$390 ebay FMIC review
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$390 ebay FMIC review
I bought this FMIC kit from ebay for 390 shipped (search for "wrx fmic kit" and you'll see them). Wasn't expecting much for that price, but it turned out pretty good. Haven't put it on yet but the fitting looks alright. Need to weld bov flange, overflow tank can be relocated to the other side of the bay w/ some length of hose instead of purchasing a replacement. I'm hoping this comes together well.
BOV flange (purchased from Perrin) - $40
FMIC - $390
shortram (ebay) - $44.50
BOV flange (purchased from Perrin) - $40
FMIC - $390
shortram (ebay) - $44.50
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that looks like a tube and fin core from here... is that right? I hope there isn't too much of a pressure drop through all that plumbing and that style core. I guess we'll see soon enough 
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i read somewhere that alot of those ebay fmic's are only rated for like 12 psi.........just a thought. you should at least double check with the seller to make sure, before you do all that work.
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Originally Posted by EQ Tuning
that looks like a tube and fin core from here... is that right? I hope there isn't too much of a pressure drop through all that plumbing and that style core. I guess we'll see soon enough
Let us know how it fits, and before anyone rolls their eyes at the idea of an Ebay intercooler keep in mind that about all of the companys out there selling intercooler kits are using cores made overseas and putting their names on it
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Originally Posted by SSFWRX
looks like a drunk blind dwarf tried to put it together with captain hook hands! WTF?
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
though Im sure you are also aware that pressure drop across an intercooler also occurs by the action of the cooler air exiting the IC now having less pressure than the hotter air entering the IC, therefore pressure drop cant reliably be used to measure an ICs restriction since pressure drop is also a measure of an ICs efficiency
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Originally Posted by SSFWRX
i was just making a funny....Jeremy....you know better than that...you've seen my beast....would I ever think such a thing
haha, well actually, when I first saw the thread and the pics were small I thought it WAS installed, then I clicked on them. So I thought maybe it caught you too
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HAHAHA man that would be sad if that was the installed pic huh
Nah it's far from finished. The only reason I posted this thread was because I take it out of the box and I'm like "holy crap it actually kinda works!" since I totally did not expect anything.
As for tube and fin, yeah the Greddy fmic is tube and fin as well. Sucks for durability, I don't think bar and plate is inherently superior however. And it does kinda look like the Greddy core.
Nah it's far from finished. The only reason I posted this thread was because I take it out of the box and I'm like "holy crap it actually kinda works!" since I totally did not expect anything.
As for tube and fin, yeah the Greddy fmic is tube and fin as well. Sucks for durability, I don't think bar and plate is inherently superior however. And it does kinda look like the Greddy core.
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Originally Posted by TurboSportTSi
i read somewhere that alot of those ebay fmic's are only rated for like 12 psi.........just a thought. you should at least double check with the seller to make sure, before you do all that work.
Rated for 12 psi? Please explain this to me in technical terms, I am kinda confused.