Active Autowerke Intercooler installed

andrew@southernBM · 09-10-2008, 07:42 AM

We just finished installing an Active Autowerke intercooler for the 135i.

A few pics:

Yep 135 · 09-10-2008, 07:51 AM

looks good, tested it yet? Was it much trouble to fit as in much cutting etc?
Yep.

ExMX5 · 09-10-2008, 07:57 AM

The top third looks to be a bit of a waste though... The inlet and outlet are on the bottom I imagine?

How much more area is exposed to the airflow? It looks a little thinner than the OEM number as well, any smaller there?

2QIK4U · 09-10-2008, 08:41 AM

Well done Andrew, seems like a perfect fit. Nice and neat. Look forward to your impressions, info and getting mine installed next month.

Mike....

WAY · 09-10-2008, 08:45 AM

It certainly looks neat. You can't really tell the diff between OE intercooler and this except maybe it is more silver and bigger. It doesn't look rice though. I have been focusing on testing my suspension for set up reasons so have not paid as much attention to the intercooler. But the car definitely pulls stronger, no doubt about that.

Yep 135 · 09-11-2008, 04:22 AM

How is that IC performing Way? You were at the track today?
Yep.

MikeVictor · 09-11-2008, 04:50 AM

Nice work, Andrew

BBK · 10-22-2008, 08:57 AM

Any idea on how much HP gain? And what price are we looking at for this?

bluemoon · 11-27-2008, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BBK

Any idea on how much HP gain? And what price are we looking at for this?

According to the AA website, dyno results for the intercooler show an air temp drop of close to 30° F in the intake manifold and a gain of +12rwhp. Rather impressive I'd say.

I'm just not sure exactly how much cutting is required to install.

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andrew@southernBM 167 Rep 1,536 Posts Drives: M3 F80, M140i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia. iTrader: (0)	Active Autowerke Intercooler installed We just finished installing an Active Autowerke intercooler for the 135i. A few pics:
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Yep 135 Lieutenant 11 Rep 591 Posts Drives: BMW 135 manual Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canberra iTrader: (0)	looks good, tested it yet? Was it much trouble to fit as in much cutting etc? Yep.
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ExMX5 Engineering Tool 5 Rep 152 Posts Drives: Join Date: Aug 2008 iTrader: (0)	The top third looks to be a bit of a waste though... The inlet and outlet are on the bottom I imagine? How much more area is exposed to the airflow? It looks a little thinner than the OEM number as well, any smaller there? __________________ 135i M-sport Convertible <> Monaco Blue, Lemon Interior, Brushed Al Trim, Black Rag, Hi-Fi, Pro Nav, Front/Rear PDC, BMW Performance SSK Due December 15th!
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2QIK4U Mike 2 Rep 103 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jun 2008 iTrader: (0)	Well done Andrew, seems like a perfect fit. Nice and neat. Look forward to your impressions, info and getting mine installed next month. Mike....
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WAY Brigadier General 458 Rep 4,822 Posts Drives: Fast ones Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	It certainly looks neat. You can't really tell the diff between OE intercooler and this except maybe it is more silver and bigger. It doesn't look rice though. I have been focusing on testing my suspension for set up reasons so have not paid as much attention to the intercooler. But the car definitely pulls stronger, no doubt about that.
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Yep 135 Lieutenant 11 Rep 591 Posts Drives: BMW 135 manual Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canberra iTrader: (0)	How is that IC performing Way? You were at the track today? Yep.
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MikeVictor Brigadier General 210 Rep 3,288 Posts Drives: anything given a chance Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: .au iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 Mazda ND MX-5 [10.00]	Nice work, Andrew
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BBK Banned 87 Rep 3,070 Posts Drives: A boring one... Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 135i [5.76]	Any idea on how much HP gain? And what price are we looking at for this?
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