cobb fmic

[SPEEDYHANS]

n-e-one has the cobb fmic on there ms3 plz post some pic i want to see how it look

 

[rmcat]

 

[SPEEDYHANS]

men that thing looks good

 

[J-Villa]

I love the way they put the intake up where the old TMIC was to still utilize the little scoops in the hood.

Too bad the money tree went extinct with the Do-Do's.

 

[SPEEDYHANS]

did u take out the plastic hood duck after u mounte ur fmic

 

[viper117630]

yeah, what happens to the air ducting once the TMIC isnt there?

 

[jam_asian85]

you leave it so it still brings air for the battery

 

[SPEEDYHANS]

o ok that a good idea

ps yo when are u comeing out to the u gas

 

[08.5MS3]

I love the way they put the intake up where the old TMIC was to still utilize the little scoops in the hood.

Too bad the money tree went extinct with the Do-Do's.

I think you're talking about the Corksport one...

 

[Renzokuken]

I think you're talking about the Corksport one...

+1 I read the post and I was like HUH?

 

[SubieKiller3]

whats the performance difference like with the front mount? with or with out tuning? any turbo lag? i would think there would be little turbo lag with no tuning considering this car lacks top end power. details please!

 

[J-Villa]

People get this strange idea that a turbo will lag more with more piping. There are kits that put the turbo all the way back with the mufflers pretty much with little to no lag. The front mount intercooler helps cool the charge more since it's not sitting in the engine bay, and also isn't prone to heat soak as easily. If your lost... search.

 

[SubieKiller3]

People get this strange idea that a turbo will lag more with more piping. There are kits that put the turbo all the way back with the mufflers pretty much with little to no lag. The front mount intercooler helps cool the charge more since it's not sitting in the engine bay, and also isn't prone to heat soak as easily. If your lost... search.

thought it was a pretty simple question and i dont have the time to sit here and seach all through the forum. just want to know if this fmic is really worth the $1,000. thinking about what all id like to do to my car one day when i have some extra cash to play around with. right now i cant even afford shifter bushings!

 

[ALIEN3T]

$1000 IS ALOT. Kits can be had for almost half that.

 

[Nismothecat]

People get this strange idea that a turbo will lag more with more piping. There are kits that put the turbo all the way back with the mufflers pretty much with little to no lag. The front mount intercooler helps cool the charge more since it's not sitting in the engine bay, and also isn't prone to heat soak as easily. If your lost... search.

this is off Cobb's website.


One of the more common issues with a front mount intercooler is turbo lag. Our testing shows our core Inlet pressure
at an average of 15.45 psi and the Outlet pressure at an average of 14.8 psi. That results in an averaged pressure drop of
only 0.65 psi, which in turn produces little to no turbo lag at all! We also tested the cooling capacity of our core. With an
ambient temperature of 91 degrees, our Inlet temperature averaged 193 degrees F while our Outlet temperature averaged
95 degrees F. This is an averaged temperature drop of an unprecedented 98 degrees F!

 

[ZooMIN3]

turbo lag has to do with the diameter of the piping for the FMIC... the bigger it is; the more laggy it may be if the turbo isn't efficient enough to bring air into the intake... at least as far as i know...although i think i'm right...although i could be wrong..lol

anyways, look into the CP-E FMIC.... their kit is a bit more expensive, however it'll allow you to use your current CAI without having to resort to another intake system...I'm looking to getting that once I get home... yey yey!