No downsides for me. I installed the intercooler a few months before the tune and the car felt healther. Of course that's all butt dyno and its not a daily. After the tune car feels much better all around. No other engine mods for me. Tune and intercooler are all I need at this point.Noticed zero downsides after install?
did you have the intercooler before the tune or after? Did you notice a difference after installing it at all
i'm not a turbo expert but presumably the turbo can compensate for the extra pressure loss if your not running it that hard at 20psi. if you tried running it hard near its max boost (26-27psi?) presumably you would notice the losses.I went with the Vortech Intercooler and charge pipes which will support 1000hp (yes I know the block won't sustain that) and my boost at WOT consistently hits 20 PSI. I also have had no loss of power with this 'full race' intercooler and no I don't have a tune......yet.
i'm not a turbo expert but presumably the turbo can compensate for the extra pressure loss if your not running it that hard at 20psi. if you tried running it hard near its max boost (26-27psi?) presumably you would notice the losses.
My boost gauge only reads up to 20 PSI and before the Vortech intercooler was installed the max boos was 18-19 lbs. so I am getting more boost with this intercooler installed, unfortunately I don't know what that is. When I do get a tune (when the drivetrain warranty is up) I will go to a stage 3 pro tune as by then I will have changed the down pipe and I have all the other supporting mods on the engine for horsepower. With the accessport I will be able to see what the boost is. As for now I have not lost any performance with the larger intercooler and i have the patience to wait until the warranty is up to turn the car up.i'm not a turbo expert but presumably the turbo can compensate for the extra pressure loss if your not running it that hard at 20psi. if you tried running it hard near its max boost (26-27psi?) presumably you would notice the losses.
I ran the cp-e Exhale Cold pipe and cp-e HOTcharge Hot pipe on my 2015 with zero issues. In fact, it reduced flutter and was more responsive due to moving the BOV over to the cold side. I first installed the pipes with the OEM intercooler, then a month later upgraded to the Mishimoto intercooler. Again, no pressure losses and more power since my timing wan't being pulled due to heat soak like was happening with the POS OEM unit. Whoever posted on AM about the cp-e pipes causing flutter had something else going on with his setup.I went ahead and ordered the pipe, figure if the cold side is 2.5 and the intercooler is 2.5 might as well make the entering hot channel 2.5 to match the set.