cp-e tmic

[saxmanbrad]

Originally Posted by Vader Been going back and forth on a TMIC for a while now. But at this price, from a company with this kind of rep, simply could not pass it up!! Can't wait to install

plus, your'e sig says you are from MD, you can locally pick up!

[jeb8699]

damn what to do? dont want to miss the deal but dont want to spend the money right now

[Speed3eak]

^ Then don't.

This is a hell of a deal, but you need to set yourself some plans as far as modding is concerned. It's too easy to set a plan and deviate when a good deal comes up, but you will end up spending more money in the long run if you do that.

Develop a game plan, stick to it, and don't get distracted.

[Lama]

Did anyone get their TMIC shipped. My order is stil pending.

[TurboJew]

No mine has not shipped yet its still pending it says.

I figure it would take atleast 24 hours im sure they have a good amount of orders.

[boyer]

ordered today. chick said they'll try to ship in 24 hours but they are hammered with orders right now so could be delayed a little bit. nothing to worry about. 350 well spent.

[Amazon]

Originally Posted by broncojd78 there, fixed. i'll let it go now.

Damn son, did you buy a ETS for $600 and are now pissed or something?

Look at them side by side, then you tell me which one you think is better.

[saxmanbrad]

here's a quick pic of mine, picked it up at cp-e today...looks great!

Originally Posted by boyer ordered today. chick said they'll try to ship in 24 hours but they are hammered with orders right now so could be delayed a little bit. nothing to worry about. 350 well spent.

they are crazy swamped with the tmic orders...they are going quick!

[taf0422]

No other words needed for this..

[phillyb]

i ordered one too and i don't even have this car anymore

[jeb8699]

^ tryin to resale later and make some money or you buying another one

[phillyb]

nah, i was joking. but i'd love to get a genpu...
hahahahaha.
:phillyb:

[jeb8699]

^ lol

[MattJackson86]

Its a nice high quality piece, ill give them that. I don't think it will perform any better that other TMIC's though. That is not a bad thing, I just dont expect people to be ditching ets or anything anytime soon. CP-E have a winner though as long as there price is $350. After that, its just great competition.

[FADE2GRY]

By releasing this TMIC now at a great price cp-e made a masterful business decision. Not only are they the first out the three main Mazdaspeed suppliers to release a TMIC but the low introductory price made sure that people would buy now instead of waiting. By the time SURE and Corksport come out with their TMICs the pent up demand will have been satisfied. In essence they made more money due to volume instead of a large markup.

I predict that once the price goes up to $599 the other TMICs will be more popular because it'll difficult to justify a 20% price premium for this TMIC especially when the performance gains over stock will be similar across all aftermarket TMICs.

Anyway... Thanks cp-e.

[dizzydtrain]

never even thought about getting a new tmic but this price and the quality of cpe was a no brainer. If anything, once i part out my car i really won't lose too much on the tmic.

I guess I have to wait a bit longer for my hpfp and install everything at once.

[xraytedjim]

Ordered mine! Can't wait to get! Also.. to those that were still wondering about the 20% winter coupon, the introduction flash screen that shows the 'WINTER' code now shows:

"HPF pump, TMIC, and xflex side mounts not included in sale. US customers only."

The TMIC part wasn't there yesterday, so I guess that's the reason the coupon code is not working anymore. Still a great deal. Was gonna pull the trigger on the ETS one, but I can't pass up this deal.

[supraman]

Originally Posted by FearUndersteer I know some are mad we wanted another 20% off but were all just trying to pay as little as possible...no reason to spend more than necessary as much as I appreciate the company. Regardless we still got a great deal and we should all do pretty well when times comes for re-sale.

exactly.. just because they aren't going to give an extra 20% doesnt seem to be stopping anyone.. its still a really good deal on a nice looking piece.

[paradigmshift]

The stock intercooler cover won't fit over this right?

Doesn't look like it, can anyone confirm?

[romeox929]

why would u want to?

[bombdotcom]

Originally Posted by saxmanbrad here's a quick pic of mine, picked it up at cp-e today...looks great! they are crazy swamped with the tmic orders...they are going quick!

dang that thing is gorgeous. def the best looking TMIC out there. please let us know your impressions!

[paradigmshift]

Originally Posted by romeox929 why would u want to?

Just curious as to the fitment and how well it seals to the under hood ducting for optimum airflow.

[MPSdriver]

I've got the autoexe TMIC... so yeah stop bitchin' about the price, I would've gotten the cpe straight up if it would've been available three years ago.

I wonder what the effect on the airflow and IC temps is with the aluminium shroud compared to the situation with the oem plastic shroud.
I ran my AE with an aluminium shroud like the CP-e one but switched to the oem shroud to keep the setup as stealth as possible (damn you technical inspections). The oem shroud does look like it maximizes flow through the core but I wonder if it's relevant.

Do you guys plan on making a technical paper on this like you did for the FMIC?

[Fozzy]

Just ordered mine last night, can't wait!

[FearUndersteer]

CP-E I would also appreciate a white paper on your findings for the TMIC. I know you guys are mad busy so I wouldn't even mind proofing a draft.

[smokeys36shop]

so got a question for the cp-e guy..first let me say i think your company is great and love the idea that all your products have a lifetime warranty..but looking at your intercooler has me concerned about something

i noticed the tabs that hold the intercooler to the stock location are "screwed" into the intercooler core...so let me explain something that happened to alot of people (including myself) who purchased the street unit tmic during 2009 - early 2010...alot of their tabs that bolts to the stock location had snapped or cracked due to stress and movement on the motor...so whats to reassure people who purchased this product that the movement and stress the motor creates will not strip the screws out of the intercooler? i also drove on the stock motor mounts up until recently and have always noticed the ram air duct rubbing which creates a black ring on the heat shield that goes around the intercooler due to motor movement ...so obviously their will be a lot of tugging and hitting going on under the hood which could defiantly lead to striping of these screws

i am sure you have done extensive research and have tested your product fully...but i would just hate to see an issue like that happen to people again..so any reassurance would be great...thanks

[Sport6]

Originally Posted by smokeys36shop so got a question for the cp-e guy..first let me say i think your company is great and love the idea that all your products have a lifetime warranty..but looking at your intercooler has me concerned about something i noticed the tabs that hold the intercooler to the stock location are "screwed" into the intercooler core...so let me explain something that happened to alot of people (including myself) who purchased the street unit tmic during 2009 - early 2010...alot of their tabs that bolts to the stock location had snapped or cracked due to stress and movement on the motor...so whats to reassure people who purchased this product that the movement and stress the motor creates will not strip the screws out of the intercooler? i also drove on the stock motor mounts up until recently and have always noticed the ram air duct rubbing which creates a black ring on the heat shield that goes around the intercooler due to motor movement ...so obviously their will be a lot of tugging and hitting going on under the hood which could defiantly lead to striping of these screws i am sure you have done extensive research and have tested your product fully...but i would just hate to see an issue like that happen to people again..so any reassurance would be great...thanks

If the tabs did break they can be replaced I am sure, which is in my book better as you won't have down time when replacing it.


But since the two faces mate (the brackets and the intercooler) together with a large surface and then being held down by screws, it is a much stronger method than a tab welded to the side of the tanks.

And stripping shouldn't happen unless you don't put the screws in all the way or they back out (use loctite) (also don't over-tighten since its cast aluminum).

All those problems can be taken care of with a rear motor mount.

[ericm979]

What power increase would one expect with a better IC? With DSMs a larger IC from a Supra (or better) was a common mod, but the OEM DSM ICs were tiny compared to the MS3's.

Would a Hypertech map be able to handle the change?

It's be nice if it fit under the stock cover for the stealth look at smog inspection time but it shouldn't be that hard to swap back to stock for smog inspection.

[MattJackson86]

Originally Posted by ericm979 It's be nice if it fit under the stock cover for the stealth look at smog inspection time but it shouldn't be that hard to swap back to stock for smog inspection.

Thats one of the benefits of a TMIC. Takes no more than 10 mins to swap out. I believe I have seen some people with ETS TMIC's use the OEM cover, but most people choose not too.

[Boost_creep]

Just got my tracking number.
I'll have it on Monday.
Woot woot!

[Lama]

Originally Posted by Boost_creep Just got my tracking number. I'll have it on Monday. Woot woot!

Me too !

[banditscout]

Me three. Wish we had more pics of this thing from saxmanbrad.

[pebenito]

I'm planning on going by cp-e to pick up mine this afternoon. I'll put up a bunch of pics if someone else doesn't beat me to it.

[SPEEDRAC3R]

Went for it too.

[bombdotcom]

damn cp-e got a ton of orders of this post. maybe they did know what they were doing not announcing it lol.

[Ferdball]

Damn you guys. Damn you all to heck.

[saxmanbrad]

more pics...gonna get it on the car this afternoon hopefully. I think the fact that the mounting tabs are bolted is a better engineered design personally.

[Boost_creep]

Thanks for the pics. Can't wait to see this thing installed!

So, I'm guessing that we have to bolt our oem outlet/tb pipe to the tmic?

[bombdotcom]

Originally Posted by Boost_creep Thanks for the pics. Can't wait to see this thing installed! So, I'm guessing that we have to bolt our oem outlet/tb pipe to the tmic?

ya. i think thats been the case with every tmic if im not mistaken

[dmitriyo]

Great question

cp-e engineered those to be CNC billet pieces that bolt to the core for a reason. After testing various other designs and breaking some stuff - cp-e figured this was the way to go as the bolt on, CNC billet alum brackets have yet to be broken from testing

Originally Posted by smokeys36shop so got a question for the cp-e guy..first let me say i think your company is great and love the idea that all your products have a lifetime warranty..but looking at your intercooler has me concerned about something i noticed the tabs that hold the intercooler to the stock location are "screwed" into the intercooler core...so let me explain something that happened to alot of people (including myself) who purchased the street unit tmic during 2009 - early 2010...alot of their tabs that bolts to the stock location had snapped or cracked due to stress and movement on the motor...so whats to reassure people who purchased this product that the movement and stress the motor creates will not strip the screws out of the intercooler? i also drove on the stock motor mounts up until recently and have always noticed the ram air duct rubbing which creates a black ring on the heat shield that goes around the intercooler due to motor movement ...so obviously their will be a lot of tugging and hitting going on under the hood which could defiantly lead to striping of these screws i am sure you have done extensive research and have tested your product fully...but i would just hate to see an issue like that happen to people again..so any reassurance would be great...thanks