Intercooler or charge cooler?

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  • merlin's S4
    S2Forum Extremist
    • Jan 2005
    • 1539
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    Intercooler or charge cooler?

    I've been thinking about upgrading the standard, useless, so called intercooler on my S4 for a while but I'm unsure as to which route I should take. I was leaning towards the big front mounted intercooler but I reckon I'd have to source a different bumper (probably from an S6) to make enough room. Even then there's the hassle of getting custom pipework to re-route the the charge air plus lots of cutting and making brackets, so I'm not sure that this will be a cheap, easy option!
    A chargecooler on the other hand would probably fit in the space left by the original intercooler and I could easily fit a small rad somewhere behind the existing bumper! But can I get a good enough chargecooler install that will allow for my aim of 350ish BHP or will a larger intercooler be a much better option?
    '93 S4 Avant now back on the road complete with new shiny go faster bits.
  • elijahallens2
    S2Forum Addict
    • Aug 2004
    • 310

    #2
    Just adding a good front mount intercooler gives 25hp to the wheels on a RS2+d S4. I did one on my past S4 and it was one of the best upgrades I did. It made a huge difference on the track. There was some cutting to be done to make it a clean install but it was worth it.

    Elijah
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    • elijahallens2
      S2Forum Addict
      • Aug 2004
      • 310

      #3
      And here is a picture with the bumper cover on.
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      91 Audi Coupe Quattro- AAN engine transplant

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