I always love parts that do truly drop right in and replace the stock part. No issues here, no clearances need to be made, no trimming of air deflectors, no mess. Took me about 3-4 hours all in between removal and installation, and unrelated work, to fit. Car started right back up, no issues with my tune, and the car seems much happier on hot days.

This is a stunning kit! you can choose from black or silver which is very neat! i went with the black intercooler and it looks😍 very nice piece of kit and a VERY big difference compared to stock!

I am super happy with my Intercooler fitment went pretty well you will need an extra pair of hands to help out it took about 4hrs but well worth the hours. I could not believe the size difference between the stock intercooler and the IE FDS intercooler. Went for a drive after install and all I can say is you feel the difference from low rpm to high rpm. I did not expect it to be this good it feels like there is new life to the car. I would definetly recommend this cooler. I am on stage 1 tune with a stock airbox would be interesting to see what the IE cold air intake can add to the IAT as I am stoked to see how much it dropped with just the cooler. My first dattalog was with the stock cooler and second photo with IE FDS Cooler. Ambient temp was 6 degrees celcius on both logs

The intercooler is very good quality. The worlds look amazing I really love IE’s products I definitely recommend the products. It is truly worth it. Now if you’re thinking about installing it with a CSF radiator on mk7.5 GTI & Mk7 they both will boat on together very well, but the radiator lower holes will touch the AC pulley while driving Rob through the cramp on stock engine mounts, but if you change the engine mounts to a BFI stage one it will keep the motor from moving and it won’t touch the clamp on the lower holes along. You are fine with the fan shroud being close to the block so far nothing didn’t get robbed through and I have been driving in for more than 5 months, that’s with stock charge piping it is pretty tight in between I might try Unitronic are charge piping because of the size. By the way It would definitely fit very well without the radiator

The install went well - those two white clips that hold the cooling assembly together would be a nightmare without a second set of hands, so mind that. As for the intercooler, a direct fit, and my stage 1 high torque profile S3 now pulls more strongly at the top end. The sensation of dissipating power at the top end, then gear change, then fall back into torque, then dissipating top end power again, etc, is no longer present. In other words, my **** dyno tells me this is a horsepower mod as opposed to a torque mod, at least in stage 1 form. Absolutely recommend, awesome quality piece.