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Old 12-01-2009, 04:03 PM   #1
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Default Best fitting ebay FMIC for 93 GC8

Hey was about to order a fmic for my 93 rhd gc8 got some questions

For starters most of them say for 95+ gc8.. but i cant seem to think of any difference between 93 and 95

So basically which one do most use ? also dont think its an issue but i want to keep my fogs!

Thanks alot
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Old 12-01-2009, 07:22 PM   #2
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I got the 02+ wrx/STi turboxs fmic...it fit great on my rs...but mine is lhd and I don't have foglights...I had to cut about 1.5" into the foglight housing area
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Old 12-01-2009, 09:41 PM   #3
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Old 12-01-2009, 10:19 PM   #4
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^ Ya i had an eye on that kit, are you currently using it ? if so i have some question!
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Old 12-01-2009, 10:30 PM   #5
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This is the one I should have bought. I spent about $100 less, but spent every bit of that scabbing in a few pieces of pipe, adding several couplers and buying a tool to flare the pipe so the couplers wouldn't come off.
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Old 12-01-2009, 10:54 PM   #6
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I couldn't see one in the pic but is there any kind of BOV flange or pipe on there or do you need to have one welded on?
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:36 PM   #7
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I couldn't see one in the pic but is there any kind of BOV flange or pipe on there or do you need to have one welded on?
I asked the seller about this when I was considering this kit and there isn't a BOV flange. IIRC there is a 3/4"-1" nipple off the charge pipe for connecting a hose to the BOV.
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Old 12-02-2009, 01:39 AM   #8
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It seems like the GC specific kits usually have a 12" tall core but the average GD kit has a 9-10" core. Can you mount the core higher in a GC? Or do they just hang lower?

Do most people get an RS style bumper when they do a FMIC on a GC?

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Old 12-02-2009, 04:31 AM   #9
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i used the popular SSAC one on ebay and put hella 500s on my Vers 4 bumper but i had to modify the brackets and put them on upside down...not a big deal.


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Old 12-02-2009, 12:04 PM   #10
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^^
holy balls! lol love ur GC man

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^ Ya i had an eye on that kit, are you currently using it ? if so i have some question!
no im using a modded 03 WRX TMIC i just found it on ebay and thought i would post it. TMIC FTW
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Old 12-02-2009, 12:18 PM   #11
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big issue that hasn't been mentioned here

the 93-95ish have a different manifold and the throttle bodys is 2-3 inches further back in the chassis ..
so most of the IC kits don't fit (i know the hard way)
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Old 12-02-2009, 04:03 PM   #12
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^ Only part that doesn't fit is it the pipe going to the tb being to short or is there something else i should know ? becouse i swapped out my stock ej20g for a ej20k but kept the 20g intake.
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Old 12-02-2009, 07:09 PM   #13
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Ended up ordering one! ill let you know how it fits when i take my car back out next summer, if the pipe isn't long enough to go to throttle body its fine i have some long silicone hose to put there! or if something needs to be moved ill have to tig up a storm.

Thanks everyone for the help!

Edit: didn't end up going with the m-spec .. contacted him with some question and he didn't seem to know what he was selling so meh

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Old 12-02-2009, 07:24 PM   #14
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that one is a bit expensive

i used the CX racing oone for 264 on ebay

hotside fits perfectly
coldside, you basically need to trim the 2 pieces into 5 as well as bead and shorten the one that goes into the TB...but its cheap and is solid
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Old 12-02-2009, 07:30 PM   #15
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^ Ya i was going to go with the cx but they wanted 165usd to ship it to quebec :P, so i went with the one in the photo below.

They have photos of it fitted with the fogs, and it was cheap and i have no issues fixing up fitment issues if there are some since i have acces to a TIG / MIG with a spool gun.

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Old 12-02-2009, 07:32 PM   #16
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oh ok perfect then

on mine, the coldside was put together at the wrong angles, so i had to cut them at those points and reweld them.
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Old 12-02-2009, 09:18 PM   #17
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^ Only part that doesn't fit is it the pipe going to the tb being to short or is there something else i should know ? becouse i swapped out my stock ej20g for a ej20k but kept the 20g intake.
Yep, I had the same problem with mine and had to cut the pipe, add a few couplers and a spool piece. My kit allowed me to keep the fogs though.


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Old 12-03-2009, 06:19 PM   #18
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did you bead roll the the pipes ..

no beads = max slippage .. = dead on side of the road
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Old 12-03-2009, 07:11 PM   #19
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^ Oh little tip to those who are looking for a bead roll replacement. Just grab a pair of vicegrips and bend out the ends of the pipes and spray the rubber couplings with hair spray.

In 5 years of running boosted cars i have never ever had one coupler pop off.
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Old 12-03-2009, 07:42 PM   #20
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i flared them in addition to beading them
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^ Ya i was going to go with the cx but they wanted 165usd to ship it to quebec :P, so i went with the one in the photo below.

They have photos of it fitted with the fogs, and it was cheap and i have no issues fixing up fitment issues if there are some since i have acces to a TIG / MIG with a spool gun.

That's the one I'm using .
I'm a fan of the reverse tube set up, instead of the charge pipe making a 180 & going out the pass side fender , I used a silicone elbow & had it flow around the d/s of the engine & return on the pass side.
The kit does not fit w/ out some mods , I had to hack the inside of the fender ,cut & splice some misc pipes I had laying around .I'll post up some pics .But @ least I am still using my fogs .
Oh I also have a swapped Gc w/ a wrx manifold
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Old 12-03-2009, 08:54 PM   #22
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^ Ya if you have some pics would be sweet, another thing that bugs me is the pipe coming out of the turbo.. in the photo it looks like its going to go into my master booster.. Mabie not :P
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Old 12-03-2009, 09:37 PM   #23
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no beads = max slippage .. = dead on side of the road
Yes - I bought a bead roller and it worked great.
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Old 12-03-2009, 09:37 PM   #24
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CX Racing, SSAC, and Godspeed kits go under $300.
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Old 12-03-2009, 11:12 PM   #25
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the core looks just like my Turboxs..piping is simular but the bov flange is on the top...here is a older pic of mine...



you can see the way I have the piping routed...its not a good pic but its the only one I have...

another pic when I moved it outside to work on other things....






sorry for bad pics

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