Active Autowerke 135i or 335i Front Mount Intercooler Kit will function in cooling the air to the turbo and bringing it to the engine more effieciently than the stock setup. Kit includes: intercooler, powder coated piping with silicone hoses and clamps, mounting brackets. Active Autowerke excusive air diversion plates.

Features:

•    Largest intercooler surface area available
•    Bar and plate construction is ideally suited
•    Efficient tray design optimizes a ram air cooling effect
•    All airflow is channeled directly into the Active intercooler
•    Dyno tested not to have any substantial boost loss
•    Dyno tested for minimum pressure drop across intercooler
•    Maintain power and performance under most conditions
•    Completely reversible back to factory if needed, with Stock 135i Intercooler
•    Specific design and dyno tested by Active Autowerke

Unlike most aftermarket intercoolers that replace the 135i factory piece with a more efficient exchanger in the same location, the 135i Intercooler Active piece is taller, giving more surface area, which is the most critical dimension affecting intercooler efficiency. The 135i Active Autowerke intercooler kit increases the intercooler's capacity by 88% and places the unit directly up front for even more efficient cooling.  In any discussion about turbocharging, the issue of turbo lag is sure to rear its ugly head. For many, turbo lag is a major issue but the issue of 135i turbo lag is greatly misunderstood. No, turbo lag is not a myth, and yes, it does exist - in technical terms, turbo lag can be defined as the time it takes the turbo to spin fast enough to produce boost pressure. However, it is not as bad as most people believe.Turbochargers can fit on any engine type, given the use of the appropriate exhaust manifold and a decompressed engine block. However, the 135i turbo must be sized properly according to the application. Small turbos mean faster boost responses, but limited amounts of boost. Larger sized turbos take up more time to build up boost, but they give a lot of boost.BMW officials have confirmed to Winding Road at a corporate event this week that the 1-series will be making its way to the US shores in 2008. The 135i performance intercooler is a necessity. Stock 135i Intercooler, and 135i turbo, and the whole 135i will run so much better with the Aftermarket 135i Intercooler.