hi all fellow briskodians, i have recently had my octy mk1 vrs remapped, not to bad on the gains, but i was told by the nice chappy at star i would benfit from a fmic. has anybody got any advice they would like to give regarding the best place to buy if i decide to go that way, and is the diference in performance really justifyable for the cost of £500

Best place to buy an Intercooler from is Impossible Performance. Biggest bang for buck.

Give them a ring tomorrow, and in the meantime, it's called an ABD FMIC.

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Another vote for the ABD racing FMIC

Shouldnt need it with that Scottish weather

You could do the cheap mod and get a little more air flowing through by doing the 'pikey mod' on the front of the drivers wheel arch liner for a bit more airflow. Im on the standard intercooler with a remap and it seems ok, however if you are going to go further down the power route it makes sense to upgrade it.

Best place to buy an Intercooler from is Impossible Performance. Biggest bang for buck.

Give them a ring tomorrow, and in the meantime, it's called an ABD FMIC.

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Umm, he is in Scotland.

Umm, he is in Scotland.

Not coming back?

yeah i spoke to jim at star performance who said i would gain another 8 -10 bhp by fitting one, not much of a gain for £500. might try the manual mod if you know what i mean

If you're not planning on any further mods, i personally wouldn't bother, not really worth it for the price.

And surely you would need another remap to get the full benefits from it ?

So all in all, turns out a little more expensive than £500.

Once you've done a basic remap, any other power gain is expensive.

You'll only get any further sizeable increase in output if you strap a bigger blower onto the back of the engine. But then you'll need a FMIC and lots of other stuff to make such a move worthwhile anyhow. This will make £500 will seem good value!