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 TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Wed, 18 August 2004 03:26
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I'm trying to decide whether i want to stick a 10" fan on my TMIC on my st162 with JDM gen II 3sgte, or stick a nice front mount on. Can someone help me.
Like how much should a decent front mount cost, as well as installation costs (pipes etc.)?
I figure i can get the TMIC set up with a fan for around $50.
I'm guessing a front mount including installation will be ~$600 and that might be a bit optimistic.
I just wanna see what other people think i should do.
Also keep in mind im a uni student so i dont have barrels of money to spend. 
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Location:
Girraween,Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Wed, 18 August 2004 03:45
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My custom FMIC on my GZE sprinter is costing me $1200 fitted, thats with polished piping,
There's a starting point for you, other people may get them cheaper,
Oh, the size is 650x300x75 from memory
Cheers,
Michael
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Location:
newcastle
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April 2004
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Wed, 18 August 2004 05:39
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front mount is the way to go between those 2 choices
even with the fan heatsoak is still a major problem 
piping is the major prob with 3sgte's in celicas
as you can end up with pipes going every direction 
a mate (3t-Ra40) and myself spent a bit of time on my
st185 making a FMIC fit keeping pipework to a minimum
and price down 
if your in newcastle if you want to have a look
at how its set up PM me 
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Location:
Ballarat, Vic.
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Wed, 18 August 2004 08:59
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Fans for topmounts only make a differecne when sitting still or really low speed. Go with the FMIC.
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I supported Toymods
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Adelaide
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Wed, 18 August 2004 09:49
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I agree, the front mount is the way to go, You can buy my old cooler if you want as I am looking to upgrade as soon as my new motor goes in...
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Location:
Newcastle NSW
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June 2002
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Wed, 18 August 2004 13:57
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stay topmount and convert to water-air cooler.
didnt those celica GT4's have water-air coolers?or is that Grp A only?
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Location:
newcastle
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April 2004
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Wed, 18 August 2004 22:02
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finding a complete water to air setup for a gt4 can be
a long and painful experience - just ask classique71
FMIC certainly makes a difference on a gt4 over a TMIC
but it all comes down to $$$
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Location:
Adelaide
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September 2003
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Wed, 18 August 2004 22:13
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| 1gt48u wrote on Thu, 19 August 2004 08:02 |
finding a complete water to air setup for a gt4 can be
a long and painful experience - just ask classique71
FMIC certainly makes a difference on a gt4 over a TMIC
but it all comes down to $$$
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Whilst not with personal experience, the answer is dependent on your budget. If you have over $1k spare, go FM, if not, stay TM and use a fan, plus put a bit of effort into some heatshielding to slow down the heatsaok and live with it until you have the dosh to go FM
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Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Thu, 19 August 2004 01:03
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Thanks for the info guys, i'll have to think about it some more.
Hey 1gt48u, how much did it cost you all up to convert your car?
It's an air/air IC, so i might have to look into water/air.
Cheers guys.
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Location:
newcastle
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April 2004
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Thu, 19 August 2004 01:29
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cycleofabuse,
it ended up costing me around $950.00 total fitted
which included intercooler, pipework, silicon hose etc
labour was the biggest saving - if you do most of the set
up work yourself you'll save
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Mon, 23 August 2004 08:03
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I've decided to stick with the TMIC coz i really can't afford to be throwing that much money around right now. One day hopefully i'll be loaded and get a huge front mount.
Thanks for the help guys
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: TMIC with fan or front mount?
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Mon, 23 August 2004 10:00
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troy = would you be kind enough to fire some pics of your setup my way plz - need ideas ( desperate ) on how the piping should go - and how others have done it ..
I do plan to do most of the work myself - and get assistance with the welding of pipes side of things ..
and yes W to A is VERY painful , time consuming and in the end frustrating as all hell ..
gro frontmount - Leave W to A's to eb factory fitted
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