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i think that your power aspirations are a key factor in SMIC vs FMIC. personally, i am looking at around 200rwkw, with an emphasis on response which i believe will be well within the range of my trust cooler. furthermore, i'm hoping to do that with as little boost as possible, but we shall see :woot:

digging through the memory archives, SydneyKid did a comparison some time ago where he upgraded his stagea sidemount to an R34 sidemount and was able to generally work out the extra volume and flow requirements for his power goals, and i tried to apply the same formula to my new trust one from the standard one and worked out that assuming at least the same flow rate across the core from old to new, it would be conservatively capable of up to 220rwkw, well within my requirements.

strydes, i'll eat my shorts if you don't make +200rwkw (allowing the turbo is up to it).

make sure you at least pm me when you get the powerFC installed/tuned

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strydes, i'll eat my shorts if you don't make +200rwkw (allowing the turbo is up to it).

make sure you at least pm me when you get the powerFC installed/tuned

well if it isn't my 'coolers old owner! mate i will definately let you know how i go on monday, maybe send through a dyno sheet depending on how it turns out :)

back on topic though, fEkuaR, i think most here would agree that if your side mount is an ARC unit, it should be good for at least 220, up to maybe even 240rwkw, so if your going to stay in that range, keep it.

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well if it isn't my 'coolers old owner! mate i will definately let you know how i go on monday, maybe send through a dyno sheet depending on how it turns out :O

back on topic though, fEkuaR, i think most here would agree that if your side mount is an ARC unit, it should be good for at least 220, up to maybe even 240rwkw, so if your going to stay in that range, keep it.

Thats will be all ill ultimately be after so we will see how it goes :ban:

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