e93 with helix or stett fmic?

john boxter · 10-06-2009, 12:16 AM

hey guys anybody with an e93 out there with either of these intercoolers? curious about the fitment if you can please comment i figured some cutting of the shroud i hope nothing major at all that i can just through my stock one in there when its time to sell and noone will know i had modified it is this true can i do that? and any other fmic out there that you guys think would perform the best? based on my research i figured these two were the most popular ones thanks a lot for your help guys

Donald-335i · 10-06-2009, 12:49 AM

i have a e92 and did the helix fmic and it reqiured a shit load of cutting... honestly i don't think the e92/e93 front ends are NOT diffrent.

Craig@SupremePower · 10-06-2009, 01:35 AM

my helix required minimal cutting and i'm very happy with the unit!!

Sparky66 · 10-06-2009, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Donald-335i

i have a e92 and did the helix fmic and it reqiured a shit load of cutting... honestly i don't think the e92/e93 front ends are NOT diffrent.

Donald, what month/year build date is your car?

TurboBullett@Ambient Thermal Management · 10-06-2009, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Donald-335i

i have a e92 and did the helix fmic and it reqiured a shit load of cutting... honestly i don't think the e92/e93 front ends are NOT diffrent.

We have revised the mounting brackets on the Helix FMIC to allow front to back and side to side adjustment capability, word on the street is its greatly reduced the need to trim however a small % of cars still require some trimming which lends to my theory that there are variances car to car in regards to the plastic cowl.

john boxter · 10-06-2009, 02:07 PM

what about stett anybody have any reviews there or fitment? especially e93?

Alex@AKMotorwerk · 10-06-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TTurboBullett

We have revised the mounting brackets on the Helix FMIC to allow front to back and side to side adjustment capability, word on the street is its greatly reduced the need to trim however a small % of cars still require some trimming which lends to my theory that there are variances car to car in regards to the plastic cowl.

this is true... we installed one a few weeks back and required almost "ZERO" cutting!

regardless, the Helix never required much cutting at all even with their older, squared units like i have in my personal car... just depends on who's installing it for u

eyemdbmw · 10-06-2009, 02:14 PM

i have a 2/08 build e93 and i had to do a little cutting to get my Helix intercooler in. i had the one with the revised bracket so it was a little easier. should not be a problem putting the oem one back on without visible signs.
i also hear ams has a good intercooler

john boxter · 10-06-2009, 03:23 PM

i cant find test data on the stett but the sheer size of it looks amazing! anyone know how efficient it is compared to the others im hoping one of the best

john boxter · 10-06-2009, 06:26 PM

so stett is an excellent choice?

Vudoo4u2 · 10-06-2009, 06:29 PM

helix is the largest one

ive had great results with it

Alex@AKMotorwerk · 10-06-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by john boxter

i cant find test data on the stett but the sheer size of it looks amazing! anyone know how efficient it is compared to the others im hoping one of the best

size doesn't necessarily mean efficient... it's all in the design

That being said, i'm not sure how the STETT is, but i know the Helix does well... we run helix on our shop cars and have installed plenty of them

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Originally Posted by john boxter

so stett is an excellent choice?

I haven't installed a STETT yet, maybe someone else can give you some better input on this. It definitely "looks" like a nice piece.

john boxter · 10-06-2009, 07:31 PM

what do you guys think is the best intercooler on the market?

ToadHollow · 10-06-2009, 08:18 PM

Terrance28 has a Stett FMIC along with quite a few other Stett mods ........ PM or search for him as he's been very pleased with the FMIC.

ToadHollow · 10-06-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by john boxter

what do you guys think is the best intercooler on the market?

H E L I X .......... I'm posting in ALL of your threads.

luca335i · 10-06-2009, 09:05 PM

Code3 is also good.

john boxter · 10-06-2009, 09:05 PM

ya huh how do you like it? noticable power gains?

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john boxter Captain 35 Rep 763 Posts Drives: 2008 e93 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: long Island New York iTrader: (3)	i cant find test data on the stett but the sheer size of it looks amazing! anyone know how efficient it is compared to the others im hoping one of the best
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