what intercooler is safer?

[GTIcheeseman]

i was on another forum and some one said a FMIC is SAFER than a SMIC now my thinking is SMIc is safer but not as good airflow and a FMIC is more air flow but not as safer as its more exposed

im not after people saying about gains or anything like that! just what would be safer to have mounted

i have a SMIC on my mk4 and i know a FMIC is better for gains BUT THIS ISNT THE QUESTION

anyone say anything on this?

[DunnDeal12]

buy a decent FMIC and you wont have to cut anything also i think shaft69 runs a larger SMIC with some very good gains.

[GTIcheeseman]

I know which one is better for air flow but I wanna see how a fmic could be safer?

[cullygti]

its only really exposed if you take your grills out with them left in it should be fine as for gains wazzer had 225 bhp from his smic

[Rhyso]

I know which one is better for air flow but I wanna see how a fmic could be safer?

What power are you hoping to achieve?

The higher the BHP the more heat you generate therefore its important to keep intake and exhaust temperature down.  A larger intercooler will help with intake temps therefore allowing you to develop the power consistently.  High intake temps will lead to heatsoak and reduced power output

[GTIcheeseman]

As I said not after what gains more I am only interested in what's safer I would think a smic is safer than a fmic even with grills as there's more exposed for stones to fly up

[GTIcheeseman]

As I keep saying this aint about power just what's safer nothing about power, gains or anything else just which is safer as someone told me a fmic is safer than a smic

[Rhyso]

As I said not after what gains more I am only interested in what's safer I would think a smic is safer than a fmic even with grills as there's more exposed for stones to fly up

You're missing the point.......

This isn't about the cooler being damaged; this is about what's best for your engine 

An SMIC is fine for a standard / stage 1 mapped car.  Anything above should ideally have an FMIC

Ask yourself this - a MK5 GTI / Golf .:R (MK6)/ Audi S3 all run FMIC's; if VW were worried about the intercooler being damaged do you think they'd stick it in the front?

[GTIcheeseman]

noo your missing my point i know what is better for power but that aint what i posted about!!!

i wanna know what is a safer for fitting a FMIC or SMIC NOTHING ABOUT POWER

[GTIcheeseman]

i think im gonna give up on this as no one is really listening to what im talking about and everyone just keeps going on about power and gains which im not after in this topic