top mount or front mount intercooler?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I agree. There are a few things to take in consideration as well. Such as, power level, type of racing, will this be your DD, etc...
With a FMIC, you will notice a lag in building boost but you will make better gains due to the cooling efficiency. Higher HP builds you may want to consider a larger FMIC as well. The down side is you have to cut your bumper and delete the stock crash bar. You also increase the chance of boost leaks with all the plumbing.
For something with an FP green range, a top mount is fine. You can also invest in an intercooler sprayer system that is controlled by boost or throttle switch.
With a FMIC, you will notice a lag in building boost but you will make better gains due to the cooling efficiency. Higher HP builds you may want to consider a larger FMIC as well. The down side is you have to cut your bumper and delete the stock crash bar. You also increase the chance of boost leaks with all the plumbing.
For something with an FP green range, a top mount is fine. You can also invest in an intercooler sprayer system that is controlled by boost or throttle switch.
As others have mentioned, there is no answer as to "which is best."
My recommendation would be entirely contingent on what supporting mods are paired with the intercooler. You will lose some transient response and spool with the FMIC and tau-tuning (tip-in enrichment) will be a bit less controlled, but increased core size will decrease overall charge temps. The main downside, IMO, of the FMIC is the trimming of the bumper (modifying safety equipment) and the increased piping allows more potential for leaks.
My recommendation would be entirely contingent on what supporting mods are paired with the intercooler. You will lose some transient response and spool with the FMIC and tau-tuning (tip-in enrichment) will be a bit less controlled, but increased core size will decrease overall charge temps. The main downside, IMO, of the FMIC is the trimming of the bumper (modifying safety equipment) and the increased piping allows more potential for leaks.
yes this is my dd which I love just like the fmic look a lot but these are unique cars all round with how they are designed and luckily my intercooler has a spray cooling system already the water tank is in the trunk.
For the intercooler sprayer, you may want to upgrade. The stock system is designed for stock. Once you go bigger turbo generating more heat, you may want to consider and upgrade.
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^ I plan to reroute my IC spray lines to multiple nozzles for my FMIC as well. I have so many things going on that I don't know when I'll get around to it, but I'll definitely document the work and put it on the forum.
That would help. Will the stock pump accommodate more nozzles? Is your automatic? Mine you just push to spray it when you want but it doesn't come on like my evo did in automatic mode.
I remember (back in the day) many were using an I/O with UTEC to control the IC sprayer.
With one button press, it seems to run for at least 3-4 seconds. I think the stock system would work okay with more nozzles, provided I don't get crazy with a ton of extra tubing and such. Iirc, there are normally 2 nozzles being used.
hell ya i am looking into a kit i found its the full AMG kit idk how good it is cost bout 1200 for everything to relocate. but thatll be later i just want a good sounding BOV for now and ill be happy till my funds get up there!!
That would have nothing to do with airflow....
Im going to try to help ya a little, there are a lot of things that you can do for looks and to make your car personalized for yourself and set it apart from others, such as Swapping a stock location part for an upgraded one, or anything aesthetic. But when it comes to performance parts, you simply cannot do things for looks. A FMIC while yes it looks cool, has a purpose. And if you are not at the point that you need to be when you put it on, you will do nothing but hurt your car. Things like that cant be done because you like how it looks. And keep that in this thread, there are others that may not be so kind or try to steer you in the right direction, and the last thing that you want is to be labeled as the guy who does things for looks. We will help as much as we can and teach you the right ways to do things. If you are willing to lean, you are in good hands. We got ya mang !
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