R60 What did you do to your Countryman TODAY?
3rd Gear
Joined: May 2013
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Did you change out the interior trim yourself , while it seems simple sometimes these things can be more a pain than you'd think, it looks great
2nd Gear
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 95
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From: South Florida
Yes, I changed it myself. Wasn't too difficult. Center speedo piece just pops right out. The side air vents were a bit trickier and require removing the pillars and some of lower dash and glove box screws. I found detailed photos here on NAM.
Larger intercoolers don't help boost power (much) directly; their main function is to reduce loss of power when driving the engine hard for sustained periods. Under such conditions, "heat soak" is the problem to solve — the intercooler gets hot and can't shed as much heat. A larger surface helps shed heat better, and cool down faster. (This is also why water cooling and water injection is popular: both cool down the incoming air charge. Some people re-route their windshield or headlight washer hose(s) to spray onto the intercooler. Cheaper than a larger intercooler, but requires more driver attention.)
There is still street value in a larger IC if you're building the engine for power. As the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideal_gas_law states, as air pressure increases, its temperature increases in direct proportion. The turbo is a compressor, and thus heats the incoming air charge; the Forge's larger cooling surface helps offset this.
TL;DR: A larger intercooler can be a real help in racing, track days, and autocross, but will have less effect on ordinary road driving, even the spirited kind. Not zero, but not as dramatic.
Hope this helps. Corrections welcome, as always!
Disclaimer: I am not a tuner. :-)
Larger intercoolers don't help boost power (much) directly; their main function is to reduce loss of power when driving the engine hard for sustained periods. Under such conditions, "heat soak" is the problem to solve — the intercooler gets hot and can't shed as much heat. A larger surface helps shed heat better, and cool down faster. (This is also why water cooling and water injection is popular: both cool down the incoming air charge. Some people re-route their windshield or headlight washer hose(s) to spray onto the intercooler. Cheaper than a larger intercooler, but requires more driver attention.)
There is still street value in a larger IC if you're building the engine for power. As the ideal gas law states, as air pressure increases, its temperature increases in direct proportion. The turbo is a compressor, and thus heats the incoming air charge; the Forge's larger cooling surface helps offset this.
TL;DR: A larger intercooler can be a real help in racing, track days, and autocross, but will have less effect on ordinary road driving, even the spirited kind. Not zero, but not as dramatic.
Hope this helps. Corrections welcome, as always!
Larger intercoolers don't help boost power (much) directly; their main function is to reduce loss of power when driving the engine hard for sustained periods. Under such conditions, "heat soak" is the problem to solve — the intercooler gets hot and can't shed as much heat. A larger surface helps shed heat better, and cool down faster. (This is also why water cooling and water injection is popular: both cool down the incoming air charge. Some people re-route their windshield or headlight washer hose(s) to spray onto the intercooler. Cheaper than a larger intercooler, but requires more driver attention.)
There is still street value in a larger IC if you're building the engine for power. As the ideal gas law states, as air pressure increases, its temperature increases in direct proportion. The turbo is a compressor, and thus heats the incoming air charge; the Forge's larger cooling surface helps offset this.
TL;DR: A larger intercooler can be a real help in racing, track days, and autocross, but will have less effect on ordinary road driving, even the spirited kind. Not zero, but not as dramatic.
Hope this helps. Corrections welcome, as always!
Thanks!! I learned something new!!
1st Gear
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 13
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From: Germany
Since I bought my CMS I couldn't really stand the plastic air inlets in the front bumper. Therefore I bought the original chrome ones.
Last week I finally replaced the old ones. From my point of view it looks much better than before.
Last week I finally replaced the old ones. From my point of view it looks much better than before.
Looks really good.
Made one pic bigger for you.
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I like the spoiler. (You can PM me if you want)- Where did you get it, how much was it, and how difficult? Thx!