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Unitronic Releases Intercooler Upgrade Kit for 1.8 and 2.0 TSI Gen3 MQB

Unitronic is proud to release its Intercooler Upgrade for the 1.8/2.0 TSI Gen3 MQB platforms.  Unitronic’s direct OEM replacement bar and plate intercooler provides significant reduction in charge air temperatures to ensure peak performance is achieved and resistance to heat-soak to allow for peak performance to be sustained.

  • Highly efficient bar & plate intercooler core, constructed of T5052 Aluminum
  • Drastically reduces charge air temperature for cooler, more dense air
  • Significantly more resistant to heat-soak
  • Over 60% more volume than OEM intercooler (Unitronic Core Dimensions: 23.5” x 2” x 16.5”)
  • T6061 Cast Aluminum end tanks
  • Direct OEM replacement; no bumper, radiator support, or other trimming required

PRICE: $699.99 USD
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PRODUCT DESIGN

Unitronic’s philosophy in designing Performance Hardware begins with a complete analysis of the OEM component(s) in various street and track environments to determine overall performance characteristics and shortcomings when exposed to performance demanding scenarios.

All of Unitronic’s Performance Hardware products are designed using our in-house 3D Scanner, engineering software suites, and data acquisition tools.  With these industry leading resources in-house at our disposal, design aspects and fitment tolerances can be extremely precise; up to four one-thousands of an inch (0.004”), often times more precise than manufacturing equipment can ensure, resulting in maximum fitment precision on each and every product.  After platform constraints and OEM components are 3D scanned, all data is imported into our engineering and modeling software, where we can observe and interact with the parameters to design an upgraded performance product to fit the OEM constraints perfectly, while ensuring the technical aspects relating to performance and engineering principles are deployed.  These elements combined allow for less development prototyping, faster validation, and strict quality control.

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CORE & END TANKS

Unitronic’s bar and plate intercooler core is constructed of T5052 Aluminum featuring a unique staggered and louvered fin configuration to maximize efficiency, significantly reducing charge air temperatures allowing for cooler, more dense air to be ingested by the engine; ultimately resulting in an increase in engine performance.  When intake air temperatures reach a specific threshold, the engine control unit begins to compensate to account for the air temperature, resulting in a decrease in performance.  Unitronic’s core has 64% more volume than stock measuring 23.5” x 2” x 16.5”, allowing for a greater volume of air to exchange heat, which, combined with a proper fin configuration, allows for maximum efficiency and reduction in heat-soak thresholds without producing a significant pressure drop.

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Utilizing its 2015 VW GTI® for research and development provided Unitronic with a platform in-house to run through the testing.  Testing was done on its in-house Dynapack hub dyno, using our standard cooling fans aligned with the front end of the vehicle.  The vehicle’s front bumper/fascia was fully affixed for all tests and the appropriate data acquisition tools were used to collect pre- and post-intercooler air temperatures.  All data was collected on the same day, starting with the OEM intercooler testing first.  Temperature probes were tapped into the inlets and outlets of both the OEM and Unitronic Intercooler core end tanks.  Ambient air temperature varied slightly throughout the day between 20-22 degrees Celsius (68-72 degrees Fahrenheit).  Testing consisted of 9 consecutive dyno pulls with a 20 second pull and a 15 second cool down period in between runs, with both the OEM and Unitronic Intercoolers to collect inlet and outlet air temperatures to provide data on cooling abilities, efficiency, and resistance to heat soak compared to the OEM unit.

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Despite the ambient and inlet temperatures being higher, Unitronic’s Intercooler Upgrade Kit provided significantly lower intercooler outlet air temperatures consistently throughout the consecutive pulls, resisting heat soak, unlike the OEM unit.

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The graph below shows the Inlet and Outlet Air Temperatures for both the OEM and Unitronic Intercoolers, individually for each of the 9 runs.  Once again, despite the higher ambient temp during the Unitronic Intercooler runs, and increased inlet temperatures, Unitronic’s upgrade provided significant reductions in outlet air temperatures resulting in a cooler, denser charge air being ingested by the engine, resulting in increased performance.  It’s resistance to heat soak means that the core retains its cooling abilities, even though the most rigorous of conditions.

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Entering and exiting the core is an important aspect and should not be forgotten about. With implications regarding airflow as well as fitment, the end tanks are also something that Unitronic went through many working prototypes and production samples prior to it being approved for production. Unitronic’s T6061 cast Aluminum end tanks are designed with tolerances of +/- 0.020” to ensure perfect fitment across all of our production units, paying very close attention to its multiple OEM mounting points with the OEM radiator/support, A/C Condenser, and lines constraints. Additionally, sufficient spacing between the A/C condenser and radiator was ensured to limit unwanted heat transfer between the elements. Inlet and outlet design has also been optimized to ensure smooth airflow through the intercooler and feature a “bead roll” to ensure the charge hoses stay securely affixed.

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INSTRUCTIONS

Let’s face it, a comprehensive instruction manual is worth its weight in gold, so like virtually all of Unitronic’s Performance Hardware, a complete installation instruction guide is included for your convenience and made available in both paper and digital formats.

Applications include:
MK7 VW® Golf®
MK7 VW® GTI®
MK7 VW® Golf R®
8V Audi® A3 2.0 TSI
8V Audi® S3

Audi® TT/TTS® MK3
SEAT® León® MK3
Škoda® Octavia® MK3
Škoda® Superb® MK3
Volkswagen® Passat® B8 MK8

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