This happens about once a week.

Customer: "How much better does the upgraded intercooler work compared to the regular stock intercooler?"

Me: "Um, I...better. A little better. Not a LOT better. But some better."

I figure if I get a few of THESE babies out on the streets, I'll have more info to go on, and I won't have to be so vague.



It's an aircraft-style intercooler temp gauge, with TWO (count 'em, two!) temp sensors. One for BEFORE the intercooler, one for AFTER. You can select reading the before sensor, the after sensor, or the differential, as shown. It has an ambient light sensor, too, so it automatically dims and brightens for night/day operation.

It's very, very cool to watch this gauge and learn about what your intercooler does, and how it responds to changes in road speed, engine load, and ambient temperature.

Here's a vid we took of the gauge in action in a Subaru:

YouTube - Mach V Intercooler Temp Gauge

It comes with everything -- the gauge, the temperature senders, wiring, mounting hardware, and even the special tap for threading the sender holes. (Note that you'll need some kind of cast metal to thread the probe into. Plastic will not work. So the stock turbo MINI intercooler is probably not a good candidate for this, although the supercharged car would be fine.)

I know some of you are going to say, "Wha...! Too expensive!" That's fine. This is not a cheapo gauge. It's aircraft-spec stuff, and it's kind of expensive. It doesn't fit in your average gauge pod anyway, so this isn't gonna be for everyone. I know that.

But someday soon, I'll get that intercooler question again, and I'll be able to answer: "The upgraded intercooler is approximately 12% more effective at 70 degrees ambient compared to the stock intercooler." (Or something equally informative.) Hard data! I love it!

Mach V Intercooler Temperature Gauge -- Click Me!

Click the link for pricing and ordering.

--Dan
Mach V