which fmic?!?!?!

diambo4life · Nov 1, 2003

I have the Dejon Race and the fins are comparably sturdier than that of the Greddy or APEXi. I installed mine last spring so I wouldn't know about snow either. As long as you don't plunge into hard snow or hit huge chunks of ice, this fmic should be ok.

You can't go wrong on either the Extreme or Dejon fmic. When I ordered mine (Dejon Tool) it was like $900 and I got it in 3 days with the UICP flanged for my Type-S BOV and the pipes painted to my specification.

I'm yet to find anyone who has had any complaints.:dunno:

rgeier11 · Nov 1, 2003

I just got the extreme kit in the mail yesterday. It looks like a really solid kit from what I can see. Only problem is they gave me the wrong size couplers (2 3/8) when it shoulda been 2.5 inch. They already sent out the new ones free, and i get to keep the old ones. So now I have 2 sets of couplers

. The welds are immaculate. Ill have pics of it when I can get my hands on a Digi cam; hopefully by next week.

:hail: extreme psi

anconover · Nov 24, 2003

back from the dead. Im just wondering if u got it installed, any pics and also, if uve yet to discover any leaks? i was reading over a thread and they said they had a problem with the core leaking, and then the welds leaking, also said extremepsi admitted to having these problems with them?

eclipsegsx978 · Nov 24, 2003

prostreet
agp

if you have a 2g these are alsome kits

turboawd11 · Nov 24, 2003

the extrempsi fmic is way too thick .. 3.6x" thick?! you guys ever worry about overheating problems with such thick intercoolers?

and how do u guys compare the garret cores to teh spearco cores? with flows more air to the radiator?

ive had both IRC street and RACE core and 3.5 thick fmics are way too thick. southern california temps gets up there

what about fmics with griffin cores?

also does any of you guys roadrace with these thick FMICs? any overheating problems?

also keep in mind that you will have to change the factory fans for these kits mentioned above, i suggest to get a 1600+cfm flowing SPAL fan than acheap autozone/pepboys fans.

anconover · Nov 24, 2003

for 1, most likely your going to overheat autox'ing with most fmic's, scott (black94gsx - also lives in socal) just got a ridiculous radiator to help, larger than the fluidyne. 2nd its not too thick, and the larger coolers such as 28x allow more air to radiator cause endtanks dont block it. i live in NY, friend has the IRC race, never overheats with a 180 thermostat, stock radiator. then again hottest it gets here is in the summer at 95 usually, and when its 95, with no a/c in my car i stick to the pool or house

turboawd11 · Nov 24, 2003

i know scot gray, he actual lives ab 15mins away from me, from what i recall when i saw his car last week hes running a fluidyne radiator with 2 1700cfm SPAL fans and and los of ducting directing air to the radiator.

and hs FMIC is an HKS core/endtanks just like the old Imagine motors FMIC, its not very thick but the endtanks do block airflow to the radiator.he is also using a hood vent from RRE

i myself am using a hood vent from RRE and i think 3.5 thick FMIC is still too much.

but Scot and i talked about this and he told me that PROPER ducting, SPAL fans, fluidyne radiator, hoodvent will help teh overheating issues for roadracers and autoxers. but again. it all depends how the temp is.

a fellow DSMralso has a large greddy fmic on his 2g with a stock radiator and spal fan has no overheating issues on the track...but again. i dont think the greddy fmics are as thick as most spearco ones. ( someone correct me if im wong)

diambo4life · Nov 24, 2003

Just cut up your bumber to improve airflow for more cooling.:dunno: That's what I did on my car. It has never overheated even after alot of heavy boosting on very hot days. All I have is a 180* thermostat, stock rad. fan (no ac fan) and a stock radiator.

Before...

After...

anconover · Nov 24, 2003

yea scott has since gotten a larger radiator, very nice looking too.

eclipsegsx978 · Nov 25, 2003

you could do anything to fix your over heating problems. last summer i purchased a 216 core and i started to get hot so i got

fluydine rad
greddy rad cap
dual fal fans
water wetter

this fixed everthing

you could also do air ducts, push fan style ( pepboys sells these )

Rodman · Nov 25, 2003

I thought Scott had fallen off the face of the earth

His website dsmporn.com doesn't work, he had some of the coolest vids out there

anconover · Nov 25, 2003

hmpf his site works. but anyways, any pics of the EP race cooler? =[

4 Bang Her · Nov 25, 2003

I would get the ADFX FMIC, especially with the GP at $725 shipped!! Short route piping, and extruded tube core.

Run RMI 25 at 60/40 water/coolant with a bottle of this stuff and see what happens. If you need more go with a new cap and then this bad boy

http://www.perma-cool.com/Catalog/Cat_page16.html

The 14" pulls 2950 cfm

And summit sells it for $85

I see no need to run an aluminum rad considering the darn computer turns the fans on at 195(new coolant sensor) or 205 (stock sensor).

anconover · Nov 27, 2003

the adfx GB is over, and im looking for a larger core than 24x10.5x3. the extremepsi has almost 300sq inches more cooling area.

turboawd11 · Dec 1, 2003

4 Bang Her said:
I would get the ADFX FMIC, especially with the GP at $725 shipped!! Short route piping, and extruded tube core.

Run RMI 25 at 60/40 water/coolant with a bottle of this stuff and see what happens. If you need more go with a new cap and then this bad boy

http://www.perma-cool.com/Catalog/Cat_page16.html

The 14" pulls 2950 cfm
And summit sells it for $85

I see no need to run an aluminum rad considering the darn computer turns the fans on at 195(new coolant sensor) or 205 (stock sensor).

would a 14" fit on our radiators? my 12" fits prfectly.. do you know the how much CFM does a 12" flow?

turboawd11 · Dec 1, 2003

i just found out that scot gayrecently upgraded his fluidyne radiator.. sorry for teh worng info

rgeier11 · Dec 1, 2003

Im sorry to say that I have no pics or information yet. The intercooler is still sitting here, until prolly the end of december

:tree:

outbost · Dec 1, 2003

Geez.. I live in the Mojave and all I have is a fluidyne with a 10in prema cool fan. My IC is about 3in thich and blocks almost all of the vents in the bumper. It doesn't over heat in this dry ass heat after sprinting around. I don't have the any of the junk that goes with AC blocking my radiator though. I think that alone is a big help.

rrk5485 · Dec 6, 2003

eclipsegsx978 said:
prostreet
agp

if you have a 2g these are alsome kits

Where can you find the agp intercooler site? I went on agpturbo.com and all they sell are turbos.

4 Bang Her · Dec 6, 2003

IMHO, these smaller turbos do not need a core bigger or even as big as the 24x10.5x3. Look at the flow of the supra core (pretty close in size to the dsm core) on the ADFX site. It can support a ton of air flow and is overkill for mostly 98% of the turbos on our DSM's. Even a 60-1 is still small compared to that IC. That core is designed for T76 to T88 turbos. Grand Nationals use cores that big & bigger while running 63mm wheels on up to 76mm.

I plan on installing the 14" fan after I do my FMIC. I will make it fit with brackets etc as I have a feeling the new chips Full Throttle Speed are coming out with are going to have a lower fan turn on. They will probably run around 160-170 and that will need a huge fan to get down the stock rad temps with an FMIC.

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