Opinions please, Front mount on newage
Originally Posted by Mark A
Lag with a front mount!!! are you sure. I think you'd find it hard to notice any difference.
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Have you got any under bonet pics of the intercooler fitted?
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That looks really well fitted top bit of kit the aps ones also a hell ofa lot of money compared to the hybrid ones
Have you got any under bonet pics of the intercooler fitted?
WRX Rich
That looks really well fitted top bit of kit the aps ones also a hell ofa lot of money compared to the hybrid ones
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Originally Posted by cookstar
New Age FMIC is complete with cold air kit.
You would need the filter to go on the end of the CAK. K+N about £40 max. or Apexi £25 Also a dump valve as your existing flanged DV needs a flange adaptor or STi3/4 type. Fitting a smaller battery makes installation easier. ie. Same amp/hr battery but smaller housing. Cost is about £35.
Kit is £400 delivered, it all fits well, looks really smart.
You will need a remap after fitting the FMIC.
That sounds like a mighty fine price for a top bit of kit.
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Originally Posted by harvey
Would that "appear" to look lower in a bugeye front, not sure how different the gaps in the bumpers are, if at all?
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From: Behind the wheel of a Time Attack R33 GTR
Originally Posted by harvey
Have you come across a properly engineered solution to that issue?
pic of the way mine sits compared to the one you posted...
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From: Near a V-Power petrol station or A&B roads
Originally Posted by lunar tick
I'm sure this has helped me to achieve 350bhp on a standard VF35 turbo 
Note at Powerstation they couldn't believe how good the car was breathing, etc. What do I have?
1) Brought car 18 months ago with PPP (so upgrade fuel pump)
2) Got 3" full decat Miltek - Done at Powerstation
3) APS Top mount I/C - Done at WRC
4) APS cold airfeed - WRC
5) Changed the I/C spray to automatic using Turbobits
6) Remapped by Powerstation (best map I've had). Peaks below 1.4bar also fixed boost creep by slightly tweaking the wastegate
7) Handling stage two at Powerstation
8) Upgraded to AP 6 pot brakes, 355 disc, braided hoses and 2500 disc pads - fitted by Scoobyclinic (but won and new off ebay)
9) Cold Air duct to induction kit (scoobyclinic)
I will be doing my own mapping from now on (just completing some training) have worked for some of the major car manufacturers, am an IT consultant so fine with a PC and will save myself a few bob in the future.
So I would stay with the Top mount for now and upgrade elsewhere. Mines a UK STI MY53
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Originally Posted by WRX_Rich
every hybrid version i have seen looks just like Nelis
After owning a APS top mount i would never go that directon again
After owning a APS top mount i would never go that directon again
Originally Posted by reano
I'm running a healthy 355bhp on an APS top mount!! While at Powerstation they saw peaks over 360bhp but we pulled it back as it was peaking at 1.43 bar.
Note at Powerstation they couldn't believe how good the car was breathing, etc. What do I have?
1) Brought car 18 months ago with PPP (so upgrade fuel pump)
2) Got 3" full decat Miltek - Done at Powerstation
3) APS Top mount I/C - Done at WRC
4) APS cold airfeed - WRC
5) Changed the I/C spray to automatic using Turbobits
6) Remapped by Powerstation (best map I've had). Peaks below 1.4bar also fixed boost creep by slightly tweaking the wastegate
7) Handling stage two at Powerstation
8) Upgraded to AP 6 pot brakes, 355 disc, braided hoses and 2500 disc pads - fitted by Scoobyclinic (but won and new off ebay)
9) Cold Air duct to induction kit (scoobyclinic)
I will be doing my own mapping from now on (just completing some training) have worked for some of the major car manufacturers, am an IT consultant so fine with a PC and will save myself a few bob in the future.
So I would stay with the Top mount for now and upgrade elsewhere. Mines a UK STI MY53
Note at Powerstation they couldn't believe how good the car was breathing, etc. What do I have?
1) Brought car 18 months ago with PPP (so upgrade fuel pump)
2) Got 3" full decat Miltek - Done at Powerstation
3) APS Top mount I/C - Done at WRC
4) APS cold airfeed - WRC
5) Changed the I/C spray to automatic using Turbobits
6) Remapped by Powerstation (best map I've had). Peaks below 1.4bar also fixed boost creep by slightly tweaking the wastegate
7) Handling stage two at Powerstation
8) Upgraded to AP 6 pot brakes, 355 disc, braided hoses and 2500 disc pads - fitted by Scoobyclinic (but won and new off ebay)
9) Cold Air duct to induction kit (scoobyclinic)
I will be doing my own mapping from now on (just completing some training) have worked for some of the major car manufacturers, am an IT consultant so fine with a PC and will save myself a few bob in the future.
So I would stay with the Top mount for now and upgrade elsewhere. Mines a UK STI MY53
However, I'm also running a sports cat to keep things legal. Also this for me is stage one with a bigger turbo going on next year Also, it's worth noting the differences in charge temp between FMIC and topmount once you've been stood in traffic for a while or under long duration wide open throttle Wish you luck in your mapping venture. I'll be staying with Bob Rawle though who has made the car absolutely fantastic to drive
Originally Posted by reano
Hey WRX_Rich explain i've had mine for maybe a year now and no complaints. WHat problems did you get?
it did look nice but as a performance mod I wish i stuck to a STI Top mount - forget that i wish i just went strieght to the APS FMIC
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Have fitted one of the Hybrids too....Very nice quality , and is pulling 358/335 on a 2004 UK WRX with a VF34...
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From: S E London........ 555 Wagon Sqn
Originally Posted by lunar tick
This is the hybrid front mount on mine. I've also fitted some open weave stainless steel mesh to keep out bigger stones etc while maintaining maximum cooling. It is slightly more laggy, but the differences are small. More importantly, once the car's moving, I've yet to see the charge intake temp rise more than 5C above ambient no matter how hard it's driven. I'm sure this has helped me to achieve 350bhp on a standard VF35 turbo
hmmm got me thinking now
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Originally Posted by Neilo
looks like you need to have a JDM bumper beam to fit it like that though, otherwise it will look like mine...
Does that mean swopping the bumper also, or just the beam, surely thats not a huge job