FMIC vs TMIC

[Outkast]

SU and I were able to work through a viable compromise. I am going with the ETS TMIC in a polished finish. The unit should arrive later in the week. According to ETS there should be a gain of 20 horses.

Right now I have SU Boost Tubes, a Turbosmart BPV, COBB SRI, COBB Turbo Inlet Tube, SURE RMM, SU Test Pipe and SU recirculation tube. Near future mod will be an exhaust and either DH or AP.

Is there anything else I should consider at this time with this current setup? Is there anything I should be cautious of with this setup?

 

[MSMS3]

According to ETS there should be a gain of 20 horses.

I hope you understand that you do not get horsepower gains with an intercooler, either FMIC or TMIC. A better intercooler will only help to prevent losses from the power you already have. Under hard driving conditions, your boost air temps (BATs) will begin to climb. The stock IC actually does a pretty good job until it is pushed too hard and can no longer provide enough heat exchange capability to keep BATs down. At that point you begin to lose power. A larger but properly sized core on a TMIC will allow you more cooling capacity and will keep BAT's down under more extreme driving condtions.

But, if your engine, hypothetically, is producing, say 280 whp at say 80 degrees F. ambient temperature if dynoed right after warmup, it is not going to ever produce more than 280 whp at 80 degrees F. ambient no matter what intercooler you are using.

 

[meicalnissyen]

I hope you understand that you do not get horsepower gains with an intercooler, either FMIC or TMIC. A better intercooler will only help to prevent losses from the power you already have. Under hard driving conditions, your boost air temps (BATs) will begin to climb. The stock IC actually does a pretty good job until it is pushed too hard and can no longer provide enough heat exchange capability to keep BATs down. At that point you begin to lose power. A larger but properly sized core on a TMIC will allow you more cooling capacity and will keep BAT's down under more extreme driving condtions.

But, if your engine, hypothetically, is producing, say 280 whp at say 80 degrees F. ambient temperature if dynoed right after warmup, it is not going to ever produce more than 280 whp at 80 degrees F. ambient no matter what intercooler you are using.[/QUOTE

Yup,
But didnt someone find some flow restriction in the cold pipe, and hogged it out ?

 

[SubieKiller3]

for dd i would say f<t

i have been dickin arond with my laic for a year, learned alot, and it it very consistent, has zero pd, etc

that said i have spent the cost of a ets, lost reliability, gained off the line boost

i dunno, at the end of the day, a good tmic is likely best

If by "pd" your talking about "pressure drop", then with the right fmic kit with a short piping rout, you should get no pressure drop. Seeing that u live in FL, u would definately benefit from using a fmic pretty much all year round. Then when it comes time to get tuned or even just strap it up to the dyno, your gonna see a huge difference... trust me.

 

[08cosmic3]

But a FMIC looks plain badass.

 

[SubieKiller3]

^^^ sure does!