Thanks Great Video. 2017 A4 B9 Using Bluedriver to monitor the intake temps. 0 to 60 runs intake temps hit 138F noticeable loss of power. Same day after removing that cover temps never exceeded 96F. There was a noticeable consistency in power at higher speeds. Car is otherwise absolutely stock. Thx
@@drillorz2894 No Issues, the car remained consistent. I traded the car for the 2018 S4. The first thing I looked for was that cover, and it was not there.
That's great I managed to do it, It was a bit hard to remove it without lifting the car but I had to remove more screws right under the bumper in order to free it. After driving I didn't notice much difference but I'm sure you will have less heat soak under intensive driving. Thank you for the video!
In humid climates, thats supposed to prevent condensation inside the intercooler. So prevent water droplets from forming, and then going into the intake. 99% chance u will be fine. A few videos on youtube about it. (Focus RS)
Thank you, I have this cover also build in my car (2017 252 HP FW, no quattro). I am pretty carefull to remove or change anything. So is there in the meantime any summary or result of the benefits or disadvantages? Thanks 🙂
There's a reason why Audi blocks off part of the intercooler on the smaller 2.0T engines. It has absolutely nothing to do with decreasing performance. Some people clearly don't understand intercoolers.
I think the technical reason is for colder climates? (not sure if I am 100% correct on that). Those reading from what i understand it's for a cooler climate (north america). With the blockoff plate removed your cooling the air too much (ice, moisture, etc.) and caused issues when in colder climates with A/F.
I have a 2018 Q5 and I tried to take the cover off last week when changing oil but there was something else blocking from the top after removing the top piece. I could not get it off but luckily the cover on my Q5 looks 30% smaller than your A4's.
About to this now! Helpful video man. Edit: it took much longer than I expected. You made it look so much easier lol. What I did though is I used a screw driver with my left hand to pry the bottom piece while I was pulling it upwards with my right hand.
Yes its kinda tricky the lower part of the plastic grabs the intercooler and the whole trick is to release it from the bottom then pull up. Glad i could help 😊
Wojtek Polanski it was indeed tricky. Removing that plastic is worth it though. I would not have to buy an aftermarket intetcooler for awhile unless I do a stage 2 flash lol.
Wojtek Polanski haha you know I actually got a pretty good deal for an aftermarket intetcooler so we'll see if it makes a difference installing it vs modified stock haha.
This Little “trick” is oke for stage 2? Like this intercooler without that little piece of plastic this intercooler is really enough for stage 2? Thanks 😁 do u consider I need to chance this intercooler with a better one for stage 2?
Yes. Both stage 1 and especially stage 2 it is recommended you get a true performance intercooler. The stock unit isn’t good, even with this cover removed. There’s a lot of power left on the table when a performance intercooler isn’t being used
@@nyanpasschen483 There is no point for this thing. This cover doesn’t make a car heat up faster because it doesn’t cool the engine. It cools an air that comes into the engine.
Łatwiej montować w wielu autach to samo ale w słabszych wersjach blokować pewne funkcje niż montować w każdym modelu co innego. Podobno dla A4 ten intercooler może być zbyt wydajny i zimą to może powodować problemy bez osłony.
@@wojtekpolanskib9 thanks. Actually removed mine. Only thing I saw is it takes a little bit longer to warm up the oil to operating temp. Other than that everything is good
@@Emmanuel-ne3oi I was wondering whether this operation would affect the engine warm-up speed. So, unless you live in a hot area or don't push your engine to it's limits, I think it's better to leave the cover in place. I've picked my A4 B9 2.0 TFSI last week and I'm amazed how quickly it warms up
@@wojciechkanclerski been running it with the cover off for almost years. I'll keep it off. No issues. Helps keep oil tempa down and helpful for a tuned car
Pewnie żeby audi a4 nie doganiało za bardzo Audi S4 😂😂 Ostatnio widziałem na filmiku u GREGORA10 że RS4 i RS5 też mają ten sam intercooler 😜 O dolocie dodałem filmik niedawno 🔥
Pytanie troche niedotyczące filmu, ale czy ta seria silników jest już wolna od typowych dolegliwości TFSI, czyli nadmiernego pobierania oleju? Po obudowie silnika wnioskuje, że tak, bo to już chyba 3 generacja, zgadza się?
Tak EA888 gen3 jest wolna od wad pierśćieni olejowych i rozciagajacego sie rozrządu można śmiało kupować polecam. Najłatwiej rozpoznać po 2 zmiennych fazach rozrządu
@@luciolucio1921 per poter raffreddare di più l’aria che entra nel turbo, più l’aria è fredda più il turbo ne comprime di più ed è più carica di ossigeno e la combustione è più potente e quindi hai più spinta. Il dubbio mi viene però riguardo all’equilibrio termico, se è previsto quel carter in plastica ci sarà un motivo! Anche perché nel 2.0 Td non c’è!
@@simo1419 hai ragione nn capisco perché ci sia…io ho un tfsi 252 cv con centralina e scarico milltek…settimana prossima lo faccio togliere…ma se L hanno messo ci sarà un motivo credo!!!
@@luciolucio1921 anche io ho la stessa tua auto ma del 2016. Me lo sono tolto da solo quel carter di plastica ma dopo aver chiesto pareri in giro l’ho rimesso su e secondo me l’auto va meglio
Thanks Great Video. 2017 A4 B9 Using Bluedriver to monitor the intake temps. 0 to 60 runs intake temps hit 138F noticeable loss of power. Same day after removing that cover temps never exceeded 96F. There was a noticeable consistency in power at higher speeds. Car is otherwise absolutely stock. Thx
Have you had any issues with this mod? Just confused as to why it’s even there if it just limits the car
@@drillorz2894 No Issues, the car remained consistent. I traded the car for the 2018 S4. The first thing I looked for was that cover, and it was not there.
Awesome results!
@@tiggaism hope you are happy with the s5 😎
@@wojtekpolanskib9 Took some getting use too, but worth it.
Great sharing, Wojtek ! Now I can follow your tutorial to ‘upgrade’ the cooling effects of my intercooler …
That's great I managed to do it, It was a bit hard to remove it without lifting the car but I had to remove more screws right under the bumper in order to free it. After driving I didn't notice much difference but I'm sure you will have less heat soak under intensive driving. Thank you for the video!
My pleasure!
In humid climates, thats supposed to prevent condensation inside the intercooler. So prevent water droplets from forming, and then going into the intake. 99% chance u will be fine. A few videos on youtube about it. (Focus RS)
Good explanation!
pls make more videos, atleast i wanna know, what did you do with stock intake, and i wanna hear that sound :)
Sure I can make a video about this :)
@@wojtekpolanskib9 ill wait:)
I feel like a mechanic now
Hahaha
Thank you, I have this cover also build in my car (2017 252 HP FW, no quattro). I am pretty carefull to remove or change anything. So is there in the meantime any summary or result of the benefits or disadvantages? Thanks 🙂
There's a reason why Audi blocks off part of the intercooler on the smaller 2.0T engines. It has absolutely nothing to do with decreasing performance. Some people clearly don't understand intercoolers.
I think the technical reason is for colder climates? (not sure if I am 100% correct on that). Those reading from what i understand it's for a cooler climate (north america). With the blockoff plate removed your cooling the air too much (ice, moisture, etc.) and caused issues when in colder climates with A/F.
What's the reason? (sorry, I have this car and am just wondering)
what's the reason
@@DrivenDynamicsTV Look up one comment.
@@Japplesnap what happens if I put a larger aftermarket intercooler on my 2.0 and live in a colder climate?
Audi b9 2.0tdi 190 do you have this plastic
I have a 2018 Q5 and I tried to take the cover off last week when changing oil but there was something else blocking from the top after removing the top piece. I could not get it off but luckily the cover on my Q5 looks 30% smaller than your A4's.
Might be mounted a little bit different on the Q5
Right.. does not seem to be the same for my 2018 Q5.. I definitely have that cover too.
I finally got it off of my Q5. I could only release the bottom catch thingy but the top one I could not get it off. I had to cut the plastic in halfs.
About to this now! Helpful video man.
Edit: it took much longer than I expected. You made it look so much easier lol. What I did though is I used a screw driver with my left hand to pry the bottom piece while I was pulling it upwards with my right hand.
Yes its kinda tricky the lower part of the plastic grabs the intercooler and the whole trick is to release it from the bottom then pull up. Glad i could help 😊
Wojtek Polanski it was indeed tricky. Removing that plastic is worth it though. I would not have to buy an aftermarket intetcooler for awhile unless I do a stage 2 flash lol.
@@clixt984 ye the aftermarket part companies probably dont want you to know about this 😂
And the rs5/rs4 has the same intercooler to thats weird
Wojtek Polanski haha you know I actually got a pretty good deal for an aftermarket intetcooler so we'll see if it makes a difference installing it vs modified stock haha.
@@clixt984 curious to find out!
I was looking for it, didn’t find the plastic cover on my A4 2.0tfsi b9 mk1 from 2018
Wow 😳 how cool! Can I do this for my Audi A4 2.0tfsi? B8, B8.5 please let me no and thank you 🙏
I have no idea u need to check it yourself if this plastic cover is there
This Little “trick” is oke for stage 2? Like this intercooler without that little piece of plastic this intercooler is really enough for stage 2? Thanks 😁 do u consider I need to chance this intercooler with a better one for stage 2?
Yes. Both stage 1 and especially stage 2 it is recommended you get a true performance intercooler. The stock unit isn’t good, even with this cover removed. There’s a lot of power left on the table when a performance intercooler isn’t being used
I think for stage 1 its ok unless u track the car
Stage 2 would recommend aftermarket ic
😍 gimme dis audi
Dzięki za film. Jakie są efekty bez tej osłonki w porównaniu z nią ?
Niższa temperatura w dolocie co za tym idzie np w gorące dni nie ma odczuwalnego spadku mocy przy dynamicznej jeździe. Pozdrawiam
Wojtek Polanski Dzięki Wojtek. Trzeba pomyśleć o usunięciu tego plastiku. Pozdrawiam
@@wojtekpolanskib9 dzięki za film, jutro zajrzę czy w moim 190HP też siedzi ten plastik
Did you notice any power gain?
Not rly the car was dynoed and put out 261hp on crank but its due to the exhaust i think
Thanks for the video! Any drawbacks?
no drawbacks
Oh wow why would audi put that there in first place?
I think the 2 liter engine don't produce much heat, so they put the cover to make the engine heat up faster in cold weather?
Audi said: prevents from intercooler freezing up! But i told them i dont live in russia 😂
@@HeadsUP253 It's kind of a concern for me, where I live can reach -40 ℃ in winter😢
@@nyanpasschen483 There is no point for this thing. This cover doesn’t make a car heat up faster because it doesn’t cool the engine. It cools an air that comes into the engine.
Ciekawa rzecz :) Jaką funkcje ten plastik pełnił?
Łatwiej montować w wielu autach to samo ale w słabszych wersjach blokować pewne funkcje niż montować w każdym modelu co innego. Podobno dla A4 ten intercooler może być zbyt wydajny i zimą to może powodować problemy bez osłony.
Did you see any boost drop by removing it?
Nope
@@wojtekpolanskib9 thanks. Actually removed mine. Only thing I saw is it takes a little bit longer to warm up the oil to operating temp. Other than that everything is good
@@Emmanuel-ne3oi I was wondering whether this operation would affect the engine warm-up speed. So, unless you live in a hot area or don't push your engine to it's limits, I think it's better to leave the cover in place. I've picked my A4 B9 2.0 TFSI last week and I'm amazed how quickly it warms up
@@wojciechkanclerski been running it with the cover off for almost years. I'll keep it off. No issues. Helps keep oil tempa down and helpful for a tuned car
@@Emmanuel-ne3oigood to know. Mine is stock at the moment however I think I'll be doing Stage 1 in the future
w jakim celu Audi założyło tę osłonę ? Pozdrawiam ps. jakie zmiany w dolocie i wg ?
Pewnie żeby audi a4 nie doganiało za bardzo Audi S4 😂😂 Ostatnio widziałem na filmiku u GREGORA10 że RS4 i RS5 też mają ten sam intercooler 😜
O dolocie dodałem filmik niedawno 🔥
@@wojtekpolanskib9 rs4 i rs5 mają wodny cooler
Ho un audi a5 2.0 tfsi quattro con centralina! Mi consigliate di tirarlo via?!!
Yes you can take this off a specially if u are living in a hot climate.
@@wojtekpolanskib9 grazie mille🙋♂️💪
Is it the same for A6 C7?
If u have the same engine probably yes. Just check it from the outside with a flashlight It should be visible.
So what's the point of this ? Did you already remapped the car? Did you have some HP/torque gains!?... just wondering! 🙂
The car won't heat up so fast (intake temperature)
Also if you do tune it. Stage 1 or stage two dont need an aftermarket intercooler. Stock intercooler can handle anything sub 350hp
Nice car
Thank you
Pytanie troche niedotyczące filmu, ale czy ta seria silników jest już wolna od typowych dolegliwości TFSI, czyli nadmiernego pobierania oleju? Po obudowie silnika wnioskuje, że tak, bo to już chyba 3 generacja, zgadza się?
Tak EA888 gen3 jest wolna od wad pierśćieni olejowych i rozciagajacego sie rozrządu można śmiało kupować polecam.
Najłatwiej rozpoznać po 2 zmiennych fazach rozrządu
Ciao! Hai notato miglioramenti nel motore dopo questo
Ma perché L ha tolto???
@@luciolucio1921 per poter raffreddare di più l’aria che entra nel turbo, più l’aria è fredda più il turbo ne comprime di più ed è più carica di ossigeno e la combustione è più potente e quindi hai più spinta. Il dubbio mi viene però riguardo all’equilibrio termico, se è previsto quel carter in plastica ci sarà un motivo! Anche perché nel 2.0 Td non c’è!
@@simo1419 hai ragione nn capisco perché ci sia…io ho un tfsi 252 cv con centralina e scarico milltek…settimana prossima lo faccio togliere…ma se L hanno messo ci sarà un motivo credo!!!
@@luciolucio1921 anche io ho la stessa tua auto ma del 2016. Me lo sono tolto da solo quel carter di plastica ma dopo aver chiesto pareri in giro l’ho rimesso su e secondo me l’auto va meglio
Ti posso contattare volevo chiederti alcuni consigli su centralina e scarico?
😂🤩