kubus1 Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Does anyone know how the FMIC affects the cooling of front brake discs? With the original IC it also works as a cooling aid for the right side front disc? if you remove the stock IC, how does the air that goes to brake disc gets cooled? Cuba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 I wouldn't have thought it would make any difference, isn't there black plasitic trim inside the wheel arch which would block any airflow anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 If anything i'd have though it would improve the cooling as now the SMIC is missing airlow to the divers side wheel would be increased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 If you wanted to be a bit trick you can now use the 2 ducts more effectively by adding in some flexi-tube (3" dia) and guiding the air to the brakes... But adding the FMIC only causes a restriction to the radiator...the brakes won't be affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubus1 Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 Well, I m asking cause I just noticed yesterday when I had the car up, that there is a little kind of intercooler on a left side of the car, and the flow of the air is directed onto the brake disc ( left side). I checked the right side, and it seems similar in that way, that the air from the SMIC is directed onto the right disc. So... I assumed that Toyota just did a bit of a short cut and since they had a SMIC on the right they didnt put the little brake cooler, like the one that sits on the left hand side. So, analogically, If its there, it must be there for a reason, otherwise there wouldnt be a little cooling thingy on the left side. Cuba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 High pressure air entering a heat exchanger (radiator, intercooler, air con condenser) should vent into a low pressure region. What you are thinking are brake cooling ducts are merely lovres venting the air flow through a heat exchanger into the low pressure front wheel arch area. They have no real relevance to brake cooling, the lovres are merely an exit path from a high pressure to a low pressure region. If the pressures either side of the heat exchanger were equal there would be no flow through it. If you are worried about brake cooling do as Alex says, make ducts and feed cold high pressure air into the *EYE* of the front discs. Remove the dust / water shields too. Make sure the hoses will articulate with the steering and suspension and can't get jammed in anything. I'd be more concerned about a FMIC spoiling air flow to the water rad and I/C condenser myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Its an oil cooler on the left side ....stock on UK/export model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 The louvres are also to stop mud and stones spattering the I/c and (if fitted) oil cooler cores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubus1 Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 thanks for all the answers. Its all clear now. Cuba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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