Background: The bicooler setup that combines a stock location intercooler with a smaller front mounted intercooler in front of the AC condenser gets disparaged routinely. The question I decided to investigate is, just how “bad” is the bicooler? The principle the bicooler follows is straight forward, the greater heat transfer area that an intercooler has […]
Pulling a list of turbocharger manufacturers from the turbocharger listing table. Mk7 GTI / Golf R turbocharger brands: Au Motorsport CTS CWORX DBV2 BorgWarner EQT Frankenturbo Garrett HPA Hypergear IHI (OEM) Induct Iroz IS Racing JD Eurosports Lader PnP Ladermanufaktur Littco Loba Mabotech Mach 5 Mamba Powerspirit Pure Turbos RAC Racingline REVO REV9 RTMG RX
Problems with a PTE intercooler that had been planned to be part of a bi-cooler test led to obtaining an alternative intercooler from Treadstone. The model is the TR8C which is available in two core lengths, 22″ and 24″. The 22″ core was selected. Properties of interest are good airflow / pressure drop, and secondarily
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