Fmic

[fishyy]

bought a Greddy Mspec FMIC kit for my r33 series 2. just asking where would u recommend taking it to get it fitted. i rang around and it would cost around 400-450 to fit it. not saying its too much im just after quality of work.

thanks

[-Dukes-]

would recommend Autoworx or Xspeed, people who do this quite alot

or how good are you with your hands? If you've got all the bits you could do it yourself.

Did mine myself, not too shabby, a few f*ck ups but thats how we learn, haha

[NISZILA]

Yea... do it yourself and save heaps of money. Just take your time with it and be sure you got it all right. You have to cut one hole in the chasis for the piping to go through and might need to take a tiny bit out of the bumper, but hopefully not.

[br3ndan]

series 2 + greddy fmic... he will have to cut a hole and trim the bumper.

I say do it ur self... i did mine my self as well. But i installed a stealth FMIC, so no cutting required.

However, most work shops like xspeed, c red, tenagah can do it for u for few hundred.

Edited August 28, 2008 by br3ndan

[Wogan]

from my experience Greddy M-spec kits fit perfectly and are really easy to install. DIY .. you'll enjoy it

[viet_boi]

D.I.Y F.T.W..

you'll love your car even more, and you'll know how to take it apart next time or fit your mates one. good experience..

Edited August 29, 2008 by viet_boi

[-Dukes-]

Just to add, it did cost me a carton.

The intercooler I have was too thick for the metal support behind the bumper so I marked it out and took it a panel beater, he cut it perfectly and sprayed it for a carton of TED's. (tryed cutting it myself but it was too much for the little ozito anglegrinder lol).

[fishyy]

cheers guys for the help.. i managed to fit the intercooler my self... i have a problem but.. when i drive hitting around 2.5-3000 rmp the car chokes like ur bunny hopping and spits like (backfiring).

ive only done the intercooler.. havent got no boost controller or gauge. also i heard something about spark plugs..

any ideas?

[NISZILA]

Have you reset the ECU? Its always best when putting on bolt on mods to reset the ecu so that it can learn again. It learning the air/fuel ratios etc from scratch

[fishyy]

how do i reset a stock ecu?

[inthisglass]

take of the positive battery terminal

then hold your foot on the break for a minute

drains all the power from the ecu

[autoworx]

cheers guys for the help.. i managed to fit the intercooler my self... i have a problem but.. when i drive hitting around 2.5-3000 rmp the car chokes like ur bunny hopping and spits like (backfiring).

ive only done the intercooler.. havent got no boost controller or gauge. also i heard something about spark plugs..

any ideas?

plugs or coil packs

most probably coil packs . gap your plugs down to .8 or lower but it will probably only help temporarily . then buy some splitfires

[Wogan]

it's a bit of a long shot, but check that when you fitted your return pipe you didn't knock the plug in your CAS .. i had a problem with a loose wire in mine once and it caused the same issue.

[-Dukes-]

Longshot, What BOV are you running?

[fishyy]

gapped the plugs to .8.. went for a drive down the street and struggled to get back into the garage.. heaps of jerking and feeling like the car gonna stall..

damn intercooler.. grrrr

Wogan where abouts is the Cas?

Dukes.. ive got a stock BOV

btw mods = Xforce exhaust system and pod filter...

[fishyy]

it's a bit of a long shot, but check that when you fitted your return pipe you didn't knock the plug in your CAS .. i had a problem with a loose wire in mine once and it caused the same issue.

Checked the Cas plug.. feels firms and secure.. its the round thing in front of the engine where now the intercooler runs on top of it hey

[inthisglass]

give both the cas and the afm plugs a good clean with electrical contact cleaner

if that doesnt work its time for some splitfire coilpacks

[br3ndan]

U sure theres no leak with ur intercooler piping??

Everything sealed up?

[fishyy]

U sure theres no leak with ur intercooler piping??

Everything sealed up?

Yeah found the problem br3ndan cheers buddy. i checked the intercooler piping like u said and i found that the hose connection that connects the pipe to the intercooler under the headlight wasnt covering fully and probably was leaking from there.

i feel like a fool now

[-Dukes-]

I'm just glad your car is ok