Lets talk Ebay FMIC. Especially if you have one.

[chicagoavenger]

I have read a couple of threads on ebay intercoolers but just wondering which ones out there that are actually good? Allot of them have something that goes like this

"Good for up to 500bhp(I have seen from 350-600). all our intercooler has been tested to withstand more then 80psi pressure and it has very small pressure drop across the end tanks, at 15psi inlet the out let has 14.8psi that means it has only 0.2 psi pressure drop ,compare to many other intercoolers it is an excellent figure (some intercooler has 1-2psi pressure drop) also at the same condition, the temperature has drop from 120 degree to 28 degree ( and it is an excellent figure for efficiency"

Is the above statement just a bunch of bs or true? Has anyone tried the Megan racing FMIC? I think it's crazy to spend 700+ on a core and piping. I really don't care about name brands I just want it to work. Kinda like a Dave Brode part or Megan Racing or Johnny Racecar FMIC all cheap but effective with great quality. Here are just a couple of FMIC I'm talking about that look good but do they perform and will they last? Please chime in if you have a ebay FMIC or had one especially if it worked or did not work well for you. thanks

Megan FMIC

No name brand but has the standard psi and efficiency spill

Street Imports FMIC

XOXO Core but has good feedback on the core

 

[91-gsx]

if you are interested in either using a 14b or 16g setup on your 2g, i would recommend that you clock the turbo so that it points in the way of the intercooler entrance. you save about another 2 feet of tubing by eliminating the ubend on the j pipe. and the 90* bend to the intercooler. that is what i plan on doing wen i take my 14b off to be rebuilt.
hope this helps

 

[Narco]

My only beef is the flange for the BOV extends into the upper ic pipe
Anson

Use a round or rat tail file, or better yet a carbide bit and die grinder to take care of that.

 

[my98GST]

.......Im lost...what are you guys talking about?

 

[Narco]

Check out the picture of the inside of the uicp with the bov flange on it. The flange protrudes about a 1/2" into the pipe.

 

[UMR98GSX]

Well I'm running a Greddy Type-S on my stock uicp so I am just going to take it to a machine shop and have them remove the 1g flange and round the tube off of my Greddy flange and weld that one on. Th die grinder would work too.

On another note: I already received a reply to my email I sent last night about the missing coupler and clamps. They sent me a picture of what was supposed to come and asked me if that is what I had. They also said that Justin had emailed them about the same issue. I told them that I had received everything in the picture but to complete the install they need to include the missing items; just for future reference. We'll see if being polite works and if they will send me the parts anyway.

Anson

 

[scottsee]

why?? the greddy bov will fit on the 1g flange... you just need to drill a couple holes into the 1g flange.

http://herpetology.com/dsm/bov.html

 

[UMR98GSX]

True... I guess we'll see what I decide to do when I actually get around to putting it on.

 

[my98GST]

Just curious as to why its such a bad thing if it goes inside the UICP a little????

 

[Spoolin98]

Just curious as to why its such a bad thing if it goes inside the UICP a little????

Its an air flow restrictor, I am sure removing it wont gain you anything, you probably wont even notice a difference.

 

[my98GST]

Yeah I started to say, I relaly don't see that restricting much if anything at all....

 

[Narco]

If airflow restrictions don't make a difference, why does anyone buy bigger intakes, IC piping, ported intake manifolds, cylinder heads, exhaust manifolds, O2 sensor housings, down-pipes, cat-backs, etc?

Plus, wouldn't it just bug you to know that the flange was sticking in like that.

 

[UMR98GSX]

Has anyone else received theirs yet? I am wondering if other people are missing parts too.

...And I'm just going to grind it out.

Anson

 

[my98GST]

How in the hell are you going to get something inside of it to grind it out???

 

[Tx97GSX]

Dremel has a flex shaft that you can put a grinder on there to grind it down. I just emailed them about a hour ago and already got a replay. I will be replacing my JohnnyRacing core for this core.

 

[Spoolin98]

If airflow restrictions don't make a difference, why does anyone buy bigger intakes, IC piping, ported intake manifolds, cylinder heads, exhaust manifolds, O2 sensor housings, down-pipes, cat-backs, etc?

Plus, wouldn't it just bug you to know that the flange was sticking in like that.

I never said all air/exhaust flow restrictions dont make a difference. I was just talking about this particular situation. Once you build boost your intake system is pressurized, I cannot see something that minor preventing you from reaching full boost, or causing you to build boost slower. It would bug me too, I would definitely take the time to grind it down.

 

[my98GST]

any other tool besides a dremel? I don't have one I honestly personally don't think it would bother me too bad....

Does everyone else have this little problem or did you just get screwed?

 

[UMR98GSX]

I have a high speed air tool with a flex shaft. I plan on strapping the flex extension to a rod to get in there. As mentioned before you could always just get a good long file and some time.

Anson

 

[my98GST]

Jesus, you're looking at some serious time....

 

[2gredspyder]

Has anyone else received theirs yet? I am wondering if other people are missing parts too.

...And I'm just going to grind it out.

Anson

I ordered 2 kits, one for me and one for my friend. we are both missing 1 coupler and 2 t bolt clamps. It's not really a big deal to me considering how nice these kits look and how much i paid.
I will write to them and see what they can do about it.

 

[my98GST]

it so happens that I've got two tbolt clamps that I ordered for some reason a while back and they're just lying around...So if mine comes up missing tbolts then no worry.... I just don't have an extra coupler laying around

 

[pinder91]

This kit is starting to look like a good replacement for my JRC. I just hate how you have to ditch the fogs. For anyone with this kit already, does it look like you can relocate those side brackets in an effort to keep the fogs, or no?

 

[Narco]

I never said all air/exhaust flow restrictions dont make a difference. I was just talking about this particular situation. Once you build boost your intake system is pressurized, I cannot see something that minor preventing you from reaching full boost, or causing you to build boost slower. It would bug me too, I would definitely take the time to grind it down.

I wasn't trying to offend you or anything, I was just trying to put things in perspective.

Say you opened up your O2 sensor housing by porting a quarter of an inch of material all the way around. You gained .93 square inches of flow area. By leaving that pipe in there you just lost .5 inches of flow area, negating more than half of your port job.

I'm just saying, if you're going to install something, install it perfectly. Those small things add up over time/quantity.

 

[eclpsgsx97]

Has anyone been able to fit the 3" GM MAF in the upper piping of the XS Power 2G kit--b/w the BOV flange and throttle body (blow-through)?

 

[Spoolin98]

I wasn't trying to offend you or anything, I was just trying to put things in perspective.

Say you opened up your O2 sensor housing by porting a quarter of an inch of material all the way around. You gained .93 square inches of flow area. By leaving that pipe in there you just lost .5 inches of flow area, negating more than half of your port job.

I'm just saying, if you're going to install something, install it perfectly. Those small things add up over time/quantity.

No offense taken. Just trying to get my point across. Your speaking about exhaust, I have been speaking about intake since my first post about this. Your exhaust system is not pressurized like your intake system, it is free flowing which explains why reducing restrictions helps the flow of exhausts. There are minimal gains from reducing intercooler pipe restrictions such as larger diameter IC pipes, without shortening the route, it will just take longer to pressurize your intake system. Having more "flow area" in your exhaust is a good thing, having more "flow area" in your intake system is not always better.

 

[scottsee]

only 2 more days untill I'll have it in my hands. Mooahahhahahaha.