New Evo Intercooler for Audi RS2 (S2)

[Lupo911]

Well it's supposed to be designed to fit under the standard bumper however when i fitted mine last week it was hitting the bumper on the left hand side looking at it from the front at the bottom and it was touching on the top right on my MARK H mod hose ! At first i thought that i might have drilled the holes for th bracket wrong on the left hand side but when i looked behind the intercooler i found that it was very close to the front pulley so there was no way i could have sat the intercooler any further back . I had to grind a little plastic off the back of the bumper about 10 mm deep or so to make it fit, the last clip on the center section bottom grill had to be cut off as it was hitting the end tank on the left.
The problem with the Mark H mod hose is because the outlet from the intercooler were the o ring is supposed to go has a bigger outside diameter than the standard intercooler , those who have done the hose mod before will know that it is close to the bumper and because of the bigger outside diameter of the intercooler were the hose goes on it makes the hose touch the back of the bumper,
this is not much of a problem just a little grinding to clear the hose mod.
The o ring side on the right would not touch if you used the standard o ring set up, its just the bottom left that i had most problem getting to fit.
So to sum it up i can be fitted behind the standard bumper but not as easy as wagner intended i believe , maybe they test fitted it with a 3B setup where the front pulley/engine is 10 mm further back due to the single mass flywheel. For ABY owners its not a simple bolt on as it should be.

I only understand "Bahnhof"...

What is a Mark H mod? Any Pictures of that Problem? I do have about 40 Customers who fitted the Intercooler without any Problems. It would be nice if you can Post some Pictures.

Thanks!

[Sonic]

What is a Mark H mod?

The small silicon hose between the IC and XM

[S2central.net]

Ahhh - a liittle mod interoperability problem ?

[Lupo911]

The small silicon hose between the IC and XM

Ok i got it, like Bo did on his RS2. But Why? If the Old ring leaks, replace it with a New one, if it still leaks, get a bigger one... OEM is 60x1.5, there are 60x2.0 or 60x2.5 on the Market. Still cheaper and it looks not rubbish.

Bo`s Intercooler was sitting arround 10mm lower with the Hose then original. Maybe thats why the IC does not fit as it should be...

[Sonic]

But Why?

Ive not heard of a Mark-H mod splitting - ever. Its used as a fairly permanent fix to a common problem.

Ahhh - a liittle mod interoperability problem ?

Thats why you should just do it right first time and go for the whole reverse inlet kit

[driftin jo]

Ok i got it, like Bo did on his RS2. But Why? If the Old ring leaks, replace it with a New one, if it still leaks, get a bigger one... OEM is 60x1.5, there are 60x2.0 or 60x2.5 on the Market. Still cheaper and it looks not rubbish.

Bo`s Intercooler was sitting arround 10mm lower with the Hose then original. Maybe thats why the IC does not fit as it should be...

My problem is not with the o ring mod as this is not standard and didn't require much to make it fit anyway ! I only mentioned this for ref to people with the mod.

My problem is the fact that it would not go behind the bumper without grinding some plastic off,
the bumper was hitting the left hand side end tank of the intercooler.

I could not alter the bracket to make this side sit further back so it would clear the bumper as the back of the intercooler would have hit my front pulley !

Maybe i got one were the end tank was not welded very straight or cast a bit wonky .

Anyway see for yourself. pics.


Ps. i have also moved the bumper as far forward as is possible on the mount.

[Bram]

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showpos...&postcount=127

[DJ-ROY]

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showpos...&postcount=127

Looks great Bram

I want one too ..

[NorwegianRS2]

RS2 cooler

Mounted:





Waiting for silicone hose to connect before the front bumper goes on. Lookes like high quality stuff!

[Bram]

Just my first impressions driving my GT3071R setup with this Wagner EVO IC:

Spoolup is the same in my perception, however the HP rush has even increased in the higher RPM ranges
It seems like the engine is accelerating a bit harder in the upper revv range due to cooler compressed air from the turbo is being pushed into the engine.

Score: 10 out of 10 for this item from me.

[LeoLeandro]

Hello

if i've been understand, whe have to put a silicon hose making the jonction of the llk and the traverse?
is right?

where i can purchase this one?

i've order my intercooler today

[Tommy200rs]

Lupo,
Have you done yet the rs2 stock IC to evo IC inlet temp comparison measurements (like for rs4 evo kit) ?

[LeoLeandro]

what is the hose to use?

76mm-70mm ?

[Lupo911]

Lupo,
Have you done yet the rs2 stock IC to evo IC inlet temp comparison measurements (like for rs4 evo kit) ?

no, sorry. My RS2 is not ready yet...

[EspenW]

what is the hose to use?

76mm-70mm ?

Hose for Mark H mod is a 70-60mm reducer.
Mine is on its way from Hong KOng:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Strai...Q5fAccessories

Approx. £8 including shipping