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So I finally got my Mishimoto G line FMIC installed. I used 2.75 in piping from the turbo to the throttle body and opened my CAI intake piping to 3 in. As for boost, my wastegate PSI jumped from 12 to 14. So the stock SMIC must have been choking things to some degree.
Max boost seems to be capped at about 23 PSI still. However that's about the max that I want to be running on stock rods anyway. Boost onset seems to be quicker in 1st and 2nd. 3rd gear boost onset is about the same.
For anyone's interest, a Mishimoto G line fits quite nicely behind the Aluminium bumper. There was a little trimming of the bumper to make the piping fit. However it's certainly doable. For the $230 I paid for the intercooler it was well worth it.
Here's the intercooler itself
Here it is installed (yeah it's a little offset in this pic as I hadn't bolted it down yet.)
PS: As a side note, my car has taken a different approach to trying to kill me. Realizing that the previous night of sleep deprivation and raising my blood pressure didn't work, it's resorted to 2nd degree burns.
I was trimming the plastic on the bumper with a zip wheel when a big glob of what must have been molten plastic hit my forehead. I a) invented new curse words and b) frantically wiped it off. When I looked in the mirror I thought "hmm, I seem to remember that dime size patch of my forehead having skin on it."
So lesson learned, always make sure you have glasses on even when trimming plastic. I don't think my eye would have fared so well.
Max boost seems to be capped at about 23 PSI still. However that's about the max that I want to be running on stock rods anyway. Boost onset seems to be quicker in 1st and 2nd. 3rd gear boost onset is about the same.
For anyone's interest, a Mishimoto G line fits quite nicely behind the Aluminium bumper. There was a little trimming of the bumper to make the piping fit. However it's certainly doable. For the $230 I paid for the intercooler it was well worth it.
Here's the intercooler itself
Here it is installed (yeah it's a little offset in this pic as I hadn't bolted it down yet.)
PS: As a side note, my car has taken a different approach to trying to kill me. Realizing that the previous night of sleep deprivation and raising my blood pressure didn't work, it's resorted to 2nd degree burns.
I was trimming the plastic on the bumper with a zip wheel when a big glob of what must have been molten plastic hit my forehead. I a) invented new curse words and b) frantically wiped it off. When I looked in the mirror I thought "hmm, I seem to remember that dime size patch of my forehead having skin on it."
So lesson learned, always make sure you have glasses on even when trimming plastic. I don't think my eye would have fared so well.
As long as it doesn't turn out like the last time I'll be laughing (knock on wood).
I'll presume that you know better than Mishimoto and the other 500 companies that make intercoolers in this configuration. I'd love to hear what no doubt will be your brilliant solution, do tell...
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