Citroen DS3 1.6 THP156 – Cupra intercooler upgrade
Many many years ago we had a silly idea: to fit the Seat Ibiza Cupra front mount intercooler on the Peugeot 207 and the Citroen DS3. 15 year later, it still is the most popular choice between owners for upgrading the intercooler.
The Seat Ibiza Cupra intercooler is a great option for an upgrade over the stock one for any THP150/156/165/175/200 engine. With almost 2.5 times the volume of the stock intercooler, it can support horsepower levels up to 400hp without problems. Until model year 2010 this part was produced by JDeus under an exclusive contract for Seat Sport. Thankfully, after the Ibiza stopped being produced, the contract expired. Today it is sold openly as a spare part from JDeus. And if you look at the side cell covers, the SeatSport logo is ground off. In terms of size, this is the largest available and most reasonably priced option for a front mount intercooler on this platform.
Installation on the Citroen DS3
This intercooler requires a piping kit so that it can be connected to the turbo and to the stock boost pipe. There are many ways to make these pipes, the easiest of which is through buying a kit. The pipe kit in the photos was produced by Gialatzis Exhaust in Thessaloniki. Several modifications need to be done to the crashbar because of the very limited space in front of the radiator and the units thickness. As is visible in the pictures, a bit of the plastic radiator front frame needs to be removed so that the boost pipes can go through without problems.
JDEUS – http://www.jdeus.com
Many thanks to Serraios for the installation walk-through 😉 !
