Forge Motorsport Intercooler Flow Test

Forge Intercooler Flow Test

A flow test was made using the Forge stock location intercooler.

Forge Mk7 GTI Intercooler
Forge Mk7 GTI Intercooler

The intercooler was attached to the flow bench and tested at 28″ of H2O, the standard test value used during intercooler testing.  The flow rate was 180 CFM.

Forge Motorsport Intercooler Flow Test
Forge Intercooler Flow Test

Results are shown on the chart below compared with other stock location intercoolers that have been tested:

Forge Motorsport Intercooler Flow Test
Forge Motorsport Intercooler Flow Test

The next chart shows all of the intercoolers and intercooler combinations that have been flow tested:

Mk7 GTI Intercooler Airflow Summary
Mk7 GTI Intercooler Airflow Summary

Conclusion:

The Forge Motorsport stock location intercooler flowed 180 CFM @ 28″ of H2O, slightly less than the stock GTI intercooler.

Note: Flow performance measured in this test does not correlate with cooling performance.