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Old 09-03-2004, 12:28 PM
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Default DUH FMIC question

Does this IC really cause the car to overheat and why.. Might wanna get one if it works well.
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Man, you're really on a roll today
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Default byproduct of the campaigns from the year of election, I guess. ; )

hidden agenda of some sort?
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Default my car did not overheat but ran hotter.....1 tick above middle at 85F.......never overheated........

but I was uncomfortable with the extra heat.

Plus, it did not perform any better than my RS4 ICs.

Waste of money, IMO and a PITA to hack up your bumper for the install.
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I'm *very* happy with my RS4s. Don't regret not getting AWE SMICs/DUH FMIC.
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Default Second... and I previously had the AWEs...

The AWEs are a fine product, but not worth the double price it would have cost over RS4 units.

I like the APR hose kit on my RS4 ICs because it maintains a more favorable ID all the way through.

That said, the RS4 ones are tough to come by at a nice price, at the moment unless things have recently changed.
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yep, got a bit caught up in the 'hype' - I sold it - RS4 ICs now and happy as can be!
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Default I think most of the overheating happened at the track...

I suppose the DUH unit might be favorable on a street car that goes ***** out at intervals.
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Agenda? Last time I checked, Eric and Eric are reasonably good friends.
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Hmmm, I never got that impression from seeing them argue over effectiveness of the FMIC......


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