Fmic…..switch

[DCIV]

Been thinking of going to SMIC. FMIC is cool and all, but mine is painted black so I never wanted it to show and I would love for the car to never worry about overheating. Yes with proper ducting bla bla bla.

Thoughts? Are you really gonna heat soak smic? Do I really need fmic?


Coop

[Jeff V.]

The car got warm one time, and you're redesigning the cooling system.

[aaronatstate]

Oohnoos SMICs are as big as you can fit in the stock locations. Combined they are not as big as a FMIC. Where are you worried about heat soaking, the track?

[DCIV]

The car got warm one time, and you're redesigning the cooling system.

That’s what the thread is for.


Coop

[DCIV]

Oohnoos SMICs are as big as you can fit in the stock locations. Combined they are not as big as a FMIC. Where are you worried about heat soaking, the track?

Think 3si or somewhere has the info on how actually smaller they are? Is it half? I really don’t know. Daily driving I feel like would heat soak them. When it’s 80/90 out already and you have smaller than FMIC trying to cool with stop and go traffic.

But I’ve never really read into how much less effective smic are as growing up it was always fmic.


Coop

[aaronatstate]

Oohnoos SMICs are as big as you can fit in the stock locations. Combined they are not as big as a FMIC. Where are you worried about heat soaking, the track?

Think 3si or somewhere has the info on how actually smaller they are? Is it half? I really don’t know. Daily driving I feel like would heat soak them. When it’s 80/90 out already and you have smaller than FMIC trying to cool with stop and go traffic.

But I’ve never really read into how much less effective smic are as growing up it was always fmic.


Coop

It seems like you don't understand what heat soak is, and how you heat soak an intercooler.

You're not going to heat soak an intercooler if you're not driving the car hard, i.e. if you're not in boost, you aren't heat soaking an intercooler.

[Chris GTO TT]

It seems like you don't understand what heat soak is, and how you heat soak an intercooler.

You're not going to heat soak an intercooler if you're not driving the car hard, i.e. if you're not in boost, you aren't heat soaking an intercooler.

Unless it's a Subaru and you're in stop and go traffic

[aaronatstate]

It seems like you don't understand what heat soak is, and how you heat soak an intercooler.

You're not going to heat soak an intercooler if you're not driving the car hard, i.e. if you're not in boost, you aren't heat soaking an intercooler.

Unless it's a Subaru and you're in stop and go traffic

Well duh, it’s on top the engine

[Chris GTO TT]

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