Already have the AP and CAI, just waiting for the intercooler and new map release!
I really wonder if the FMIC is that restrictive and needed. I havent looked at the inlet or outlets but the intercooler seems like the last thing I would be doing. I guess IF i were to ever modify mine beyond a few things I would get the tune and intake see where that gets me. Then replace the crummy IC piping then a downpipe before I ever replaced the FMIC. Maybe the FMIC is that bad or perhaps Ford has it plummed to make TQ. IDK seems like an expensive waste to me
Im still waiting for a kit that replaces the piping with high OEM quality parts
They've also stated that unless youre going bigger turbo, the charge piping doesnt offer much in terms of gains for the money. If you go BT, the hotside piping has a fair amount of bottlenecks.
So then why would you gain with a bigger FMIC if you still running stock piping?
Not enough surface area to dissipate heat pull after pull/ineffective core would be my guess. And at 200whp or less (typical stage 1&2 #'s) the restrictions in the hot side aren't enough to impede velocity, according to ATP.
With those mods I wonder how it would do against a Focus ST.
The weight advantage is huge. I raced a stock FoST just a couple days ago and was pleasantly surprised at how well it did. From about 40-90 basically even, after that he would slightly start to pull away. Not a trainwreck like I was anticipating lol