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General => The garage => Topic started by: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 21:25

Title: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 21:25: ok so 1.8t engine, of course it has a smic.
so would this work as well as any fmic on ebay or else were?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-AUDI-INTERCOOLER-PART-NUMBER-1K0-145-803-AS-/320903290879?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4ab7539fff#ht_500wt_1287

or best just to get a proper fmic?

dont want any think lary but also want decent cooling, looks to have quite a large surface area, but of course plastic caps.
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: topher on 09 May 2012, 21:32: nevergonnafit.com

its from a mk5, and the core depth is pathetic!
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 21:42: just a no would have done, rather, beinganob.com

and just to note is surface area is much bigger then a smic
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: rio_gti on 09 May 2012, 21:44: :grin: :grin: :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 21:46: na im kidding lol :laugh: thought id be funny

so what about some thing like this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNIVERSAL-LARGE-TURBO-FRONT-MOUNT-INTERCOOLER-FMIC-GT4-IMPREZA-CORSA-EVO-SX200-/270970837229?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f171ed8ed#ht_500wt_1287

or over kill for a ko3s , ko4 later on?

or just buy the kit so it includes pipes etc for less headache
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: Rhyso on 09 May 2012, 21:48: Buy cheap; buy twice

THS or Forge is what you want as they are designed for the car
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: topher on 09 May 2012, 21:48: i'm so sorry petal, didn't realise you were the sensitive type. i'll sugarcoat all my replies for you in future :kiss: :grin:
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 21:51: thanks love, that would be great :wink:

well stricly speaking id say buy cheap buy twice but there are many things that are cheap and have good if not the same quality,

i was just thinking of a way to have a fmic with out having the extra piping, and seens as its for the 1,8t set up thinking it may just bolt right in.

but if its no better then a smic, then ill go for something else.

thing is i dont really want one sticking out the bottom of the bumper so do i need to go bigger then normal to compinstate for the restricted airflow due to the bumper and grill?
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: symsymma on 09 May 2012, 22:00: Quote from: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 21:51
thanks love, that would be great :wink:

well stricly speaking id say buy cheap buy twice but there are many things that are cheap and have good if not the same quality,

i was just thinking of a way to have a fmic with out having the extra piping, and seens as its for the 1,8t set up thinking it may just bolt right in.

but if its no better then a smic, then ill go for something else.

thing is i dont really want one sticking out the bottom of the bumper so do i need to go bigger then normal to compinstate for the restricted airflow due to the bumper and grill?
ths can be done very stealthy you wouldnt even notice unless you really looked
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 22:07: Quote
ths can be done very stealthy you wouldnt even notice unless you really looked

actually i just searched google, and yer didnt actually relise how big the bottom grill is,

so size wize, not specificity this product which one would be better

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FMIC-AUDI-A3-A4-A6-TT-20V-1-8T-TURBO-INTERCOOLER-KIT-/110737017267?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c870c9b3#ht_889wt_1037

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FMIC-AUDI-A4-B5-1-8T-20V-TURBO-INTERCOOLER-KIT-/190489350615?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c5a0cd1d7#ht_688wt_1037

(thinking this size really)

shame it dosnt say boost drop and capacity
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: symsymma on 09 May 2012, 22:28: The problem with the cheaper ones is not i/c itself its the pipework and the routing of it.ive been looking into front mounts myself for mine and think ths is best design and the most discreet.saying that though a lot of ppl are running the ebay ones.you need advice from the people running them ones i think mate.from wot i can gather they do work well though :smiley:
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 22:31: thats what im saying, ok granted there not going to be as long lasting as say aem, or allard but to be fair. theres not really alot of stress at thepower im going to run, ko3s currently, upgrading to a ko4-015 hybrid (when i decide which cold side to have! maybe even do a ko3s hybrid of some kind
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: topher on 09 May 2012, 22:39: it all boils down to how much time you're prepared to spend doing the trial and error cutting/fitting and removing/refitting the bumper a gazillion times to get everything to sit tidy.

ps the k04-015 is for longitudinally mounted engines (A4, passat etc)
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: dub-gti on 09 May 2012, 22:41: yer i dont mind that

ps i have a a4 qauttro,

came on here as all the a4 sites are dead, been on here all the the time i had a mk3 golf so thought id ask in the mk4 section
Title: Re: would this oem fmic work?
Post by: topher on 09 May 2012, 22:43: ohhh in that case fmic is a piece of cake! you already have a pipe either side in roughly the right place. its just a matter of bypassing the standard cooler and the metal boost pipe that runs under the rad :cool: