ER Competition Series Front Mount Intercooler for 2009+ E89 BMW Z4 sDrive35i

BMW Performance Parts: ER Competition Series Front Mount Intercooler for 2009+ E89 BMW Z4 sDrive35i (BM-FMIC005)

Product Features & Benefits

• Large 20"x5.5"x6" (26.5"x5.5"x6" with end tanks) High Density Bar & Plate Construction Intercooler Core
• Cast end tanks for improved durability and internal flow characteristics.
• Mirror polished finish on intercooler assembly and piping.
• Optional Type III Hard Black Anodizing (for stealth) finish on intercooler, end tanks and all piping.  Hard anodizing helps   improve durability of intercooler fins against damage from road debris (rocks).
• Complete all aluminum intercooler piping, replaces all OEM rubber hoses with hard piping for improved throttle response and faster boost spool up.
• Impoved intercooler inlet and outlet pipes for better flow characteristics.
• Intercooler piping features beaded ends, silicone "hump" hoses and T-bolt clamps to prevent intercooler piping from coming off from boost.
• Maintains ALL factory components.
• Includes all hardware needed to install.
• Developed under the harsh conditions of racing on our 135i Race Car (same engine as Z4).
• Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Additional Details

The heart of the ER Competition FMIC is the massive 20"x5.5"x6" (26.5"x5.5"x3" with end tanks) high density bar and plate intercooler core. It features 660 cubic inches of very efficient high density bar  & plate core (35% larger) versus the factory 425 cubic inches of less efficient tube & fin core.  Through extensive testing of different types of intercooler cores (tube & fin, bar & plate) ER found that the high density bar and plate core to be the most efficient. Independent testing (all data & dynos shown below have been independently conducted by our customers) has shown that our FMIC is so efficient in cooling that it has cooled intake air temperatures (IAT) to almost ambient (outside) temperatures. Heatsoaking is not an issue at all as shown by consistency of the IAT staying in the same temperature range throughout the WHOLE RPM powerband. Also our FMIC recovers so fast after a full throttle pull that once you shift, it recovers completely.

ER's Competition FMIC is offered in 2 different packages: Basic and Standard Kits.

The Basic Kit consists of the intercooler assembly.  This replaces the factory intercooler.

The Standard Kit consists of everything included in the Basic Kit but adds the Charge Pipe Kit. Increase throttle response as well as decrease turbo lag are the benefits of the new Charge Pipe Kit.  Ease of installing methanol injection kits or a boost pressure source are an added benefit.  Discounted as a bundle.  For more information about the Charge Pipe Kit, click here.