Jabba FMIC

[Ibiza Cupra]

Anybody using this???

http://www.jabbasport.com/product_fulldetail.asp?productid=148

Would like to know more but the guys at jabba said the bloke who knew about these was off!!!

He said it'd definately be better than the forge one though????

Any1 have any ideas???

 

[R953 VSE]

crikey, they ain't gettin any cheaper anyway.

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

Nah but the guy said he wasn't to sure on the exact spec but it is definately the nutz???? I know any tuner will say that but i trust jabba for some reason!!!! Oh fitting is another £100!!!!! But atleast i could go there, leave it, and pick it up with it all done. i was hoping to get it to stage 2 whilst there so they can map it!!!

 

[pickie]

better than the forge intercooler, ?? can we have some figuers please

and in what way ???

does it loose any psi ???

will it have lower intake temps than the forge ???

is the surface area bigger ???

 

[CupraPower]

better than the forge intercooler, ?? can we have some figuers please

and in what way ???

does it loose any psi ???

will it have lower intake temps than the forge ???

is the surface area bigger ???

They're bound to say that. Like saying Nike is better than Adidas. Though think its best to wait and see the spec on this one to compare. It certainly "looks" the same as a Forge, but is a more expensive. (....waits for someone to mention Laguna )

 

[R953 VSE]

i personally wouldn't spend £800+ of my own money on one thats for sure.

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

They're bound to say that. Like saying Nike is better than Adidas. Though think its best to wait and see the spec on this one to compare. It certainly "looks" the same as a Forge, but is a more expensive. (....waits for someone to mention Laguna )

Thats what i thought.

I asked the bloke if it was the forge one!!!!!!! Looks very similar.

i think he said the core was bigger and there is a bigger surface area.

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

better than the forge intercooler, ?? can we have some figuers please

and in what way ???

does it loose any psi ???

will it have lower intake temps than the forge ???

is the surface area bigger ???

i haven't got it so i haven't got any figures.

 

[PhilW]

I heard this FMIC was developed for BT. Not for usual ko3x turbos.

Be nice to see some logs and figures from it tho.

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

I'll be honest i have gone off the laguna as i don't want to be letting any1 any where near my car with an angle grinder!!!!!

So i thought lets save for the forge. then i saw this and found out about an AM one.

I don't want to start another forge vs laguna or anything like that cos that is starting to get boring!!!!! (every search result for fmic has summit to do with forge vs laguna!!!)

Is it just personal preference / purse strings when it comes to getting FMIC????

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

I heard this FMIC was developed for BT. Not for usual ko3x turbos.

Be nice to see some logs and figures from it tho.

Well it can't do any harm. Hope fully i'll be running st 2 soon so will need a FMIC and i'm not sure whether i'll go KO3s or KO4 023 or maybe summit else.

I'd prefer to get a FMIC thats designed for 300 bhp as one day i'd hope to have that and don't want to pay £700 for forge or cut half my front end off then have to upgrade it!!!!

 

[tackleberry]

i'd like to find out more about this also. i've had a forge and my mate had an am one and my plans are going to be bt but i felt (and i'm not slagging off) that the forge one had small piping and in my opinion tight angles. I am led to beleive also that the am motorsport boys are no longer making intercoolers or selling turbos so this would be another option for me. I may even get forge or allard to make one to my specifion but (again not slaging off, if it works for you go for it.) i dont want to cut the car to fit something intended for another

 

[karl.w]

if it was designed for a BT and you use it with a ko3 turbo then it could mean lots of turbo lag

still a hell of a price for a fmic

 

[tackleberry]

not lots but increased

 

[karl.w]

ok then increased

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

well this is one reason. i didn't mention it as i thought it would cause an argument!!!!! the am one has different piping and looks a lot better and so does this one i believe. am i rite in saying the forge one uses std #IC pipes??

 

[PhilW]

I know Forge are looking at a BT FMIC kit soon, so it might be worth waiting to see what they do or even speakin to them.

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

Yeah ok. This Jabba one is gonna be nearly a grand!!!!!! fitted. which has just sank in. £1k on FMIC better be bloody good!!!!!! Will talk to forge.

 

[tackleberry]

£800 + £100 fitting is £900 leaving £100 for spirited driving (read testing) petrol money

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

well i'll spend that getting there and back!!!!! But they said i could have a lupo for a courtesy car!!!!!!! Don't think it was a gti unfortunately!!!!!