spikedjack
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Is there much difference between a good quality branded FMIC such as a forge motorsport one (just been outbid for it )
and an ebay cheapy?
about 4 times the price difference sooo just wondered if someone could shed some light onto the matter?
manythanks, jack
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wilson_sri
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Forge ones are put together by a reputable company. Ebay ones are put together by a yoke in a shed.
But tbh not heard a bad thing about them yet.
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spikedjack
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so as for cooling efficiency, there shouldnt be much difference?
running low boost 7.8psi so ...
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fazza
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i have a regal one on the cally but ive heard nothing but good things about the cheapish ebay things
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DJMartin07
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The thing you'll find is that the Forge one might be 4 times more expensive but you won't have to replace unlike an ebay one, so the cost of replacing them, you might aswell get Forge as it is better quality metal and will last.
[Edit- I had this convo with my tutor at college, as he brought an ebay one for his S14, because he didn't want to pay for a Forge, he has a Forge one now, as the ebay one broke quickly.]
[Edited on 10-11-2008 by DJMartin07]
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WATSON
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running low boost and low power i wouldnt splash out on a £400+ FMIC
Whats it for anyway?
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spikedjack
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im a firm believer of buy cheap buy twice, is this the case?
on low boost, im unsure if it will cause many troubles as if it were running on high boost
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Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by spikedjack
so as for cooling efficiency, there shouldnt be much difference?
running low boost 7.8psi so ...
get low comp pistons and you can run more....
whats ross's one?, best off asking him?
to big = turbo lag
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Robin
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The quality of the core probably won't be quite as good as the Forge one.
For a small boost application they're decent enough.
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spikedjack
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
quote:
Originally posted by spikedjack
so as for cooling efficiency, there shouldnt be much difference?
running low boost 7.8psi so ...
get low comp pistons and you can run more....
whats ross's one?, best off asking him?
to big = turbo lag
yup, also too much post turbo piping = lag too so i need to be careful
im not needing more boost atm, maybe next year.....
i need to pm/u2u him, does he use here or ccuk more?
regarding piping more than out (routing of it)
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its for a corsa C mate
[Edited on 10-11-2008 by spikedjack]
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Corsa_Sport21
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You could spend £400 on a forge or £100 on a cheapy 1.Hit a bird or small animal or something on the road and theyr both gonna be fuked.
Even the Ebay non branded 1s will be as good.
Alot of the pulsar boys are running 1.1-1.5 bar thro an Ebay jobbie without problems and see good gains.
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DaNnY_LaD
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
Forge ones are put together by a reputable company. Ebay ones are put together by a yoke in a shed.
But tbh not heard a bad thing about them yet.
I have a Ebay one running 247bhp and my Intake ambient temp is 27c till the red line to 7 redline runs so aint too bad..
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Rob_Lee
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i can get good prices on forge stuff matey.
Rob
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DaveyLC
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There used to be a company on ebay that did loads of generic FMIC.. I bought one and it was actually blooded good. I tested it with a heat gun set to 250 degrees and measured the temperature at the out let, it as 27 degrees 
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spikedjack
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if you could give me the name of the seller/brand of cooler davey, that would be much appriciated
im looking at roughly 500mmx150mmx50mm size
[Edited on 10-11-2008 by spikedjack]
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DaveyLC
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It was something really ghey like MrIntercooler.. I bought it about 2.5 years ago
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spikedjack
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will look into it, manythanks
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DaNnY_LaD
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This is my cooler:
E-mail this lad called Danny...Does them at an awesome price and does hoses and alloys tubes..Just say Danny with the yellow Ibiza cupra recommended you..
Universal Intercoolers
mx5-tuning@hotmail.co.uk
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DaveyLC
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Found it 
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Intercooler-King
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Rob R
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Try THS, i got one for my Ibiza off there and it was excellent for the money
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CorsAsh
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Cheaper ones havent had as much R&D, so you will probably get more of a pressure drop (more lag) than a more expensive item.
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