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Contemplating going stage2 but what intercooler do I go for?

Forge
Wagner Evo3
Hperformance

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Contemplating going stage2 but what intercooler do I go for?

Forge
Wagner Evo3
Hperformance


Forge seem to have good write ups

So does the Wagner one.

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Forge is the best cooler. I've had the Wagner evo 3, way too much pressure loss, so you loose boost because of intercooler restriction

The forge cooler has virtually no pressure loss and cools allot better.

Forge is allot smaller than Wagner but getter. The core forge use is much better quality. Wagner stuff is made in china

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Is the Wagner evo 1 any good for stage 1 car?

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Wagner coolers are no good period. The only cooler worth looking at is the forge

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Strange jay cause the guys I know running big power on RS3 binned the forge and went Wagner evo3 and after testing said much better?

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Surely the evo 1 must be better than oem?
Just for stage 1 , I don't ever plan on tuning the car any further than that?

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I think the Wagner evo3 is the biggest of them all but heard good things about forge & hperformance.

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The standard RS3 cooler is actually better than the evo 1 wagner

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Wagner evo 3 should be better, have you seen the size of it. Forge is better for Stage 1 cars than evo 1 and 2 Wagners



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Just spoke with awesomegti & they tell me they've seen the best results using the forge intercooler.

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The standard RS3 cooler is actually better than the evo 1 wagner


Why is that jay?

According to Wagner site it flows better than oem?

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That's what they say but they haven' shown any data to support that.



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Just spoke with awesomegti & they tell me they've seen the best results using the forge intercooler.


I can get

Wagner evo 1 -£392
Wagner evo 2 -£744
Forge - £1056

There quite a big difference in price and as I've got a huge mods list I just want the most cost effective option for stage 1 , I'm not planning on running any higher than that.

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My pal was running stage2 with an evo2 intercooler & he was told that the evo2 was too small & he should either go evo3 or forge.

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You get what you pay for bud. Go with the forge, fit & forget. You can always remove it & sell it for £600+ so it won't really cost you 1k.

Edited by 135i king, 19 October 2016 - 11:43 AM.


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I have the Wagner evo 1 cooler running APR stage 2+ (417bhp and 477ft-lb). I think the cooler is the thing holding the car back in terms of figures to be honest. I have seen others running stage 1/2 with nearer 440-450bhp and well over 500ft-lb! I would like to test it on a dyno with standard cooler to see if the evo 1 made any improvement at all. You would assume it was better than the OEM one however. Forge seems to get the best feedback. I think I will probably upgrade the cooler at some point to the Forge. It seems like quite a costly upgrade for a road car that is otherwise going well (touch wood).


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Looks like I'm gonna go with the forge.

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Check it's genuine and not a 'forged' one B)



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Any answer you require speak to storm developments. They have proof that Wagner coolers hinder performance.

I've had evo 2&3, a friend had evo1. All rubbish, charts graphs don't really mean anything until it's on the actually on the car being tested in real conditions and under higher boost levels.

My forge is supporting over 700bhp, just shows size means nothing




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