Stock IC and WARM weather

[Fede_italiano]

Guys,

Here it has been 90 and up for a while and I was wondering how is everyone stock IC MSP doing?

Am I the only one that feels like driving a festiva?(ughdance)

I even told mazda about this AWESOME SMIC.

 

[Tengo]

festiva ftw! lol, its been hot as **** down here in tampa too, well good luck bro

 

[lokalmotive]

Sucks here in South Mississippi as well. The humidity is what gets it really bad. Not to mention that it's been 90+ without the humidity.

 

[vcinsanity1523]

o ya it was like 90 with high humidity here in ct and i was driving back from lime rock race track an hour away from my house and heat soak was AWEFUL

 

[lokalmotive]

Try making a pass at the drag strip with the kind of weather we've had here. The CAI is useless. It more like a HAI right now. Haha.

 

[vcinsanity1523]

Try making a pass at the drag strip with the kind of weather we've had here. The CAI is useless. It more like a HAI right now. Haha.

LMAO LOL

 

[Fede_italiano]

Try making a pass at the drag strip with the kind of weather we've had here. The CAI is useless. It more like a HAI right now. Haha.

this is my first turbo car but you guys think the car suffer so much because of poor design or all turbo cars are like this?
I just cannot believe that someone would spend 34000 on a STI or MR and have the car drive like a$# during the summer.
That will drive me nuts....Or maybe I am just too demanding(enguard)

 

[vcinsanity1523]

this is my first turbo car but you guys think the car suffer so much because of poor design or all turbo cars are like this?
I just cannot believe that someone would spend 34000 on a STI or MR and have the car drive like a$# during the summer.
That will drive me nuts....Or maybe I am just too demanding(enguard)

EVO and STI and SRT4 are front mount intercooler they cool much better from the factory then our bad small SMIC

 

[BOOSTR]

I think its the programming of the PCM more than anything. The EVO and STI are tuned right to begin with. I just helped a freind drive a twin turbo Supra from Michingan to Florida. It has a SMIC stock. Its the thickest SMIC that I have ever seen and never "heatsoaked" once. I also have a turbo Probe with an SMIC and it never suffers heatsoak no matter how hot it gets in Florida.

 

[lokalmotive]

I agree that it has something to do with the PCM but also with the fact that our SMIC is more of a restriction in the system than it is useful. I know it's useful but not as much as there is potential for. I still have the stock IC but I WILL be upgrading and Ithink it's gonna be a good bit of difference. Especially with the hard pipes along with a larger SMIC or custom FMIC.

 

[Fede_italiano]

I think its the programming of the PCM more than anything. The EVO and STI are tuned right to begin with. I just helped a freind drive a twin turbo Supra from Michingan to Florida. It has a SMIC stock. Its the thickest SMIC that I have ever seen and never "heatsoaked" once. I also have a turbo Probe with an SMIC and it never suffers heatsoak no matter how hot it gets in Florida.

I did not know that they had stock SMIC.

 

[snowblazin]

Threads like this make me glad I just upgraded to the fmic and hardpipes, before installing the stock s***. No heatsoak for me! I just have to pray my engine doesn't hate me...

 

[Bakrauf]

I am glad I upgraded as well. So far no problems

 

[Captain KRM P5]

http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/product_info.php?cPath=21_32&products_id=438

http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/product_info.php?cPath=21_32&products_id=159

 

[Bakrauf]

Man thats one hot car in the first thread!!!..LOL.. SHould send you another with the Big black box gone.

 

[vcinsanity1523]

http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/product_info.php?cPath=21_32&products_id=438

http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/product_info.php?cPath=21_32&products_id=159

lol damn ken u don't F' around someone thinks heatsoak and BOOM 2 links to upgraded smic and fmic lol haha.

 

[Fede_italiano]

Man thats one hot car in the first thread!!!..LOL.. SHould send you another with the Big black box gone.

I recognize that CAR.
Your car changes so much since you got it.
Ken I will buy a FMIC or new SMIC in one minute if it wasn't for warranty.Thanks for the inputs guys.

 

[ChopstickHero]

it can get into the 90s and low 100s here.... when i had my stock IC it would get heat soaked within 5 mins of driving!!! basically felt like a NA protege. After I got my Turbohoses IC and hardpipes, it was much better. It doesn't ever have that heatsoaked feeling.

 

[snowblazin]

I recognize that CAR.
Your car changes so much since you got it.
Ken I will buy a FMIC or new SMIC in one minute if it wasn't for warranty.Thanks for the inputs guys.

? If you need to bring your car in for warranty work, just put the stock smic back on. It's not that difficult..

 

[mspHtown]

it can get into the 90s and low 100s here.... when i had my stock IC it would get heat soaked within 5 mins of driving!!! basically felt like a NA protege. After I got my Turbohoses IC and hardpipes, it was much better. It doesn't ever have that heatsoaked feeling.

here in texas it gets pretty damn hot as well. the stocker would be gone in no time. completely different car with a few upgrades...