japspeed intercooler.... good or bad
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japspeed intercooler.... good or bad
i see japspeed are doing 25% off and wondering if anyone has tried there front mount intercoolers and are they any good as generally you get what you pay for so do they do what it says on the tin or should i avoid? says they will handle 600 bhp is this realistic? any comments appreciated
cheers, james.
cheers, james.
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you need to give us some info on your car because if i was to post a picture of the intercooler fitted to my car and you don't have the same year or model it can be misleading or result in you buying the wrong one, as for montioring air temps and comparison to a hybrid i cant help you on that although im sure sure many people have used both types and had good responses from both.
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I have a japspeed FMIC fitted. Pipe fitment is good, but not perfect. The drivers side pipe needed a bit more of the bumper trimming than I'd originally hoped and the DV flange is in an awkward space for larger DVs such as the turbosmart or GFB ranges. Temps are good, better than my oversized TMIC which was better than the standard WRX TMIC. In the summer I was seeing inlet temps of approx 20 degrees on a run.
As for fitment pics, I'll sort some out tonight when I get home, I can't find my project thread that showed the fitting.
As for fitment pics, I'll sort some out tonight when I get home, I can't find my project thread that showed the fitting.
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I once purchased a FMIC of ebay for £120 new & after installing, mapping etc the car felt very sluggish. Changed it to a Hybrid & made a huge difference in acceleration.
The Japspeed is up for a good price & if the reviews come back good i will happily purchase one.
Any info on PSI drop & temps would be great.
The Japspeed is up for a good price & if the reviews come back good i will happily purchase one.
Any info on PSI drop & temps would be great.
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They were featured in a magazine recently, they fitted one to a Hawkeye and it gained about 14bhp without a map so they sound ok. I wish I had got one instead of my HDi one which was a bitch to fit.
I will see if I can find the article.
I will see if I can find the article.
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you need to give us some info on your car because if i was to post a picture of the intercooler fitted to my car and you don't have the same year or model it can be misleading or result in you buying the wrong one, as for montioring air temps and comparison to a hybrid i cant help you on that although im sure sure many people have used both types and had good responses from both.
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Can't remember who, I think it was Dynamix, commented on the Hybrid and Japspeed FMICs. IIRC his assessment was that the Hybrid core was better, but the Japspeed pipe run was superior, and the core was still good for 400bhp on the Japspeed model so it depends what you are after. I've seen the Hybrid pipe run and there's a pipe that runs under the engine which can catch on speed bumps etc, especially on lowered cars.
Here's my pics
Here's my pics
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The only other thing with the Japspeed FMIC is you need to remove the foglights to run the pipework, and cut away foglight housing.
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Others are the like of Hyperflow or Perrin, but these are then up in the £700+ mark iirc.
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I recently bought a second hand APS DR525 FMIC and looking at the fitting instructions and the quality of the kits, it looks like it'll fit like a dream.
But as has already been said it's the price which is a killer on the APS and Perrin FMIC's, luckily I picked mine up at a price too good to miss.
But as has already been said it's the price which is a killer on the APS and Perrin FMIC's, luckily I picked mine up at a price too good to miss.