This upgraded intercooler kit for the Seat Leon 1M Cupra is a highlight of the HF-Series range. The high-quality HFT core provides excellent cooling characteristics, delivering strong performance even in unfavourable conditions while remaining highly robust. It offers high resistance to heat and does not warm up as much as comparable cores from other manufacturers. The complete system is also designed for optimum airflow. This means minimal pressure loss, while the entire charge-air path has been developed using CAD flow analyses. This also includes the end tanks, which are made from high-strength cast aluminium.
The advantages of this product are:
- significantly cooler charge air, which improves combustion in the engine
- earlier throttle response
- improved airflow
This product is therefore suitable for both standard power and motorsport use, as substantially higher power outputs are also possible. Each intercooler was built for the respective vehicle, calculated using flow simulations and tested on a dynamometer.
This intercooler is fitted to the original mounting points of the original OEM intercooler, so no major modifications are required. It can be installed by the customer using a well-equipped tool kit.
Technical details
- Length: 540 mm (core)
- Height: 180 mm (core)
- Depth: 65 mm (core)
- Core volume without end tanks: 6,318 cm³
- Core: HFT
- End tanks: cast aluminium
- Piping: included
Road use: The kit includes a parts certificate for simplified registration under 19.3 and 19abs.3.
Direct comparison
- Standard – HF-Series
- Size: 183 x 137 x 85 mm – 540 x 180 x 65 mm
- Volume: 2,131 cm³ – 6,318 cm³
- Frontal area: 25,071 cm² – 97.2 cm²
Scope of delivery
- intercooler
- boost pipes
- silicone connectors from SF-Hoses
- 45°C silicone hose from SF-Hoses
- mounting hardware
- parts certificate under 19abs.3 for simplified registration
What exactly does an upgraded intercooler provide?
To express the exact power increase provided by an intercooler in figures, many unknown factors must be taken into account, such as factory power variation, other hardware modifications and the software used during measurement. This differs from vehicle to vehicle. As a rule of thumb for tuned engines, an increase of up to 5–10 % can be expected.
At least equally important is the fact that, at high outside temperatures, you can prevent a loss of performance or even the activation of the thermal protection stored in many control units. This means you can always rely on the full performance of your engine, whether it has already been optimised or is remaining standard from a software perspective.
Recommendation
Use our HF-Series intercoolers in combination with hardware and software optimisation. Reducing back pressure, which relieves the turbocharger, and cooling the charge air, which increases the oxygen content in the combustion chamber and reduces thermal load, produces a performance upgrade that efficiently utilises the potential of every turbocharged engine.
When carrying out hardware or software tuning on your vehicle, the factor of charge-pressure loss must not be overlooked. If vehicle power is increased through chip tuning, charge pressure is also increased in 99% of cases. Using the standard intercooler causes charge-pressure loss to rise exponentially. The turbocharger must then work even harder, increasing its thermal load and reducing its service life, or causing faster wear due to higher rotational speeds. Our HF-Series intercoolers create the perfect balance between cooling performance and charge-pressure loss.
Suitable for: SEAT Leon I (1M1).
Manufacturer’s vehicle data
- HF-Series Ladeluftkühler Kit Seat Leon Cupra 1M 1.8T
Original product name by HG Motorsport (»z.B.« = e.g.). Please check model, year and engine of your vehicle before ordering; if in doubt, contact us and we will check for you.
Approval
This part comes with a German Teilegutachten (parts certificate); the document is included. In Germany the part must be entered in the vehicle registration after fitting.
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