top mount or fmic

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  1. osborne519

    osborne519 Member

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    which is better not doing to much to the car intake exhaust mabye someother mild mods and a tune
     
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  2. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

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    tmic.
     
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  3. Kokopelli

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    Personally I wouldn't run a fmic unless I was running a 20g or bigger turbo.

    A good tmic can handle some serious power. I've seen a rotated setup make over 500 on a tmic.
     
    #3 Kokopelli, Feb 15, 2011
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    either way.
     
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  5. nygiant

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    yea but a fmic looks cooler though
     
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  6. Matt

    Matt Think before you post
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    :hsugh:

    you want to look cool, or have the best functionality? ;)
     
    #6 Matt, Feb 15, 2011
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    Depends on what you are using the car for. TMIC can handle a lot of power if done right.

    FMIC will not heat soak like a TMIC. I had TMIC first on my 18g setup but in the summer and in traffic it heat soaked like a madman and just killed the performance of the car hence why I went FMIC.
     
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  8. nygiant

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    me and OP will choose cool :cool:
     
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  9. osborne519

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    i was thinking of running a smaller frontmount i like the quick spool of a tmic but the look of a fmic..also i dont wanna loose my fog lights because i think they complete the look of a bug eye
     
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  10. osborne519

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    and as far as tmic.... sti or other aftermarket
     
    #10 osborne519, Feb 15, 2011
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    Lol. But doesn't an FMIC give more room for more power?
     
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    OP mentioned he wasn't looking for anything big. So if a 18g or 20g is the biggest they will go, then a TMIC is more than adequate. If they stay stock turbo, then getting a FMIC will hurt where max boost comes in, thus hurting performance.
     
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  13. jchon3

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    turbo lag?
     
    #13 jchon3, Feb 15, 2011
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    You won't notice it a bit. It's so minimal it not worth mentioning.
     
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    i heard somewhere that the farther away the IC is from the turbo, you get increased turbo lag?
    true? false?
     
    #15 jchon3, Feb 15, 2011
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    On bigger turbos not noticable.
     
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  17. jchon3

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    ahh icic
     
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