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Offline Voodoo-Music

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Ebay FMIC, any good
« on: 06 March 2009, 13:53 »
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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Offline jonnyturbo

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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #1 on: 06 March 2009, 14:00 »
they normally ok but normally have to cut alot of your bumper off
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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #2 on: 06 March 2009, 14:53 »
get a FORGE  :wink:
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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #3 on: 06 March 2009, 15:11 »
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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Offline Voodoo-Music

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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #4 on: 06 March 2009, 18:42 »
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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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #5 on: 08 March 2009, 10:43 »
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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Offline K666PDP

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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #6 on: 08 March 2009, 10:50 »
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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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #7 on: 08 March 2009, 13:54 »
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
« Last Edit: 08 March 2009, 14:02 by iMation »
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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #8 on: 16 March 2009, 16:57 »
forge have reduced the price of their front mount to £495, still expensive but apparently it is a better fit...
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Offline wayne_gtiT

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Re: Ebay FMIC, any good
« Reply #9 on: 16 March 2009, 20:44 »
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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