BluHeaven

I noticed on the driver's side, starting at the throttle body, the hose goes down and connects to a plastic piece which then connects to the drivers side intercooler.... whereas the passenger side just goes from the turbo pipe straight to the IC.

When you install an FMIC (either forge or OCT or other) do they get rid of that plastic piece or do you still have to use those?

JohnLZ7W

Specifically with the Forge there is a metal sleeve that is used to connect the upper hose with the hose that goes into the FMIC and then on the exit side you reuse the plastic connector to splice the upper and lower hoses together. The OCT FMIC seems the same.

Here's the passenger side
<img src="http://www.boozebags.com/jwiegert/albums/fmicinstall/127_2740_IMG.sized.jpg">

AxeYrCat

<img src="http://www.personal.kent.edu/~cplasket/smoked-corners/slides/DSCN0010.JPG">

from das modshack
<img src="http://images2.fotki.com/v19/photos/7/7305/201596/DSCF0040-vi.jpg">

BluHeaven

I could be wrong though =D

TTschwing

It also holds your MAP sensor. No alternatives...

TT-Hombre

That lower the intake temps big time. Those Germans know their shiat.

TTigg

Danny I thought you had a custom Spearco with custom metal piping?

BluHeaven

maybe when my clear corners get here I'll get to it!

I wanted to wait till I had money for a grill, SAMCO IC hoses and a forge DV relocation kit... but that might be another year so I guess I can just remove the bumper twice

JohnLZ7W

I think that's to lower the installer's intake temps

TTigg

it's a nice set up