Its a good point Pete and was a decision that I didn't make lightly as you'd imagine. It kinda made it a little easier (or less obvious financially!) on myself by effectively doing it in stages so it wasn't quite so painful. If the PES hadn't 'come along' and allowed me to try supercharging at a very affordable price first I truly do not think I would ever have went out and spent @16k in one swoop on the TTS. However, if you really like the B7 RS4 as much as I like mine, and feel there is nothing else out there (of that type of car)that appeals to you, and you really don't want to or have to sell it, what do you do? You make it 'interesting' again by fitting a supercharger!RS4pete wrote:Really interested in the outcome. Not so much on the performance, its pretty apparent it's the best kit out there with seriously good results.
More interested in the value of it. As previously mentioned, you had to think long and hard and I'm guessing that was based purely on the financial aspect.
IF I had that amount of money to (for want of a better word) spunk on something, it'd take a lot to keep out of the Ducati showroom
Jay-sus Tim, you're coming on a bit strong there, it sounds like you're talking about hooking up with a long lost lover!Timster wrote:Well done Iain,
Your car is going the be fantastic.
Can't wait to see it again.
Tim xoxox
bam_bam wrote:Jay-sus Tim, you're coming on a bit strong there, it sounds like you're talking about hooking up with a long lost lover!Timster wrote:Well done Iain,
Your car is going the be fantastic.
Can't wait to see it again.
Tim xoxox
I was speachless at our first baby scan, my sperm had grown a face, arms n legs. I was so proud. Well, at least I think is was my sperm...Timster wrote:bam_bam wrote:Jay-sus Tim, you're coming on a bit strong there, it sounds like you're talking about hooking up with a long lost lover!Timster wrote:Well done Iain,
Your car is going the be fantastic.
Can't wait to see it again.
Tim xoxox
Ha ha (good edit).
I had another baby scan yesterday and I'm gannin all girlie.
thanks for clearing that up! only just re read this thread to comment and i have allways gone by the common talk of intercooler being air and charge cooler being water! Charge coolers seem a lot more efficient for day to day use where as a intercooler would suit trackdays moreadsgreen wrote:I'm a bit of a pedant on this...Youngben wrote:looks to be a charge cooler rather than a intercooler. would think cooling of some sort under that bonnet would be pretty important as heat will play a big part on performance! with the charger sitting in the V under a manifold/plenum i should think heat soak would be quite bad without sufficient cooling?
Awesome work by the lads at MRC i hope to visit for stage 2 one day and perhaps a charger in the future. Yet to go out in a car thats charged to be converted so will carry on enjoying what i have.
Charge cooler is simy anything that cools incoming air prior to combustion.
Doesn't matter if its air or liquid both are still charge coolers.
You then get three types of charge cooling named based on where they are fitted in relation to forced induction components.
Before cooler (before any turbo/supercharger), inter cooler (between 2 stages if forced induction) and after cooler (after all forced induction).
On road cars almost all charge coolers are of the after cooler type and only once have I seen a true intercooler.
However it's found it's way in common talk for intercooler to mean an air cooled charge cooler and the generic 'charge oiler' to mean liquid cooled.
Doug_S2 wrote:nobody came today Iain.
You're fcuking right its not Nigel, well pissed off now!wrekka wrote:Oh no! That's not what you wanted to hear Iain!
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