Forge Motorsport Audi RS3 8V Intercooler (2015-) — Intercooler for Audi RS3 8V 2015-2017. Technical specifications and compatibility are based on Forge Motorsport product data.
Product Details
- Hand fabricated in the UK
- Simple installation
- Gains up 24BHP
- 35°C temperature drop
- 16 litre volume
- 640mm x 250mm x 100mm
- Genuine OEM crash bar supplied
- Guaranteed for life
Following on from Forge Motorsport's very successful intercooler for the RS3 8P chassis, the Forge intercooler for the RS3 8V chassis builds on Forge Motorsport's reputation for delivering cores that offerreal-world increases in powerand temperature drops. Whilst the 8V chassis shares many components with the older 8P, the space available behind the bumper is a different shape and the crash bar has also changed. This required a whole new intercooler and crash bar setup for this latest chassis*
The RS3 8V core is a huge 640x250x100 and of bar and plate design. This gives it ahuge 55% more surface area than stock, and an even more impressive94% more volume(8.2 litres increased to 16l litres). The end tanks are made with integrated pipes in order to retain the stock boost hoses, though you can also replace the hoses with Forge Motorsport'sFMKT024boost hose set if you so wish. Just like on the 8P chassis, we supply a genuine Audi RS3 crash barwhich Forge Motorsport modify in house in order to accept the new larger core, then finish both the crash bar and core in Forge Motorsport's standard black crackle finish powder coat for maximum longevity.
As shown in the graph below, for both tests Forge Motorsport let the car heat soak on the dyno until the radiator fans tripped on and off (which gives an inlet temperature of 36°C), then do a dyno pull from there. This gives a more consistent result and reflects real-world driving conditions more accurately. You can easily see the Forge intercooler cools much quicker and delivers a much greater drop in temperature compared to OEM.
On the standard car Forge Motorsport tested on, it made 362bhp completely stock (so largely in line with what Audi quote) with a peak intake temperature of 58°C. With just this intercooler fitted and no other modifications, the same car made 386bhp with a peak inlet temperature of 23°C,a gain of 24bhp and a drop of 35°C. Gains on mapped cars will likely be even more impressive as the stock intercooler core really starts to struggle on stage 1 mapped cars.
The kit contains full instructions for installation, which should take around 3.5 hours, and a complete kit which includes everything needed.If your car is fitted with adaptive cruise control, Forge Motorsport can additionally supply you with a billet bracket and fixings to enable the relocation of the
Vehicle Fitment
- Audi – RS3 – 8V 2015-2017
- Audi – RS3 – 8V Facelift 2017-2020
