AIRTEC GEN2 Intercooler Upgrade for VW Golf 7R, Seat Leon Cupra and Audi S3 8V

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AIRTEC Motorsport are proud to introduce our new and improved GEN2 front mount intercooler upgrade for the VAG MQB EA888 Gen 3 platform.

Fits the following vehicles:

Volkswagen Golf Mk7/7.5 R – 2.0 TSI
Volkswagen Golf Mk7/7.5 GTI incl. Clubsport and Clubsport S – 2.0 TSI
Seat Leon Cupra 265/280/290/300 – 2.0 TSI
Seat Leon – 1.9/2.0 TSI
Audi S3 8V (Hatchback and Saloon variants) – 2.0 TSI
Audi TTS 8S – 2.0 TSI
Audi TT 8S – 1.8/2.0 TSI
Audi A3 8V – 1.8/2.0 TSI
Skoda Octavia vRS – 2.0 TSI

This freer-flowing intercooler is a direct replacement for the smaller and more restrictive OEM set up. Featuring a 60mm core design together with high-flow cast end tanks, the AIRTEC intercooler offers much greater surface area, efficiency and volume over standard. The inlet is 63mm whilst the outlet is a larger 70mm to further improve flow.

The bigger outlet is best suited with our 70mm big boost pipe kit that compliments the larger intercooler and future proofs any further upgrades for those owners looking to increase power further. Despite this improvement, it fits neatly in replacement of the stock intercooler, requires no trimming or cutting and can be used with the air conditioning intact.

As with all AIRTEC products, the intercooler was tested back-to-back on the dyno against the OEM item. This showed a huge reduction in air charge temperatures over standard. Our test car was fitted with a Cobra cat-back exhaust system and running Revo Stage 1 software. Stock intercooler temps reduce to an average of 64 degrees and peak at 68 degrees (after five back-to-back runs). On the Stage 1 Revo software, the car struggled to produce a peak power increase of 40bhp, due to the restrictive and inefficient OEM VW intercooler being unable to cool the intake temperatures effectively.

With the AIRTEC intercooler fitted, the IAT saw a huge drop of 120 degrees, keeping temps much closer to ambient temperature and proving to be more reliable run after run. This gave a huge increase in performance, shown by the dyno test results below. Test results taken at AmD Tuning rolling road:

Before AIRTEC intercooler was fitted, the car made 336.1bhp & 350.9 lb ft of torque

After the intercooler was fitted it made a very impressive 371.8bhp & 352.9 lb ft

Standard intercooler:

Run 1 – IN 115 degrees, OUT 44 degrees

Run 2 – IN 117 degrees, OUT 48 degrees

Run 3 – IN 118 degrees, OUT 52 degrees

AIRTEC intercooler:

Run 1 – IN 116 degrees, OUT 18 degrees

Run 2 – IN 117 degrees, OUT 20 degrees

All research, design and development carried out at AIRTEC HQ in the UK, by our team of top fabricators and engineers. Extensive UK track days and multiple trips to the Nürburgring complete our well rounded development and testing programme.

We strive to put all of our products through a gruelling test so we can focus on ensuring they are nothing but the very best quality, delivering you the best performance on the road and the track.

Intercooler dimensions:

Core thickness: 60mm

Height: 420mm

Width: 860mm

Part no: ATINTVAG12

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Ecotune do not assume responsibility for the use of this part on public roads in the UK or abroad where emissions controls have been removed. It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure compliance with the rules and laws of the area of use. We would like to advise that it is illegal to remove any emission control devices or increase the exhaust noise limit on vehicles permitted to drive on public roads in the UK and most other countries around the world. Please check the rules and laws relating to this in your country. Any parts supplied or work carried out by Ecotune are strictly for off-road use and may fail an MOT test. This means that we cannot accept any responsibility for vehicles being driven on public roads where removal of emission control devices is prohibited. If you carry out this work at our premises, we would not be able to road test afterwards..