Wagner Intercooler

[NoviceFL5owner]

Yes I do. Did you or your vender contact Wagner to get the US spec brackets? They most likely wouldn't be in the kit yet.

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[svvitch]

Supposed to! ?

 

[svvitch]

I guess I have a few brackets to grab and holes to drill ?

 

[NoviceFL5owner]

I sent you their contact info. Reach out. They have quick shipping.

 

[02SilverSiHB]

I read through this and so confused how these brackets bolt to the car...unless I'm supposed to drill with these supposed self tapping screws lol. My brackets are not like the picture of course

 

[NoviceFL5owner]

Those are the brackets I designed for the us market. They are different from what's pictured in the instructions. Just prop the intercooler away from the ac condenser so it doesn't rub. Mark where the bolt should be with a marker. Use a punch if you have one and drill about a 7mm hole with I believe a 9/16" drill bit. And the bolts should thread in by themselves. Just make sure to keep them perpendicular or 90*.

 

[BigBird]

I read through this and so confused how these brackets bolt to the car...unless I'm supposed to drill with these supposed self tapping screws lol. My brackets are not like the picture of course

I used a rivet gun. Drilled into the cross member, added rivet and then screwed it in.

Probably can use something self tapping or drill through x-member and put a nut behind.

 

[NoviceFL5owner]

 

[NoviceFL5owner]

I also wrapped the horn connector in F4 tape to keep it from rubbing. You could prolly just bend it out of the way.

 

[02SilverSiHB]

Ah okay so I do have to drill into that then. I was so confused by the instructions.
Thanks everyone

 

[02SilverSiHB]

I ended up doing mine like this. I didn't like the bracket tab extending out into that plastic cover that goes on.

On another note...people tend to get worked up when they see people drill into an impact bar...saying it ruins the integrity of the bar...not sure what to think lol

 

[NoviceFL5owner]

I like the way you did that. Drilling into the bar does not ruin the integrity of it.

 

[02SilverSiHB]

I like the way you did that. Drilling into the bar does not ruin the integrity of it.

This dude on IG seems really worked up about it ? llongfl5 in my comments lol

 

[MSUGeoman]

Been running mine for over a year at this point, working great and no issues to report. IATs in hot weather (90+) are consistently between 10 and 30 above ambient. Sitting idling in traffic, IATs rise higher indicating heat soaking, but quickly recover back down to the normal operating range once moving. This would be attributable to the tube and fin design with a larger-acting frontal surface area (aka the big ass size comments, lol!) along with the thinner overall core thickness. One other concern I had was the black paint on the Wagner holding up over time. I can confirm that there has been zero degradation of the finish quality even after 10K miles of driving. Next step is a Kuro and fuel system upgrades, at that point I'll be done with adding power to the car and just drive it and enjoy.

 

[BigBird]

Been running mine for over a year at this point, working great and no issues to report. IATs in hot weather (90+) are consistently between 10 and 30 above ambient. Sitting idling in traffic, IATs rise higher indicating heat soaking, but quickly recover back down to the normal operating range once moving. This would be attributable to the tube and fin design with a larger-acting frontal surface area (aka the big ass size comments, lol!) along with the thinner overall core thickness. One other concern I had was the black paint on the Wagner holding up over time. I can confirm that there has been zero degradation of the finish quality even after 10K miles of driving. Next step is a Kuro and fuel system upgrades, at that point I'll be done with adding power to the car and just drive it and enjoy.

The IATs have been great, I'm not overly concerned but estimated oil temps were over 250F in 75F, but no limp mode, so just send it

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