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Very significant increase in performance! August 27, 2020 Reviewer: William Driscoll from San Francisco, CA United States   I am very late in writing a well-deserved review, as I bought my SMIC with cold pipes back in 2004 or 2005 if my memory serves me well.  The only other mods I've made are a CAI and a freer flowing exhaust.  I made these mods before the SMIC.  The SMIC made a huge difference in the power.  This was really the best  value by far of my mods.  I'd recommend buying the pipes from SU as well.  I have 148,748 miles on my MSP and it has never needed a major repair.  What a great car we have, guys! Was this review helpful to you?

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SMIC = Amazing April 9, 2011 Reviewer: CJ Solberg from Sugar Grove, IL United States   This SMIC is fantastic! It really opened up the airway and you can tell!  High gains in the mid to high RPM range.  I have this with my CAI and exhaust and now you can really hear the turbo spool and these 3 upgrades really bring the car alive!  If you don't want to cut a lot of metal and spend $1000+ for a FMIC, I highly recommend this upgrade! Was this review helpful to you?

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great product July 12, 2010 Reviewer: Adam Cincotti from Oak Harbor, WA United States   I am very happy with this smic. The fit was a little tight and required a little coaxing to sit perfectly, but nothing be upset over. The one problem I had was fitting the oem pipes to the smic. It is supposed to be a direct fit but the oem pipes were slightly too big. Easy fix though, I used a couple reducers that I bought from NAPA and in less than 20 minutes including clean up the problem was solved. The benefits of this smic were immediately noticeable. My Turbo is spooling faster, I have better torque and substantially more power, and I love the sound of my car breathing better. Was this review helpful to you?

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side mount intercooler January 28, 2009 Reviewer: Tyler  Hanson from Oregon, WI United States   intsall was easy thank to the help at street unit great power for the price u pay.  would recommend also getting the cold pipes they fit tighter than the stock old plastic pipes do Was this review helpful to you?

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SMIC March 29, 2008 Reviewer: Lucas Lee from Henderson, NV United States   The fit for mine was terible. I cant even bolt all my fan bolts back in. I had to bend in the metal around the front of the intercooler for it to fit. Not to mention it was obviously dropped and i had to bend the tab back into place. But when i shifted into second and squeaked the tires it made it all worth it. Was this review helpful to you?

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great mod May 16, 2007 Reviewer: Patrick Doyle from Palm Beach Gardens, FL United States   this SMIC upgrade is a great mod... The bolt line up is a little off as stated before but its a near perfect fit... easy to install... this upgrade made my protege pull harder and gave it a smoother power band Was this review helpful to you?

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top notch May 10, 2007 Reviewer: Christopher Chaisson from Fort Knox, KY United States soon back in florida..   as always another great product from StreetUnit, if you have a stock smic and want to keep that set up this is a must have part. the car pulls much better with it. Was this review helpful to you?

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SMIC INTERCOOLER UP GRADE January 29, 2007 Reviewer: Ismael Rivera from Naranjito, PR Puerto Rico   Easy to install Great fit and finish 10-15 more horsepower vs the stock Great modification for the price Was this review helpful to you?

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intercooler December 7, 2006 Reviewer: Denish Kumar from Torrance, CA United States   Very worthwhile upgrade...was skeptical at first about the gains but the difference is truly night and day.  No more heat soak and acceleration has smoothed out.  Car keeps on pulling and feels like it has more torque now.  The fit is a little off, but given that it's thicker than the stocker, I can accept that.  Once it's bolted up, it's not moving anywhere anyways. Was this review helpful to you?

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great fit and power is awesome!!!!! December 7, 2006 Reviewer: Lance from California   Thanks again StreetUnit the intercooler surpassed what I expected... great fit and power is awesome!!!!! you have the best customer support.... All I want to say is I will order all my parts from you no matter what the competitors cost is... your awesome,,,anyway thanks for your time,,, Lance P.S. ... much love and respect for you and all of streetunit Was this review helpful to you?