Ah yes.. and another sick addition to the S4 (w/ pics)

[Grangalan]

Well since going stage 3 (soon to have fueling) the stocker IC's just dont cut it. Well they never did. So i decided to get the JHM FMIC Here is the end result :

Comparison of stock VS JHM. We did some rough measuring and the JHM is approximately 4.5x times bigger than a stock sidemound.


Mockup fitting:



Final install. Next weekend its going to paint. The hood is going to repaint anyway so might as well wait til then for the reiger to be painted as well

[BlackS4TT(Josh)]

Whhhhhyyyyyyy?????

Do you honestly think the bumper looks good like that?

[Grangalan]

Whhhhhyyyyyyy?????

Do you honestly think the bumper looks good like that?

Because i had no interest in hacking up my S4 bumper. And its not completely finished. I am making shrouds to hide the end tanks and fill in the empty space, so all you see in the middle is intercooler fins.

[S4-ORCE]

[o3spec]

wow! not to start up the same ol' issue but i would think that the jhm pipes fit better then that wow! that is worse then the "older" style ebay pipes fitment. did you install them correctly?

[Rated S]

[Grangalan]

hehe i like that.

[RogueStatus]

bahahaha. im hacking up my stock bumper with the JHM

[S-Power]

wow! not to start up the same ol' issue but i would think that the jhm pipes fit better then that wow! that is worse then the "older" style ebay pipes fitment. did you install them correctly?

JHM FMIC fits great

[highPSI-S4]

Yeah, we could have been twins in a past life.

It's a reiger so what i chopped mine up 2, But got rid of it and the intercooler for other reasons. Although i did learn i may have cut way to much but, I think it could also look better.

[Matt@JHM]

wow! not to start up the same ol' issue but i would think that the jhm pipes fit better then that wow! that is worse then the "older" style ebay pipes fitment. did you install them correctly?

This is not a stock bumper.

[djwimbo]

Wow, that's a new classic.

The cutting does seem a bit excessive. BUT I know what you have in mind for the shrouds. Shrouds are a good idea. You're basically creating a high pressure in front of the I/C and low pressure behind it. Thus making it more effective.

Good luck, that looks pretty intimidating as well.

[o3spec]

This is not a stock bumper.

i have the same bumper. and they are even more tucked then in these pics now with just a few more adjustments. im not knocking the product just work on it a bit more. no biggie i ain't haten yo.

[o3spec]

JHM FMIC fits great

this isn't stock either

[Matt@JHM]

i have the same bumper. and they are even more tucked then in these pics now with just a few more adjustments. im not knocking the product just work on it a bit more. no biggie i ain't haten yo.

Looks good man I know you weren't hating. Here's a few installs done in shop on stock bumper:



Jason is damn good at making it fit perfect. He re-defines the term, perfectionist.

[LowA4]

I'm picking up one of these soon , That silver S4 pic is good because mine is silver with the stock bumper too. What kind of performance gain did you notice?

[Grangalan]

I'm picking up one of these soon , That silver S4 pic is good because mine is silver with the stock bumper too. What kind of performance gain did you notice?

Well its moreso that i am making the power i should than i was making before, STG III on stock intercoolers SUCKED!. It's nice and cool and holy shit its night and day no more heatsoak, i just have to fix my misfire leak due to 02 and EGT sensors being bad.

[jaybquick@JHM]

It will be nice to see how it turns out once you do the body work to it you spoke of to not make it so open.

[WMi_S4]

i have the same bumper. and they are even more tucked then in these pics now with just a few more adjustments. im not knocking the product just work on it a bit more. no biggie i ain't haten yo.

I spy w/ my little eye McCaster Carr mesh cloth!! Very nice!!

[KevinZtwin]

That looks like ass. Why don't you just buy an integra and zip tie an intercooler to the front of the bumper. Cutting up a bumper is one of the cheapest looking things you can do to a car. I'm sure it will perform well but...congrats on making your S4 look like a teenage rice mobile.

[Maverick]

paint the core and the pipings black, fly under the radar!

[zmw]

is anyone concerned with the pressure drop of this FMIC? I've read that there is a 3-5 psi drop while higher quality side mounts are only a 1-2psi drop?

I am a big fan of FMIC's because they vastly outperform when it comes to IAT but if your turbos have to run at 23-25psi to support 20psi it seems that probably outweighs the benefits and could drastically reduce turbo longevity...

again not bagging on the product, I actually have considered this FMIC for my own car, just curious more than anything

-Z

[jukesandz]

Ugh you gotta hide that thing.

[Das General]

is anyone concerned with the pressure drop of this FMIC? I've read that there is a 3-5 psi drop while higher quality side mounts are only a 1-2psi drop?

I am a big fan of FMIC's because they vastly outperform when it comes to IAT but if your turbos have to run at 23-25psi to support 20psi it seems that probably outweighs the benefits and could drastically reduce turbo longevity...

again not bagging on the product, I actually have considered this FMIC for my own car, just curious more than anything

-Z

That pressure drop occurs at higher pressure. I believe they claim it is 3-5 at 40psi.

I ran this intercooler with no issues. Plenty of people have run this with no issue.

[sti4now]

I am a fan, just get the mesh to hide the pipes, no biggie.

[jaybquick@JHM]

That pressure drop occurs at higher pressure. I believe they claim it is 3-5 at 40psi.

I ran this intercooler with no issues. Plenty of people have run this with no issue.

Yup. I have ran this core for a long time and many other K03/K04 guys have ran this core for a long time with great results. The lower temps far outweigh the presure drop.

BTW I ran my now 48k mile K04s with this cooler at 23 to 24 psi for at least a year.

[spinny]

Are there any gains when going from AWE SMIC's to a FMIC?

[RAyala2.7T]

^^Yes there is quite an improvement. There are logs in another post comparing the two and I've done logs with another stage 3 with the FMIC and my IATs were higher. I have AWE SMICs with shrouds.

[GetAwayFromMe]

I'm also debating on getting a FMIC but i just hate how the piping shows. I dont care that i have to cut the bumper but i also use my AC in the summer and having no fan to cool it sucks.

I wonder how it would look if one covered the side vents but than it would stop some air flow.

[jaybquick@JHM]

Are there any gains when going from AWE SMIC's to a FMIC?

Here is a log of the same FMIC core that we use (from another AZ member). You can see a large difference.

I'm also debating on getting a FMIC but i just hate how the piping shows. I dont care that i have to cut the bumper but i also use my AC in the summer and having no fan to cool it sucks.

I wonder how it would look if one covered the side vents but than it would stop some air flow.

If you have patience and watch our videos it can turn out nice. Here is one of the many examples from our site that matt posted up higher in this thread.




All the info on our kit here -->http://www.jhmotorsports.com/shop/ca...3f4e8cd398ac24


That is also why we offer an optional fan kit for those concerned with removing the front fan. We have been fine out here for years with these cores in 100 + degree heat with the A/C on and stop and go with the fan kit we sell with the FMIC if you select it.

[Evilevo]

can we order just the fan kit from you?

[jaybquick@JHM]

can we order just the fan kit from you?

Yup, got both the high flow and medium available here --> http://www.jhmotorsports.com/shop/ca..._56_60_100_118



high flow is by far the most popular.

[Evilevo]

Yup, got both the high flow and medium available here --> http://www.jhmotorsports.com/shop/ca..._56_60_100_118



high flow is by far the most popular.

Ok, i know this is the wrong thread. But where does that install? Does that go in between the FMIC and the radiator?( I havnt installed my FMIC yet, that is why i am asking)

[jaybquick@JHM]

Ok, i know this is the wrong thread. But where does that install? Does that go in between the FMIC and the radiator?( I havnt installed my FMIC yet, that is why i am asking)

Goes in place of the factory mechanical fan between the engine and the radiator. Paper and CD instructions (JHM exclusive) included to help out with the install.

[Evilevo]

Goes in place of the factory mechanical fan between the engine and the radiator. Paper and CD instructions (JHM exclusive) included to help out with the install.

Ok, so what about the fan that sits on the other side of the radiator? My car has the afterrun mod done to it. Does that fan have to get romoved? Will this fan spin instead of that one?

Thanks for your help man!

[jaybquick@JHM]

Ok, so what about the fan that sits on the other side of the radiator? My car has the afterrun mod done to it. Does that fan have to get romoved? Will this fan spin instead of that one?

Thanks for your help man!

The electric fan kit just replaces the mechanical fan driving by the belt. The FMIC makes it so you have to get rid of the front A/C fan. The small electric fan you speak of on the passenger side behind the radiator stays.

[spinny]

Just curious (not knocking) as to how those logs are accurate? Were they done at the same exact time/temp etc?

Has anyone else gone from SMIC to FMIC?

[raketeS4]

I have gone from stock smic's to IPP smic's to the jhm fmic. I have an electric fan kit in place of the stock mechanical fan but no afterrun fan in front due to the fmic and I my engine temps went real high at times this summer while I was driving accross the country. This happened a couple of times. One of the worst was when I hit traffic in Vegas in 115 degree weather. long story short, i had to pull into the first gas station outside of the city to buy bags of ice to put on my engine for a couple miles of traffic on the highway. It got temps to go down, but they had been so high at one point.