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Jun 10, 2001 | 02:42 PM

takai

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Intercooler Upgrade

A friend of mine just sold me a used greddy roughly 24 inch for real cheap. Any way before I go ripping my front end off to plumb the damn thing, what should I know about software etc. I will be going with an upgraded turbo before to long. This is some forethought. Thanks for any and all comments.

Jun 10, 2001 | 02:44 PM

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You should know that it won't work w/o software changes ;-(

All of the FMIC's require software work on the 00+ cars. If you leave the OEM piece in place and hook them up in series then you may not have this problem...

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Jun 10, 2001 | 02:48 PM

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so by leaving the stock with all the fixings then I might be ok?

I will be getting a apr stage one chip by the end of the month, should I tell them? Thanks for the reply

Jun 10, 2001 | 02:53 PM

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Well it MIGHT work...

I've heard some other makes of FMIC's which are meant to be series connected who claim it will work just fine like that. I don't know if you're aware but APR has plans to release a really nice FMIC for like <$1000 and they will do the software to go with it.

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Jun 10, 2001 | 03:01 PM

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Are you chipped yet/ if not do you plan on it?

Jun 10, 2001 | 03:19 PM

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What I've been told was....

The pressure drop is less than stock, so it wouldn't require a software change. The problem is the "new" boost sender at the outlet side of the stock IC. If it reads a pressure drop more that it's calculating for, then it assumes there is a leak, and falls into limp mode. Swapping out a FMIC won't necessarily require new software unless it causes a drop more than stock. It must also have a bung to accommodate the sender unit. This also applies to the 2000MY.

Jun 10, 2001 | 03:24 PM

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I've done the whole chips and K04 thing before...this time I think I'm just going to skip to the big

turbo kit bypassing all that other crap. I know how the chips and K04 perform and I know it won't be enough for me...so I'm holding off till I can afford the whole package. In the mean time my car is totally set up for the added power ;-)

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