[s-cars] Apikol FMIC Installed

Cody Payne cpayne at bconnected.com
Fri Sep 10 11:36:23 EDT 2004


Gents,
	Well the boys at Apikol stayed late Wednesday night till 1 AM to
get their Front Mount Intercooler installed on my car.  Also they tapped
in two holes for my Davtron IC temp gauge.  I had the chance to actually
open her up this AM after disconnecting the battery last night to reset
the ECU to clear any learned programming.  

Impressions:
-1) Wow!!  She pulls like a rapped ape now!  Where I would feel the heat
soak multiple times on any drive I have not felt it once!
-2) Boost coming on around 350-400 RPM sooner then with stock IC
-3) Power feels more linear then before
-4) Pulls to redline strong with no hints of let down
-5) Cant wait to get the Davtron hooked up to measure pre and post IC
temps..but based on Brooks "hand" test suggested by Brendan of
Apikol..it is doing its job "Burnt my hand on the hotside and was cool
on the post-ic side"
	- Just need to figure out "where" to mount the Davtron?
Hap/Mike any suggestions on a 92?
-6) Think I can now go with some more aggressive mid-range timing as
during the Mihnea tuning session had to back her down due to pinging and
200 deg intake temps (Post IC)
-7) Dyno time!
-8) Do I need more power...hmmmmmmmm still tempting ;-)

Looks/Fit:
-1) Perfect fit no bulging of the bumper cover
-2) Looks very stealthy

For Sale:
-1) 1992 Stock Intercooler with METAL end-tanks $100.00 (Local CO sale
preferred but not required)
-2) 1992 Intercooler X-Over Pipe METAL $25.00
-3) Samco Michelin Man Hose (Blue) $40.00





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