Is it bad to use stock intercoolers with K04's

[auditrackspeed]

Front mount just got me in trouble with the cops , i have some side mounts laying around can i use them until i get upgraded side mounts . ( i dont wanna carve up my front bumper for the fmic )

[mauromj]

Sounds like your lack of a front bumper got you in trouble with the cops, not the intercooler itself, no?

[auditrackspeed]

Sounds like your lack of a front bumper got you in trouble with the cops, not the intercooler itself, no?

Good one troll . Get to bed

[LINDW4LL]

It's only "bad" in the sense that your car will not perform to it's potential in many conditions.

It isn't harmful.

Good one troll . Get to bed

He's right, you know...

[auditrackspeed]

Your car will simply not perform to it's potential in many conditions.


He's right, you know...

Correct but its pretty clear it was my fault , didnt need to be a smart ass about it ...

[Zba]

What kind of boost? Pushing high boost through stock intercoolers can have some serious negative effects on the poor turbos

[mauromj]

Good one troll . Get to bed

Since I am a "troll" now according to you, I must ask a question; have you used Google before?

In 4.6 seconds I found the following thread: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...k-Intercoolers

I also found this (1st result): http://www.myaudis4.com/stock-intercoolers/

So with that being said, yes it is "bad" to use the stock intercoolers on k04's.

[vavJETTAw36]

Bad? No. Reliable? No. My stage 3 k04 ran stock inter coolers at 24psi until the day I changed them last week (from 2010).
I'm sure they were on borrowed time.


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[AudiMyMindS4]

^true.
The PO of my car went with the APR stage 3 kit in 2010 and left the stock intercoolers. I just got the SRM SMIC's last month, the only time I had any negative effects with the stockers was in stop-and-go traffic one day last summer. I also live in Seattle though, and it doesn't get rediculously hot here.

A link was posted to Flyboys "MyAudiS4" site, I'd recommend reading through and it should give you more than enough info on the pitfalls of running stock IC's vs. virtually every other available IC.

.Edited for grammar.

[auditrackspeed]

Since I am a "troll" now according to you, I must ask a question; have you used Google before?

In 4.6 seconds I found the following thread: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...k-Intercoolers

I also found this (1st result): http://www.myaudis4.com/stock-intercoolers/

So with that being said, yes it is "bad" to use the stock intercoolers on k04's.

My bad i was just a little upset , but thanks for the input bro

[jpurre]

With higher psi, the plastic end tanks on the stock intercoolers can fail/separate from the aluminum body.

[mikeb17]

This thread makes me giggle.