ARM Motorsports 1K FMIC

Soden82 · 02-11-2020, 05:42 PM

Has anyone installed this and can comment on fitment and quality? Seems like a good price for a good FMIC and looks very comparative to the VRSF race one.

https://www.armmotorsports.com/ARM-1...35-fmic-1k.htm

335ilover5070 · 05-13-2020, 11:28 AM

I just bought it, Comes Friday I'll post a review and some pics

type-dRew · 05-13-2020, 12:11 PM

I don't have anything installed yet, but I have their xi downpipes and inlet kit sitting here and the quality looks great.

They were also a pleasure to work with, very nice guys, responsive and shipped during quarantine without issue. 'free' shipping was to me in 2 days.

I wouldn't hesitate on the fmic going off what I know, but I haven't seen much data on it otherwise.

Torgus · 05-13-2020, 01:56 PM

Or buy the brand name which is proven for the same price basically?

https://burgertuning.com/products/e-...nt-intercooler or the VRSF race.

It would be nice to see a comparison of the fin packs vs BMS and VRSF.

Soden82 · 05-13-2020, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgus

Or buy the brand name which is proven for the same price basically?

https://burgertuning.com/products/e-...nt-intercooler or the VRSF race.

It would be nice to see a comparison of the fin packs vs BMS and VRSF.

I ended up buying and installing the VRSF race one a few weekends ago

RoughKnight · 05-13-2020, 03:33 PM

I really want to see the data cause I am sick of this 5" but I will not justify 6-700$ plus tax/shipping for something when you can find them like this for 5 as long as they perform the same (or nearly the same)

Smgs1992 · 05-13-2020, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by RoughKnight

I really want to see the data cause I am sick of this 5" but I will not justify 6-700$ plus tax/shipping for something when you can find them like this for 5 as long as they perform the same (or nearly the same)

Can't comment on this ARM but my VRSF 7.5 competition is great! My IATs never get above 10 degrees ambient even with multiple pulls unless idling and temps drop during a pull.

Bimmer_Engineer · 05-13-2020, 09:54 PM

Interesting that OP asked about the arm intercooler and 3 of 6 responses are about VRSF. I don’t know much about arm but I surmise they’re not a sponsor...

Jeef · 05-14-2020, 09:35 AM

ARM is like Vrsf back in the early day. slowly selling crappy products and then maybe improving small things here and there.

Go with other intercoolers if looking for better quality.

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type-dRew Major 642 Rep 1,245 Posts Drives: 2009 335i xDrive Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Newport MI iTrader: (0)	I don't have anything installed yet, but I have their xi downpipes and inlet kit sitting here and the quality looks great. They were also a pleasure to work with, very nice guys, responsive and shipped during quarantine without issue. 'free' shipping was to me in 2 days. I wouldn't hesitate on the fmic going off what I know, but I haven't seen much data on it otherwise. __________________ 2009 335i xDrive AT / 177k+ miles PSP 750ic / Fuel-It! Stage 1 / BMS CP / Sutphin Tuning / RFP E50 11.61 @ 117.5 New setup; Covid 19Ts on RFP 93 + ARM inlets, dp, VTT cp and PSP outlets
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RoughKnight Private First Class 54 Rep 174 Posts Drives: BMW 335xi N54 Auto Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Ottawa Ontario iTrader: (0)	I really want to see the data cause I am sick of this 5" but I will not justify 6-700$ plus tax/shipping for something when you can find them like this for 5 as long as they perform the same (or nearly the same) __________________ -------------------------------------------------------- ARM CP, DP, 7.5 FMIC, TiAl Q Bov MHD Stage2+/xHP/xDelete Road to 500hp daily on the way (ya right lol) --------------------------------------------------------
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Jeef Lieutenant Colonel 390 Rep 1,943 Posts Drives: AW E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (6)	ARM is like Vrsf back in the early day. slowly selling crappy products and then maybe improving small things here and there. Go with other intercoolers if looking for better quality.
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