Are these ebay FMIC's garbage or. . . . ?

I personalyl hate buying PERFORMANCE parts of ebay but im curious. . .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...QQcmdZViewItem

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2000 1.8TQM

man this is a heated debate. some say its great and others say they wont touch it with a 10 foot post. i would stay away from it. test have shown its not a good idea to go cheep on a fmic. the difference between a good and bad fmic could be sometimes 20 whp. now im not saying that is a good or bad fmic becuase i know nothing about that brand but usually you get what you pay for

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CLX- it's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
Preparedness is not paranoia.
"A turbo: Exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster." Jeremy Clarkson

so i should stay away from this too. . . ?

http://www.audiforums.com/m_382435/tm.htm

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2000 1.8TQM

some people on vortex have got the pipes from that kit and have added there own intercooler. Also im sure jeff has seen it, on evolutionm.net, they have a debate on the xspower ic kits also. Many have claimed that those kits are still far better than the stock core.

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FACTS > followers
197whp and 292wtq with no chip on stock ic, airbox and catback
AEG crank +Scat rods + 83mm Wiseco pistons = CincyTT Version 2.0T

yes its better then stock because stock is small and shoved behind a bunch of shit. but you could get a better fmic but it will cost you more. yes i have read all that stuff on evom about the testitng. next mod, buschur race fmic

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CLX- it's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
Preparedness is not paranoia.
"A turbo: Exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster." Jeremy Clarkson

http://www.audiforums.com/m_382435/tm.htm link to the diy fmic

also, there are many guys on the zine with BT's that run custom fmic... some from ebay some custom fabricated. might wanna do a little reading there...

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2000 1.8tqm: giac, n75h, borla, strat. dv & ss, m3 lip, apr boost gauge, 2500k yellow fogs, 35% , debadged
[quote]What's AOA? If Audiworld is the 1960's, AOA is 'the man.' Don't try to fight the man, because, just like the hippies, you'll lose.

whats the zine?
and whats a BT?

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zine is www.audizine.com..
BT=BIG TURBO

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02' 1.8T FWD Sport 5MT.
Revo Stg2 w/ Siemens 380cc.
ER TP.
Ebay SS(So worth $40)
Forge007.
APR TIP.
K&N CAI w/ Matt-shield.
Magnaflow Exhaust.
ECS Snub mount.

lots of people get speaco cores and have custom endtanks made and custom pipes made. i had the greddy fmic with custom ic piping made to work with my bt and i had no problems with it at all.

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CLX- it's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
Preparedness is not paranoia.
"A turbo: Exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster." Jeremy Clarkson

This one looks good, and no bumper cutting.

http://www.supremepowerparts.com/app...Intercooler_B5

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