Do not go bov. Gti doesn't like bov because of the way their turbo is set up and how the ECU controls everything. I prefer Gfb dv+ diverter valve, it is not meant for loud turbo noises but it's the best performance DV I know of. I'm running it and I got 0 leaks. Your cold air intake should make loud enough turbo noises.

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Probably not a lot, unless you have to worry about detonation. Depends on your weather too, if it’s 70F year round that’s a probably not something to worry about. Most cars from manufacturers have undersized intercoolers so stop and go will heat it up or long periods of time at full throttle will do the same. It’ll just rob power not having a big enough intercooler. I usually don’t have issue tracking my GTI, street driving and drag racing are harder on it so it all depends. If you never have heat soak then it’s kind of a waste of money, like the newer ZL1’s stay plenty cool so an upgraded IC and stock power would probably be silly. If you put a bigger turbo on a vehicle and don’t have an air fuel ratio or high enough octane to compensate then keeping the smaller intercooler could cost you a piston.

Got my mk7.5 in June here in Virginia and I could tell an immediate difference on the extremely hot and humid day vs the days where it was still miserable, but slightly less so. Now that its cooling off my gti feels like its gotten a small tune. Getting a big tune next month!

@@sirfartsalot1328 Good ol VA bipolar weather. Loli

No. But what about the summer. Cant swap an intercooler back and forth. Upgrading would be beneficial year around and if your your modified as well.

Not really only for people that live in hot weather like me that’s from California, but also don’t be pushing it too much either way in the summer

shiftey yeah

Intake is even more useless than an intercooler for power, at least an intercooler mitigates heat soak

@@carsaregood911 Not really. The colder the air, the more oxygen molecules cluster together. More oxygen means bigger bang. Hence why nitrous oxide injection gives major power increases because your spraying massive amounts of super cold oxygen into your motor. 1 part nitrous 2 parts oxygen. Problems occur when the computer and injectors can't meet the need for more fuel or adjust the mixture properly. Blowing rings and even pre-detinating so hard it shoots your piston through your hood. Molecular engineering isn't for the layman and is kinda hard to wrap ones head around. Seek a real engineer to explain as I'm still a little confused myself as to what is the best route to go with as far as upgrading.

no, more like needing an intercooler after a tune.

An intercooler just cools air. It doesn't change anything. It would be like driving your car in a cooler climate. The car's computer can adjust for those types of variations.

There's really no power gains from a bigger intercooler. It helps from losing power due to hear soak.

lmao no

Yes but not recommended

which ic did u bought?*

Daniel Cofield golf r intercooler will be sufficient for you gti stage3

Daniel Cofield I have a golf r ic on stage 2 and the car still falls on it's face above 65 degrees Fahrenheit. I watched my trap speeds at the track plummet run after run with the golf r unit. It is not worth it

Well dam that sucks being that I have already purchased it.

Daniel Cofield try to return or sell it or just go with it anyway. Some guys swear by it but I'm just saying it from personal experience and monitoring IATs based on obd11

Adiroma615. I just hope it helps some with these high temps in the south that last about 4 months a year. I never track my car just some spirited driving occasionally.. I paid 200 for it thru a vw dealership and was quoted 400 to install. Still a lot less than any of the main aftermarket brands.. I just hope I'm not throwing away $600.

All turbo cars have a Intercooler.

EGR? On a GTI? Also why are you putting the tune all the way at the end?

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