FMIC comparisons - King thread
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Lifer
i would ya as i have no use for it anymore.pm me an offer
i gotta think about it, as i not to sure if it will fit with the way i currently have things setup
Guye
Lifer
Yeah, you are right, Knaggs did go very easy on me with pricingtotal cost US$452.70...however, there is a slight issue which must be mentioned...lol
which 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
Most of my piping are mandrel bent aluminum, there is only one section that is crushed bent to towards the intake. I was told my performance will suffer greatly because of this, but as you and I have seen, that is rubbish. The clamps I got from knaggs as well, can't remember the price though. The hoses came from those SDRR bastards, and were quite costly tbh Add another $100usd to my final costs for fair comparison. Honestly, if I could have afforded a kit back then, I may have just gone that route, but I am happy with my FMIC settup so far. Remember, FMIC kits options for the ep82 weren't always plentiful for us, and they definately were not so competitively priced as you see today.newguye, u can't say that the crushed bend hurting ure performance is rubbish until u exchange it for a mandrel, you would be surprised, take it from me as i have gone thru a few setups, i too had knaggs run my IC piping with some crushes when i had on a CT9 for a bit more $$ than you however (you got a nice price)
crushed bends and mandrel bends are chalk and cheese
crushed bends and mandrel bends are chalk and cheese
Guye
Lifer
Agreed. Still, if all of my bends were crushed I am sure that would be the case. I used mandrel bend 2" aluminum piping for my setup. There is only one crushed bend at 30 degrees in the whole piping so I really don't think I am losing that much as apposed to the huge decrease I was told I would suffer by some
I could be wrong though...This is Dave Burwash's Autobahn replica kit on my SR. My dad made a bracket for the top so it fitted with the crash bar as i was not liking the idea of having it without.
It was fairly easy to do. The bottom brackets just needed bending a tiny bit. I'll have to get a picture of the top bracket. The only thing i would say that is a downside is that the silicone coupling comes off the pipe that is straight off the turbo. Dub Se7en gave me the idea of making the pipe rough with grit paper so it grips. It has worked perfectly.
Bourkey
It was fairly easy to do. The bottom brackets just needed bending a tiny bit. I'll have to get a picture of the top bracket. The only thing i would say that is a downside is that the silicone coupling comes off the pipe that is straight off the turbo. Dub Se7en gave me the idea of making the pipe rough with grit paper so it grips. It has worked perfectly.
Bourkey
dont_tell_him_pike
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Does anyone have a pic of the wepr FMIC with the bumper removed?
I'm trying to find a FMIC to fit in the condensor space in the front of a Sera, space is very tight and from the sounds of those core measurements it could well be ideal.
Does anyone know the total size?
I'm trying to find a FMIC to fit in the condensor space in the front of a Sera, space is very tight and from the sounds of those core measurements it could well be ideal.
Does anyone know the total size?
gorganl2000
Lifer
dont_tell_him_pike
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Doh! Dunno how I managed to miss that, only saw the blitz and the autobahn...
Still, looks perfect. Thanks!
Still, looks perfect. Thanks!
domglanzaturbo
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Intercoolers Which 1?????
Hey
Has anyone got a frount mounted HDI intercooler? If so are they any better than the greddy or blitz intercoolers?? As i am looking to get an intercooler soon just thought i would ask for advice lol?
Cheers
Dom
Hey
Has anyone got a frount mounted HDI intercooler? If so are they any better than the greddy or blitz intercoolers?? As i am looking to get an intercooler soon just thought i would ask for advice lol?
Cheers
Dom
Captain Starlet
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price wise the hdi is a very good intercooler. of course its not going to be better than blitz but still efficent enough.
not heard much bad about them to be honest.
not heard much bad about them to be honest.
Dane_Bristol
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Well sold 18 of the HDI kits to various members on this forum and i am sure everyone can tell you a good story about the performance and quality of the kits
HDI FMIC kits are top quality for the price range.
HDI FMIC kits are top quality for the price range.
Captain Starlet
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Dane_Bristol
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Yeah this is the only downfall the the HDI kits and its the cutting of the front bumper. Despite the large cooler people have not reported any issues relating to 'Lag' which goes to show how much research went into the kit as the cooler is very large indeed.
madman
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Ive experienced no lag what so ever.. Plus you need to be careful of the a/c piping rubbing the fmic piping which a few of us have experienced..