Ibiza Cupa - worth upgrading the front mount?

[Jamesemt]

Just wondered if its worth upgrading the front mount on a remapped car? It doesn't look very big and I'm sure there are gains to be had as the car still feels quicker when the temperature drops below 11 degrees C...

 

[gazjones]

mk 4 ibiza cupra tdi? if so its a huge fmic and good enough for remapped and bigger turbos

 

[DIFT]

Small?

 

[gazjones]

i was just looking for a pic dift

 

[DIFT]

I had my photbucket already open for another thread.

I think its safe to say its big enough to cope with a remap.

People use them running Hybrid turbos so they must work.

Altough uprating the pipes is a good thing. The pipe above the crash bar is awful.

 

[gazjones]

yep for simple fitting of the bumper really saw the bumper pics in other thread so though you might reply in this thread with a pic

 

[devonmikeyboy]

Nobody makes an upgrade FMIC for the PD160 as it is as good as you can get.

 

[Jamesemt]

lol it doesn't look that big with the bumper on and I thought it was only half that height.

In my defence I had just been looking at my mates front mount on his Scoob - now that really is huge

Still doesn't explain the huge performance increase in cold weather?? I realise why it does it (denser air etc etc) just wondered if you could replicate it? I/C water spray maybe?

 

[dmjw01]

Still doesn't explain the huge performance increase in cold weather??

In the winter, the air going into your intake is colder to start with. That means that ultimately the air going into your intercooler is not as warm as it would be in summer. Also, the air rushing past the outside of your intercooler is colder in winter, so it has a much more powerful cooling effect than it does in the summer.

Any intercooler, no matter how big or small it is, will always give colder air in winter than it does in summer.

 

[chillcupra]

Dift.....I never realised how big the seat sport fmic was!

 

[DIFT]

Yup its really that big. My neighbour with a Subaru even commented on it, wondered if it was standard.

Its about twice as big as his!