Ok FMIC came friday, fitted it to day. Big job but well worth all the effort,SH.T it was it cold out there today

Before

The Kit

All Mounted Up

The Final results


Well Happy

Mick

 

Looks really good mate! Where are you going to mount your number plate?

 

Not to sure yet got one on the back though

 

very nice mate, thinking on fitting one myself before summer comes, do you need a re-map or anything after it is fitted?

 

Mine is going to be remapped anyway this is the reason for me doing the most mods i can before it goes in, this way everthing will get dialed in together,

Mick

 

were did you get your fmic from ? im thinking about getin one for my 95 sti but loads of people slag the ebays ones off and the other ones with the big names on are silly money so i stumped on were to get mine from

ps looks good

 

Nice, how long did it take you and what did you use to cut the bumber?

 

Nice one, looks a lot better .. was there much involved fitting it?

 

I got mine off ebay for £215 all in, yes it was a pain to fit but not imposible, took me 12 hours and i did not rush main problems

1. Screws on the bumper stuck had to cut off ( no fault of the fmic)
2. threads in the car that the fmic fit to , needed a tap through them, ( no fault of the fmic)
3. re routing the wires and pipes that some one had pull tied in the wrong place before,( no fault of the fmic)
4.cutting the bumper ( no fault of the fmic)

and a few other little bit that took up my time, have to say non of them where related to the quality of the kit, for £215 i think its a bargain,

Mick

 

The people who slag off ebay ones for £200 - £300 are probably the same people who moan about big brake kits that are only £600 instead of £1600, or brake pads that are £30 instead of £130. If you've spent too much and have a niggling feeling that you made a mistake or could have spent it better elsewhere - which we've all done ourselves - you've got to justify the battering your pocket took somehow. Easiest way is to make out that cheap alternatives to what you paid a fortune for are somehow no good. Intercooler building isn't rocket science and there's no need to pay more than £300 nowadays for a FMIC. IMHO

 

To be fare the cooler it self is A1 and looks and feels the same quality as my mates HKS , the rest is just 65mm pipe work! Ok so my mates went on trouble free and mine took a bit of effort , but mine is £500 cheeper than his, thats quite a bit for a days work, and even his took 6 hrs, sum it up save ya self £500 and work another 6 hrs,(i did take my time ie: stoppted for dinner and the odd chat from me mates) alot slag off cheep items, cause they are gutted they paid so much for the same thing

Mick

 

hi mate great job looks stunning, which 1 was it on e-bay there are so many to choose from as im looking for the same? got 12 hours or so spare to fit mine for me lol Lee

 

This one
eBay.co.uk: SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STi FRONT MOUNT INTERCOOLER KIT (item 220071693933 end time 21-Jan-07 20:07:47 GMT)
mail the guy and he will do it for £215 all in

If you are local i will gladly help
mick

 

thanks mate might take you up on that