What have you done to your MSP today?
- Thread starter baconbitz
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no one ever told me there was a right side up? lol too late now
sure. i pm u
Im sure there are benefits to having a genuine vibrant ect core but for the same size i dont see how many design differences there could be to increase performance enough for the 5x more expensive price. Sure if you wanna run a turbolife sized core, maybe.
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
I would imagine higher boost levels would demand a better quality core. But for us guys running stock boost or close to it, we don't need a huge core that is just going to cause more lag. I mean if a SMIC upgrade is sufficient below 10 psi then obviously an average sized FMIC will be plenty big enough.
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
vibrant is what I'm running.. picked it up cheap used. lol
speedypro2003
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lol when i handle my front mount its like im handling a child. hahaha im super careful with it. so as long as you dont go playing baseball with your core then an ebay one from my guess is perfectly fine.
719prottege
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yea ive ran a cxracing core on 2 of my cars... it works great
That is the very one I have. look closer...It says 2" inlet/outlet. I didn't want to go through the hassle of sending it back so I just got some 2.5" to 2" reducer couplers. Might wanna go for the bigger inlet/outlet.
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
Yea I saw the I/O sizes and I'm not really worried about it other than the fact that I will have to buy 2 more couplers and they are ****** expensive. (vibrant ones)
justanothermp5
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lol when i handle my front mount its like im handling a child. hahaha im super careful with it. so as long as you dont go playing baseball with your core then an ebay one from my guess is perfectly fine.
lol its up to you what you want to run, just letting you know
compared to....? they work yes, but not the best
boostedprotege
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- 2003 mazda protege dx/2003 mazda protege5
3in wud be alot better but 2in wont hurt
719prottege
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fair enough... dont have anything to compare it to
TommyBDragon
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege #1484 /Spicy #334
The FMIC I have right now has 2" inlet/outlet but I have an ebay one with 2.5" inlet/outlet laying around in the box I never got around to using on my last car so I am going to swap that in when I get the chance. I dont expect to see any gains, its more of I want all the piping moving air to be the same size.
Ricktalife
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Well my hot pipe is 2.25" and my cold pipe is 2.5" so I'm all over the place lol.
TommyBDragon
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege #1484 /Spicy #334
Yeah I hear with with all over the place. The previous owner, who shall remain nameless since he was part of this forum, did a number on this car that he "babied". I have spent the last 12 months trying to afford fixing it and doing it all right. Still haven't figured out his fog light wiring job haha. My hope is to have the car all fixed up by spring...hopefully lol.
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
Lol yea my car was put back to stock apparently before I bought it...badly. Half the stock parts on it were broken or breaking, and I struggled to keep up with fixing each problem. Now that I've replaced pretty much every bolt on (mod list linked in sig) it runs pretty well. Though at the moment I'm trying to figure out the AEM F/IC I just bought. It has really nice features, but is very complex and there I'm pulling my hair out trying to find some assistance LOL.
hornsfan10609
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For Xmas I got new front and rear swaybar bushings from $Unit, a craftsman toolbox set, and for the Bullitt a full set of Koni STR.T shocks and struts, can't wait to install all of it.
