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Oooooh can't wait to see the Seat Sport FMIC debate kick off again lol
Guessing you've got the Forge one on now mate?
Guessing you've got the Forge one on now mate?
Aye.
Bought from someone on here (cheers Adam - top chap), and fitted it on Friday.
I've not had it on the rollers yet... but you can feel there's more poke now when you floor it, plus when I gave it a leisurely run out yesterday it seemed to be doing a bit more to the gallon - what's not to like?
As for the Seat Sport FMIC... if I'd found one of them for £100 with all the pipework (plus a modded front crossmember), I might have bought one.
As it stands, this was a total bargain and it's a definite improvement on the standard one.
Can't beat finding a bargain
I'm putting a FMIC on soon, just awaiting the pipework, be interested to hear your thoughts on the difference it's made after a bit more driving?
I'm putting a FMIC on soon, just awaiting the pipework, be interested to hear your thoughts on the difference it's made after a bit more driving?
Can't beat finding a bargain
I'm putting a FMIC on soon, just awaiting the pipework, be interested to hear your thoughts on the difference it's made after a bit more driving?
No worries.
I've done quite a few miles in it already tbh.
Initial most obvious difference is the engine note is deeper at tickover / low revs.
There's a definite improvement in power when you've been running it round town for a while, compared to the standard IC - even with the recent temperature drop we've had, I'd noticed the power dropping off a bit when you'd been sitting in traffic for a while, whereas this seems to have all but eliminated that.
The main test for me, will be when I next take it round the track... and it won't be a fair comparison with before in terms of outright power, as I've had the mapped played with since the last session I had, but... again, in terms of heat soak, this is something I found really affected the car once you'd done a few laps, and I have no doubt this will make all the difference next time in that respect. ;-)
All in all I'm happy with it... not sure I'd got to all the expense for a new one, but for what I paid for this, it's a worthwhile addition.
Next stop: decat and EGR delete, and then a decent session on some rollers to get the map spot on... oh, and some decent alloys.
I've already got TT front brakes, green panel air filter, a strut brace and it's currently running FR suspension until I can afford a decent set of coilovers - when I bought it, it had cheap unadjustable aftermarket suspension, and the ride was too harsh for me on bumpy backroads.
Not sure I want to go down the bigger turbo route due to the expense and hassle, not least because as the car now stands with the mods so far, it's not exactly slow and it should still be quite reliable... although I'm going to start tucking a bit of money away soon in anticipation of it needing a new clutch at some stage in the near future.
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I bought mine second hand from Tom on here, now i've sorted the poor forge piping it's spot on.
Vag-Com is telling me it's up to 15c cooler at all times and on the run down (coasting) temperature plumets and you can really tell a difference till it warms up again.
At the hottest it's still 10c cooler!!!
The seat cupra one is ever so slightly bigger but on these engine you don't need a huge thing.
The more intercooler and piping the more lag
Vag-Com is telling me it's up to 15c cooler at all times and on the run down (coasting) temperature plumets and you can really tell a difference till it warms up again.
At the hottest it's still 10c cooler!!!
The seat cupra one is ever so slightly bigger but on these engine you don't need a huge thing.
The more intercooler and piping the more lag
i neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed an fmic
the SEAT Sport one you can do for £445.00 for the ic, pipes and brackets
Aye.
Bought from someone on here (cheers Adam - top chap), and fitted it on Friday.
I've not had it on the rollers yet... but you can feel there's more poke now when you floor it, plus when I gave it a leisurely run out yesterday it seemed to be doing a bit more to the gallon - what's not to like?
As for the Seat Sport FMIC... if I'd found one of them for £100 with all the pipework (plus a modded front crossmember), I might have bought one.
As it stands, this was a total bargain and it's a definite improvement on the standard one.
It was you, jammy git! I saw the advert too late...
![[:@]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/furious.gif "Furious [:@]")
Good luck with the future mods!
It was you, jammy git! I saw the advert too late...
I think I must have looked in the ads section literally the minute the ad appeared.
Cheers.
Not in any hurry tbh... bar maybe the map, as it's a bit too smoky when you nail it at present.
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