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Old 09-27-2013, 03:11 AM   #12
rexblake
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Originally Posted by Ihaveawagon View Post
Even if the combustion chamber on the head is machined to match it still has issues. Again no on FMIC. Don't want to cut the bumper. Its not needed. Lag is lag. If i'm moving heatsoak isnt a big deal. If I can get the same product for cheaper, I'm going to go that route.

"TMICs and FMICs: Probably the BEST buy on eBay. Having done or seen done many intercoolers, I can honestly say that eBay pretty much ownz in the intercooler business. I've heard and seen some heroic battles with brand name intercoolers that end up looking haggard with miss-aligned pipes, offset intercooler cores, crappy fittings, missing hardware. Every eBay intercooler I've seen or heard of fits like crazy, is cheap as crap, and is 10 times better than the name brand units." - Unabomber
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...php?p=22688922

Only going to use copper for tuning. I am not going to run my car full time on copper plugs. They wear out faster and have no actual proof of increasing anything. Still looking for more information on temperature with e85. I've seen both directions. Will talk to tuner.
That is a thread from 08 and is quite possibly the dumbest al encompassing statement I have ever heard. Certainly on intercoolers. There is also a thread stating the eBay tmic actually works WORSE than a stock STI intercooler, even though it was significant larger (ya know, with actual dyno results, scientific and ****). You might get lucky, but generally, you get what you pay for.

You want coppers for E85. Period. You can run what you want, coppers are better. If you can't handle swapping them once a year, your in for a world of hurt. Check the "e85 army" thread.
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