Oh boy, you guys are harsh!
We love data and we realize you do too, so let's have some fun with this
Referring to this data gathering thread posted recently:
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=421
First thing to realize is this was done on a Stage 1 vehicle.
Another thing we want to mention is being respectful to all other companies in this industry, we will refrain from commenting on other company's products and design choices. We focus on our own product and the only product we're looking to discuss is our own. There are many aspects to intercooler design, from power goals to intended modifications, octane and tuning and we could certainly pin point many areas for improvement in other similar units out there, but, every design has its reasons and not just talking FPI or any other 1 dimensional look at it
. We'll leave it at that.
As for the car, no other mods but the intercooler swap, done in a dyno room with limited airflow (very important piece of data in this test, as many are quick to judge and compare with on-road capture datalogs that see orders of magnitude more airflow to the front of the car).
PTF Race intercooler Datalog (on-dyno): https://www.bootmod3.net/log?id=614b...729b7f195af9a7
Stock intercooler Datalog (on-dyno): https://www.bootmod3.net/log?id=614b...729b7e99770ad3
- Starting IAT:
90F
- Ending IAT:
100F
- Starting Vehicle Speed:
45mph
- Ending Vehicle Speed:
166mph
- Total IAT rise of
10-12F over a 9 second run, in a dyno room. Depending on how you look at the log, which side of the FMIC intercooler fence you sit on
we like what we see here
What's really nice here is the 45-127mph portion of this run (3200rpm@4th gear to 6500rpm5th gear)
IAT stays within 2F of starting IAT ending at
100F final IAT at a speed of 166mph.
On the
Stock intercooler, same 45-127mph WOT run ends 27F higher than starting IAT (99 to 126F), and by the end of the 6th gear IAT is
164F!
We feel very strongly that our intercooler is designed exceptionally well for any bolt-on mod scenario an N55 owner may be targeting. Is it the cheapest intercooler money can buy, no, but it's one that will certainly not underperform especially in comparison to any 5" eBay unit
Price reflects our time in design and CFD (which many especially so called 'eBay' intercoolers never do, not that there's anything wrong with buying anything on eBay, its just an e-commerce site everyone uses especially with COVID still around in many parts of the World), on-dyno and road testing of multiple designs and manufacturing costs. Our unit also comes with DHL shipping anywhere in USA/Canada included FREE of additional charge and a lifetime warranty.
Hope you all stay healthy and blessed, cheers to all, now fire away!
EDIT: Forgot to mention, intercoolers have a high quality powdercoat (certainly not paint!
) used on heat-exchangers around the World including most sold on this forum. For anyone that doesn't like the look of it in black, its also available in silver.