FMIC Again

[TrevorB33]

Right this time ive been looking round for an fmic, after all its about £200 more then the uprated smic i was gonna go for, gerry would you like to disclose how much ur abd racing one was, as its 650 on their site which is the cheapest ive found, but on all the other sites vat aint included, so i was thinking its prob 650 plus vat on this aswell, ive also seen the Pro alloy one for sale in a few places for around 675, i want to go for the half sorta fmic not the ones that cover the whole fornt like the forge one etc, plus i want the inlet and outlet on the smae side.

What i want to know is where people got theirs from and how much, will be fitting it myself so no fitting costs, also last thing will the golf/bora fmic fit, i dont see why not as its only the front bumper thats different, comments please

[Steevie Wonder]

Originally Posted by TrevorB33

Right this time ive been looking round for an fmic, after all its about £200 more then the uprated smic i was gonna go for, gerry would you like to disclose how much ur abd racing one was, as its 650 on their site which is the cheapest ive found, but on all the other sites vat aint included, so i was thinking its prob 650 plus vat on this aswell, ive also seen the Pro alloy one for sale in a few places for around 675, i want to go for the half sorta fmic not the ones that cover the whole fornt like the forge one etc, plus i want the inlet and outlet on the smae side.

What i want to know is where people got theirs from and how much, will be fitting it myself so no fitting costs, also last thing will the golf/bora fmic fit, i dont see why not as its only the front bumper thats different, comments please

Go for the Pro-Alloy one, I got mine from Jabba Sport - Motor Sport, it was around the £750/800 pound mark and well worth it!!!!!!

P.s. Can't comment regarding the Golf/Bora thing!! The is plenty of places that do the fmic specifically for the Mk.1 vRS though

For pics you'll need to do a search of my pics (steevie wonder)

[Wayne Kerr]

ABD is what I've got, top bit of stuff!
Fits well, designed for the job, nuff said.

[TrevorB33]

how much? whered u get it

[Wayne Kerr]

We're looking at the 650 nuts section here.
Impossible Performance, Medway Industrial Estate. Not a million miles from vous.

There's a link on here somewhere!

[jason]

eBay.co.uk: Medium Intercooler, Inlet & Outlet on Same Side (item 320075589108 end time 01-Feb-07 05:43:14 GMT)
i have been looking at this,as i cannot justify the cost of a "proper" one.
bit of a gamble that it would work, or cause issues.but then whack it back on ebay if its rubbish and take the loss on the chin.

edit:i think these are what sholud be taken into account.but i am unsure the technical side of it,and also that the pipework would be a factor too.

Total Length

640mm ( 25" end to end )
Height 300mm ( 12" core), (330mm with mounting bolts)
Thickness 76mm (3")
Core Length 450mm ( 17.75" )
Inlet & Outlet 76mm (3") OD, Both on same side
Material Tig Welded 6061 Aluminium
Compress Air Flow Rate 700Cubic Feet Per Min
Rating Supports upto 450HP
Pressure Drop 2~4psi@35psi; 0.2~0.5psi@15psi
Mounting Points 8mm Threaded Bolts, 2 Top & 2 Bottom
Fin Design 13 Louvered fins per Inch
Design Bar and Plate
Core Design Perforated fins, 100% Vacuum Brazed
Volume 10260cm2
Finish Polished end tanks

[TrevorB33]

ive seen the pro alloy one on ebay for 670 the one that jabbasport did in conjunction with pro alloy, i know a couple of people are running these, really liking the abd one though, just waiting to hear back from my insurance company before i go any further

[Beretta]

Trev you have PM

[ForgeMotorsportUK]

you need a good price we can help

[jason]

Originally Posted by ForgeMotorsportUK

you need a good price we can help

would you be willing to cast an unbiased eye over the spec i posted above,and give me your proffessional opinion on the chances of it working on a octavia vrs?
please,i do have forge dump valve and TIP (and sticker)

[Snoopie]

Originally Posted by jason

would you be willing to cast an unbiased eye over the spec i posted above,and give me your proffessional opinion on the chances of it working on a octavia vrs?
please,i do have forge dump valve and TIP (and sticker)

Sounds like your requesting a group buy from Forge, for Forge to offer very good prices, on not only Octavia vRS's.. But Leon Cupra R's also. Is this what you meant?

[TrevorB33]

Originally Posted by ForgeMotorsportUK

you need a good price we can help

yourd have to be hitting the 650 mark to get me even remotely interested

[TrevorB33]

well my insurance company got back to me today an said £100, , they were saying that if i have a frontal collision the intercooler will be forced back and do more damage to the other components, then if it werent there, can see their point so will have to wait, so looks like a no no then, looks like just to vent the wheel arch, and remap lol , only got six months to wait to change insurance companys

[jason]

Originally Posted by Snoopie

Sounds like your requesting a group buy from Forge, for Forge to offer very good prices, on not only Octavia vRS's.. But Leon Cupra R's also. Is this what you meant?

unfortunately not mate.
although i love forge and all they do,the intercooler is just not cost effective FOR ME,i cannot afford one,so i am trying to get a cheaper alternative,also the jabba/apr/blah blah blah ones are too much for my pocket.for what it does.
for 120 quid and some silicon hoses(another hundred ?!?!) if i could get that working i'd be happy.
sorry to hijack the thread dude,i hope you get what you need

[Snoopie]

Originally Posted by jason

unfortunately not mate.
although i love forge and all they do,the intercooler is just not cost effective FOR ME,i cannot afford one,so i am trying to get a cheaper alternative,also the jabba/apr/blah blah blah ones are too much for my pocket.for what it does.
for 120 quid and some silicon hoses(another hundred ?!?!) if i could get that working i'd be happy.
sorry to hijack the thread dude,i hope you get what you need

Nice one.. So when's the group buy taking place?

[jason]

for what?

[ForgeMotorsportUK]

ok maybe we can do something
GB on Skoda ???? which models ??
we will need minimum of 5 people to get it going

SEAT which models ????
we will need minimum of 5 people to get it going

[ForgeMotorsportUK]

Happy to look at another GB .need yto know who is seriously interested.

Regarding the "other " intercoolers on the market .It really would be unprofessional to comment as I really do not know much about them , I can only say bothe companies mentioned are well respected and have expertise in their markets .

I can tell you about Forge .... quite simply the intercoolere works 100% all the time , value for money and good after service is what we are about .
Quite simply if you buy one pay for it .....if your happy great if your not ...full refund and we will remove and refit for your OEM for free..cant say fairer than that ....

Originally Posted by jason

would you be willing to cast an unbiased eye over the spec i posted above,and give me your proffessional opinion on the chances of it working on a octavia vrs?
please,i do have forge dump valve and TIP (and sticker)

[SkodiRS]

Originally Posted by ForgeMotorsportUK

Happy to look at another GB .need yto know who is seriously interested.

Regarding the "other " intercoolers on the market .It really would be unprofessional to comment as I really do not know much about them , I can only say bothe companies mentioned are well respected and have expertise in their markets .

I can tell you about Forge .... quite simply the intercoolere works 100% all the time , value for money and good after service is what we are about .
Quite simply if you buy one pay for it .....if your happy great if your not ...full refund and we will remove and refit for your OEM for free..cant say fairer than that ....

PM me details and we can set something out.

[ForgeMotorsportUK]

pm sent