Mishimoto's MK7 Intercooler and Piping R&D Thread

[Mishimoto1]

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to let you know that our presale has come to a close this morning. Thank you for everyone who followed along with the development of our intercooler kit! We'll still stick around here though in case you have any questions!

-Nick

 

[Mishimoto1]

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to bump this thread up and let you all know that these intercooler kits are now available worldwide!

-Nick

 

[cleanmk7_5]

Are your charge pipe couplers 2.75" end to end? Or do they go from 2.75" to 2.25" ?

 

[Mishimoto1]

Are your charge pipe couplers 2.75" end to end? Or do they go from 2.75" to 2.25" ?

Great question! So the cold side and one of the hot side couplers stay the same diameter. The turbo-side coupler does taper down to the stock turbo outlet size however.

-Nick

 

[cleanmk7_5]

Awesome thanks for the reply.

 

[shook978]

So who got the intercooler installed in their cars? I'm looking for feedback!!

 

[anotherwhitemk7]

So who got the intercooler installed in their cars? I'm looking for feedback!!

Just installed one in my GLI yesterday, so far so good. The quality is great, super stout unit. Fitment on the GLI required slight use of the dremel on the radiator tabs and the core support so the clips would snap back in. Not sure if this is just with the new GLI or if the GTI would require this as well. It’s crazy how thin the stock unit is, definitely a must to upgrade.

 

[Tekk710]

Just received my intercooler today for my Mk7 Golf. I'm going to install it in a couple days. I'll follow up with how it performs

 

[shook978]

I took advantage of the Black Friday deals and bought the intercooler, charge pipes and intake.. to my disappointment I couldn't install the intake due to the charge pipe being so thick and it would hit against both the stock box and the mishimoto intake box. This is what I had to do temporarily until I fabricate something with the mishimoto intake box.

This went on a 2019 GTi with DSG

 

[Genebaby]

Thread mine!

Hi, we had a sale in Australia and I purchased the Moshimoto IC, stealth pipe kit, and radiator. If I use the piping kit will there be issues with airboxes? Mine is stock at the moment and I don't know which way I'll be going exactly at this point, though I would like to know if there are restrictions/issues, or if I should just use stock piping.

 

[Daks]

No need to upgrade piping.

 

[woodardhsd]

Got this intercooler installed over the weekend. Unfortunately, it's not simply bolt-in, and it required some modification to fit. The slots in the bolt-on brackets were too small to slide over the tabs on the radiator. Rather than modify the metal brackets, I chose to file down the tabs on the radiator itself. Probably had to remove 1 or 2 mm of plastic to make it fit. Probably added another 30 minutes to the job cause I had already installed the electric fan and radiator when I realized I forgot the brackets.

 

[2LEEGIT]

Got this intercooler installed over the weekend. Unfortunately, it's not simply bolt-in, and it required some modification to fit. The slots in the bolt-on brackets were too small to slide over the tabs on the radiator. Rather than modify the metal brackets, I chose to file down the tabs on the radiator itself. Probably had to remove 1 or 2 mm of plastic to make it fit. Probably added another 30 minutes to the job cause I had already installed the electric fan and radiator when I realized I forgot the brackets.

There’s enough room for both the mishimoto IC and (aftermarket) radiator?

 

[woodardhsd]

There’s enough room for both the mishimoto IC and (aftermarket) radiator?

Not sure. I kept the oem radiator.

 

[Daks]

Got this intercooler installed over the weekend. Unfortunately, it's not simply bolt-in, and it required some modification to fit. The slots in the bolt-on brackets were too small to slide over the tabs on the radiator. Rather than modify the metal brackets, I chose to file down the tabs on the radiator itself. Probably had to remove 1 or 2 mm of plastic to make it fit. Probably added another 30 minutes to the job cause I had already installed the electric fan and radiator when I realized I forgot the brackets.

Mine fit like a glove. No modifications.