 5 or 7 inch intercooler when I'm only going to do exhaust and air intake mods? I will not be upgrading the turbos unless i need new ones. Any idea?
Plan is dps, intercooler, charge pipe, inlets and dci |
10-20-2018, 07:59 PM | #2 |
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I have a g plus 5” stepped intercooler from eBay...$215 shipped and install wasn’t bad. Very pleased with IATs...
Just to clarify what I was thinking here...if you’re not going to do a tune (which you don’t have listed) then a 5” is probably adequate... Last edited by Bimmer_Engineer; 10-21-2018 at 06:22 AM.. |
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10-21-2018, 01:35 AM | #5 |
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It would depend on if you will run a stock charge pipe or not. If you want to do mostly a stock pipe connection, I would say a 5 inch.
I went with ARM 5 inch stepped FMIC.
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10-21-2018, 08:47 AM | #7 |
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I would think the majority of people are running 7". The difference will be apparent in logs especially during the summer and especially if you do multi gear pulls.
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10-22-2018, 10:23 AM | #10 |
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OP lives in FL...7" for sure.
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10-22-2018, 01:43 PM | #11 |
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5" vs 7" isn't even much of a question anymore because the difference in cost is minimal. It's more of 7" vs anything bigger.
FBO living in FL? I wouldn't consider anything smaller than 7".
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10-22-2018, 02:17 PM | #13 |
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A 5" likely requires no cutting of the shroud whereas a 7" almost certain will so the install of the 5" if you're a DIYer is significantly easier.
That being said, from a performance standpoint, a 7" is a significant difference and what I would personally recommend. On my stock turbos with inlets and ethanol maps, the ETS 7" was JUST enough but I could've gone bigger imo; when custom tuning it was the next bottleneck after HPFP. I'm actually looking to sell it and get a 1000hp intercooler for my new power goals. PM me OP if you're interested in a used option
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10-23-2018, 08:07 AM | #14 |
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it depends on your goals, if you are just trying to stay bolt on and thats it the 5 should be ok but if your getting larger turbos, upgrading all fuel options ect or building out your engine and trans and racing all the time, then i would say 7. but it will never hurt performance to go 7
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10-23-2018, 11:01 AM | #15 |
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just wait till black friday and get just get the 7inch vrsf intercooler. Usually with their black friday discount is only a $80 difference between the 5inch and 7inch or you can wait till theirs the next ebay coupon. For only $80 more i think its worth it in terms of performance difference.
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I did a 7" with no exhaust mods (just no secondary cats) and I am happy as Larry. I would not bother to be honest to go 5".
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10-23-2018, 06:15 PM | #19 |
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I have a helix ic for sale if you want one of the best designed ICs.
Given a fmic can only cool to ambient temperatures you will need either a massive fmic or want to use meth or e85 given Florida temperatures. An intercooler can only do so much. It is a heat sink at the end of the day the larger and more mass the better. |
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10-24-2018, 04:36 PM | #21 |
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7" in most cases, 7" HD if you are running over 400 whp.
Only time i recommed 5" over 7" would be if you live in a cold area all year long and you are running stage 1 tune with no other modification
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