jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- 2018 SE DSG
So what is the Baun Performance kit good for hp wise? 4-500? 550?
Who knows the limit on HP. There isn't an IC that's good for X amount of HP.
So what is the Baun Performance kit good for hp wise? 4-500? 550?
So what is the Baun Performance kit good for hp wise? 4-500? 550?
Who knows the limit on HP. There isn't an IC that's good for X amount of HP.
BUT, some of us drive a 2 liter making 30psi from a 51mm turbo that’s melting poplar ice caps for breakfast.
Ya i mean for a daily making 4-500 is fine. Thats what I thought. All my logs show it works every time log after log.Vibrant rates it at 550hp
Based off everything I’ve seen about 400whp or is where it’s going to start logging less efficiently with a Hybrid.
The one customer who’s had one since way back with an APR EFR 7163 & MPI says it keeps up amazingly with his car, which is 500whp
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This.
If all things were always equal and everyone made 550hp on 6psi of boost from a twin PTE 66mm turbskis hanging off their LS9 on E85 with a nice cam and heads then yes, intercooler ratings could be generally accurate.
BUT, some of us drive a 2 liter making 30psi from a 51mm turbo that’s melting poplar ice caps for breakfast.
I’m lucky enough to have some great data coming in from literally all over the US, but even I can’t put an exact number on it as there’re so many variables.
I just have to say that do88 is a good company that has been known in Sweden for making the best silicone hoses for a long time and what Koenigsegg uses for their cars, they also design and develope all bolt on products in house so I would not worry about fitment.1. You have no idea how it fits. APR fits like a glove.
2. Does it cool well? Sure it flows well but can it cool? I've seen one of those knockoff ebay ones (don't recall which one as there are quite a few now) that did a piss poor job of an IS20 on JB4. Piss poor. Wasn't much better than stock. I bet it flowed well though. Do you really think do88 found magic? I don't. If I'm getting direct fit and I have to decide flow vs cooling I pick cooling. Front mount? I lean towards flow.
Unfortunately there is only flow data here so no way to say how these things cool. We know that these in the middle perform well in such that we have track data to show it. I mean if pacdawg can get his Tomioka Uni IC car to run 10.8@128 it must be doing just fine. Pretty sure the 9 second APR car runs an APR IC. The Puerto Rican 9 second R guy runs an AMS. Go with what is known.
Doesn't look any better than my IE.I just have to say that do88 is a good company that has been known in Sweden for making the best silicone hoses for a long time and what Koenigsegg uses for their cars, they also design and develope all bolt on products in house so I would not worry about fitment.
Also someone with a vortex XL running 32 psi posted 4 back to back logs to mygolfmk7.com that looks pretty good to me.
http://mygolfmk7.com/2020/05/do88-iat-logs/
How's your wastegate actuator duty doing with Baun Performance FMIC?
No your IE logs has always looked great and many older customers seems happy so if I had to guess to what som of the problem is that IE went to a different core supplier a while ago but I am just guessing.Doesn't look any better than my IE.
The ratio being so far from 1:1 literally has an effect on everything including IAT. I’m not an engineer as I assume you are, so I can’t fall back on the math or vocabulary words for this one, but based on my practical experience in Aviation, diesel, and gas forced induction performance high drive pressure is a big deal in a negative way because high drive pressure is the RESULT of an inefficient turbo not the cause of it.
The problem is the direct replacements are horribly inefficient. That’s why on a sub 400hp mk7 my FMIC performs equal to or better than direct replacement at just over half the size. Fighting indirect airflow and radiant heat from two other heat exchangers will do that. The companies who say “dIrEcT RePlaCmEntS aRe BeTtEr” are selling direct replacements...looking out for sales bottom dollar, not what performs best.
An equally sized FMIC compared to a direct replacement would be no comparison
I wouldn’t, that’s why I don’t have one.
If my car made over 400whp I’d have a larger FMIC.