FMIC conversion

[Reuvers]

Hi guys,

I just bought the laguna IC which I am gonna place probably this weekend or the next. And I realize that this topic has been covered many times however I have a question on which I can find no answer.
I am using the guide that is on the main site (props to those who contributed..great description). I have ordered all the parts I need, however, the 51mm - 63mm 45 degree reducer I cannot find anywhere!

I have looked here in Holland, at the stores who specialize in this, but no luck.
Then I looked in GB on Ebay and no store has it either.
Now I am wondering how other people here did this...Is it possible that a different angle can be used? If so which one?
Or is there a different way I can go?

Thanks for your help guys.

Jeroen

 

[Sandy1985]

i emailed sf hoses with my order, took weeks for them to come tho..

 

[Sharky_82]

Looking at the kit in the guide -
"1x 51mm 90 Degree Bend
1x 51mm – 63mm 90 Degree Reducer
1x 63mm 135 Degree Bend
1x 51mm – 63mm 45 Degree reducer
60cm 51mm Outside Diameter Alloy Tube
3x 63mm Outside Hose Joiners (2 if not using additional Samco hose)

6cm Samco Intercooler Hose not required but I have used one, this came with my original Samco hose kit"

did you just send this list as im not to sure about the last 6cm samco intercooler hose (last in the list)

how much did it cost you in total?

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Heres the only place i could find the 63-51mm reducer elbow from mate

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=ROAD&pcode=SFSRE45-40-32

 

[Reuvers]

I don;t know how much it will cost as I have not ordered yet. I wanted to order everything at the same place, but apparently this is not possible. Myki thanx for the link, but shocking price....
Guess I will have to...or I could chose a regular 45 degree elbow and link it with a straight reducer....I'll have to see which option is cheaper.

 

[Reuvers]

And by the way the last hose mentioned is the one that you already have in your wheel arch standard....however the one who wrote the guide chose to replace it with aftermarket hose...

 

[SEATCOOBER]

sfs do them thats where i got mine!!

 

[h17och]

i was in sfs today and they had them in stock. speak to lee

 

[Reuvers]

I appreciate all the help, however I still live in Holland (the netherlands) so either I need a website from a store I can order from there, or I need a store here....

Hmm...has anyone done the other way I mentioned with just doing it with a regular 45 degree bend, and then adding a straight reducer with hose joiners?

 

[black pearl]

hey reuvers kijk eens op www.iq-parts.nl die kan alles aankomen op slangen...
en ook op maat maken...

 

[Sharky_82]

^^^^^^what he said

 

[black pearl]

haha i said:
hai Reuvers look on www.iq-parts.nl he has al kind of hoses.. if they have't they can make one

 

[nogutsnoglory]

I don;t know how much it will cost as I have not ordered yet. I wanted to order everything at the same place, but apparently this is not possible. Myki thanx for the link, but shocking price....
Guess I will have to...or I could chose a regular 45 degree elbow and link it with a straight reducer....I'll have to see which option is cheaper.

Thats what I did, cant remember how much it cost now though but i got all my hoses through TTS

 

[nogutsnoglory]

id recommend getting an extra bit of alloy tubing as well

 

[Reuvers]

Hey nogutsnoglory what am I looking at here in the picture? I can't really place it....

 

[Myki da Pyki]

I just used a 63mm 135 degree bend insted of the 90 degree they say on the guide rather than any extra length of pipe

Like this

 

[Reuvers]

Guys I am confused with fitting the intercooler....

That first picture in the guide (see link below) shows how I should setup the hoses. However I still have some questions on which sizes I am seeing.
http://www.seatcupra.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6613&g2_serialNumber=1
First of, which of the 2 90 degree hoses is the reducing one? The one on the left or on the right?

Then the loose hose on the left is described as the one that has to connect in the wheel arch passenger side, and by the looks of it, it is the 135 degree bend.
However later on in the guide it says that I have to use the 45 degree reducer to connect to the original hose in the wheel arch...??
Isn't that contradicting?

So ideally could someone tell me which hose size connects where on the first picture of the guide (set up of hoses with the alloy tube)

Much appreciated!

 

[Myki da Pyki]

From that picture the blue 90 degree bend on the left of the alloy pipe is the reducing one. And for the passenger wheel arch you use the 45degree 63-51mm reducer (red one on the left of the pic) then connect that to a 135degree 63mm hose then onto the connection in the wheel arch. The picture i posted above was of the 45 degree bend connecting to the 135 degree by the arch

 

[Reuvers]

Thanx Myki....

was expecting you to post a reply on this as you used to have this setup...

Alright I will get cracking!

 

[Myki da Pyki]

No worries let us know how you get on