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Old 12 January 2007, 04:10 PM
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Hello I want to fit a FMIC to my classic 95 m reg which one is best and has anybody got the FMIC flat4online is it any good? Will a FMIC give me any more BHP?
Old 12 January 2007, 04:15 PM
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hi m8 do a search i think you will find there are plenty before who have asked the same question! i have a hks fmic but i dropped lucky got it off a bloke s/h best fit i have seen todate with hardly any modifying however there are plenty of alternatives available, bit of a 1001 q this one
but i feel it works best for modded engines in the longterm
Old 12 January 2007, 04:20 PM
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I have a MY00 classic and have the flat4online intercooler and it does what it says on the tin. My car with supporting mods is 360bhp and the intercooler has been mapped in.
Old 12 January 2007, 04:25 PM
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mapped in? sorry a bit new to this I have a wrx 280bhp with a hks induction filter hks exhaust and a hks ssqv dont no what bhp it is now but what is mapped in all about pls
Old 12 January 2007, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by classicwrx
mapped in? sorry a bit new to this I have a wrx 280bhp with a hks induction filter hks exhaust and a hks ssqv dont no what bhp it is now but what is mapped in all about pls
You will need to get your ECU remapped or in your case a remapped chip put it if you fit a FMIC

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Old 12 January 2007, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Damocell
You will need to get your ECU remapped or in your case a remapped chip put it if you fit a FMIC

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You don't HAVE to though. I've got an FMIC on mine, similar age car with no remap or chip.
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Originally Posted by mickywrx
You don't HAVE to though. I've got an FMIC on mine, similar age car with no remap or chip.
Of coarse you don't have to but it is recommended, as it adds a good few foot that the air has to travel.

Maybe I should of phrased it better. To be safe it is better to get it remapped.

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Old 12 January 2007, 06:21 PM
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Wasn't trying to pick faults or anything mate I will probably at some point get an Apexi or similar. Just not yet

I heard a rumour a little while back that ScoobyClinic had cracked the early ECU's and could therefore remap them. I'm not sure how true that info is though.
Old 12 January 2007, 06:43 PM
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Yeah just been on their site looks like you can, they even have a price on there for doing it in the ECU Mapping section

So much cheaper than Ecutek!

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Might be worth a thought I'll have a look on the SC site.
Old 12 January 2007, 07:25 PM
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Just had a look. It seems that they remap the ScoobyECU chip going off the wording.
Old 12 January 2007, 07:28 PM
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you'll need a dump valve to fit a v4 , 97-98 for your front

i do believe there's a baileys vta venturi going in the general for sale section for peanuts

my fmic is an autobahn88 , cheap but good quality.
Old 12 January 2007, 07:44 PM
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so were is the best place to buy a new chip for a classic wrx on a M plate I have been told of a bloke who makes a chip on e-bay?
Old 12 January 2007, 09:06 PM
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Steer well clear of any so called performance chips on E-Bay...
Save the pennies and get yourself either an Apexi Power FC or the new Simtek Ecu and get it mapped by someone who knows what they are doing...
Paul @ Zen performance is your man in your area....
Old 12 January 2007, 09:21 PM
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Old 12 January 2007, 11:11 PM
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you'll need a dump valve to fit a v4 , 97-98 for your front
why??? mine runs perfectly well if not better without a dumpvalve at all assuming the turbo isnt a VF range of course
Old 13 January 2007, 12:55 AM
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sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i'm trying to sell 1 lol

vf range ? wasss dat
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ooooops sorry
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