[tx_M2]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

The next batch will have the mentioned screws.

Please dm me your order number and I will refund you for any screws you had to buy. This applies to all MAD customers

No big deal Mike. It was just a couple bucks. Thanks though.👍

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by tx_M2

No big deal Mike. It was just a couple bucks. Thanks though.👍

[XutvJet]

Originally Posted by tx_M2

Installed my Wagner Evo 1 Competition intercooler with the Mad Charge pipe.

So the Wagner Evo 1 Competition intercooler installed with no clearance issues? Just curious as I have an M235 with the same IC and I am looking at N55 M2s.

[Dasnub]

Originally Posted by AmuroRay

Last request - can you measure fin density for us?
I also noted the dimensions on the 1st page, it's 8.5" tall, that would explain when it's contacting the chassis brace.

Here are photos of the fin density. Looks about 12 fins per inch to me.

[tx_M2]

Originally Posted by XutvJet

So the Wagner Evo 1 Competition intercooler installed with no clearance issues? Just curious as I have an M235 with the same IC and I am looking at N55 M2s.

No problem with clearance at all. Perfect fit👍

[AmuroRay]

Originally Posted by tx_M2

No problem with clearance at all. Perfect fit��

Any photos

[tx_M2]

Originally Posted by AmuroRay

Any photos

No photos but it's really not to much bigger than stock. Dont have a way to do logs but I will soon. I'm curious as far as is this intercooler enough on a otherwise stock car. Especially in texas

[AmuroRay]

Originally Posted by tx_M2

No photos but it's really not to much bigger than stock. Dont have a way to do logs but I will soon. I'm curious as far as is this intercooler enough on a otherwise stock car. Especially in texas

How was the fin density vs stock? And as far as it holding up - If you stay close to stock, I don't know if it will matter.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Dasnub

Here are photos of the fin density. Looks about 12 fins per inch to me.

[Dasnub]

Any insight on what it should cost to have this installed? So far I’ve been quoted $350 and $550 which both seem absurd.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Dasnub

Any insight on what it should cost to have this installed? So far I’ve been quoted $350 and $550 which both seem absurd.

$350 is the max i would pay for an intercooler install

[malahhaor]

Originally Posted by tx_M2

I'm going to wait for it to get in the 90's and do some logs and see if I'm pulling timing at all.

Any updates?
Thanks

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by malahhaor

Any updates?
Thanks

We've had the 5" intercooler on the shop's 335 for a few months now. it's performing exactly as expected for a daily driver. Current temps in las Vegas are averaging 110 degrees

It's a major improvement over stock and offers great value for daily drivers. If users are more performance-oriented and are pushing their cars to the limit, the 7" offers even better results

[Dasnub]

I posted some logs of mine on Stage 1 93 tune in the ultimate intercooler thread. Generally speaking, temps rise about 15 degrees during a hard pull, then drop back fairly quickly to where they started once off throttle. Wouldn’t recommend it for track use where you’re always on throttle, but as Mike said, effective for a DD where you want to do a few glory runs on a spirited drive without the engine pulling power back on you. The main advantage of the 5” in a DD setting to me has been less heat soak at idle or lower speeds than you’d see with a larger, track oriented unit with higher fin density.

I unfortunately didn’t get a chance to run logs on the stock intercooler because I didn’t want to invest in Bootmod3 before confirming the MAD unit fit well, but by all accounts I’ve seen the stock one performs significantly worse. Temps have been mid to upper 80s in Michigan this June and I haven’t seen the IATs touch 120, which is where the engine seems to start to pull back.

[XutvJet]

Originally Posted by Dasnub

I posted some logs of mine on Stage 1 93 tune in the ultimate intercooler thread. Generally speaking, temps rise about 15 degrees during a hard pull, then drop back fairly quickly to where they started once off throttle. Wouldn’t recommend it for track use where you’re always on throttle, but as Mike said, effective for a DD where you want to do a few glory runs on a spirited drive without the engine pulling power back on you. The main advantage of the 5” in a DD setting to me has been less heat soak at idle or lower speeds than you’d see with a larger, track oriented unit with higher fin density.

I unfortunately didn’t get a chance to run logs on the stock intercooler because I didn’t want to invest in Bootmod3 before confirming the MAD unit fit well, but by all accounts I’ve seen the stock one performs significantly worse. Temps have been mid to upper 80s in Michigan this June and I haven’t seen the IATs touch 120, which is where the engine seems to start to pull back.

^Yep, to all of this. My Wagner EVO Comp 1 intercooler has been freaking great for street driving all the way up to temps in the mid-90s (highest I've driven in so far). Yes, IATs can spike into the upper 120s when I'm at stop and then fall to 10-15 degrees over ambient during normal driving and under moderate throttle, it falls to nearly ambient. Over the course of a 2nd and 3rd gear pull (40mph to 105mph), I'll see peak IATs at ~5 to 10 degrees over ambient.

I have no idea what my IATs might be on a road course under nearly constant boost or if I was doing 3rd, 4th, and 5th gear pulls. I don't race the car nor drive like that so I don't see the point for a huge, race-style IC. It's the same reason why I don't run a larger turbo, R-spec tires, track pads, a racing seat, a larger radiator, etc. on my street driven M235. If I raced the car, it would certainly have different modifications.

[malahhaor]

Thank you all very much.
MAD intercooler is on the way! Thanks XPH, Now get full FTP charge pipe kit back in stock please

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by malahhaor

Thank you all very much.
MAD intercooler is on the way! Thanks XPH, Now get full FTP charge pipe kit back in stock please

N55 and N20 charge pipe + Boost pipe FTP are in stock

[malahhaor]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

N55 and N20 charge pipe + Boost pipe FTP are in stock

Sorry, I have F10 535. Got email its on backorder.
I came here looking for MAD intercooler review.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by malahhaor

Sorry, I have F10 535. Got email its on backorder.
I came here looking for MAD intercooler review.

dm me your order number i might be able to help, i believe i have the items separate in stock. I'll out them together as a combo deal and send it to you.

[malahhaor]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

dm me your order number i might be able to help, i believe i have the items separate in stock. I'll out them together as a combo deal and send it to you.

Done. Thank you!!!

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by malahhaor

Done. Thank you!!!

Looks like i have the charge pipe and boost pipe but not the air induction 535 pipe, sorry

[sevenmarc]

Hey everyone, are people still having clearance issues installing this intercooler on an OG M2?