A.W.E. Tuning 2.7T Intercooler Update

[Alex/AWE]

Our B5 S4 Air to Air Intercoolers are In Stock and Ready to Ship!




Our Complete Intercooler Kit, complete with Inlet Shrouds. Something the competition does not offer.





Cast Endtanks featuring A.W.E. Tuning Logo.










Why do we offer a Side Mount Intercooler design instead of a Front Mount Intercooler?
Safety and Ease of Installation.


To fit an intercooler core that was larger than just the cumulative volume of both side mounted intercoolers, an RS4 bumper had to be fitted, along with significant modification to the radiator support. The amount of alterations required to fit a front mounted intercooler that had superior performance over dual side intercoolers practically made it a custom one-off installation.



In order to make a front mount intercooler a simple bolt-in design meant seriously compromising its performance characteristics, which we were unwilling to do. To fit behind an unmodified stock S4 front bumper, the intercooler core dimensions had to be reduced significantly. Extensive cutting of the front bumper was not worth the safety compromise in our analysis, given that the vast majority of our clients drive their S4s on public roads.

Proven Results:

Intercooler Dyno Test Results

Below are comparision dyno tests as performed on our Mustang MD-500-SE AWD dyno.

AWE Tuning S4 intercoolers vs stock intercoolers



(Above) Dyno comparison of stock vs AWE Tuning Intercoolers. Power is to the wheels (multiply by 1.28 for crank power). AWE Tuning Intercoolers horsepower is green line, AWE Tuning Intercoolers torque is blue line.



(Above)Graph of measured differences between baseline and test in dyno sheet of AWE Tuning S4 Intercoolers vs. Stock. AWE Tuning S4 Intercoolers produced a peak increase of 18.5 ftlbs and an increase of 19.5 hp to the wheels vs. the stock intercoolers. Notice, however, that at ~3500 rpms, AWE Tuning Intercoolers produced a 24 ftlbs increase, and at 6500 rpms a 22 hp increase. That's ~31 ftlbs and 28hp gains at the crank!

If you would like to learn more about our B5 S4 Air to Air Intercoolers, please call or email us: 1-888-565-2257 or [email protected]



You can also go directly to our website by click here:

http://www.awe-tuning.com/page...olers



Place your order knowing your intercoolers will be shipped immediately. Each kit comes complete with two intercoolers, AWE Tuning Inlet Shrouds (something the competition does not offer), special bracketry, and a detailed installation manual. There is some minor trimming of the body and radiator support needed to install these intercoolers.



If you have any questions you would like to ask, please feel free. I will do my best to answer them.

[Tifosi]

Is this just an ad or are you running a special on them ?

[WingsnHorns]

You've got mail.

[gmann]

I'm NOT trying to bash your product. BUT I've read on a few different places (some first hand, some from you and your web site) that you DO have to cut small portions of your rad support, and at the same time you DO NOT. Do you have photos of these installed in an S4 to show exactly how much would need to be chopped?

[KompMan420]

You do have to trim a small piece

[Alex/AWE]

I'm NOT trying to bash your product. BUT I've read on a few different places (some first hand, some from you and your web site) that you DO have to cut small portions of your rad support, and at the same time you DO NOT. Do you have photos of these installed in an S4 to show exactly how much would need to be chopped?

There is some minor trimming necessary of the radiator support.

You can see exactly what needs to be trimmed by viewing our installation instructions here: http://www.awe-tuning.com/pages/faq/...ain.cfm?FAQ=43

[gmann]

There is some minor trimming necessary of the radiator support.

You can see exactly what needs to be trimmed by viewing our installation instructions here: http://www.awe-tuning.com/pages/faq/...ain.cfm?FAQ=43

Thanks!

[Alex/AWE]

More Proven Results:

Intercooler Pressure Drop Test



Tests were conducted on our Mustang MD-AWD-500-SE AWD dynamometer, using its integrated boost pressure sensor and data acquisition. Several boost pressure measurements were taken before and after each of the intercooler assemblies and averaged, with a graph of their deltas shown above. Our RSK04 turbo kit will produce boost pressures of ~20psi through most of the rpm range.

Note that the RS4 and AWE Tuning intercooler pressure drops (amount of pressure lost through the intercooler due to flow restrictions) are nearly identical to each other, at approximately 1.00 psi max. However, the stock S4 intercoolers become quite restrictive at high boost levels, resulting in approximately a 2.50 psi restriction to the turbos.

The lower the pressure drop, the less the turbos have to work to meet the chip's boost demand, ultimately resulting in less intake heat.





Intercooler Temperature Drop Test



Tests were conducted on our Mustang MD-AWD-500-SE AWD dynamometer, using dual Omega DPi temperature meters and the dyno's integrated data acquisition. Several dyno runs were made recording temperatures before and after each of the intercooler assemblies and then averaged, with a graph of their deltas shown above. Our RSK04 turbo kit will produce boost pressures of ~20psi through most of the rpm range. Test cell ambient temperature was ~80F for all the tests.

Note that the RS4 and AWE Tuning intercooler temperature drop curves are nearly indentical up to approximately 3300 rpms, at which point the AWE Tuning units begin to show their superiority. From 3600 rpms and higher, the AWE Tuning units produce nearly an 8 degree F improvement until near redline. The stock intercoolers, however, really show their inefficiencies at this high of a boost level, with intake temps drops approximately 40 degree F and 50 degree F lower than the RS4 and AWE Tuning units respectively after 5000 rpms. Even low rpms show the inferiority of the stock S4 intercoolers when running higher boost levels.

The higher the temperature drop, the denser the air charge, resulting in more power and less tendency for detonation.

[Alex/AWE]

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[generationjdm]

Alex, if you give me a great deal I'm ready to buy haha, check your p.m

[Alex/AWE]

Alex, if you give me a great deal I'm ready to buy haha, check your p.m

Currently we are not offering any special offers on our intercoolers.

[generationjdm]

Thats ok, i just bought another brand today anyway thanks

[Alex/AWE]

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[Alex/AWE]

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