STi8 TMIC splitting?
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STi8 TMIC splitting?
I've read about STi8 TMICs opening up between cooler and ends at higher pressures.
Is this common? Anyone had this happen to their car?
Can they leak without the crimping being visibly distored?
There is an worrying hissing when I'm on high (above 1 bar) boost...
Is this common? Anyone had this happen to their car?
Can they leak without the crimping being visibly distored?
There is an worrying hissing when I'm on high (above 1 bar) boost...
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I'm sticking with the TMIC, lot's of cars have and are being run with 330 up to 400 hp with TMIC, and I'm not doing any dragracing.
But it's the issue with the ic splitting up at down to 1,5 bar, and I'm running 1,4 normally and sometimes it spikes :-/
But it's the issue with the ic splitting up at down to 1,5 bar, and I'm running 1,4 normally and sometimes it spikes :-/
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Got the welded IC back and mounted it yesterday. No more hissing sound when I'm on high boost
I contacted a local metal workshop and he gave a ridiculously low offer, so I ripped out my IC and cut off all (abt 150 pcs) clamp lips and drove over.
The gasket was uneven, I suppose since I had the BOV flange welded. There's no way the ic could have been airtight!
Of course he had underestimated how much had to be welded, but still did everything for abt 40£
The tricky parts are along the intake flange and on the sides where there are lips holding the side panels, on the sides the welder have to melt down a lot of material.
Dirty where the gasket sat, but not so difficult to clean when the ends are off
The mechanic said cast alu is usually contaminated, hence the coarse welding. I don't care
I contacted a local metal workshop and he gave a ridiculously low offer, so I ripped out my IC and cut off all (abt 150 pcs) clamp lips and drove over.
The gasket was uneven, I suppose since I had the BOV flange welded. There's no way the ic could have been airtight!
Of course he had underestimated how much had to be welded, but still did everything for abt 40£
The tricky parts are along the intake flange and on the sides where there are lips holding the side panels, on the sides the welder have to melt down a lot of material.
Dirty where the gasket sat, but not so difficult to clean when the ends are off
The mechanic said cast alu is usually contaminated, hence the coarse welding. I don't care
Last edited by Adam K; 28 February 2009 at 09:22 AM.
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