Ahh that looks more like it

No point going OTT on the size

Wonder if I can slip $200 by SWMBO this month

Silly question - how and where does it bolt on?

It goes between the crash bar and the radiator.I bolted mine to the crash bar with two strips of metal bar and to the plastic radiator cowl at the bottom.

LMFAO @ this thread!!!!!!!

Martziniuk, nice work mate.

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Rob,

The Forge FMIC is also hidden slightly behind the modified crash bar. That Intercooler looks very simliar to the Forge. So just because it is hidden behind the bar does not mean it is not efficent at keeping the charge air cooler. If not, then why would Forge not supply a different crash bar or smaller intercooler.

My 2p worth.

Her is some pics of mine to if it helps.

Mark Forge do supply the modified crash bar for the Octavia, there is a £100 surcharge. I believe they used to cut a section out of the crash bar but now according to page two of this thread they drill holes in it to allow air to get to the covered part of the cooler.

Iam not meaning to criticize Forge products and i for one love what they do but from your pics it looks like about half of the cooler is covered by crash bar!

Edited 18 February, 200917 yr by martziniuk

Cheers for that

The Forge FMIC is huge! :eek:

Mark Forge do supply the modified crash bar for the Octavia, there is a £100 surcharge. I believe they used to cut a section out of the crash bar but now according to page two of this thread they drill holes in it to allow air to get to the covered part of the cooler.

Iam not meaning to criticize Forge products and i for one love what they do but from your pics it looks like about half of the cooler is covered by crash bar!

I have the forge intercooler and must say its a great bit of kit and would highly recommend it if your willing to pay the price but i can't see the crash bar covering the top part of the intercooler making much difference if any to be honest but i cut the crash bar and bumper away anyway but i'm sure people will say i have reduced the crash protection of the car by doing so but i don't care

The problem I have with the Forge item is cost, and shipping.

Going the DIY route and sourcing parts locally will cost me about $750 (275 quid ish)

With the added bonus of being able to buy it in stages and spread the cost.

A Forge FMIC with carriage to NZ would be around $3000 (and no rebate on the crash bar)

IC's aren't all the same, much work goes into the making and testing of good ones and i read a good review in fast ford last month about it all. they got a 300bhp saph cossie in with standard IC and started fitting all sorts from cheapo ebay ones to pro alloy etc and there was quite a difference between them in terms of power increase and temp changes but the two didn't go hand in hand, some saw a 15bhp rise where some saw a 30bhp rise.

Hmm, but 15bhp for $750 or 30bhp for $3000 - 15bhp is still a decent gain

IC's aren't all the same, much work goes into the making and testing of good ones and i read a good review in fast ford last month about it all. they got a 300bhp saph cossie in with standard IC and started fitting all sorts from cheapo ebay ones to pro alloy etc and there was quite a difference between them in terms of power increase and temp changes but the two didn't go hand in hand, some saw a 15bhp rise where some saw a 30bhp rise.

I suppose its fair to say that a 30bhp increase on a 300bhp car would not equate to a 30bhp increase on a 200bhp car but i see the point. Wish i had read the test.

sorry for sounding dumb but where does the n/s pipe rum to?

sorry for sounding dumb but where does the n/s pipe rum to?

Around the back of the radiator and into the pancake pipe - and to the turbo.

Have a look at the pics on the first post..

sorry to sound dumb but where does the n/s ic pipe run to

and yet the silly statements keep coming. It's quite astounding how a little knowledge turns into hard facts on here.

If anybody thinks they will get a 30bhp increase on a 200bhp car by just fitting a FMIC without adjusting the map is dreaming. Even with a remap it's doubtful.

and yet the silly statements keep coming. It's quite astounding how a little knowledge turns into hard facts on here.

If anybody thinks they will get a 30bhp increase on a 200bhp car by just fitting a FMIC without adjusting the map is dreaming. Even with a remap it's doubtful.

True - it's the old "racing stripes and a stick-on fuel filler cap will add 10bhp" thing

I'm not expecting magical HP gains from this - in fact I'm not sure what I'm expecting. We'll see!

True - it's the old "racing stripes and a stick-on fuel filler cap will add 10bhp" thing

I'm not expecting magical HP gains from this - in fact I'm not sure what I'm expecting. We'll see!

Rob,

Best tip I could give you is to balance the size of the IC with all the rest of your mods and then remap it on the rollers, less boost is more in these cases. You will be able hold on to a lower boost level and maintain torque across the rev range. All this equates to less heat soak and power loss along with a nice smooth map curve. Better top end and a steady pull to the red line instead of the a big peak and die map.

Very sound advise Des

True - it's the old "racing stripes and a stick-on fuel filler cap will add 10bhp" thing

:eek: I only got 5 with mine :rofl:

Mark Forge do supply the modified crash bar for the Octavia, there is a £100 surcharge. I believe they used to cut a section out of the crash bar but now according to page two of this thread they drill holes in it to allow air to get to the covered part of the cooler.

Iam not meaning to criticize Forge products and i for one love what they do but from your pics it looks like about half of the cooler is covered by crash bar!

Hi Martin,

The pic is with the Forge Crash bar, I never got charged the £100 surcharge and got an hell of a deal with the Forge one. I did not think you were critising Forge mate, The point I was making is Rob's pic was very similar to the Forge that's all. When I compared the standard crash bar with Forges one all I saw was different is the fact the the modified one has screw points to mount the intercooler(could be wrong). From what you did on that budget I congratulate you.

and yet the silly statements keep coming. It's quite astounding how a little knowledge turns into hard facts on here.

If anybody thinks they will get a 30bhp increase on a 200bhp car by just fitting a FMIC without adjusting the map is dreaming. Even with a remap it's doubtful.

no one claimed such a thing.

no one claimed such a thing.

Our mate Martziniuk is thinking it after your post!!

How much testing have you carried out on IC's then?.......or is it just what you have read or heard.

If we took notice of all the hearsay crap that is posted on here we wouldn't know what to do next.

Oh I read it on the back of a Corn Flakes packet, must be true.

Oh I read it on the back of a Corn Flakes packet, must be true.

I though it was our mate Dave down the pub that told you....?????????

If you really want to be different, fit a water-cooled intercooler. Just like the one on the new VW 1.4TSI engine. More efficient cooling of the charge air, and you can have a shorter charge air duct.

FYI:

"Air charge pipework should be as short as possible, incorporating maximum radium bends, constant cross sections and straight turns." That's the first sentence in the system pipework section of the charge air system design guidelines I've been given at work (I work for a turbo manufacturer).