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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:15 PM
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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Alright! New style intercoolers are done. Just finished it up and the car is going back together as I type this. Going to run the car (new RS) pretty soon and want to do it with the new parts we have developed instead of what we have already tested. We are going to call this the Standard FMIC. The other we will refer to (the old design) as the Deluxe FMIC.

Here are the details on the Standard intercooler kit we just finished.

EXACT SAME CORE AND TANK DESIGN as our Deluxe FMIC kit.
Undertray fits perfectly with no cutting or reforming needed.
Kit uses the stock intercooler plumbing or any other plumbing that will fit with the cars stock front mount.

Some things that I do want to point out. The front of the car, in the center has two small mounting screws that pass through the wire mesh, neither of these kits re-use those to mounts, means nothing. As a matter of fact I hate the way the factory has that wire mesh pushed back and bent to access those two screws. We cut the small tab off the back of ours on both of our EVO's and straightened out the mesh so it is flush all the way across, looks a ton better. The lower i/c pipe going from the turbo to the intercooler has two mounts on it, one of them (the one on the side of the core support) has to be taken loose and left loose to line everything up. If you were motivated you could drill a new hole in it and bolt it back down, it is a useless second mount that we just left loose on our car.

This new Standard kit is going to sell for $650. We can start welding them together as soon as we get orders for them. Intercoolers and such are instock so the wait will not be long.

I want to point out what you get extra with the Deluxe FMIC kit:

Lower i/c pipe that is 20" shorter and has 5 less bends in it, includes bolts, gasket, SS pipe and SS flange.
Additional transition coupling needed to install it.

This Deluxe kit is MUCH more time consuming on our part to build, probably takes about an additional hour to build. The tubing and transition couplings are expensive and that is where I am justifying the drop in price.

Thanks guys, operators are standing by....haha

David Buschur
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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Lower i/c pipe that is 20" shorter and has 5 less bends in it, includes bolts, gasket, SS pipe and SS flange.
Additional transition coupling needed to install it.

What additional coupling is needed as i am going to be ordering a full stage 2 and the fmic from you guys in about 2 weeks.
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 05:49 AM
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Nothing else is actually needed for YOU to do. The coupling comes with the intercooler kit. I was basically showing what is included for the extra $100 difference between the two kits.

Thanks for asking,

David Buschur
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by davidbuschur
Alright! New style intercoolers are done. Just finished it up and the car is going back together as I type this. Going to run the car (new RS) pretty soon and want to do it with the new parts we have developed instead of what we have already tested. We are going to call this the Standard FMIC. The other we will refer to (the old design) as the Deluxe FMIC.

Here are the details on the Standard intercooler kit we just finished.

EXACT SAME CORE AND TANK DESIGN as our Deluxe FMIC kit.
Undertray fits perfectly with no cutting or reforming needed.
Kit uses the stock intercooler plumbing or any other plumbing that will fit with the cars stock front mount.

Some things that I do want to point out. The front of the car, in the center has two small mounting screws that pass through the wire mesh, neither of these kits re-use those to mounts, means nothing. As a matter of fact I hate the way the factory has that wire mesh pushed back and bent to access those two screws. We cut the small tab off the back of ours on both of our EVO's and straightened out the mesh so it is flush all the way across, looks a ton better. The lower i/c pipe going from the turbo to the intercooler has two mounts on it, one of them (the one on the side of the core support) has to be taken loose and left loose to line everything up. If you were motivated you could drill a new hole in it and bolt it back down, it is a useless second mount that we just left loose on our car.

This new Standard kit is going to sell for $650. We can start welding them together as soon as we get orders for them. Intercoolers and such are instock so the wait will not be long.

I want to point out what you get extra with the Deluxe FMIC kit:

Lower i/c pipe that is 20" shorter and has 5 less bends in it, includes bolts, gasket, SS pipe and SS flange.
Additional transition coupling needed to install it.

This Deluxe kit is MUCH more time consuming on our part to build, probably takes about an additional hour to build. The tubing and transition couplings are expensive and that is where I am justifying the drop in price.

Thanks guys, operators are standing by....haha

David Buschur
www.buschurracing.com
Any pics of the standard intercooler kit on your evo rs???
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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...but those are "tube and fin" design are they not?
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 04:28 AM
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Any pics of the standard intercooler kit on your evo rs???
Why don't you search under his name, as he has posted pics of the new intercooler on his RS.
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 06:31 AM
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i have the large Greddy V-Spec. Its a nice piece, came with all lower piping, and no cutting or mods needed. and it was 650 shipped. After tuning with it, I felt a nice spike in HP
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 07:52 AM
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Here is the picture, enjoy.

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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 12:30 PM
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david your fmic looks ****
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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david your fmic looks ****
indeed
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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I'll second that... or is it third...
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by MrBubbler
Ive been looking and looking at intercoolers and i just cant decide which one to get! my goal is to be running 550-600 whp and i live in SoCal so its pretty hot out here most of the time! any comments would help, thanks
Don't mess with any of those you listed. I can sell you my Greddy RSPL for $900, shipped. You'll not get a better flowing direct fit FMIC......
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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silverEVO8, must be one really great intercooler, since you want to get rid of it and all! I will put ours up against that anyday, anywhere and anytime.

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