jayssupra Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Hi Just had my new Miami GT SMIC fitted today and fits exactly where the stock one was, it uses all the same brackets and mounting pionts so theres no need for any drilling, but the best part was the performance i had the car on a rolling road before and after and there was a 28 bhp increase, not just that the car pulls a hell of a lot better, with all this hot weather my car has only been boosting at 0.9 bar but after i fitted the new intercooler it hits 1.2 bar, so if anyone has a old intercooler and has been thinking will it make any differance i can tell you Yes it will, and i would recommend the Miami GT SMIC, i have posted some pictures below so you can see how well it fits. PS a very big thanks to paul at Miami GT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 that fits soooo well, nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 geat results:thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayssupra Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 Here's a front shot, i'm very pleased with the fit and the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 so this is the stock replacement ones...can you post the before and after dyno plots I'll let you all know how I get on with the uprated SMIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Spoken to Jay - he has no scanner so will have to wait Before result 302 HP After fitting SMIC 330 Really please with this... Details here http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=71335&highlight=SMIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Great price there Paul. End tank design looks very similar to stock too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Great price there Paul. End tank design looks very similar to stock too. Thank you Damned clever these chappies At least well within finances now for a hell of a lot of result - my new FMIC showed similar gains on a UK spec with knackered SMIC on Andy's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdtime Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Boost from 0.9 increases to 1.2 either you had a really really knackered IC or a boost leak which has now been corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Boost from 0.9 increases to 1.2 either you had a really really knackered IC or a boost leak which has now been corrected. I was going to mention this but couldn't be bothered earlier Now, though, I will comment and agree: a new IC cannot increase boost, unless the old one was leaking. What it CAN do is increase the cooling efficiency when the turbo's are working harder. After installing my FMIC, I saw no change in boost, but did see a significant gain in power above 5k rpm, due to better IC efficiency. This is the same sort of thing you'd see with this side mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Was the 28hp increase at the same boost or at the different boost levels, ie. 0.9bar and 1.2bar? Rear wheel hp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Nice replacement SMIC to keep in mind. Good work Pauls guys. Out of interest, in the top pic there's a loose connector hanging down to the right and below the lower horn. Anyone have any idea what that is? I noticed it on mine yesterday and was a bit worried until I saw that pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 OK, I'm 'non-car-techie'... this would be the same as a front mounted inter cooler, but a smaller side-mounted unit? do peeps have them on both sides then? or does one suffice? Why would peeps do this over the full front one? price? or are these for stock TT's and the front ones better for BPU? think we need one of Mawby's sticky boxes for these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 OK, got it.. Would it make any difference for an N/A? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 It looks like it might be an interesting alternative to the stock unit. From that picture the end-tanks look rounded and nice. Do you have any closeup shots of the outside and inside of the core? That would be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Nice replacement SMIC to keep in mind. Good work Pauls guys. Out of interest, in the top pic there's a loose connector hanging down to the right and below the lower horn. Anyone have any idea what that is? I noticed it on mine yesterday and was a bit worried until I saw that pic. isnt that to do with the radiator?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 hmmm very interesting. So just to confirm, this is a high quality replacement for the oem unit (and may be better than it, certainly better than an old tired unit) but it does not have an uprated core like the CW ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 hmmm very interesting. So just to confirm, this is a high quality replacement for the oem unit (and may be better than it, certainly better than an old tired unit) but it does not have an uprated core like the CW ones? Paul does uprated ones, with uprated cores, 4 layers....these ones are stock replacements - not bad for half the price though. CW ones are uprated ones too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Paul does uprated ones, with uprated cores, 4 layers....these ones are stock replacements - not bad for half the price though. CW ones are uprated ones too. Uprated is a nasty word. Uprated means better and these are not better than a brand new stock SMIC. These cores from the pics I've seen arn't as good as stock or Chris Wilson's but they are cheap and do at least fit...I'm sure they're better than a knackered stocker! The stock unit is VERY efficient, but people don't want to pay for a new stockone cause they are very expensive....quality costs...you get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 you get what you pay for. true but up until now you'd have to spend £575 ish for any option. There is now a budget option, thats better than running around with a fubar'd stocker. I don't think Paul has made any claims that this particular IC is uprated its just a replacement. He makes 'uprated' claims on other more expensive IC's he sells, as do other traders....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 "Uprated" in which operating conditions exactly? The answer might be a loooong story, as these are usually trade-offs amongst conflicting requirements - typically you gain some heat exchange at high air speed at the expense of low speed. This can vary for internal or external airflow. By the looks of it (can't say for sure without weighing it first) it might be slightly uprated in heatsink capacity. But I, too, hate using the 'U' word willy-nilly. Uprated rad caps (simply because they have a different pressure setting?),valve caps (aluminum) etc...It's a marketing word meant to convey 'betterness' when an item is simply 'not stock'. Then it breaks:innocent: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Hey i'm with you on the uprated thing, just like i'm with Alex on the stock IC being very good/efficient. I just commented on the IC being put forward here and the fact that no claims have been made as it being uprated, as i thought Alex had got slightly the wrong end of the stick. IMO for people running stock or stock'ish power, then it fills a gap in the market between, a discounted stock replacement (still £600+ i'd imagine), a CW Greddy etc one, or just 'getting by' with the old and flakey one thats on at the moment......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Hold on guys. The SMIC discussed in THIS thread is being marketed as a stock replacement - normal price £295 Paul does an "UPRATED SMIC" for £450, he is marketing this as an UPRATED SMIC. I should have one of those by the end of this month, will drop it in my car and youll have the dyno plots to see the difference IF ANY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 will be good to see how the uprated one fairs too agreed this unit is at an excellent price, cheap unit that looks well made, ideal to replace a shagged stock one and will be what a lot of people need when then don't want to spend £600+ on 'uprated' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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