Brentis

Below is my chronology - appreciate your feedback and responses to my questions at the end!

Just finished my install of the Greddy SMIC. As many of you had stated the stock duct sucks! I wasn't in the mood to wait for a pettit and be disapointed so I decided to modify the stock duct to accomodate the larger duct. I also liked the clean look of the stock IC to intake cover so I wanted to maintain its use.

First off, SMIC should not be inferred as "drop-in" at least if you want to do it right. I spent a good amount of time trying to fashion aluminum so that it would create a good enough duct. As you may realize, it is not a simple task to do "just in time" CAD on the fly - at least for me. The pictures below represent what I came up with. Per the design, it allows me to re-use the stock look, but apply air flow across the entire surface of the IC.

All in all I am pleased with my work. It has a nice clean look as well as being a bit stealthy.

Observations: I only started my car after the install (raining) - the AWS was vented to the atmosphere. Immediately I noticed a much much faster responsiveness in the boost response. I also gained a chirp somewhere on the driver side accessories - don't know if it was from the install or from me not driving for a week + - suggestions are welcome!

*** Note if you are buying a used IC that is being shipped to you in "popcorn" take extensive measures to ensure ALL of it is out of the IC - After holding a blow drying in my IC for 20 minutes 3 pieces came out! ***


Here are the pics....

http://www.thesoftwareprompt.com/tspdocs/DSCN0809.JPG

http://www.thesoftwareprompt.com/tspdocs/DSCN0810.JPG

http://www.thesoftwareprompt.com/tspdocs/DSCN0811.JPG

http://www.thesoftwareprompt.com/tspdocs/DSCN0812.JPG

http://www.thesoftwareprompt.com/tspdocs/DSCN0813.JPG

My mods include:

peter f. exhaust
boost gauge
99 rear spoiler
bonez hiflow cat
downpipe
modified stock box w/ k&n
greddy smic
greddy pipe kit
Apex PFC & commander (to be installed)

GsrSol

Looks good, I guess you got the other pipes you needed. The person shipping it to you should have taped up the ends of the i/c so nothing would get in there.

Next I suggest venting the bov and getting some more kitty litter.

FD3S_RS

totally agree with you brentis, on the improved throttle response.I'm using the same smic.If you have the PFC retuned, you can get more torque as well across the range with the greddy smic.I think what my tuner did was that he upped the timing and the fuel more than what he did with the stock i/c.

ttb

is using the stock duct that bad with the greddy smic? i've been thinking about getting it but don't want to deal with the hassle of fabricating the duct. looks good, can't wait to replac the stock IC.

kento1

You don't have to hassle with it if you get a Petit duct for about $150. Then you just have to trim the outer edge a bit to fit.

Nathan Kwok

Brentis,
Congrats, you are the first person (that I know of, and believe me I've searched) to sucessfully integrate the complete inlet pipe with the Greddy SMIC. Everyone before you has either removed it or cut it, and I have to say, your setup rocks. It looks very stock and is totally smog legal, quite an acccomplishment. Very clean! Can you post some picks of the inlet duct removed? I'm not quite sure about the relationship between the old IC duct and your newly added aluminum section. Did you trim the old duct and then mate the aluminum up to that, or did you simply add the aluminum without trimming?

mazdaspeed00

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how much psi can the greddy SMIC handle?

Brentis

Thanks Nathan. I did have to cut the stock duct for two reasons. First, the way the stock duct is fab'd it has 1/4 inch lips on the ends of the duct (take a look at yours and you'll see what I mean). Those interfered with the aluminum pieces that I was fabricating. The second reason I cut the duct was that the size and angle which the duct was originally created didn't lend itself for the extensions. If I didn't cut the bottom part back the angle would've been too create to provide any airflow to the bottom of the new IC.

If you look closely at the pics you can see what I cut. Unfortunately, these are the only pics I took.

Let me know if you have any more ?'s.

RE Suzuki

all links are dead...I need help with "how to" install the greddy smic. SMIC seems like its stilling way too high for the hood to close...

KaiFD3S

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This is such an old thread, maybe you can try to pm him...

RE Suzuki

Yea I actually did. But I thought it would be better to revive this thread, because the smic is not actually "drop-in" and I'm pretty sure people who gets the smic used will have trouble installing it.

-Do you need to do any fabrication to the stock air duct?
-Where does the smic gets bolted onto?
-Does three peice greddy pipes for stock smic fit directly onto the greddy smic?
(seems like the crossover pipe [greddy] is too long for the greddy smic)

RE Suzuki

can anyone help me out?

does greddy smic sit right on top of the motor of the radiator fan? When i put it closer towards the belt and everthing, the crossover pipe is too long for it to fit. And when I place it over the radiator motor, it sits too high.

I have no idea where i can bolt down the smic...

Kento

No. There should be a small tab on bottom the Greddy that bolts to the crossover framework that supports the stock airbox, IC, and battery tray.

You should have the proper IC piping elbow with couplers that connects the crossover pipe with the Greddy inlet. Even when properly mounted, however, some have complained of clearance problmes with the top of the IC and the hood, and had to dimple the hood reinforcement framework. Only a slight clearance problem with mine, just had to dimple it slightly to get everything to fit.

Sonny

Good info, Kento!

Sonny

RE Suzuki

Thanks alot...I'll try again.

Do I have to remove the stock intake box first to install the smic? the greddy pipes with elbow for stock smic should be the same as the ones for greddy smic. Am i correct?

Kento

You don't have to, although it will make it easier to see exactly where to position the IC when fully mounted.
That I'm not sure of. They may not match; I do know that the piping that comes with the Greddy is slightly longer in some areas, to compensate for the stock rubber piping.

KevinK2

I've never heard of one bursting from boost. But for much more than stock boost, other IC's with less pressure drop should be used. The tubes are packed with internal fins, and the lower inlet pipe is restricted.

My tests showed just a .14 psi improvement in drop vs stock, at about 9.5 psi. SCC measured 2.6 psi drop at 12 psi boost for the stock ic, vs .9 psi for the ASP/M2's.

RE Suzuki

Last night after work, I tryed to install the smic again and It finally fit! It does sit high but the hood managed to close. Again, I'd have to say that the greddy is not "drop-in" intercooler after this experience. I had to modify the air duct and pull out the greddy 3 piece pipe and put it back to stock pipe inorder for me to fit it. Man, that was pain working on it after 1:00am...

Now I have a set of greddy pipe kit sitting in my garage...what a waste.

Tadashi

the_glass_man

iTrader: (2)

Does GReddy even make the SMIC anymore? Does anyone have good pictures of it?

jsplit

I have good pictures of it in my car if you want....

PM me with an email address and I'll send em over.

GoRacer

iTrader: (2)

No they don't which makes no sense to me why it's selling so cheap. There is no other CARB legal SMIC and it retailed for over $1200.

saburo

iTrader: (1)

i think the links are broken.

GoRacer

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Kento

They don't? When did this happen? Why is it still listed on the Greddy site, as well as numerous Mazda aftermarket vendors?

GoRacer

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^ Well unless it's the STD 22R 3 row #12040053 @ $1,409.09 then I don't see it listed.