3.3T Agency Power Intercooler - Install + testing + thoughts

[Aquineas]

Ty kindly Jo

 

[rweld]

Next up, you are ready to remove 2 of the 4 mounts so you can remove the intercooler from the chassis. This can be done by unbolting the top 2 mounting brackets, via 10mm nut and 12mm bolt on each...
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Once loosened, go ahead and remove each bracket (2)....
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Notice that there are rubber grommets attached to the mounting posts. Don't lose those! Now, go ahead and remove the OEM intercooler, just lift a little bit and then bring it out....
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With the OEM intercooler removed, you must transfer those rubber grommets to the new intercooler. Keep the exact same orientation.
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With the original grommets transferred over to the new intercooler, simply put the new intercooler back in the same way you removed the old one. I found that if you tilt the top towards to while putting it in it will give you a little more room to work with. Tilt it towards you, line up the bottom posts/grommets with the brackets, then tilt the top towards the car and into place. It will be a close fit underneath that crashbar, but it certainly fits without any fuss. Next up, line up your two top bracket mounts with the new intercooler posts/grommets, and tighten them back down...
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When you have both top mounting brackets back on, you can take a step back and look at your new intercooler in all its glory. Lol. The Agency Power core is approximately 30% larger than OEM, just FYI.
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Anyway, once that is complete you're ready to reattach the outlet and inlet hoses to the new intercooler... First, the outlet hose is as simple as it gets. Slide on the hose, then clamp, just like stock..

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Hi Toddasaurus,

What's involved in the piping with the turbo? How are the snorkels still useful if the air is flowing through the piping that the intercooler is connected to?
Slowly learning the engine of the car as I'm beginning to do mods on my G70.
I've attached a picture for reference.



Thanks!

 

[Toddasaurus]

Hi Toddasaurus,

What's involved in the piping with the turbo? How are the snorkels still useful if the air is flowing through the piping that the intercooler is connected to?
Slowly learning the engine of the car as I'm beginning to do mods on my G70.
I've attached a picture for reference.

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Thanks!

The snorkels help funnel cool air from outside the engine bay towards the intake filters. It has nothing to do with the charge piping, which the intercooler is connected to.

 

[Rlk20025]

Great write up. I used it to install mine today. Thanks for the detail! By the way, I used the stinger hose coupling and it seated really well for me. Almost like it clicked in. I will keep an eye on things though based on your experience to make sure nothing’s off with the logs.

 

[The17thdragon]

With my experience with this intercooler... the stock hose always pops due to boost. Its happened like 3 times. I got the stinger hose and it fit perfectly. No issues.

 

[Genesisg702022]

What is the stinger coupling part number?

Stinger inlet coupling arrived. Will install soon.

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[Marshallg70]

What is the stinger coupling part number?

What’s the stinger coupling part number? My charge piping has blown off multiple times as well and it’s a huge pain in ass to access it with my limited off street parking at home unfortunately.
I was thinking of using RTV red stuff on all the connections in order to hopefully get a better seal around the stock hoses