Okay so just update that half. Duh! lol
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Okay so just update that half. Duh! lol
I'm going to dyno before and after the intercooler to see if there are any gains - people debate whether you can truly see accurate gains on a dyno from an intercooler upgrade, but who cares. We will see.... How hard was your prosport boost gauge to put in? I want to run the boost gauge and vent pod setup too.
Boost gauge wasn't too difficult. There are several really good how-to's. You just have to basically take off every interior panel on the driver side just to get to the 1 screw on the defrost vent lol. As long as your careful you shouldn't break anything. The hardest part imo was getting the hood release out of the way.
I've had many non-mazda people ask me if the boost gauge came like that on my car stock. It looks very clean and you can still use the vent!!
princess peach
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you won't see big number changes on a dyno, it feels a little better but not like it feels after the intake we put in. you won't get rid of the heat soak unless you get FMIC
Perro del Sol
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Working my ass off as this is a short week, Daytona here we come............
I've always wondered about this, and whether anyone has posted some legitimate comparison numbers on this. If you think about it, the FMIC is also right next to the radiator which is releasing/dissipating a ton of heat. I guess the FMIC gets the "best" or coolest air due to its position, but if you're driving at 40+ mph, isn't a ton of air entering the entire engine bay anyway?
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...ets-PM-List-Version-2.0&p=5569122#post5569122
new meets pm thread is up
new meets pm thread is up
princess peach
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yes BUT after being stopped for a while, the intake air temp with the FMIC drops almost instantly, and it flows air better so overall you'll see/feel better gains with the FMIC, the cost is a b**** though. I had both on my speed3, after analyzing the results I would save up for the FMIC
s***.... That's this week?! damn damn damn.. I thought it was next weekend.
Yep. Just a simple extended stop light in the summer will heat soak the TMIC. I've seen my BATs (Boosted Air Temp) jump 20-25 degrees just sitting.
As far as power goes, you won't make too much more but you'll see some gains. I have the ETS TMIC and have had it for a couple years now. It's a nice upgrade but will not cure you from having heatsoak. It will, however, reduce the time it takes for the heatsoak to dissipate while moving.
If you want some hardcore information and a serious read about FMIC vs TMIC heatsoak, I suggest you read the 10 page report from CP-E when they designed their FMIC for the MS6. It's a very well written document and full of sciency stuff.
The pipes for the shop bathrooms are frozen at work today. Sweeeet. So everyone has to fill up a bucket of water for the toilet tank from the office bathroom to use the restroom. I just came out with a bucket of water and yelled "I have to poop!". haha
princess peach
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1 bucket enough for that?
PrinceValorum
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Lol, hope one bucket was enough, Evan.
About the TMIC, it's too bad that afaik the 240's are the only car that have a high mount IC available. It offered improved cooling over a TMIC or SMIC, albeit at a lower amount than a FMIC, but also improves response a good deal over the FMIC. So it's basically a middle ground. No one uses the stock SMIC anyway on those.
Pipes are short
Still a big-ish core on the front
LMS should fab up the first MS3 HMIC!
About the TMIC, it's too bad that afaik the 240's are the only car that have a high mount IC available. It offered improved cooling over a TMIC or SMIC, albeit at a lower amount than a FMIC, but also improves response a good deal over the FMIC. So it's basically a middle ground. No one uses the stock SMIC anyway on those.
Pipes are short
Still a big-ish core on the front
LMS should fab up the first MS3 HMIC!
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Perro del Sol
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Pablo here are some dates for upcoming events
1. April 9-10 NASA MID-OHIO Car-Show
2 April 29-May 1, 2011 THE MITTY @ Road Atlanta
3. May 13-15, 2011 VIR MAZDA CORRAL**
4. MAY 27-30, 2011 LIME ROCK PARK MAZDA CORRAL**
5. JUNE 3-4, 2011 WATKINS GLEN 6 HOUR RACE MAZDA CORRAL
6. JUNE 23-25, 2011 ROAD AMERICA MAZDA CORRAL**
7. SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2011 MID-OHIO MAZDA CORRAL**
**CHARITY EVENT**
NASA HPDE, TIME TRIALS @ Mid-Ohio
1. APRIL 9-10, 2011
2. JULY 16-17, 2011
3. AUGUST 13-14, 2011
4. SEPTEMBER 8-11, 2011 NASA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
5. OCTOBER 7-9, 2011 NASA GREAT LAKES CHAMPIONSIP @ ROAD AMERICA
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princess peach
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no courtesy flush, how rude...
