Stock Intercooler Piping and Recirc Valve ?

Post by **240dreams** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

I just got my ARC SMIC and im turning up the boost. Im using all of the stock IC piping and also the recirc valve. Can all of these components handle 1 bar (14.5PSI)?

Post by **S13240** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

Post by **rudee023** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

The ARC is good up to 14? Cool.

Post by **S13240** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

Stock is good up to 14, why wouldn't an ARC ic hold up to it? It's thicker, wider in surface area, and the design is more efficient. An ARC ic wouldn't be an aftermarket upgrade if it couldn't handle anything more than 14 psi.

Post by **rudee023** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

Sure it can handle it, but don't they get heat soaked at anything over 10psi?

Post by **240dreams** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

the stock IC gets heatsoak all the time when its hot. i havent experienced that yet on my ARC smic. thanks for the replies.

Post by **Morph** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

Just currious but why did you get the ARC instead of a Front Mount???

Post by **240dreams** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

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Post by **nismostate** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

so its safe to run 14 psi on stock smic and piping?

Post by **Def** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

Not for long periods of time - maybe a quick dragrace. If you're getting on it alot you'll heatsoak the SMIC and risk detonation if you keep pushing it.

Post by **180fan** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

don't the injectors max at 0.8 bar? 1.0 bar's a bit much for the stock system if I'm not certain, if it's not the IC then it's the fuel system. I would not run 1 bar on a stock IC and stock fuel system that's for sure. The ARC SMIC's I have heard are able to handle the 1.0 bar of boost and max out at like 1.2 bar or so I've heard.

Post by **Hijacker** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

I run 14 psi just fine, which is just below 1.0 bar. And I'm still running rich. Haha.

btw, not all FMICs are low mounts. I have an upper mount FMIC and it retains the sleep pretty nicely

Post by **unfrgivn** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:52 pm

180fan wrote:don't the injectors max at 0.8 bar? 1.0 bar's a bit much for the stock system if I'm not certain, if it's not the IC then it's the fuel system. I would not run 1 bar on a stock IC and stock fuel system that's for sure. The ARC SMIC's I have heard are able to handle the 1.0 bar of boost and max out at like 1.2 bar or so I've heard.

Not at all. I ran 1 Bar daily on my stock fuel system for a year with no problems. My injectors were at like 90-95% duty cycle, but it worked fine.

Stock Intercooler Piping and Recirc Valve ?

Stock Intercooler Piping and Recirc Valve ?

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