Lord Khan
20+ Year Contributor
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- Aug 23, 2002
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Baltimore,
Maryland
First of all, let me say that I don't have DSMLink, or any kind of tuning programs, or dinos, so no I don't know of any official gains. But what I can tell you though is that the myth of losing performance with one of these on a T25 just isn't true. At least not for me. But let me list my mods.
- Thermal 3" Catback (3"downpipe, and cat later)
- Extreme Motorsports MBC
- Dejon Style Intake w/ Weapon R Hyper filter
- Apexi EL Mech. Boost Guage
- Greddy Type-S BOV
- Greddy 18" FMIC Kit (bought used for $300 in almost perfect condition)
- Greddy Upper/Lower IC pipe kit
- HKS Type-1 Turbo Timer
I was very unsure about doing this install before upgrading to a bigger turbo (which I'll be doing this spring EVO III 16G), but after installing it, and driving with it for the past week, the car is very strong, and it DEFINATELY halls ass in 4th gear on the highway. I am boosting at 15lbs, and I have NO BOOST LEAKS, which of course is very important. What I did was go to Extreme Motorsports and get all new silicon couplers of their name brand (man were they expensive for the hump, and reducer, but the regular ones were $4-5 a piece). Their couplers are so damn tight, your almost guaranteed no leaks, but they were a bi*** to put on. They look cool though (I got red).
Anyway, like I said, I am very pleased with the 18" FMIC, and it suits the T25 just fine, since it's not a very big intercoolers (About double the length, and slight wider than the stock sidemount).
The last thing I'm going to do is paint black this grill material I bought from Loews, and put it neatly in front of the intercooler, so I can have that new EVO-style intercooler grill look, and also have some protection against debris on the fins. Hopefully it turns out nice. If not, it looks good the way it is now. I'll try to get some pics of the setup in my gallery before the end of the week.
- Thermal 3" Catback (3"downpipe, and cat later)
- Extreme Motorsports MBC
- Dejon Style Intake w/ Weapon R Hyper filter
- Apexi EL Mech. Boost Guage
- Greddy Type-S BOV
- Greddy 18" FMIC Kit (bought used for $300 in almost perfect condition)
- Greddy Upper/Lower IC pipe kit
- HKS Type-1 Turbo Timer
I was very unsure about doing this install before upgrading to a bigger turbo (which I'll be doing this spring EVO III 16G), but after installing it, and driving with it for the past week, the car is very strong, and it DEFINATELY halls ass in 4th gear on the highway. I am boosting at 15lbs, and I have NO BOOST LEAKS, which of course is very important. What I did was go to Extreme Motorsports and get all new silicon couplers of their name brand (man were they expensive for the hump, and reducer, but the regular ones were $4-5 a piece). Their couplers are so damn tight, your almost guaranteed no leaks, but they were a bi*** to put on. They look cool though (I got red).
Anyway, like I said, I am very pleased with the 18" FMIC, and it suits the T25 just fine, since it's not a very big intercoolers (About double the length, and slight wider than the stock sidemount).
The last thing I'm going to do is paint black this grill material I bought from Loews, and put it neatly in front of the intercooler, so I can have that new EVO-style intercooler grill look, and also have some protection against debris on the fins. Hopefully it turns out nice. If not, it looks good the way it is now. I'll try to get some pics of the setup in my gallery before the end of the week.
I just hope that the T25 lasts long enough for my turbo this spring. I drive my car fast and hard a lot, but I don't launch that much though.
