Hi just about finished fitting a txautosports fmic in the past, it seems a bit of a bodge! Lol.

Got a few questions if you could please.

1 is it normal for the bottom pipe to go diagonal from the intercooler to the bottom turbo boost pipe? It isn't symmetrical.

2. Did you need the horns out of the way or competition relocate them?

3. Did you have trim any off the bumper inside? Seems mine is fouling a plastic sort of guide where the guide for smic used to be.

4. Did you notice anymore lag or better performance (probably only at top end) ? I'm remapped.

Thanks

Replied to your pm mate.

Cheers mate mate thsnks for the reply.

So you've gone for this intercooler and a hybrid turbo after people told you these intercoolers don't cope well with hybrids, can I ask why? Lol

Yes because I'm not going hybrid anymore, one person said that but a guy at work I've become friends with runs a similar one and it holds up fine with a dark side turbo kit (1756vk), I just think it's forge not liking competition etc.

Yes because I'm not going hybrid anymore, one person said that but a guy at work I've become friends with runs a similar one and it holds up fine with a dark side turbo kit (1756vk), I just think it's forge not liking competition etc.

ahh right I see mate. 1756 puts down more power than a hybrid thow doesn't it? Either way a front mount is better than a side mount !

Yeah, at the end of the day IAT logs with vcds would prove/improve this.

The 1756vk puts a little more power out.

With this FMIC the main chewing point is do you cut the existing boot pipes? Or do you...

 

1) Fit Darkside/Forge alloy adapters to mate to the existing pipe(s).

2) Strip the whole leaky, clippy mess out of it and run custom pipework all the way to and from the turbo.

 

...Run the old pipework through the dishwasher, then place them on eBay. Should at least buy painkillers for the bruises the Missus will give you....