Would I benefit from a FMIC?
 

As title, would i benefit from upgrading to a FMIC?

My cars current spec is:

my98 uk
vf28 turbo
full exhaust/headers
440 injectors
apexi ecu
sti4 TMIC

Thanks

yes you will benefit with cooler charge temps, but at that spec its not required outright. you are only running a turbo thats o.e on jap sti's, P1 etc. upgrade to sti5/6 TMIC would be nice though.

IIRC the my98 i/c is the same as the sti 4,5 & 6 just painted black.

5+6 are slightly different. The DV mount is the most obvious, but I have been told by a reputable mapper that the STI4's TMIC is s**t!!!. The V5 and 6 have a different core to the 4.

I was thinking of upgrading the turbo at some point, but wanted to sort out cooling before i go further. And if i was to gain improvements on current setup, then its a bonus.

Agreed that STi4 TMIC is no better than UK97/98 and that MY99/00 or V5/6 is a little better.

If you are thinking of going for a bigger turbo at some point then I would go for the FMIC, if not then a STi 7 or 8 top mount should allow some more power to be made once remapped.

Andrew...

wise words indeed . in the last few months i have gone from o.e P1/V5 cooler, to a V8 TMIC (not quite up to my requirements), to a hybrid FMIC (working very well indeed) I am monitoring charge temps and there is a big diff between V8 and hybrid.

if you think in the future you may be looking for 350bhp just put a FMIC on and save yourself money and time.

Thanks

Is the sti4 better than the early little slanty one?

yeah man, my friend has 95 wrx, standard ic isnt great at all, a lot smaller than my sti's v4 too

I will be selling my HYBRID front mount soonish....:thumb: if intrested

Maybe:) PM me with price, details etc.