FMIC comparisons - King thread
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sx_turbo
Lifer
the cooler is the same as the autobahn one.
but imo, the piping is not as good, and you will need to find what diameter the dv outlet on it is as it is a different size to standard, and it will not fit with the standard air box in place, and it comes with rubbish hose clips.
but it is a good price, and the cooler core is good qaulity
Kelly
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JasonGlanza
Lifer
Is it possible to find the Greddy FMIC piping only? as i have the intercooler already. Or if someone on here have such kit for sale would be welcome! Thnks in advance for your help
gorganl2000
Lifer
i have never heard about greddy selling thier piping seperate,,,but see what the others say
from the kits on here...i only know wepr to sell piping seperately
JasonGlanza
Lifer
Im asking just in case someone is selling his/her, otherwise i will make them custom made from s/s and take the possible shortest way available! Thnks alot any info appreciated, waiting....
bigdoods
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iv modified my piping to fit td04 but it came standard as if they used the pipe coming off the tmic upside down.it was straight down to the intercooler.there was no turns or anything in it up towards the bonnet etc like the autobahn one.
gorganl2000
Lifer
trying to understand this......so u mean that u had the ct9 turbo compressor housing rotated downwards to meet the JAM piping?...as i know some people do this to save piping length
Guye
Lifer
Good thread! Another FMIC option I haven't seen metioned yet is making your own kit. There are plenty of cores available out there. I couldn't afford a ready done "kit" at the time, so what I did was to research different IC cores and their ratings (supported power, pressure drop etc). This took a while since there are many poor quality cores out there to be sifted through. The core I settled on was 22"x9"x3" (measurements were taken to make sure it would fit), and it must have finned inner cores (if you understand what I mean) since some cores were just open passages, with no internal fins to aid with the heat dissipation. After the core arrived, it was off to a machinist/exhaust fabricator to get the custom piping done and FMIC fitted. The results...
The core actually fitted behind the stock bumper with no trimming, but there is no point in having cooling surface area covered, so I cut it all out. Total costs IC Core= $252.70usd, pipe fabrication and fitting=$200usd. Not many would go though all that trouble but it was definately the best option for me at the time. It works well also, but I don't have any other kits to compare it to.
The core actually fitted behind the stock bumper with no trimming, but there is no point in having cooling surface area covered, so I cut it all out. Total costs IC Core= $252.70usd, pipe fabrication and fitting=$200usd. Not many would go though all that trouble but it was definately the best option for me at the time. It works well also, but I don't have any other kits to compare it to.
JasonGlanza
Lifer
Anybody knows what size of piping the Greddy universal intercooler has? mine is 600 x 194 x 70! I found both 50mm and 60mm piping and mine the outlet/inlet diameter from outside is 60mm and from the inside 50mm! So what size is needed for the piping? are 50mm gd if i use silicone reducers from 60mm to 50mm?
Did not think of trying to loosen the air con rad. I had the radiator out as tried first time with it in and no hope of getting it fitted.
Gorgan, yeah also did not think of trying to rotae the housing, if i bring it up a little it may work. Am i likely to be able to move it in situ or will the turbo need taking off to get to the pesky circlip? It has a lock pin inside doesnt it if i recall right? I will try loosening the air con first before having it modified.
bigdoods
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no the ct9 was in the standard position.just this pipe was used to point it down...it looks to be the one that was used for the tmic just customised in japan perhaps
bigdoods
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heres the pictures of the jam fmic with bumper on it and the piping route for sx turbo
gorganl2000
Lifer
total cost US$452.70...however, there is a slight issue which must be mentioned...lol
......most locals would not get that excellent price of US$200 for the same job as u did......when i inquired....i was told it would cost roughly around US$350/400 to do the exact same thing u did---at the same establishment---i also think one or two others have paid the price i listed to have others set up alsowhich moves the total cost now to US$652.70......which is very close to wepr's kit...
and by the way newguye...did your price include buying hoses and clamps??...or was that an additional cost u had to pay?
if i could get the price u got...then it might be worth it for sure
PS- those are crushed bent pipes which were used...which also needs to be considered, against mandrel bends...which at our power levels i'm not too sure makes a huge difference, but i know some people swear by mandrel bends
gorganl2000
Lifer
yeah...the stock ct9 has a pin on the inside of the compressor housing...that would make it very difficult to rotate----u may have to remove it...however i notice that several ct9 seem to rotate anyway when a little pressure is applied....try and see first, if not, then remove the pin if u need to do it
gorganl2000
Lifer
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i like how nicely the bumper is trimmed
at the edges to accomodate the hose connections WITHOUT taking out all the mid section----as i was trying to explain before, this should be an option available to the buyer of a kit...and kits that require masssive trimming/cutting i beleive should clearly state it...but that's just my opiniongorganl2000
Lifer
when u saw it...i was saying the same thing........but then i put it into perspective....and its not too bad at all in the scheme of things on a ct9 set up...as i still has some curvature and is not just tacked on bluntly