Intercooler options

[Sharkie]

See the for sale pages ....

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=16630

Nobody ever complain again about how expensive FMIC setups can be ....

[Sharkie]

Here is a comparison between stock and the FMIC. See the diffrence in size......
















Imagine how much better the 1 is over the other ....... all that core exposed to cool air free flowing over it right at the front of the car....

[Kiel_GTI]

bringing up a dead thread here,

sharkie, is it possible for you to still get these FMIC or put me onto the manufacturer? summers coming and polo wont like it i think.

Thanks

Kiel

[jueshen]

has any of you guys ever thought of keeping the smic as well as having an fmic..
thats what im gonna do when i finally install my FMIC...

[seangti]

has any of you guys ever thought of keeping the smic as well as having an fmic..
thats what im gonna do when i finally install my FMIC...

what? Why bother? you're adding more chances for air leak and extended piping of varying flow rates.

[Petrina Polo]

has any of you guys ever thought of keeping the smic as well as having an fmic..
thats what im gonna do when i finally install my FMIC...

More lag? the FMIC from forge or APR is overkill as it is.. dont need both.

Do the vent mod behind the intercooler. not a bad mod. cost ya all of $30.

I noticed the dump pipe contributed to less heat soak as well.

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One interesting point that really hasn't been discussed is how effective is the side mount? Particularly in situations where the car is running one of the aftermarket reflash tunes on a hot summers day?

Has anyone had any issues with the standard side mount in these conditions? Obviously a lower intake temperature will assist with more consistent performance in these conditions, but is the side mount struggling to cope reliably in the heat of a Brisbane summer?

[Whubbsie]

One interesting point that really hasn't been discussed is how effective is the side mount? Particularly in situations where the car is running one of the aftermarket reflash tunes on a hot summers day?

Has anyone had any issues with the standard side mount in these conditions? Obviously a lower intake temperature will assist with more consistent performance in these conditions, but is the side mount struggling to cope reliably in the heat of a Brisbane summer?

Effectiveness of the side mount on tune has been discussed in could weather it's fine but even in a melbournesummer the sidemount loses out to heaksoak very quickly you'll notice a significant drop in performance during hot days that the front mount will rectify

[nikanasz]

hi guys, need your opinion on upgrading the stock SMIC...

i found two aftermarket SMIC (boostfactory, tyrolsport) for vw mk4 golf gti...our polo gti uses the same engine as the mk4 golf gti...do you guys think that it would fit?

thanks...

[Kiel_GTI]

why bother upgrading the smic? the problem with heatsoak is that not enough air can get to the place where the SMIC is, so upgrading the SMIC is a waste of money and time IMO. anything other than a nice sized FMIC is a waste of time.


just my thoughts.

there are good FMICs out there if you have a good look. (other than forge/apr)

[Blitzen]

hi guys, need your opinion on upgrading the stock SMIC...

i found two aftermarket SMIC (boostfactory, tyrolsport) for vw mk4 golf gti...our polo gti uses the same engine as the mk4 golf gti...do you guys think that it would fit?

thanks...

I have looked at this too, and the SMIC for the MK4 Golf GTI and the Polo GTI are completely different, as the Golf GTI's intake for the I/C faces the wrong direction compared to the Polo GTI.

[nikanasz]

well then FMIC it is...why does the forge fmic kit include a modified crash bar? does this mean the apr fmic kit requires no modification of the crash bar?

[Kiel_GTI]

the forge has a modified crash bar as without it the normal crash bar would need cutting as it does with the APR. so i guess forge just wanted to make life easier for us.

dont confine yourself to just those two options though. buying a core separate and having custom piping is, as a rule cheaper.

[Whubbsie]

the fmic of the polo gti equivalent in the SEAT range(can't think of the name) fits without cutting the crash bar I think and forge have a piping package in metal and silicone as the VAG OEM stuff is plastic.

[Kiel_GTI]

that SEAT one is huge .

im not sure if i'd feel comfortable having that over the entire radiator especially in australian weather. maybe im just being a bit of a worry wart though.