02-20-2012, 01:54 AM | #1 |
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Whats the best intercooler out there???
I have seen a few but this one seems to have the largest volume..
http://alekshop.com/products/ets_bmw_1m_intercooler_kit anyone else recommend anything better?? |
02-20-2012, 02:15 AM | #2 |
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I used to have an ETS on my Evo... Hands down the best intercooler I've ever used. I plan on picking up their 135i intercooler for the new ride.
Excellent customer service and product. You can't go wrong with ETS. |
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02-20-2012, 10:21 AM | #5 |
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i had a helix on my MINI and loved it. when its time, helix will be my choice again.
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02-20-2012, 11:07 AM | #6 |
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03-04-2012, 03:48 PM | #13 |
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I had an ETS in my 335i and I loved it. Particularly liked the fact that it came with new plumbing which seemed much better than stock plastic bits. I'm planning on purchasing another for my 1M.
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05-11-2012, 10:26 AM | #19 |
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I just finished a 3000 mile road trip where I looked at IATs in various conditions with the Helix intercooler. Temperatures were very stable. At steady-state, off-boost highway driving, the temperatures averaged 12 degrees over ambient. When I did a series of on-boost pulls, the temperature dropped 3 degrees and stayed consistent until I went back to steady-state driving. The temp would then temporarily raise 5-6 degrees for 30 to 60 seconds, and then stabilize at about 12 over ambient. After hard, on-boost driving, if I came to a stoplight and waited for 60 seconds or more, the temperature would raise to 22-26 degrees over ambent. By the time I was through the intersection, temps drop 5 degrees. In light-to-light driving with heavy traffic, the temps varied from 15 to 18 over ambient, dropping by 5-8 degrees during a on-boost pull.
Even with abusive, on-boost city driving, I could never get sustained temps more than 20 degrees over ambient. |
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