BMW Charge Air Cooler Manifold (Billet Aluminum Finish) - CSF Racing 8300

With the Gen 1 B58-powered BMWs getting a little bit older, more tuners and enthusiasts are picking them for competition. This has greatly increased the demand for more motorsports-grade products for more power and reliability. Many vehicles are pushing well over 600 horsepower and need additional fuel and cooling to reach their power goals. The CSF “Super Manifold” is the all-in-one solution for proven performance and the largest feature set in the industry.

The OEM charge-air-cooler manifold for the B58 engine is adequate in cars with little or no modifications. However, it starts to really its weaknesses in cars that have bolt-on modifications, turbo upgrades, increased fueling (such as port injection), and performance tuning. In addition, the OEM intercooler system has been known to suffer from heat soak in demanding racing conditions such as time attack, endurance racing, drag racing, and drifting, as well as spirited driving on the street. This can cause the car to pull timing out of the engine due to high intake air temperatures (IATs). This can send the car into “limp mode” once temperatures reach a certain threshold. In high-boost applications, the OEM manifold is also prone to failing at the crimp on gasket joining of the core and tanks.