I know enough to carry a conversation (thanks import tuner).

 

my .2 cents i gave it to a stock looking s2k highway i didnt even have the chip at that time....

 

Maybe he got his motor stolen and replaced it with an integra swap...

Good kill though, I could see it being a tight race depending on driver ability...

I think that the TT and the s2k both take a decent amount ofskillfrom the driver to make them move as fast as they should.

Edit: Meaning-Him = no skill You = skill

 

this is true you def have to know how to drive this car.....the 225 suffers from much more lag than the 180s but when it hits IT HITS!! and with the FMIC all the way to redline baby

 

LOL [sm=icon_rofl.gif]wow, all of what 400rpms tops? That is me even being very...VERY generous. Ive notice no lag between the 180 and 225's when i test drove both. Hell, neither have "lag"

 

I'll have to disagree with you there. I've never driven the 180, so I can't speak for it. However my 225, even with everything I've done to it... still takes forever to get moving from a dig. Dont' get me wrong, it locks up everytime; but from 1k rpm up to about 1800 rpm... its a friggin slug until the turbo kicks in (roughly .5-1.0 seconds). I guess I could aleviate that by revving up to 4k prior to releasing the clutch... but then I'd probably burn up quite a few clutches. I worry more about tearing the clutch out... than taking off faster. In my last car (Nissan Maxima 5-speed), I could rev up to about 2.5k, dump the clutch safely, and stomp the gas and immediately have power. With the 225, there's exponentially more power... just not for about 1-1½ seconds later.

I'm also quite disappointed in the power band on this thing. I find myself shifting right at about 5500rpm. If I wait even a second too long and shift at 6k, I hit the next gear already on the backside of the powerband curve. I wish the powerband on this car didn't peak at like 5k and drop the rest of the way until redline. I hold rpm so well in this car while shifting I can almost skip gears to ensure I'm stillclimbing front side of the powerband.


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MeanaudiA6, you mentioned the intercooler giving you power all the way to redline, what did you mean by that?
Were you implying that an FMIC would help stop the problem with the powerband I just referred to? the way it peaks so early in the rpm range and drops off? Would an FMIC actually widen the band out to redline?!?

hmm... I'm very interested. I've been closely watching FMICs for a while and any mod that could extend that peak further into my rpm range would jump to the top of my priority list. (excluding the obvious big turbo upgrade that of course extends the powerband all the way to redline, peaking at like 6.5k)

 

The intercooler wont technically increase your powerband, but it will get the hotter air in the later rpms to a more useable temp giving you more power and keep more timing. A turbo car will never spool strait off the line unless you have a standalone ecu. With the turbo spooling at low 2000rpms, that really isnt lag. Just because you think you have lag doesnt mean that you have much more lag than a 180. Both cars spool way faster than any turbo car you will ever drive.

 

now wait a second have you ever driven an STI? instant boost! ZERO turbo lag barely press the gas and your going 110mph on the highway with the salesman being cool.

and yes the 180s have less lag than the 225 i have driven both. the 180 is quicker on the bottom end =smaller turbo

and to answer your question about the FMIC yes it will make the car feel much stronger! it pulls more....and puts you back in your seat real good! i totally feel ya on the weak powerband.....you really have to drop a gear to get any power...unless you let the engine rev up while in a lower gear then hammer it....now your taking off like a bat out of hell

 

Cool. I like the construction of the APR FMIC the best... just not the price. would the tCarbon be a decent FMIC as an "interim" or stepping stone until after the big turbo kit. the dimensions of the tCarbon FMIC are 9"x28"x3". I have yet to find dimensions for either the APR or the forge FMIC.
The APR FMIC fitment guide shows that the width is 13" so it's at least 25% larger by width. At a minimum, a 3"x28"x9" FMIC would still outperform the SMICs by leaps and bounds.

 

thats why i went with APR greg at APR is running 35psi on a stage3+ and uses the same FMIC (225 zflow style) should be good no matter what turbo you run. i spent the extra cash cuz i dont wanna upgrade it later.....all i'm gonna have to do is put the new turbo and assoc hardware in, maybe new brakes(wilwood) and maybe suspension.(koni or H&R)