ARC top mount on ebay
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Braveheart
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It's now mine.... ;-)gtir_pimp said:
Braveheart
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I'll get back to you daz when i get it...Animaldaz said:
antgtir
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Congrats on the purchase, its only got to help in the cooling dept and im sure we all could do with that during a little track action.
Let us know how you find any improvements in performance or cooling etc. Also pics of the internals (if poss) to try and establish the differences between what seems to be early and late models.
Im not 100% sure but the end tanks seem to be a little larger on the one you have bought, out of interest and if possible, try and marry up the OE cover with the ARC TMIC and see if there is a considerable difference in size, if so then that will be the additional mod, as mine fits with the OE cover on to.
Ant.
Let us know how you find any improvements in performance or cooling etc. Also pics of the internals (if poss) to try and establish the differences between what seems to be early and late models.
Im not 100% sure but the end tanks seem to be a little larger on the one you have bought, out of interest and if possible, try and marry up the OE cover with the ARC TMIC and see if there is a considerable difference in size, if so then that will be the additional mod, as mine fits with the OE cover on to.
Ant.
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Braveheart
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I'll have loads of time to check it out and make physical comparisons as my car's in bits right now. I'll let you know!
Braveheart
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Having received the ARC TMIC I can now compare it with the OE TM.
It's been through the wars, dented in a few places and the inlet / outlet pipes look like they were an added extra. I have flushed it through and pressure tested it and it hold air so I am happy with my purchase!
OE core thickness is 60mm... ARC is 68mm
OE has 24 chambers, ARC has 14 (but thicker) chambers.
Side tanks are the same.
OE chrome cover will fit with a minor adjustment.
OE TMIC
ARC TMIC
Side by side
OE TMIC
ARC TMIC
ARC TMIC rear
ARC TMIC front pipe
It's been through the wars, dented in a few places and the inlet / outlet pipes look like they were an added extra. I have flushed it through and pressure tested it and it hold air so I am happy with my purchase!
OE core thickness is 60mm... ARC is 68mm
OE has 24 chambers, ARC has 14 (but thicker) chambers.
Side tanks are the same.
OE chrome cover will fit with a minor adjustment.
OE TMIC
ARC TMIC
Side by side
OE TMIC
ARC TMIC
ARC TMIC rear
ARC TMIC front pipe
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antgtir
New Member
Looks good.
TBH i think the majority if not all are a little rough around the edges due to their age, but as long as they hold pressure and have no negative results all is good to go imo.
It does seem however that these items were very changeable in design as mine doesn't have the welded type inlet / outlet pipes, looks exactly like the OE apart from the core of course.
I also found that the inlet / outlet pipes were slightly larger to, slightly :lol:
My OE cover fits on, a little stretch and you will have it on :lol: Looks good though and will be a nice addition imo.
Well done matey
Ant.
TBH i think the majority if not all are a little rough around the edges due to their age, but as long as they hold pressure and have no negative results all is good to go imo.
It does seem however that these items were very changeable in design as mine doesn't have the welded type inlet / outlet pipes, looks exactly like the OE apart from the core of course.
I also found that the inlet / outlet pipes were slightly larger to, slightly :lol:
My OE cover fits on, a little stretch and you will have it on :lol: Looks good though and will be a nice addition imo.
Well done matey
Ant.
Braveheart
New Member
Cheers Ant!
I did not expect it to be new looking, out the box.
I have flushed it out and will give it a clean up on the outside.
And yes, the OE cover will fit on after a tweak here and there, mainly it's length wise that's stopping it for seating right.
I'm going to fit a heat blanket mid way between the rocket cover and IC to minimise the rising heat.
I may also look at modind the OE TMIC to make it into a FMIC by rotating one of the end tanks...... that's another story though!
I did not expect it to be new looking, out the box.
I have flushed it out and will give it a clean up on the outside.
And yes, the OE cover will fit on after a tweak here and there, mainly it's length wise that's stopping it for seating right.
I'm going to fit a heat blanket mid way between the rocket cover and IC to minimise the rising heat.
I may also look at modind the OE TMIC to make it into a FMIC by rotating one of the end tanks...... that's another story though!
Braveheart
New Member
I'm not the greedy.... one or the other.... can you imagine the lag when you try to charge two IC's in line...;-) ... instant poke is what I'm after.
Look forward to your pics!
Look forward to your pics!