[Shayan55]

hey guys, so apparently an intercooler is required in order to get the dinan stage 3 software, what happens if you run their stage3 software either without an upgraded intercooler, or with like a VRSF intercooler?

[martopoulos]

An equivalent would certainly suffice, though I wonder what they'd say of you tried to make a warranty claim.

Using an upgraded intercooler shaved off 0.2 seconds from my 0-60 time without a tune, so things are definitely running hot without one. Don't skip it.

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by martopoulos

An equivalent would certainly suffice, though I wonder what they'd say of you tried to make a warranty claim.

Using an upgraded intercooler shaved off 0.2 seconds from my 0-60 time without a tune, so things are definitely running hot without one. Don't skip it.

yea i was mainly wondering how the tune would react without the intercooler
lol

[martopoulos]

Even with the intercooler, the results are fairly disappointing, according to my accelerometer. I actually got more benefit out of the intercooler alone. But I would predict the ECU will limit benefit due to rising heat without an IC.

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by martopoulos

Even with the intercooler, the results are fairly disappointing, according to my accelerometer. I actually got more benefit out of the intercooler alone. But I would predict the ECU will limit benefit due to rising heat without an IC.

yea thats what ive heard about dinan from a few people actually, granted their stuff is really safe and "balanced"