Subject	fmic a cheaper setup when converting from NA?!
Posted by	Jiro on January 15, 2012 at 11:44 AM
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Message	I sold a TT engine last year to my friend and he's just starting his build to drop it in his NA Z... He doesn't have any intercooler piping at all and no stock smics... The shop told him it is cheaper for them to get fmic and fabricate the piping then to buy smics like stillens and piping... like almost doubled the cost... but my main argument over this is that it may make the car hotter since its blocking air flow to the rad and oil cooler... but then he said that the radiator is gonna have to be upgraded anyway... I am kind of excited about the circumstance since it is theoretically better support for high HP Z's but im not 100% sure if this route is best choice... and that it is overkill BUT i mostly was surprised that the cost was cheaper. Shop quoted 800$ for fmic and custom piping... vs probably ashspec massives + 2.5 piping im guessing about over 2000$ after shipping, taxes, and duty to Canada.
Follow Ups	fmic a cheaper setup when converting from NA?! - Jiro 11:44:22 01/15/12 Cheaper doesnt equate to better. (n/m) - sandmanz32 11:49:12 01/15/12 If you want Cheap buy a Honda, If you want quality Buy SMICs - Zski 12:11:40 01/15/12 Here - Alan(MD/NJ) 12:18:04 01/15/12 "Cheap" & "Reliabe" choice.... lmao!!! - Zski 12:22:13 01/15/12 I always figured - Alan(MD/NJ) 12:36:37 01/15/12 hmm... good point (n/m) - Zski 12:38:52 01/15/12 What mods/upgrades make it unreliable? - ZXoltan 17:16:47 01/15/12 Nitrous, cheap tunes I'm sure there are others. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:42:14 01/16/12 Owning a Z is like being married, the more money you give... - JoeyG90Z22 18:38:53 01/15/12 did you marry a prostitute? (n/m) - aliaZ 20:35:11 01/15/12 Ha with the amount of money ive put into my car it certainly - JoeyG90Z22 20:44:07 01/15/12 so long as you get a happy ending... (n/m) - aliaZ 21:17:05 01/15/12 yay for the classifieds... - Halo TTZ 12:32:20 01/15/12 This - BlackholeZ 13:00:51 01/15/12 Hit up Jdave - new2boost 15:18:58 01/15/12 yup, he's a good person, goes out of his way to help (n/m) - vulcanrush 15:29:40 01/15/12 Jdave sells good stuff - gtz300tt 17:05:48 01/15/12 just get ash 2.5 piping and v3 intercoolers (n/m) - gtz300tt 17:13:10 01/15/12 plus throttle bodies (n/m) - LJZTT 11:05:18 01/16/12 plus turbo inlet piping (n/m) - LJZTT 11:06:14 01/16/12 plus expansion outlets (n/m) - LJZTT 11:06:53 01/16/12 gonna need the BDE motor mounts now (n/m) - LJZTT 11:07:36 01/16/12 and a dyno-tune (n/m) - LJZTT 11:08:27 01/16/12 kinda sensless to go 2.5" intake and not go 3" exhaust (n/m) - LJZTT 11:09:38 01/16/12 already spent 4K+, might as well spring $700 for MS manis (n/m) - LJZTT 11:11:53 01/16/12 "just getting" 2.5" intake piping and massive intercoolers - LJZTT 11:13:47 01/16/12 stop it!!!!! *cries* (n/m) - vulcanrush 14:39:05 01/16/12 Nope, I've got the cheap SMICs you want - vorpalZ 22:47:43 01/15/12 Pleast stop trying to justify a junk Chinese FMIC (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 09:47:04 01/16/12
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