FMIC: Universal or Forge?

[Damoegan]

Has anyone tryed retro fitting a seat sport FMIC on a mk3?

 

[acidstrato]

yeah it didnt work

 

[Mat]

its a good bit of kit tbh and my logs in my thread proof it..even running k03s and stage 2...

But il be running a gt2x on it so only time will tell tbh...If anyone ever does the uni fmic mod then id defo recommend upgrading the rest of the pipe work ect it really does help it out...

what do you mean by "rest of the pipework?"

i have a Forge TIP

 

[MIkey kc]

agreed with the pipe work i changed mine

 

[Damoegan]

yeah it didnt work

Why was that then?

 

[ChrisCurzon]

what do you mean by "rest of the pipework?"

i have a Forge TIP

Dannys got my old pipework, hes replaced all the standard pipes with silicone pipes from the intercooler to the turbo, hes also got rid of the standard plastic MAP sensor pipe for the Forge metal one. Made a difference on mine and i was running the Laguna intercooler

 

[acidstrato]

Why was that then?

pipework don't fit for one, also needs different brackets fabricated to hang it off the crash bar. its more hassle than a uni one thats for sure

however forge kit gets my vote...got mine 2 years ago and been happy with it since...nearly 1k??? get real it was just over half and i didnt have to mutilate my bumper one bit

not only that but i agree calling some people who get uni ones as 'cheap'. its no good wacking just a great big, grotty intercooler on and saying its fabtastic without replacing the pipe work. the plastic pipe that goes under the sub frame is probably just as much a bottleneck as the stock core. so cheap or thick

 

[DaNnY_LaD]

what do you mean by "rest of the pipework?"

i have a Forge TIP

as chris says mate upgrade it all to 63mm with a nice phatter forge map sensor pipe..it made a huge difference...Il be using it on my gt2x so only time will tell really

 

[MIkey kc]

pipework don't fit for one, also needs different brackets fabricated to hang it off the crash bar. its more hassle than a uni one thats for sure

however forge kit gets my vote...got mine 2 years ago and been happy with it since...nearly 1k??? get real it was just over half

sorry £754.69 plus postage! im now REAL!

 

[acidstrato]

sorry £754.69 plus postage! im now REAL!

knock 154.69 off and thats what i paid

 

[MIkey kc]

thats the price from forge, might do deals i surpose

 

[MIkey kc]

thats the price from forge, might do deals i surpose

plus if they fit it add an extra £110

 

[acidstrato]

never hurts too ask

cracking set of fellas too

 

[MIkey kc]

not saying there not a nice bunch of people or its a bad product but i dont no why people slag other products off

 

[Mat]

knock 154.69 off and thats what i paid

been told i can get it the same (£600), but I guess that you got it same way as a might be. Through a mate you know who works at a garage

£600 is still a lot

 

[DaNnY_LaD]

The pipe work i was on about...

 

[Robbie C]

Custom Forge ftw - best of both worlds imo - quality core with your own preferred setup without breaking the bank.

 

[acidstrato]

been told i can get it the same (£600), but I guess that you got it same way as a might be. Through a mate you know who works at a garage

£600 is still a lot

uhhh nope lol i just asked if i could get one at an old GB price (long after the GB) and the good fellas sorted me out, and i picked it up as i dont live to far away

i agree it is alot but you get what you pay for

even doing it on your own back with a universal its gonna set you back around £200 all in for a decent job

this topic has been discussed so many times before i'm surprised you posted matt...shame on you lol

 

[Mat]

ah right.

emailed em yesterday for a quote and option of a group buy. got a reply today. No upcomin group buys unfortunately, but got a nice quote i may accept after xmas

 

[jamiebennett81]

Forge all the way

after running it on my stg3 Ibiza, fantastic piece of kit, you get what you pay for, and nothing but quality when purchasing Forge kit