Do Turbo Cars REALLY Need an Upgraded Intercooler? (F30 BMW Performance Mods)

Do any of the bolt ons require a tune.

I have a cold air intake and down pipe on stage 2 tune. Thinking about getting an intercooler now. Would I need to do a retune?

Your intercooler is only as good as the max velocity of charged air it can handle , at which point the air flow equals rpm speed and creates no more torque. Hence a better intercooler can handle more flow rate while still providing torque gains i.e more power.

Can you just upgrade the charge pipe, boost pipes, intercooler and a cold air intake without any other tune and have power gains?

Does all f30 use the same intercooler? Mine is B47

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Hi there could you please help me where to find an intercooler for bmw 320i xdrive 2017 model

Does the same gains apply for the diesel engines??

What if you have a turbskieee chevy cruze any gaines 🧐

Does anyone know why my check engine light came on after installing an intercool

Very interesting, tempted for my bmw 125d, might treat it when it gets to 100k miles

Hi Brian, do I need to tune the car at the dyno after the Inter cooler upgrade?

about turbo lag Brian?

ofc it does, more turbo pressure, more exhaust gasses and fuel, more heat so need more cooling, it aint rocket science seriously.

So my radiator cracked and since it cracked, I thought I might as well upgrade my radiator to (CSF Aluminum Radiator) and upgrade the intercooler too. Radiator upgrade video would be phenomenal.

Love the video.

I would not say you gain power, it's more about not loose power under heavy loads.

Lower temps overall on a BMW can lead to longer engine life

I need a intercooler for my b46 anyone got a link for it can't seem to find one for the b46/b48

Me watching this with stock af 430😂

celcious or Fahrenheit ? -> 40 degree means ?

Can I install this intercooler to my bmw 428i gran coupe?

Is there a CSF intercooler upgrade for a 2018 1.5T civic?

Would this be good for a 330 D

Needing to get myself an intercooler now. Running a stage 2 tune on my A3 and can definitely feel the heat soak and loss of power. Kinda sucks

I’m in tx where it’s hot af most of the time. I think I need one.

Just got my F30 335i and am trying to tell if it has an upgraded one or not. It appears to have a bigger one than stock and an extra cooler in front of the intercooler. Can’t tell if that’s stock or not.

Will it fit a 2017 bmw 320i? In search of a intercooler and only finding ones for like the 328 and stuff

After tune , stock to performance intercooler , performance intercooler will turbo lag?

So why does the M2 and M3 use the same intercooler as the m-sport cars.

25 BHP gain on a mapped car. That’s awesome!

So if I live in Michigan do I need a intercooler ?

How does csf intercooler keep up against wagner intercoolers? Also do they create a bigger hp increase in petrol rather than diesel cars?

Does bigger intercooler increase the turbo lag?

Will this exact intercooler work on my stock 2017 330i

Quick question BMW 330d or BMW 330i either will be remapped struggling to find any real answers

Does this fit on the 340i with the B58 engine?

So I hear from some that it adds horsepower and some that it doesn’t what is the truth??

Yeah, I'm asking the SAME question about my 2019 MAZDA CX 5 2.5 L. turbo . The only really good "drop-in" intercooler and pipe kit is from CORK SPORT. Spendy but excellent quality - EXCEPT the Cork Sport intercooler is PPWDER COATED black. That's proven to actually reduce the intercooler's heat exchange efficiency. And Cork Sport won't sell me an intercooler without the black powder coat!
So do I buy it and then try to remove the coating?

I have a BMW F30 from Japan with a B48 Engine. I was looking to move to a bootmod3 stage 2, but I noticed my car got no factory intercooler. How can I can diy kit for this car?

Yes, larger intercoolers cool the intake air better BUT they also create more drop in intercooler pressure unless new and MORE efficient tubing is used for faster "hot side" intake is used. And naturally better pipes on the "cold side" is better as well.

What’s better VSF, Wagner, or Evolution Racewerks intercooler? Was leaning towards VSF. Are HP gains and reliability about the same across the 3?

your explanations are crystal clear !

Question here, I’ve just got a 2014 335i, it has the M performance package that supposedly comes with +35hp over the normal 35is. I’m looking at upgrading parts but i don’t know if the performance package comes with stuff that’s better than the upgrades I’m looking at. It came with the M performance exhaust and a high flow cat( so those mods are sealed). Would an aftermarket intercooler really be better than one i have? I can’t find all the specs that performance pack comes with so i have no clue what to upgrade and what to leave and tune.

Great video. Keep them coming.

What's the song playing in the background?

I went with wagner tuning for my n54 intercooler.

Love your vids very helpful

So if you already have an intercooler, an aem one will upgrade by 25 hp? And how much would the hp increase if you have a turbo but no intercooler at all?