[JEllis]

Nice...exciting stuff

[eric@helix]

The silicone arrived yesterday which will allow us to button up installation on the first prototype, hopefully tomorrow night. We'll post pictures and results as they come.

[Garrett]

Originally Posted by eric@helix

Here are a couple of pics of the new Helix Front Mount Intercooler prototype. It is the first of two that we are testing. This intercooler design is unique in that it has a bigger frontal ambient face combined with thicker-than-stock core that seals off to the radiator fan/shroud. The cast end tanks have factory mounting points and factory charge pipe angles. We will be testing intercoolers with varying ambient and charge fin heights so we can sell the intercooler that will provide the best results. The intercooler pictured has 3/8” ambient fin height and ¼” charge fin height with 10 charge rows. the other intercooler will have ¼” ambient fin height and ¼” charge row height with 14 charge rows. Whatever variation provides the best results in temperature drop, pressure drop and recovery is the cooler we will sell.

[TurboBullett@Ambient Thermal Management]

well everything is on the car, install was very straight forward and everything lined up and fit perfectly. as for results we took the car out on the highway last night and did some pulls with 72 degree ambients the highest ait we saw was 86 degrees. I am very happy with everything

next step is to take the FMIC off and set up the mandrels for the custom silicone and extensively log the factory intercooler, then test against this intercooler. This thing has alot more ambient surface, core area and mass than the factory setup so it should perform better in every aspect(temp drop-pressure drop-back to back to back testing and recovery). it also looks alot more impressive in the nose of the car

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http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6800809

we were going to try and maintain the factory O-ring couplers but one look inside changed our minds as they neck down to less than 2 inches.

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http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6800810

Helix should be releasing pricing and purchase information shortly on this product and we hope to have another prototype on a higher boost car for drag testing as well.

[sambonator]

Nice!

[Smythe]

Originally Posted by TTurboBullett

well everything is on the car, install was very straight forward and everything lined up and fit perfectly. as for results we took the car out on the highway last night and did some pulls with 72 degree ambients the highest ait we saw was 86 degrees. I am very happy with everything

Very nice temps, Mark. I'm looking forward to seeing all your test results, as I am quite interested in your IC.

[Rockfreak300]

Looks fantastic. Is there a bumper that allows for the show of the intercooler more? Something along the lines of Suby Sti's and such. I love the look of it!

Example:

[LODOSS]

Looks like this IC is going to be a winner.

[TurboBullett@Ambient Thermal Management]

thanks for the compliments guys

[RiXst3r]

any details on the DME tuner yet? I am dying to know how much power your car is making...

[hool97]

Looking forward to some test reports and real world use.

[eric@helix]

We are targeting pricing at $969. This is preliminary, but will include all hardware, silicone and clamps. Stay tuned for final pricing.

[RiXst3r]

Originally Posted by RiXst3r

any details on the DME tuner yet? I am dying to know how much power your car is making...

bump for this question

[Helix Wildebeest]

Originally Posted by RiXst3r

bump for this question

We will have more info on this next week. Sorry we are just finishing up the tuning on the Mini R56. The Attache works wonders on this car code free.

[judec]

bump

[Helix Wildebeest]

There are several other post currently where the car made 68whp and 71wtq. We tracked the car and it hit a lowest et of 12.82 and highest trap of 113mph. She is a winner!

[adc]

Originally Posted by leftcoastman

Make an upgraded oil cooler and I will be the first to buy it.

An idea: Add ANOTHER oil cooler on the driver's side. The place where the oil cooler should be, is empty. Maybe I'll try to fab a similar setup as we have on the passenger side.

And another idea: verify if the OEM oil cooler is thermostat-driven, and perhaps tinker with the thermostat to allow it to work sooner.

[Garissimo]

Originally Posted by adc

And another idea: verify if the OEM oil cooler is thermostat-driven, and perhaps tinker with the thermostat to allow it to work sooner.

I have a hunch the 335i's oil cooler is purely a mechanical unit with no fan. And I'm in no way disparaging the Helix intercooler, but I echo the observation many others have made that an upgraded oil cooler seems like the more immediate need for the 335i. I would think the upgraded cooler the Bathurst 335i ran could be productized, if it isn't already.

[adc]

Originally Posted by Garissimo

I have a hunch the 335i's oil cooler is purely a mechanical unit with no fan.

I didn't mean it had a fan, just a thermostat to short-circuit it at low temps (also helps bringing up the engine temps up quickly), but which would open at a preset temp to start flowing the oil through the cooler.

Just like the small and large thermostat-driven water circuits in the engine...

[Garissimo]

Originally Posted by adc

I didn't mean it had a fan, just a thermostat to short-circuit it at low temps (also helps bringing up the engine temps up quickly), but which would open at a preset temp to start flowing the oil through the cooler.

Just like the small and large thermostat-driven water circuits in the engine...

Gotcha. And I do believe you're right. The oil cooler feed/return lines appear to be solenoid controlled:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76929

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[TurboBullett@Ambient Thermal Management]

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the intercooler made 22whp!
we are very happy although not surprised to see how well the intercooler performed

we will be posting datalogs of AIT from the stock to helix intercoolers, the results are eye opening!

[Helix Wildebeest]

Here is a chart based on the datalogs from that dyno day. Ambiets were about 65*F. These aren't the best or worst for either of them. The chart was based off the average performance for both intercoolers.