Hdi Fmic Kit

[Jetwreck]

best way to describe the power gain

......give your car a good hit on a 35 degree day.....then take it out and give it the same hit on a cold misty night.

the difference is the power gain you will see.

Edited November 8, 2010 by Jetwreck

[PetroDola]

As we run fairly high boost, yes it will make a fair difference, especially on hotter days. Worth the cash? I wouldnt bother until the exhaust and highflow is done.

good point .. i noticed virtually no difference on stock turbo.

but i know its taking away alot more heat from that turbo and engine and i live in qld so thats important for summer on its way. power difference though i wont see it until a hiflow or like craig says.. take it out on a really cold night vs a hot day.

[zei20l]

you shouldnt see much power at all if you dont increase the boost. FMICs dont give you more power, they just allow you to up boost levels safely.

i gotta get a dump pipe asap........

[Sunkist]

As we run fairly high boost, yes it will make a fair difference, especially on hotter days. Worth the cash? I wouldnt bother until the exhaust and highflow is done.

Agreed with Scott, i installed one on mine.. its pretty much the same piping as before, and half the intercooler doesnt get cooled behind the reinforcement bar.

it would only make a differenct with the exhaust and HF turbo..

Things i noticed was a smoother accelaration, and a slightly earlier response.

i thought it was worth the money, but.. yeh

[Sunkist]

good point .. i noticed virtually no difference on stock turbo.

but i know its taking away alot more heat from that turbo and engine and i live in qld so thats important for summer on its way. power difference though i wont see it until a hiflow or like craig says.. take it out on a really cold night vs a hot day.

I converted mine to ball bearing and high flowed the turbo. i still didnt notice much "extra power" but I noticed a smother acceleration I guess. To agree with you the cooler wouldnt really pull much more air in seeing as the "intake pipe" (air filter to turbo) is the same size, much like the stock dump-cat, its small and restrictive.

but then I put scottys custom dump on. I think the 3 mods together (HDI FMIC/bb-HF turbo/dump back exhaust) made a huge difference. although the dumping of fuel is annoying.

Im really eager to see what the cooler will do in the summer. hopefully better.

[PetroDola]

I converted mine to ball bearing and high flowed the turbo. i still didnt notice much "extra power" but I noticed a smother acceleration I guess. To agree with you the cooler wouldnt really pull much more air in seeing as the "intake pipe" (air filter to turbo) is the same size, much like the stock dump-cat, its small and restrictive.

but then I put scottys custom dump on. I think the 3 mods together (HDI FMIC/bb-HF turbo/dump back exhaust) made a huge difference. although the dumping of fuel is annoying.

Im really eager to see what the cooler will do in the summer. hopefully better.

its more the size of the cooler and the flow rate of the cooler that would give it more air than the stocky if anything. bearing in mind mine is alot stealther and less flow behind the number plate and the grill too. i bet yours has slightly more exposure there.

[Jetwreck]

you need a set of these to get more air and a bit of angle grinder work.

Edited November 9, 2010 by Jetwreck

[zei20l]

i put mine on today. looks the goods in the aero front bar. no holes needed

it seems there is some lag around 3k. i thought it wasnt revving that high for some reasoin but i just put my boot into it and it went nicely past it

[Sunkist]

its more the size of the cooler and the flow rate of the cooler that would give it more air than the stocky if anything. bearing in mind mine is alot stealther and less flow behind the number plate and the grill too. i bet yours has slightly more exposure there.

yeh slightly abit more exposure since I go an angle grinder n cut some of the number plte holder n the fins out of the fron bar..

I thought of what Craig did with the GTR styles vents but.. i'm not to comfortable cutting through the reinforcement bar.. especially since im still on my P's..looks great though!

[zei20l]

get an aero front bar, the opening is larger!

ill take a pic next time i go outsite

[Sunkist]

get an aero front bar, the opening is larger!

ill take a pic next time i go outsite

Yeh I would, I actually like them.. BUT.. because of the AR-X's so called "wide body kit" I can fit them on without spending another $1000 on top to putty and fill things in and paint fenders and boots n yeh.

not the effor to get a couple more mm's of air.

[zei20l]

AXIS front bar? i believe the flares line up!

[iamhe77]

AXIS front bar? i believe the flares line up!

+1 for the Axis front bar.... and but out all the chrome bits. That should open it up for a heap of air

[Jetwreck]

+1 for the Axis bar.....or you could just cut open your AR-X one!

Edited November 10, 2010 by Jetwreck

[PetroDola]

yeh slightly abit more exposure since I go an angle grinder n cut some of the number plte holder n the fins out of the fron bar..

I thought of what Craig did with the GTR styles vents but.. i'm not to comfortable cutting through the reinforcement bar.. especially since im still on my P's..looks great though!

how does that work.. is it legal to drive for you still and just not to own ?

whats the deal there on your p's ?

[scotty nm35]

No.

[Sunkist]

already did that. just without the gtr vents

and yeh i put a mesh on it to.. after i took the pic.

and does the axis front actually fit? or is it going to cost a house like the converions to the 2005 headlights. even though they are nice(no offence)

Edited November 10, 2010 by AaronNM35

[Sunkist]

No.

LMAO Scott

*QUOTE?*how does that work.. is it legal to drive for you still and just not to own ?

whats the deal there on your p's ?

no, no, and it works... just.

nah when I bought the Car I got approval from vic roads to drive it, because its an import they didnt have much knowledge about it. i took a couple of pictures, sent it with a description being a low perfomance Turbo charged vehicle/Family Wagon.

they sent me an approval saying I'm allowed to drive the car with VIN#...

its not so low powered anymore ..but only a month left on P plates

[PetroDola]

LMAO Scott

*QUOTE?*how does that work.. is it legal to drive for you still and just not to own ?

whats the deal there on your p's ?

no, no, and it works... just.

nah when I bought the Car I got approval from vic roads to drive it, because its an import they didnt have much knowledge about it. i took a couple of pictures, sent it with a description being a low perfomance Turbo charged vehicle/Family Wagon.

they sent me an approval saying I'm allowed to drive the car with VIN#...

its not so low powered anymore ..but only a month left on P plates

lol so when you get done youll get done for no p's and driving a high powered m35

dont get caught racing eh

Edited November 10, 2010 by PetroDola

[Sunkist]

lol so when you get done youll get done for no p's and driving a high powered m35

dont get caught racing eh

lol.. the outside is stock. the only thing you can hear is the exhaust n the ball bearing whining..

n yeh that enough to get done. but stock the turbo is Ball Bearing( so ive been told/just really quiet ones) n my excuse is, it broke so i 'rebuilt' it

exhaust? got epa'd and was exactly on the DB limit(not any more since the dump install)

and intercooler, standard is front mount. tell the cop to try looking for a good one.(this is where everyone on the forum doesnt have one..shh.)

BOV is plumb back.

its an AR-X a midget could walk under my car(slight exageration.. only slight)

i dont race. i dont see a point in competion with other P platers and their dads Commonwhores. and I wouldnt stand a chance against a 1000+/-kg evo.

I drive the car coz i like it.