Not lighting a fire, I've just seen the Seat one run as a demo for me ( 215bhp car mind you ) max temp was 36 deg, that was at full power mind you it had 2 BFO fans pointing at it, ambient temp in workshop was 19 deg.

Not lighting a fire, I've just seen the Seat one run as a demo for me ( 215bhp car mind you ) max temp was 36 deg, that was at full power mind you it had 2 BFO fans pointing at it, ambient temp in workshop was 19 deg.

Thats impressive

I didnt really rate the fan that was cooling my car..

it was a BFO fan.. but it had a shroud on that forced the air out of a 2 inch x 2ft or so aperture, that seemed to point quite high up.. maybe catching the top of the rad... but it goes to show that the fmic was still effective

hmm interesting but i suppose there are a few variables such as ambient temps, positioning of cooling from fans, how long cars had been running, different turbos, exhausts etc etc..

both fmics seem to be doing the trick anyhow..

The forge one is nice, pipe diameters look good, and it's taylor made for the car. Hmm.

What's the impact of this thing on the rads behind it post-fitting? I.e. aircon & normal water cooling rad still able to disperse their heat into the air?

Was there a difference in cooling capability with the 50mm one? If not why bother going to 50mm, 40mm appeared to work well and will let more air through (mainly worried about the question above, but also there will be more clearance so if you were to have a little nudge there is a better chance the FMIC will survive, by about 10mm )

Yet another Q - where does the hot air go after entering the engine bay. Not specifically FMIC related but I'm generally interested in it. TT Vent/Arch mod still appropriate?

What's the impact of this thing on the rads behind it post-fitting? I.e. aircon & normal water cooling rad still able to disperse their heat into the air?

Was there a difference in cooling capability with the 50mm one? If not why bother going to 50mm' date=' 40mm appeared to work well and will let more air through (mainly worried about the question above, but also there will be more clearance so if you were to have a little nudge there is a better chance the FMIC will survive, by about 10mm )

Yet another Q - where does the hot air go after entering the engine bay. Not specifically FMIC related but I'm generally interested in it. TT Vent/Arch mod still appropriate?[/quote']

The A/C capability and coolant radiator are by the FMIC (but for some reason, seat have a different part no for the cupra radiator).. but i think the 60mm would as it would be about a cm away from the ac radiator. The difference in results between the 50mm and 40mm on the RR were tiny, could easily be just a margin introduced by the RR. if the car was on boost for longer, eg in the real world, there would probably be more of a difference..

With either size core, if you have a "bump" hard enough to cave in the crash bar, i think a damaged fmic would be the least of your worries

as with either of the FMIC designs.. if its not cooling well enough, cut a bigger hole in the bumper.. and if your still not happy, drill some big holes in the crashbar

And a grand for a clutch and 2 grand for a gearbox and 200miles for almost

Wasnt worried about FMIC not working already know it works

Where does the hot air go though, just drops out underneath the car I'm guessing then?

FMIC will work a lot better than the SMIC not only coz of the surface area but also coz of the amount of airflow in that part.

Did you block the SMIC vent & tubes off, but leave them in place, or was it/will it be removed?

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And where do I sign for that GB

Didn't CPUfreak change his radiator to the Cupra one when he fitted the Seat FMIC?

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Any news?.. summer will soon be over you know..