My Polo GTI

**JCM308** · 21-08-2009, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by instigator

normally the front bar should stay in place.
but i know what you mean but they left it off to make the picture.
i know the person who this ibiza belongs to.
it's a bold on intercooler with a bold on piping kit from forge.
so it's still legal.

this is how it should look, but then with the forge piping on it.

in this picture they used the stock Seat piping.
but as you see the upper pipe on the IC is flat, so it's restricted in flow.
thats why Forge made a kit for this IC, the kit will fit perfect on the ibiza.
and as the Ibiza and polo are the same it should fit the polo to.
i personally don't know anyone who done this to a polo with the forge kit.
but i'll let you guys know how it worked out

this is the forge kit.
it's not on the site of forge yet, because it's a new kit.

Awesome. If the front reo fits back on then this appears to be an awesome mod. What sort of $'s for the FMIC? It's HUGE.

Is there much lag from fitting this cooler?

**instigator** · 21-08-2009, 11:12 PM

Thx for comment

The intercooler is from a seat Ibiza Cupra PD160
get it from the local seat dealer for around 350€
the piping from Forge is 390€
so in total it's almost 750€, verry cheap i think.
my friend has the same IC but with original seat piping and he spent 1000€.

about the turbolag.
when i put this on youre polo when you don't know it,
you probably won't even know it when you drive it afterwards.
i recon i should have a bit more lag, but you can't notice it.
but on a mapped car it should be a total different world to drive

**Blitzen** · 21-08-2009, 11:25 PM

Dose the front bar fit back on??

**shaneth** · 21-08-2009, 11:50 PM

i was looking into this mod AGES ago...... was shot down cause everyone was sayong how the fmic blocked the radiator to much for Oz weather. And then when i was ready for a fmic i got mine easy so i didnt think to look more into this.

**Blitzen** · 21-08-2009, 11:57 PM

I have just been looking on the net for one of these coolers, but havn't found one so far. I would even stick with the stock piping if i got one, and it even looks stock too.

**shaneth** · 21-08-2009, 11:59 PM

you buy it from SEAT in the UK mate. Its stock on the ibiza cupra i think it is.

**mikepologti** · 22-08-2009, 01:59 AM

jesus! that thing is huge compared to the stock smic.

**instigator** · 22-08-2009, 04:51 AM

it is the stock intercooler from the Ibiza Cupra D.
and yes, the front bar still fits

i don't think it will give a problem with the radiator cooling,
but youre wheater is different then Belgium so i don't know for sure

**instigator** · 22-08-2009, 11:09 PM

Today i went back on the dyno with the airfilter and full milltek.
result was 167.7Hp and 254.9nM (140.3WHp)
the milltek and airfilter gave me 6hp and 4nM

i'm verry happy with the result, but i thought the milltek would give me some more,
thought i would have around 175Hp or so.
but it really doesn't matter, the car goes strong, thats what's important!