Brand Name Fmic Piping Routes

[prosman]

Hey all, looking into buying myself a brand name FMIC for my 32 Gtst in the near future.

Just wondering what route the piping takes for brands like Apexi, HKS, Blitz etc.

A mate of mine has a greddy one and the pipe goes from the turbo through the stock piping to the FMIC and then out behind the battery and over the top of the engine bay b4 going into the plenum.

Seeing as the cold air crosses the top of the hot engine bay, it doesnt seem very smart. How much does it affect the cold air? in other words is the piping route something to worry about or not?

If they all take the same route over the engine bay ill just go for the greddy... but ive seen some that come back up through the stock piping, are they just custom jobs?

cheers y'all

[NateR31]

why a brand name? do you think it will make your car faster?

[Bliksem]

ARC and Blitz re-use stock piping on the R33, not sure about R32

[Bunta]

HKS has a model that reuses the stock piping too, I got it second hand so I am not sure of the model number, I know that it makes them so east to fit compared to some of the others!

[prosman]

lol i dont think the brand name is gonna get me more power, but generally theyre better engineered than their generic counterparts, plus the fact that theyre car specific makes them easier to install and usually require less time hacking away at the body of the car to make them fit.

ive done some decoding of the japanese blitz site and it looks like 32s use the stock piping like the 33s

[justin911]

I've got the blitz kit it uses the stock piping.

Also with the brand name kits that use the stock piping.. the distance from the output of the intercooler to the throttle body is way way shorter than if its using traditional piping where it comes out the left of the intercooler than has to go all the way round...

Not sure if it makes any differance... but it seems like it would make it more effective.

[prosman]

hey Bunta, if u could measure how thick the FMIC is ill be able to tell which one... 65mm is the Type-S for lightly modded cars. Have u got a 32 tho or a 33?

[Bunta]

hey Bunta, if u could measure how thick the FMIC is ill be able to tell which one... 65mm is the Type-S for lightly modded cars.  Have u got a 32 tho or a 33?

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It is 65mm I have a r33, Could be an old kit but