16/9/15 Wagner intercooler (competition)
Excellent quality item - Mark @ Wagner has opened me an account so can get these at discounted price if required.
Hopefully get this fitted on the weekend and then exhaust
19/9/15
Intercooler fitted & pressure drop test performed
Take off adaptor made for inlet manifold
For the turbo compressor side got a 57mm pipe, drilled a hole and fitted a M8 nut & bolt with a hole in the centre. Then in the map made some changes to the dpf delta P sensor so that it be used for pressure drop testing.
Intercooler
Stock Vs Wanger:
Rubbish behind the old intercooler:
Shocked how well it was working with this behind it
Mounted
Modified the mounting to get more threads on the bolt
Stock intercooler (and pipework) produced 226 mbar pressure drop
Wagner intercooler (and pipework) produced peak pressure drop of 210mabr
Throughout the rpm range the wagner produced less pressure drop generally - good news for the turbo.
I will now test with different pipe work to see if i can bring the pressure drop further down.
On temp side the difference is outstanding - peak temp showed 19 deg @ 4600rpm - impressive
While I was in a testing mode I monitored the exhaust back pressure and peak figure of 130mbar was seen, meaning I don't expect much of a power increase from the exhaust.