Front Mounted Intercoolers
14 February 2013, 11:52 PM
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When I bought the kit it came with a very nicely made cylinder take yo replace the larger plastic one, you can mount it pretty much anywhere you want within reason, when I fitted the inter cooler I didn't even know what it was for until the end and it became clear it replaced to old one, ill try and post done pics of it fitter to my car or if your on whatsapp ill send them to you now
15 February 2013, 12:01 AM
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Yeh i fitted it, I had to remove both headlights, front bumper, grill and slam panel, the slam panel got replaced with the braket that came with the kit then had to mark up and trim the bumper to allow the pipes to fit that took a few hours to get it right then put it all back together simples really
15 February 2013, 12:30 AM
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I've seen no change, I've also got a forge recirc valve so that keeps the system charged. I've also added a larger turbo, sti inlet manifold, pink injectors, walbro fuel pump, RCM headers, 3 inch zorst decat, filter and remap so all in all not much lag at all
15 February 2013, 12:44 AM
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Yeh i fitted it, I had to remove both headlights, front bumper, grill and slam panel, the slam panel got replaced with the braket that came with the kit then had to mark up and trim the bumper to allow the pipes to fit that took a few hours to get it right then put it all back together simples really
15 February 2013, 06:39 AM
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Cool, I was looking at running a Sc36 from scoobyclinic which I guess is a Td05 16g.
Dont want to push the Wrx engine too much, should be ok with 330-350.
Dont want to push the Wrx engine too much, should be ok with 330-350.
15 February 2013, 07:39 AM
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Sounds good, def not worth pushing the wrx too hard coz it'll just due horribly, but my turbo is rated to produce around 330-350 hp but if it goes a little higher I'm not going to stop it lol
15 February 2013, 08:40 AM
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I believe they are very similar apart from the vf23 spools a little quicker, tbh your not going to notice any difference, it does make a nice whining noise when spooling up which is very nice :-D
15 February 2013, 12:47 PM
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15 February 2013, 01:01 PM
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15 February 2013, 03:00 PM
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Is there really a £1000 difference in an Ebay FMIC compared to a Perrin in terms of performance.
I fancy a FMIC for my Blob which is running about 380 and can't afford or justify 1300 for a Perrin etc.
Who's got one of the Ebay coolers running over 400bhp?
I fancy a FMIC for my Blob which is running about 380 and can't afford or justify 1300 for a Perrin etc.
Who's got one of the Ebay coolers running over 400bhp?
15 February 2013, 03:52 PM
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im running 450/400 with a japspeed one i did originaly want a harvey one
but it seems great no issues
i asked a few people (mapper/mechanic/suppliers)about the difference between perrin and the cheaper alternatives but for my power they advised the japspeed would be well capable
16 February 2013, 05:49 PM
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I thought the bottle on the rad had to be replaced to allow for the FMIC pipe to fit beside it. Guess it doesn't then - Only so i know what to get in a kit!
Got it from here,
https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...1-bug-wrx.html
Didn't just make it up ;-)
Got it from here,
https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...1-bug-wrx.html
Didn't just make it up ;-)
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29 March 2013, 04:52 PM
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If you look at the battery in this picture you will notice the new alloy expansion bottle which replaces the larger plastic one as its too big to fit both the pipe work and bottle in the same place so smaller one is def needed.
