Volkswagenist
It did work but it was tiny. I couldn't realy make it out. If you could get a bigger pic that would be great.
Originally Posted by Whubbsie
Dub Crazy
VWwA Super Moderator
Volkswagenist
That sure is one big intercooler. It looks like you cut right through the crash bar?
Dub Crazy
VWwA Super Moderator
Saving weight that's called
Gavin
Volkswagenist
Is that registerable?
Volkswagen Fan
Do you need to put such a big one on?
The Swiss Cheese
Thats highly illegal! If you were to get pulled over you would get done quite nicely for that one...
Alternative is to get a FMIC that fits correctly with less curves in your piping as well for better flow. I'm sure you can sell your FMIC and get one more suited and just change your pipe work.
do it right and it'll look neater and fit in better with the right airflow coming in as well! ??????
or alternatively, deal with it how it is or do some hacking and be prone to the yellow birdy! (well yellow here... lol)
What’s behind you doesn’t matter..
Volkswagenist
Who manufactured the bottom one?
Volkswagen Fan
I think Neuspeed have one that fit straight on and apparently u only need to shave the bar back a bit, maybe Ian can shed further light on this..
Dub Crazy
VWwA Super Moderator
You can't see what's behind the bumper anyway, so it would be one knowledgeable copper to pull me on that.
In SA there's no RWC and I have big brakes, so don't worry about having any frontal impacts.
The Golf and A3 while sharing lots of common parts have different bumpers. No one does an off the shelf front mount for an A3, that is any good.
The outlet on the turbo is about 2 inches in diameter so I doubt that the bends in the pipes, which are mandrel bent, cause a measurable restriction to airflow.
Admittedly, I could have put a smaller core in there but I reckon in Australia you can use all the cooling you can get. Plus I have a bigger turbo to go on over Christmas which will make good use of the size.
Gavin
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