Upgraded Intercooler

[675430VME]

An upgraded intercooler helps a great deal, intake temperature cuts in half from 80 to less than 40, outside temperature is around 35 degree.

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[cyanmauve]

Interesting! Tells us more about the intercooler you installed.

 

[675430VME]

Interesting! Tells us more about the intercooler you installed.

Snowtech

 

[Wusah]

Have you noticed an increase in HP/speed?

 

[675430VME]

Have you noticed an increase in HP/speed?

Butt feeling is yes, but its more about the consistency of the power output through out, especially if you track.

 

[Andy H]

I expect this might be a necessary pre-req for any ECU tuning beyond 400bhp if the heat rumours are to be believed. Was this a custom build for the Emira or is it a straight swap for the stock AMG M139 intercooler?

 

[Speedy Emira]

Have you noticed an increase in HP/speed?

It would be interesting to see a comparison of the before and after dyno printouts, ideally on the same graph. It is always a juggling act to get an intercooler that lowers the temps but not too far that the boost drops. It is worth persuing on the i4 considering the temp issues.

I'm interested to see how this goes and the gains you make. Nice to see owners trialing new things, that will benefit others in the long run.

 

[Andy H]

intercooler that lowers the temps but not too far that the boost drops

To be honest I was a little surprised at the quoted drop in intake temps. Given the sophistication of the AMG engine, it's strange that there's so much room for improvement with the intercooler. The replacement unit would need to be considerably larger in volume to achieve that given the size and location of the air intakes are a limiting factor.

In my Impreza days, one of the early mods was to move the intercooler from under the top scoop to the front grille. There was only so much that could be done to improve temps with scoop airflow and heat soak from the engine just below.

 

[675430VME]

I expect this might be a necessary pre-req for any ECU tuning beyond 400bhp if the heat rumours are to be believed. Was this a custom build for the Emira or is it a straight swap for the stock AMG M139 intercooler?

Direct swap

 

[GasperV]

@675430VME can you please tell us which model of intercooler did you use for your car.

If you have some pictures of intercooler, please share it with us.

 

[675430VME]

@675430VME can you please tell us which model of intercooler did you use for your car.

If you have some pictures of intercooler, please share it with us.

Snowtech intercooler and cooling reservoir

 

[silent cilantro]

 

[silent cilantro]

Snowtech intercooler and cooling reservoir

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You got more info on those brakes?

 

[TurboTambo]

Snowtech intercooler and cooling reservoir

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Where did you buy from? Snow Tech doesn't come up when i google. Cheers

 

[675430VME]

You got more info on those brakes?

AP9665+AP9448

 

[675430VME]

Where did you buy from? Snow Tech doesn't come up when i google. Cheers

Its available from my local tuner here in China

 

[lynchy73]

It seems people are using AMG A45S parts on the Emira I4.

 

[TurboTambo]

It seems people are using AMG A45S parts on the Emira I4.

Yeah, most parts should in interchangeable...... should!!

 

[Kaz]

resurrecting an older thread:

@675430VME are the prices for the Snowtech core and coolers still around the same price? iirc you said the intercooler was $1700 USD? has anyone tried to import into the US and dealt with tariffs and all that?

 

[Milk242]

I was talking to mach5, which makes the downpipe that a lot of people in Asia use for their emiras and they said they could ship me the Snowtech intercooler when I’m back in the states but I would have to deal with customs and they weren’t sure how much customs would charge. In the meantime I have ordered the post intercooler charge pipe with meth bunge via mach5 and will bring it back to the US in my luggage since it’s small.

It might be worth reaching out to aerie performance to see if they can handle shipping and customs for you for Snowtech stuff since they are familiar with shipping to the US.

I’ve attached a picture of what his tuner sells