Under bonnet material

[Bananalad]

Is this important on my dturbo with a top mount intercooler? The underlay or whatever its called looks in a sorry state and was thinking of just getting rid of it and spraying under the bonnet fresh So does anyone have any advise Thanks

[4WayDiablo]

Keep it if your on tmic it helps

Little airflow is better than no airflow

[Bananalad]

Keep it if your on tmic it helps

Little airflow is better than no airflow

Does it make a big difference yeah?

[4WayDiablo]

It makes a difference yeah. That's why its there lol :-P
I got rid of mine when I went fmic though :-)

[Bananalad]

Ah yeah i know but like i wouldn't worry too much if it made a small difference i plan on front mounting in a few months might just leave it off

[Connor]

It makes a big enough difference to warrent it being there

[Midnightclub]

Well without it your intercooler is just an interwarmer

[silverzx]

Mine was mangled so I got rid. Won't hurt as long as you know how to drive an XUD.

[mark_airey]

Makes a massive difference, it ducts air from the front of the car to the intercooler and works very well! With out it the top mount is all but useless TBH

[Midnightclub]

Mine was mangled so I got rid. Won't hurt as long as you know how to drive an XUD.

Does 'knowing how to drive an XUD' make air magically go onto the cooler then?

[silverzx]

Mine was mangled so I got rid. Won't hurt as long as you know how to drive an XUD.

Does 'knowing how to drive an XUD' make air magically go onto the cooler then?

Lol, not at all. But if your going to put your foot flat to the floor and rag it through 1st to 5th at every light then I can imagine it getting veeeery hot without the ducting.

I've been driving without my lining for at least 8 months now and my TMIC is never that hot when I pop the bonnet after a "rag".

If it's still there then leave it, if it isn't then don't bother replacing it if your getting a FMIC on at some point.

Simples!

[Midnightclub]

Entirely depends on the boost your running though.. if your running 14psi then it won't get anywhere near as hot as 20+

[mark_airey]

Entirely depends on the boost your running though.. if your running 14psi then it won't get anywhere near as hot as 20+

I'm currently running 30+psi on a top mount with no bonnet lining

[Dan!]

Thought you had a fmic mark?!

[mark_airey]

Thought you had a fmic mark?!

I do, it popped the hose off around the rad causing me to get properly stressed out with it as its pretty much impossible to get back on without removing most of the front of my car

Simple solution, rip out FMIC pipework and put the top mount back on

[silverzx]

Simple solution, fit the FMIC properly the first time round

Edited for truth.

[Bananalad]

Think ill just run without it for awhile.. I dont abuse the car anyway

[Jake]

Could always direct a cold air feed to the TMIC.

[mark_airey]

Simple solution, fit the FMIC properly the first time round

Edited for truth.

It was fitted properly, its been fine for over a year, its just pretty standard that when it does pop one off its always the one that is impossible to fix..............

Could always direct a cold air feed to the TMIC.

You mean like the bonnet lining? since that is exactly what that is

[Jake]

Could always direct a cold air feed to the TMIC.

You mean like the bonnet lining? since that is exactly what that is

Yeah but he said he wanted to get rid of the lining because of how it looks,

[Bananalad]

Yeah jakes right its in a right state tbh, its like a dog was at it for a few hours