The APR Intercooler System is a massive front mounted upgrade that dramatically reduces intake air temperature (IAT), minimizes heat soak, and provides increased performance! The system is an easy to install, direct bolt-on design, that is recommended at every stage of performance.
The APR Intercooler core is a large bar-and-plate design featuring densely packed staggered and louvered fins. This design offers exceptional cooling while balancing pressure loss across the core, and maintaining critical airflow to the components behind the intercooler system. The core size was appropriately matched to the platform, minimizing pressure drop while leaving adequate space for appropriately designed end tanks. To APR’s mechanical engineering experts, the design represented the ultimate in performance, far exceeding the capabilities of the factory intercooler. To the driver, the result is simple: Repeatable performance, even in the most demanding of situations!
APR’s Engineers paid close attention to the balance between core effectiveness and pressure drop through the core, core style and fin density. With fin density too low, pressure drop decreases dramatically, but typically results in a core incapable of effectively cooling. Likewise, with fin density too great, pressure drop increases dramatically, resulting in the turbocharger working harder, and hotter, to produce the same level of airflow. By fine tuning this often unseen balancing act, as illustrated below, APR’s Engineers were able to maximize performance.
To fully utilize the massive core, APR’s mechanical engineers designed cast aluminum end tanks organically shaped for proper airflow distribution across the entire core. By correctly sizing the intercooler core, end tank design was not sacrificed. The one-piece end tanks are CNC machined to provide a slip resistant mounting surface for hoses, precise integrated mounting surfaces, and perfectly flat connecting surfaces used for TIG welding the tanks to the core. Through proper alignment in welding jigs, each unit is assembled to tight tolerances for a precise and accurate fit.
APR’s mechanical engineers designed CNC-bent and TIG-welded mounting brackets to securely hold the intercooler in place. The brackets make the install extremely easy. With the bumper and factory intercooler unit removed, the APR intercooler installs in minutes without any cutting, drilling or trimming. For the DIY customer, this makes a home install simple, and for everyone else it eliminates hidden costs that often come with a more labor intensive install.
The APR Intercooler System includes the highest quality silicone inlet and outlet hoses, T-bolt clamps and billet MAP housing. Each component is designed to protect against boost leaks at extreme pressures, and stand the test of time.
Hoses: The hoses are constructed from multi-ply silicone, and are wire-reinforced to prevent swelling and bursting at extreme boost pressures. Internally, the hoses are lined with fluorosilicone to protect the hoses from oil and gasoline deterioration. Finally, each hose feature’s APR’s EZ-Flow stepped design to provide a smooth airflow path at the hose transition points.
Clamps: Strong Clampco T-bolt clamps are used throughout, replacing the factory worm-gear clamps. The clamps are made from stainless steel, and are of a high-quality and high-strength design that diminishes the risk of boost leaks. Lastly, the clamp’s thick clamping style provides increased connection strength, and decreased hose slippage compared to other styles of clamps.
MAP Housing: A billet MAP sensor housing provides a secure mounting point for the factory pre-throttle MAP sensor. The precision cnc-machined housing helps to prevent leaks around the sensor, and the matte-black anodizing gives the housing a clean and attractive look within the engine bay.
