andy sunny gti wrote:But if you use any kind of top mount but no airflow gets to it, it's pointless.
Weather you have a std top mount, arc, or this new re cored one. If you are stuck in traffic, hot weather and you do not drive above 20mph for the whole journey I am sure you will be plagued with the same issues. It's only when you to get better flow I.e high driving speeds that you will see differences.
that's not entirely true
its a fact that the arc topmount does flow more air than the stock topmount and keeps the charge temps lower due to the bar and plates being larger and less of them which aids airflow.
and as for a tmic cooking in traffic well that's true but only due to heatsoak from the engine which is why I suggested fitting a thermal plate inbetween the bracket and rocker cover to stop the heat rising up directly into the core and raising charge temps.
other than that there is absolutely no difference between a tmic and fmic setup as both will have ample cold air once vehicles moving but both will suffer from heat issues when stuck in traffic as neither will have any air forced through the cooling fins. infact the fmic setup could actually be worse than a tmic as on many the out pipe runs directly over the ex manifold which is pumping out huge amounts of heat plus the pipe is thinwall steel which will absorb heat far easier than the alloy up pipe on a tmic setup that does not run directly over the ex manifold.
if you want added cooling whilst stationary you could always do what someone has done on a car weve just bought in and fit a kenlowe fan to the underside of the big bonnet scoop
il take a photo of it if you like, and this car was running well in excess of 500bhp
as for the tmic that robs ordered no they have not been tested but the bar/plate design is similar to arc so I think they would be a good buy for that kind of money as a s/h arc you will pay more for.
then lets not forget the minimal lag times of a tmic setup, much better than fmic unless you have a mega short pipe run
so yes if theres enough interest then we will let a group buy go ahead and il get a new section made up to put group buys in