Jump to content
SAU Community

Got My Fmic Installed :)

sl33ek

By sl33ek,
in New South Wales

 Share

Recommended Posts

sl33ek Rising Star

sl33ek

Posted
Posted

Just want to post about my results after the install. It was a justjap Type 1 R33 kit

Mr_G did a great job installing it and took 3.5 hours flat. he even put my stock bov back on, what a champ.

Just got back from driving it, testing on full boost for short periods, after 120kms no hoses have flown off.

Some things I've noticed is boost maxes out at around 9, maybe a bit over where it used to be 10 (on the turbotech bleed valve)

When driving normally the car doesnt feel much different, dont even feel any lagier. Except I can't take off in 2nd gear anymore, thats when I feel the lag, used to do that when I'm lazy hehe

Its when driving hard that I notice it going to redline more easily

Also without my bov it sounds alot different. It sounds kind of like wooooosh-Sheeeeee, using the stock bov

Anyway I'm very happy with the install

The metal bar behind the bumper was cut, 3" hole under the washer bottle and fan fins trimmed

Highly recommend Mr_G :P

If you want to buy my old bov, look here. Thorpe says its fully sick.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=106251

post-20821-1140179975.jpg

post-20821-1140180037.jpg

post-20821-1140180061.jpg

post-20821-1140180123.jpg

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/106274-got-my-fmic-installed/
Share on other sites
Mr_G Mentor

Mr_G

Posted
Posted

Gengis:

Glad to hear your happy with the install. I actually saw you driving through Auburn crossing Parramatta rd around 7:30 yesterday evening as I was in a mates car on the way home after dropping mine off to get re-tuned.

The FMIC looks good, and your bar is pretty stealth in terms of hiding hte FMIC abit... hehe.. :)

Mr_G Mentor

Mr_G

Posted
Posted

^^ No worries, let me know whenever, my hours are pretty flexible as im a uni student so during the week I usually have a few hours to spare here and there...

Gengis: Didnt see the supra... Also the picture of the car in the shade with the cooler behind the bar, the cooler looks quite straight in that pic to be honest. I dont think its wonky by that much in terms of your front bar sitting against how the core looks.

siddr20 Grand Master

siddr20

Posted
Posted
^^ Very small world, I was in my friends Series 2 (Silver) stock stock looking...

Who knows, might see you when I go to collect the car on monday? LOL... Car looked nice cruising along

heheh that would be me in the stock lookin s2.. hmm come on its not that stock lookin is it.. hmm would anyone like to donate some buddy P1s to make my car look better..

yup Mr_G does a superb job.. have seen him do it on other cars.. great pics as well.. enjoy the car!!

QUIKBLADE Collaborator

QUIKBLADE

Posted
Posted (edited)

Now, you just need to cut out some of that front bar to allow a tad more air flow to the core... :( and allow some air through to your radiator, and surely the FMIC may be blocking a large amount of what was coming through??

Edited by QUIKBLADE
sl33ek Rising Star

sl33ek

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Cheers Sid :rolleyes:

Quickblade : I kind of like it how it is now, understated and not fully exposed. Thought about the radiator thing too especially with the radiator fan being trimmed, but I've kept an eye on the temp gauge and it hasn't really been any different than before (needle still a bit below half way)

Its still running the stock turbo pushed to 11psi anyway so the airflow to the intercooler isnt a big issue (I hope!) :)

Mr_G Mentor

Mr_G

Posted
Posted

^^ I like the installs, there fun!

As for airflow Gengis, your definately getting a huge amount more airflow than what the sidemount was getting!

With the fanblades being trimmed, ive ran my car like that for a year and abit now and no dramas with the water temp. If anything, my freinds car that runs a thermo fan rather than an engine driven one hits higher water temps than mine!!

Mine survived easily on that New years day of 40 deg +!!!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • hardsteppa
      RB25DET Series 1 & Series 2 Gearbox Identification

      By hardsteppa · Posted

      All the best with it mate. Hopefully no dramas. I found quite a few issues when i pulled mine out eg fkt trans and engine mounts, throwout bearing, i had not been aware of, so 'any car maint' can be worthwhile it seems.
    • Dose Pipe Sutututu
      Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread

      By Dose Pipe Sutututu · Posted

      I think it's the alternator, there's some cracked shit going on with the rectifier. But so far, seems to be fine again? No sparks, no weird arcing when the leads went on. I ran this past a mate, he said he had similar issues before and his auto sparky replaced the alternator. All I know is, car works, car not on fire lol.
    • GTSBoy
      RB25DET Series 1 & Series 2 Gearbox Identification

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Brother-in-law's workshop. And I'll be doing. Family doesn't get priority over long running customer jobs. It wouldn't normally take so long to get to a task of mine, but there was a series of unfortunate events involving the dyno (blowing it up) that caused a serious backlog in the normal workload, that has toaken literally forever to get out from underneath. I can't do, or more to the point, choose not to do, jobs at home that require tools I don't have or would leave me without my daily if something goes wrong that thwarts me. Gearbox out on the floor with chassis stands is not palatable when I can use a hoist at the shop. But I've only had the box for a few weeks. It's the injectors and AFM that have been waiting on access to the dyno.
    • soviet_merlin
      SAUNSW - GTR Festival 2025 - Saturday 24th May

      By soviet_merlin · Posted

      Thanks for mentioning it on the forums! Much appreciated Jen and I likely can't make it this weekend, but looking forward to see what you folks cook up in the future. Enjoy!
    • Kinkstaah
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By Kinkstaah · Posted

      Welp, I have been driving it around (a bit) and messing with idle and return to idle characteristics. This is all well and good until I discovered my starter motor... is nearly dead. This is unfortunately after I booked my exhaust and tune in. This is the new section of my exhaust, after losing my mind with vbands and clamps. Yes I now have 4 mufflers. The two middle ones are 5in body 3in pipe round straight through mufflers or incorrectly named 'resonators' whatever you want to call. How does it sound? Muffled.   Car runs richer now in low load. Is it restriction? Or lack of exhaust leaks. I also figured out a way to make the Analog Readout match the serial WB Readout. All of this requires a car to you know.. *start* to tune the maths, which was not ideal when I needed it to get to the exhaust shop and back. It started when cold. 30 mins after the car got home, it was time to get stuck into it. Unfortunately this thing has no identifying marks on it at all. I contacted Mal Wood and asked if he could send me a replacement and he asked me to remove it because they've changed starters with their kits a few times over the years. I asked other companies with LH LS starter conversions and they all use different starters unique to their kits. I did find CAE performance supply Mal Wood - But they are out of stock for this starter for the next 3 weeks. The tune is booked for Friday 30th. Here's hoping the local starter motor repair place (which interestingly has a 5 star review from Trent @ Chequered) can get this rebuilt/sorted out so I can get it on and put the car on the dyno. Here's hoping!
×
×
  • Create New...