My FMIC + other small things

[L18M]

I finally have a fmic installed on my fc along with a lip spoiler. (will upload pics later when i get home home)
 
looks much better now.
 
thanks to ben for spending over 12Hrs solid working on my car.
 
have also taken the air pump out and the white can under the passenger headlight.
not all the tubes are blocked off. (i think the one from air pump to exhaust is still open. does this make much difference? (apart form the sound of the exhaust sounding bit stranger)
 
Does anyone kno if you change from stock IC to FMIC, does the idle of the car have to be altered due to the higher capacity the FMIC can take?
 
My ECU is a chiped N380 ecu but on it it sais EGI.
I thought EGi was for non turbo yet on the FAQ sticky it sais the N380 ecu is for turbo.
 
Last thing. does anyones BAC NOT have a screw in it to alter the idle speed?
 
both mine n bens fc are S5 yet there is quite alot of difference between the 2 engins! how strange. be normal if it was S4 and S5 engines but both are S5 engines.
 
comments pls.

[L18M]

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[m1tch]

Firstly well done for finding a turbo II stock spitter I found one for mine, and then unscrewed little bits of the original splitter that was still attached to the car when I got it lol.

What are your plans for brake cooling? those FMIC pipes looks like it blocks the flow.

On another point.....THAT FMIC LOOKS FAB

[L18M]

i pref profs lower lip spoiler but as this stock one was so cheap ( n with the centre part of my front bumper cut) it looks better with it on.
thinkin on getting a front splitter DTM style with the crome ties.
 
brake cooling.. i dont need brakes lol
i had the front fogs on b4 which blocked the cooling ducts so the pipes r doing the same thing as the fogs were so same cooling as b4 lol
 
ps thanks for the comment =)

[Prof]

Looking good :cheers
 
The brake cooling issue is more of a problem if you\'re on the stock alloys, if you\'ve an \'open\' style of alloy the brakes will get some cooling, but it\'s a good point for a track car.
 
On the ECU\'s - they all say \'EGI\' - I think Brett actually worked out what that stood for once, it\'s only by the number on it that you can tell what car it was for - S4/S5 and whether Jap, US, Canadian or European - as they all had slightly different emissions and control.
 
As for the intercooler and lag - you may need a bigger turbo now and a different ECU to control it all :Thumbsup!

[m1tch]

Hmm a bigger turbo and a different ECU?...shame

[L18M]

wanted to take the turbo off bens hands also but im torn between that or getting motorbike!
 
plus when i get bigger turbo i may as well go for a proper prog ecu etc..
which all cost money which i dont have yet lol
 
i\'ve not run at full boost yet as still on single pulley. ordering one from wgt tmr and gettin that put in so will try full boost.
but from teh drive home last nite.. it seemed to behave as before.
maybe i\'ll find out real lag once i get the twin alt n full boost it :burnout

Looking good :cheers
 
 
As for the intercooler and lag - you may need a bigger turbo now and a different ECU to control it all :Thumbsup!

[grinder]

so did fitting come with the price of the FMIC ??

[L18M]

maybe i should start a thread with my very slow "project" lol
 

so did fitting come with the price of the FMIC ??

to ans your question... nope.

[BenLewisMav]

No problem Liam,
Photos look good, thanks for being so patient! It became a mother of a job.

I can see you are already getting the modding bug! Its a slippery slope my friend..
From the other thread I\'d agree with the Power FC being the preferred choice, it controls everything the stock ECU does and lots more. The Microtech is an excellent ECU, very reliable, solid and simple, but the downside of its easy programmability is that it doesnt have all the little features.

(also, what people mentioned about it being possible to gain 40hp just from a remap on the stock car is true, you\'d be suprised how conservatively the manufacturers tune turbo cars! Now also bear in mind that your car has a 3 inch exhaust, FMIC and larger intake..)

[grinder]

i bet you would see a lot more than 40 with an aftermarket ecu

even just adding a FCD , exhaust and filter will prob see you get 40 anyways , so add an ECU into that calc and.......MMMMMMMMMMMMmmmm more power

[TiddlesRX7]

I like that logic. I\'m running around 280 bhp if thats the case.

[m1tch]

Racing beat\'s exhaust system, ie turbo back system had a car dynoed before and after from a stock system to their system, the difference was an increase in power of 57bhp just by swapping the exhaust

[L18M]

wow.. i didnt realise ecu can make a BIG difference!!
lets hope i can find an apexi pfc PDQ!!
that should keep me happy for a day or 2..

tho i was looking through speedline imports threads n they got a nice tasty twin turbo T05 setup up for grabs!:InLove

but i think before heading for that i\'ll follow the fc3spro bible n get uprated fuel pump, injectors, hard pipe for intake n get rid of the afm.. few other little things then last get engine ported (thinking large street port maybe) then twin turbo\'s =p...

im still hunting down a twin alt pulley as rxmotors n wgt nvr seem to reply emails as i cant pop to see them. :2Mad

[Prof]

I got my pulley off eBay - seems to be fine - came from a guy in the US who not only does dual alt pulley, but a dual pulley for use with FD alternator as well.  Was about £30 shipped - so cheaper than Atkins and Mazdatrix who sell for $50 but then there shipping is about the same