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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Voodoo-Music on 06 March 2009, 13:53
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My mate been looking at my fmic and i have no idea what make it is as it was fitted when i bought the car. Rang the bloke who sold me it saying its off ebay
Are these good or horse dung as i would replace it if it not good
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220370295152
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they normally ok but normally have to cut alot of your bumper off
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get a FORGE :wink:
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Hard to say without any temp logs available. You'd know better than us since it's on your car, and hasn't necessarily been fitted the same as anyone else with an ebay 'cooler. Have you noticed any heat soak issues?
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No not at all, she pulls like a train but i wonder why the ebay ones are so cheap, i would have thought its the build quality that has suffered and thats wha im worried about. When the gt28 is fitted i hope there wont be issues with heat soak
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Been looking to replace the intercooler with the forge one now but quick question.
Seems most of the the forge one sits behind the solid part of the bumper rather than the front vent ?
How does this cool
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id stick with what uve got mate its fitted and working with no issues so id put ur new gt28 on and see what happens?? if u have any issues get the forge ic if alls fine then theres no point!..ud also save a fair few £££ in the process..thats what id do :wink:
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I think the ebay ones are single core or something and the forge ones are like 4xcore or soemthing like that. (i could be smoking crack) :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
The forge one will fit with no modification to the bumper, ebay ones require some work.
If it works, save your money and get some trick bits, unless you want to spend on forge
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forge have reduced the price of their front mount to £495, still expensive but apparently it is a better fit...
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you could just get a different intercooler and keep your old pipe work(the ebay one)
may require abit of custom work for brackets etc, but theres no need to buy a whole new kit if you already have one
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forge do an intercooler that will fit hat kit (i think) around £150-200 thats a good kit for 400 then
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DONT GO TURBOREVS!!!!!! They are just down the road from me, bought a manifold from them, would have been good if id had an Audi TT 225 but they listed as a golf, there ali is s**t. Had to fight to get my money back too, Not got a clue what they are ding, they sell lambo doors for £250, thats the sort of quality we are talking about!!!
Got that off my chest lol :grin:
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you could just get a different intercooler and keep your old pipe work(the ebay one)
may require abit of custom work for brackets etc, but theres no need to buy a whole new kit if you already have one
Well i did just that and the new intercooler turned up today. Its huge which is perfect as the gt will pull some serious air. Injectors are coming from backdraft and bits and pieces turning up all over
Its like christmas :grin:
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I fitted a forge fmic and had to cut my front genuine R32 bumper to clear boost hoses so forge ones are not straight fit
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Forge ones may fit better, but looking at the design I can't see them flowing very well atall :lipsrsealed:
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(http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/holy-thread-revival-batman.jpg)
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My mates just had good power out of is at R-tech so will see :whistle:
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They seem to flow alright and decent size pipework, would probably go for a wellycooler if doing again now that have an R32 front but more than happy with the forge.