CustomMSP SMIC fitment sucks.

[spicynamja]

CustomMSP SMIC fitment issues

After returning from a 4 hour SMIC install...

I paid 400 bucks for the SMIC, I knew turbohoses would have been better quality, but I thought that saving 200 bucks would be cool. After removing the fan and hardpipes, I placed the intercooler in, and it DOES NOT SIT flush with the radiator. It doesn't really "fit" well. After struggling to get the intercooler in a place where I could bolt it in, the fan is only held on with ONE BOLT. The other bolt for the fan has no where to go. As a result, the fan sits at an angle.. So the fitment dissapoints me.

As for the performance however, it does its job well. The power gain is significant, car is smooth and feels great. But the fitment is not spot on.
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[low_psi]

maybe you should have talked to him if you weren't happy...

 

[spicynamja]

Yes, I plan to PM him. What I'm saying is, I'm not particularly happy that in all their threads they say "fits great" "30 min install"

I'm also saying that the performance is great. It is fantastic, nothing to complain about.

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

i believe it supposed to fit that way.

 

[byohndspeed]

i just went back through custom msps thread in the for sale section. it looks like on his he removed that fan. on another set of pictures of someone elses car his fits the same way as yours.

 

[noclue119]

notice how CustomMSP's SMIC has a bigger intercooler. It a trade off between preformance and form. Personally I like function better.

 

[SpeedBeaver]

You should read before buying your stuff. The pics of that fittement has been around since CustomMSP has been making these.

If you had read the infos correctly you would have noticed that the IC core is 3" tick instead of 2" like the OEM. So please don't give s*** to someone that sells great product and gives an excellent consumer support because you didn't do your homework on the product before buying it.

 

[dominoy2k1]

just get one of those spal fans and place it in front of the IC. it also looks like custom IC is thicker than the turbohoses.

 

[Velocifero]

Yeah CustomMSP gives you all the information you want, he tells you the sizes and the gains from all the SMICs available and he even explains how you can even out the fan shroud, its not difficult of an install either. He is great and his product is great, if you don't like the looks or don't want to bother with adjusting the fans than I will buy it off you for $300. its the largest core SMIC available for our car. Write CustomMSP, he is really nice and will help you out however you want, you won't get that service from Turbohoses IMO.

 

[warrier04]

i say lay off the verbal abuse and bashing.

he's a very informative, dedicated contributer to this community, and i'm sure he'd be more than willing to offer you any help or information that you need.

 

[lamp3]

Ya, custom gave you all the information you needed to make an "edjucated decision". Yet here we have this un-edjucated thread

 

[pb4ugoout]

You should read before buying your stuff....So please don't give s*** to someone that sells great product and gives an excellent consumer support because you didn't do your homework on the product before buying it.

i say lay off the verbal abuse and bashing.
he's a VERY informative, dedicated contributer to this community, and i'm sure he'd be more than willing to offer you any help or information that you need.

I say (fu)!!

When i purchased mine i was FULLY aware of the fact that the fitment would not be perfect. I was made FULLY aware that it would not sit flush. I think you should research your products before you buy. The quality is top notch and the performance is excellent. As said before i'll take a good product that works over one that looks good any day of the week. next time talk to the person whose character you are going to defimate before you publically do so. you're making a good person out to look like an ass with that title.

 

[CustomMSP]

i just went back through custom msps thread in the for sale section. it looks like on his he removed that fan. on another set of pictures of someone elses car his fits the same way as yours.

I actually took that pic with the fan out to show the core. The fan has to be back in there with the car on the road.

 

[CustomMSP]

Most of the people on this forum will agree when I say function over form, not that there a major problem with the form

Thanks.

 

[mspdfreak]

Well, it sounds like he'll end up paying more than the Turbohoses kit if he has to buy a new fan.

 

[Demonic-Speed]

I am not raggin on Custom, but I want to defend Spicy....I don't understand why you all put Vendors of this forum on some high and mighty platform. If the vendor is not producing a high quality product and they are not happy then they should say something about it. Telling him he should have done his research and this is what he gets is just BS.

If I was a vendor and people were unhappy about my product I would want to know about it.

Also Custom, I would not be so quick to say people want Function over form. I think there is a happy medium that is expected, I would never put something in by engine bay that helped performance and looked like ass everytime I opened the hood. There is a perception that people have and that is if it looks like s*** then it probably works like s***.

 

[noclue119]

I don't understand why you all put Vendors of this forum on some high and mighty platform. If the vendor is not producing a high quality product and they are not happy then they should say something about it.

Yes they gotta be put on a platform cuz there aren't many for us.

Telling him he should have done his research and this is what he gets is just BS.

No it is not. I bought the MSP knowing that it has problems and was ready to deal with it(FYI. 8 trips to the dealership for warrenty work in 1 year). Do your research before getting s*** for you car.

If I was a vendor and people were unhappy about my product I would want to know about it.

Ya its called PM. Talk to him one on one and see if he can fix the problem for you instead of calling him out like this.

Also Custom, I would not be so quick to say people want Function over form. I think there is a happy medium that is expected, I would never put something in by engine bay that helped performance and looked like ass everytime I opened the hood. There is a perception that people have and that is if it looks like s*** then it probably works like s***.

That is you, you are only 1 person. Besides, there are products designed for you like Turbohose SMIC.

Ok so i think the problem i have with this thread is this. The guy is happy with the preformance of the SMIC. He bought it knowing the fitting problem, he should of asked other people for pics before getting it.

Also his tone of voice is just so negitive it seems like he ******* hates this thing. But instead i think he is happy with the preformance just displeased with the fit. So sell you IC and get a new one.

 

[xtrememps]

It seems that custommsp's pretty up-front about the fitmet and everything. Form over function it seems, but then again...it looks like it fits well enough and who the hell's gonna notice?

Quit whining people.

 

[CustomMSP]

I am not raggin on Custom, but I want to defend Spicy....I don't understand why you all put Vendors of this forum on some high and mighty platform. If the vendor is not producing a high quality product and they are not happy then they should say something about it. Telling him he should have done his research and this is what he gets is just BS.

If I was a vendor and people were unhappy about my product I would want to know about it.

Also Custom, I would not be so quick to say people want Function over form. I think there is a happy medium that is expected, I would never put something in by engine bay that helped performance and looked like ass everytime I opened the hood. There is a perception that people have and that is if it looks like s*** then it probably works like s***.

I respect that. He PMed me and we communicated. I have nothing against feedback.

But I have had this Fan issue outlined in the How To thread since day one.

Thanks.

 

[hazeXban]

I think there was no need to be so quick and aggressive against somebody having an opinion.

I also know the fitment issue is stated upfront, not hidden by any means.

And instead of getting a new fan, spend 2 dollars on some hardware and the fan will sit flush. There is no structural integrity lost by using only 1 bolt on top.

I love my SMIC and I will love it more in the warm weather. I personally didn't gain any extra PSI from the insall, maybe .5 PSI but I still notice a difference in power and the cold pipe is way cooler then it was before the install.