i just bought a fmic for my new age from ebay. my question is are they easy to fit for a novice, ie me!. the car is off the road for the winter so i am in no rush. i seen some instructions on the net, the hardest part seems to be taking off the bumper. can it be done with the car on the floor or will it need jacking up?. sorry if this seems a numpty question

 

prob better car jacked up but saying from ebay. is it 1 of these that go for like 179.99 or somethin. ive heard these arent very good for quality an lining up pipes etc is a bitc. u will have to cut bumper with a dremel of some sort

 

no its not one of those cheap ones. its new in the box its a gc8 what ever that means. i seen them for sale on some websites for around £300 i paid £175. i was only looking at them for something to do and couldnt resist as it seemed a bargain

 

lol it might cost u more once fitted as it might not run right. although i do like the look of a fmic i think u will need a remap once fitted. u have pics of it or what its called?

 

yea will get a remap, as the car is off the road till april i want to save some dosh during that time for prob full decat as well, then will only have to get one remap. not got any pics

 

What year is your car ?

As said, some of these ebay kits are worse than the tmic you are replacing..

 

its a 04 reg sti. will try and get some pics up

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

if i done this right this is the link to some pics which was on ebay

 

GC8 is a classic Impreza, which is what that kit looks like it's for.

 

If the core size is correct, it looks like it is for a classic.

Your existing TMIC is good for 400+ bhp

 

Pictures are from different kits by the looks of it.

 

I rolled the dice with a cheap ebay fmic, it never made it on to my car, the quality was shocking! The pipes looked like they had been welded by chimps. If you are in no hurry, i would send that back, save an extra bit of cash and order the correct fitment HYBRID. Just an idea..........

 

Love the signature ^

 

I believe its true

 

Selling it straight back on to someone else - save your money your existing top mount is better than that even if it did fit (which it is unlikely to)

 

just gave the ebay guy the good news. will send it back and get a proper one. how much will they cost for my 04 reg sti ??. all the adds i see are for classics. my car is running 373bhp now thats why i wanted a fmic

 

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can someone tell me if this fmic is for a newage or a classic. the link is on this thread

 

Gc8 means classic mate.

 

nice 1, i got the wrong 1 then!!. never going to buy something i no nothing about from a man who knows nothing of what he is selling.will give harvey a call seems to be my best bet. what a numpty

 

Could've been worse, you could have been pulling your hair out trying to fit it!

 

would love to do that. it fell out in 1989 lol

 

 

For a fact the kit you have is for a GC8. You need a GDB kit.