FMIC and turbo lag

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My friend has an old ebay FMIC laying around from his E30. I can get it dirt cheap. Would it give me added turbo lag, or would the difference be so little i wouldnt notice it? He would help me do some custom piping so i can keep my fogs so there would probably be more pipe bends than normal.

A3 1.8T AUM
Milltek turboback
Remapped and running 1.2 bar
hp 200-210
 
Need dimensions of the cooler really
 
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I don't think there is anything you can do to introduce lag to a turbo as small as a k03s... I run a fairly large cooler with 2.5" core depth and 2.5" pipe work straight off the turbo... Spool is still pretty much instantaneous!

 
anderswhk said:
What about the sensor in the intercooler? What do i do with that? Its an E-gas model
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You mean the MAP sensor? you will need to get something like a Forge MAP sensor tube and fit it into your pipework... there are example of this in the FMIC thread in the FAQs

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By the way the measurements of the intercooler is 60cm long, 20 tall and 5 wide. Would that be a problem to get back there? I got AC in the car.
 
Thats about the same measurements as mine. Mine's 56mm deep and I removed air-con condenser in the name of keeping fogs and grills in tact... I think you may struggle otherwise but it's probably possible.

I'll get you a snap of my MAP sensor location tonight but basically I just butchered a silicone TB pipe and wedged it in
 
VAG-Slag said:
Thats about the same measurements as mine. Mine's 56mm deep and I removed air-con condenser in the name of keeping fogs and grills in tact... I think you may struggle otherwise but it's probably possible.

I'll get you a snap of my MAP sensor location tonight but basically I just butchered a silicone TB pipe and wedged it in
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I will wait for your pics as I wanted to crack on with fitting mine
 
VAG-Slag said:
...I'll get you a snap of my MAP sensor location tonight but basically I just butchered a silicone TB pipe and wedged it in
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I assume you mean you clipped an alloy MAP sensor tube in and not just poked a hole in the hose and cable tied the sensor on? (I have actually seen this by the way!!!)

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ha ha! . . Why Mr Tuft, what do you take me for!?

Yea, I used a forge pipe as annoyingly they appear to be the only people that do one (for 50 effing quid!) and a creation motorsport TB pipe... By far the most expensive bit of my whole intercooler set up! lol



Not the best snap, but you get the idea!
 
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I had the bumper off and have decided that it just isn't worth it at the moment because of my air con, and.. No idea of the english word, but it's a Hydronic 5 if anyone knows what i am talking about. Way too much stuff in the way.
 
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