montanajr Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 So my brother suggests we fit a FMIC to his car, that'll be fairly straightforward riiight?? On a Starlet, what 1.5hrs to fit one? On his, 2 days, 3 people (me, bro, dad) and a lot of swearing and frustration lol. Had to buy a universal kit and cut the shite outta it and use an evo8 core, take charge cooler, pump and rad out, bridge 2 charge cooler sensors, make brackets to hold the IC and just loads of little bits! Took an age!Didn't manage to clock the turbo as the huge circlip holding on the snail was impossible to get off, plus the actuator was round the back behind the mani - how the hell would one get a e-clip on that?! Anyway, few pics, quite chuffed as it works well and pulls like a feckin' train! One problem; his dump valve no longer works even though its plumbed in properly?? Doesn't look too bad eh? I'm welll pleased! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
valentino Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Easy, Thats lookin' really nice! Hopefully it was worth the effort! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montanajr Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Cheers bud! Yeah well worth it, goes like the clappers now! We just got to lag the IC pipes and done for now! Will clock the turbo at a later date, and now we gotta get shi DV working!! It works as normal, on idle it holds open and when you give it some throttle it closes like it should, just doesn't dump! Any ideas! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
valentino Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Yeah I understand, the problem but i haven't got a clue to be honest am sure someone on here does easily able to help you! sorry! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul w Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Looks good,It's probably leaking boost somewhere from a clip mate.Woulda stuck with the chargecooler myself The chargecooler is more efficient than FMIC's on most standardish 4's though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Looks pretty mean hopefully you can get the DV working Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montanajr Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 DV still not working! No boost leaks we can hear, plus its holding boost (1.1bar) perfectly well and pulling bloody hard! As for the CC vs. FMIC, i think theres a big debate on GT4OC, he wanted it for looks as well, the pansy I said get a bigger CC rad and wire in some fans with switches...but meh, this seems to work very well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulgtt Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Woulda stuck with the chargecooler myself The chargecooler is more efficient than FMIC's on most standardish 4's though Agreed. What sort of power is it putting out? CC can handle 350bhp easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montanajr Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Not sure, never had it dyno'd. His mods are: Aussie de-cat heat wrapped, Mongoose exhaust, straight air intake with Blitz LM filter, evo8 core, 1.1Bar of boost. Suspension is GAB adjustable shocks and unknown lowering springs. Thats it really, not much done tbh, reckon its pushing 300 ? Its bloody quick, that much I can tell you! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulgtt Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I would imagine anywhere between 300-320bhp with that little lot. Has he disabled the tvsv? If not then do it asap, they go alot better without it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montanajr Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Well we've blocked up the TVSV, as in, cut the hose and put bolts in either end. Is there any other way to "disable" it then? Had to wire in a couple resistors to the pump plug and bridge the coolant level sensor to fit the FMIC without any errors coming up on the dash, is it anything like that ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulgtt Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Yeah thats how I did mine, cut and block off the hose. You can do it by cutting a wire on the ecu but thats just to complex for me!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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