custom fmic

[karl.w]

just bought a fmic of ebay. i know its going to be a hard job fitting it. but got some machines in work that can do the pipe bending for me. just wanted to know what is the best way to run the pipes AM way or the FORGE way. anybody done universal fmic susesfully or am i wasting my time trying. looks a bit like a evo intercooler what do you think.

 

[RickC]

do you have any pics? ive just done mine to an LCR though, may be able to help.

 

[cu51pra]

flashbsd has just fitted a laguna intercooler to his ibiza and will be helping me fit mine

 

[ForgeMotorsport]

we can help with alloy straight joiners and silicon reducers , elbows etc
http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/content.asp?inc=product&catalog=siliconhoses

http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/content.asp?inc=product&catalog=0024

 

[flashbsd]

also see www.merlinmotorsport.com and www.rallydesign.co.uk i found them to be cheapest. Got my hoses from www.sfsperformance.co.uk, more generous on the lengths allowing you to cut as required.

my custom FMIC here: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=85160

Saved myself roughly £500 quid

 

[JKing]

I'm interested in giving this a go so post pics of your progress mate and lets us know how u get on.

 

[karl.w]

also see merlinmotorsport.com and rallydesign.co.uk i found them to be cheapest

my custom FMIC here: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=85160

Saved myself roughly £500 quid

i was looking at your custom intercooler looks like a good job.
i think that is the way that i will run the pipes and connect them up to the stock piping. only thing is that my fmic the inlet and outlet are on the sides and im not to sure if i will have the room at the inlet side to fit a 180o bend. as the rad sits at an angle.

can the rad be moved back any?

 

[BHP Addict]

be doing mine soon.
either going to speak to a friend to price one or pick from ebay.

Just to let you all know Ultimate Velocity sell this one for £149 and can fabricate your pipework if you take your car too.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8049938288&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

 

[PhilW]

I'm more interested in seein the 'custom' ones cope with higher boost.

 

[Martyn]

1.5psi pressure drop on that ebay one :O

 

[karl.w]

anybody no how much pressure drop ther is in the standard intercooler.

would a fmic not be an improvement over the stock intercooler due to the size of the stock 1. pushing 20psi through such a small intercooler couldnt be good for pressure drop either.

 

[The_one]

be doing mine soon.
either going to speak to a friend to price one or pick from ebay.

Just to let you all know Ultimate Velocity sell this one for £149 and can fabricate your pipework if you take your car too.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8049938288&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

That looks a good buy. Probably need some reducers tho to take the inlet and outlet down to 2.5" but that isnt a problem

 

[The_one]

anybody no how much pressure drop ther is in the standard intercooler.

would a fmic not be an improvement over the stock intercooler due to the size of the stock 1. pushing 20psi through such a small intercooler couldnt be good for pressure drop either.

The pressure drop will be componsated by the fact your inlet temps are going to be a lot lower so your power should last longer across the rev range??

 

[flashbsd]

didnt notice any on the laguna one, low temps too.

 

[BHP Addict]

Yeah I will be running the 2.5 inch pipework.
Just need to get money together and time and a lil know how as mines an LCR.

 

[PhilW]

didnt notice any on the laguna one, low temps too.

Will be interesting to see what it copes like on ~22psi tho. If its hardly anything your onto a winner!

 

[The_one]

What laguna is the intercooler off and any idea what boost the laguna runs using it??

 

[flashbsd]

Will be interesting to see what it copes like on ~22psi tho. If its hardly anything your onto a winner!

beezaboy ran jbs04 on it happily with 23psi, as im not going revo i doubt ill be on 22psi, 14psi was enough at the weekend! boost controller will prob be set at 1.5bar max. temps were 29/30 degrees at redline with 1 bar, 16oC outside temp

i shall dismiss yet another myth once its mapped

the lagune was a DCi so i doubt it was high pressure, but most intercoolers can take a fair amoutn of pressure, OE or after market. If your unsure spend 600 quid

 

[The_one]

is a dci a diesel?? because if so diesels tend to run a lot of boost, certainly more than a normal turbo petrol

 

[flashbsd]

yep its a derv thats good to know.