2->1 Fmic?

[AK1RA07]

Anyone tried this on an S4 yet? Its got (2) 2.5" inlets and (1) 3" outlet.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Twin-...mZ320227062921

I've see the CXRacing 2->2 style FMIC but I wonder if this would be feasable. It would eliminate the TBB everyone seems to hate, which might make for a less turbulent flow condition at the throttle body.. Core is slightly smaller I guess (168in^2 vs the CXRacing's 242in^2) but the core is 3.5" thick vs CXR's 3" but how effective is the CXR if part of the core is hidden behind the bumper? Thoughts? Maybe its shorter overall length could save foglights? Just thinking out loud here

[BastardS4]

you would have a 90 degree turn right before your TB...

[Dr.Duct]

ahhhhh I wish they would make one just like that, but with 2 inlets and 2 outlet's...

It would be perfection

[Dr.Duct]

you would have a 90 degree turn right before your TB...

You already do..

[AK1RA07]

ahhhhh I wish they would make one just like that, but with 2 inlets and 2 outlet's...

It would be perfection

That is why I initially was looking for alternatives, the CXR ones just have such odd end tanks

[MiniRS4]

i have. its on my friends car now. n it kicked and still kicks ass. that FMIC has a very long history. OG Part FTW!!!

[Das General]

yup...very baller FMIC.


JMX uses one as well. PM him.

[Dr.Duct]

Yeah I think im going to try it..

Ill let you all know

[MiniRS4]

Yeah I think im going to try it..

Ill let you all know

where ya gettin it from ? i dont think you can get it directly from CX. not sure tho.

[AK1RA07]

Yeah I think im going to try it..

Ill let you all know

Yes! Make me a kit!

[BastardS4]

You already do..

technically no. 65-70 degrees or so. But I do appreciate the point.

[Dr.Duct]

technically no. 65-70 degrees or so. But I do appreciate the point.

Blah.. Ill try and figure something out to make you feel better. My one concern is that their will have to be alot of air flow to compensate for the volume lost.. ie. Going from from dual 2.25" pipes to a single 3".

Im going to do a little more research before i pull the trigger as well.

[Das General]

you have one single 3 inch piping going into the throttle body, as opposed to TWO 2.25/2.5" pipes...

the volume lost isn't too insane.

[Dr.Duct]

sigh.... yes but you cant leave out the little guys.. lol

My concern is the pressure drop in that bend at the throttle body, but i dont think to much would be lost by it..

Maybe ill do it and do some logs, for fun

[StuntManMike]

it looks great. I would be interested to see how well it works.

[hyperlight944]

i personally think that the pressure loss will be small thing compared to the turbulence your getting RID of when the 2 boost charges meet at the tb which means better, smoother airflow ...... but hey thats just my 2 cents lol

[JMTx86]

10d f above ambient the after WOT on my home from yonkers the other night (ty mark for hooking it me up with some goodies), it was 54, IAT 64-68. I did notice a difference in response, it was better and the car pulls harder. Not to mention the added timing you can run on top of what ever tune you have. Im confident that I can get the IAT down even more with some heat wrap on the charge pipe going to the tb. The 90 right before the tb isn't at all when you consider what hyper described.

i personally think that the pressure loss will be small thing compared to the turbulence your getting RID of when the 2 boost charges meet at the tb which means better, smoother airflow ...... but hey thats just my 2 cents lol

100% right

[PoloIceberg]

10d f above ambient the after WOT on my home from yonkers the other night (ty mark for hooking it me up with some goodies), it was 54, IAT 64-68. I did notice a difference in response, it was better and the car pulls harder. Not to mention the added timing you can run on top of what ever tune you have. Im confident that I can get the IAT down even more with some heat wrap on the charge pipe going to the tb. The 90 right before the tb isn't at all when you consider what hyper described.



100% right

im glad to see that fmic is working out good for u!

[AK1RA07]

100% right

Have any pics with the bumper on? Were you able to keep foglights? Is it easier to route the outlet around the passengers side or just arbitrary?

[PoloIceberg]

This is when that fmic was on my car. I removed my foglights from my first fmic install and never tried to put em back.

[Bimmer2Audi]

Have any pics with the bumper on? Were you able to keep foglights? Is it easier to route the outlet around the passengers side or just arbitrary?

x2

[PoloIceberg]

On the driver side with the 2in 1out setup the foglight will fit with ease but on the passenger side with the charge pipe you might have issues, especially because of the size of the charge pipe and the bend it has to make.

[AK1RA07]

HA!

Someone was listening.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-...QQcmdZViewItem

[Rapter]

Damn if you could some how make this work with the stock fogs I would so definitely get one.

[lil' is 300]

HA!

Someone was listening.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-...QQcmdZViewItem

interesting... does anyone have logs? I know some people on AZ are running these.

[S4evr]

JMT, what is that other fluid cooler above your fmic?

[Overboostin]

$600 for the kit they have? I'm sure you could homebrew it for cheaper.

[S4evr]

^if the piping kit they offer works really well, im sure ppl wouldnt mind paying $600 for it.

[flips4]

try this one...
http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...bo+Intercooler

[JMTx86]

JMT, what is that other fluid cooler above your fmic?

LOL, thats my PS cooler. That thing is going, It was just something I had in my garage and im using for a lil while.

[AK1RA07]

try this one...
http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...bo+Intercooler

this one seems bad ass, or even the original core I posted seems better than that kit.. 2" inlets?

[lil' is 300]

You will need to hack the ever-loving shit out of your bumper to fit a 3.5'' intercooler behind there. The ones on Ebay are 3'' still require lots of hacking.

[Dr.Duct]

this one seems bad ass, or even the original core I posted seems better than that kit.. 2" inlets?

2" is fine. Turbo inlet is like 2.25"

[hyperlight944]

You will need to hack the ever-loving shit out of your bumper to fit a 3.5'' intercooler behind there. The ones on Ebay are 3'' still require lots of hacking.

thats what i was afraid of but is half an inch that big a deal ... has anyone done it with a 3.5 in one like the guy abovE?

[Das General]

you would be surprised.

I def. could not fit another .5 inch up front. I already had to shave the shit out of my bumper just to get 3"

[AMC]

thats what i was afraid of but is half an inch that big a deal ... has anyone done it with a 3.5 in one like the guy abovE?

you will most likely cut thru the bumper lol

[hyperlight944]

wonder how JMTx86 got his in there and what size it is lol

[lil' is 300]

wonder how JMTx86 got his in there and what size it is lol

JMT isn't using that 3.5'' treadstone...it will never fit without serious hacking. He has:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-...spagenameZWDVW

Core Size: 26x6x3 inch
Overall Size: 31x10x3 inch

[hyperlight944]

damn why dont they just sell the core ...?

[Das General]

they do, you just gotta search around.