wondering if there is anybody out there with a Ebay FMIC that is installed without a ton of hacking to the bumper not really my style. The price is right, but it is a large intercooler and i want to know before i buy one if im going to have to ruin the front bumper or if it can be installed nicely.

Thanks
Shane

 

there are tons of threads like this man, just search for pete's sake.:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=FMIC

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=FMIC

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=FMIC

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=FMIC+ebay

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=FMIC+ebay

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=FMIC

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=FMIC



It all depends on what type and size the core is, where exactly you want to mount it, what piping design you use and which bumper you have. The bigger the core the more likely you are to run out of room. Obviously you would have to do some measuring and figure out which core you need and where to mount it. As long as you can plumb the pipes you can literally mount it anywhere, though some choices will be better than other. Factors like pipe size, pipe routing, engine accessories, turbo orientation, etc... all come into play to determine your boost response and cooling efficiency of the intercooler setup. I am not a fan of FMIC for my own reasons and chose to go VMIC.

 

^ yea thanks... i did search this is the only car i found that looked close.

 

this car says it also has the ebay FMIC but the pipping inside the car looks a lot shinier? i just wanted to know if it could be done without all of this ..vv

 

I have that intercooler I had to cut the grille out but not like he did it think I have a picture in my profile.

 

^^ checked it out looks really good, i could go that far.

 

Just make sure you got the cooling system in your car running good because man that big *** thing blocks the hell out of the radiator. My car started running hot after install so get a good fan and radiator.

 

yea thats what im afraid of i have a good rad and fan. im putting this on a brand new rebuilt engine and i don't want it to start out running really hot

 

Not to mention the oil cooler being obstructed.

 

so how do you like your intercooler Tevan? does it work good for you?



my under tray is modified to let air get to the oil cooler.

 

how so?

 

Here are some pics of my setup i had to modify some piping because of my rmagic manifold and aftermarket turbo. I like the intercooler but how i said it did make my car run a little hotter at first so i bought a better fan but to be honest i havent had to much time to try it out as its currently having a Haltech installed. When i did run it, it ran great on the highway because it was getting air but in the city it sucked. It was a little scary seeing the temperature go up lol still gotta see how the new fan holds up and I'm working on a undertray because when i bought the car it didnt have the stock one. i know the engine bay is dirty lol w/e.

 

^ looks good man im going to have to modifiy it a bit also as im not running the stock turbo or manifold. i think my cooling system will work good i have a koyo with a big fully shrouded fan.

another question where is your air filter located ? i see the pipe going down to somewhere.

 

I also have the ebay FMIC. For the price its hard to beat!

 

At the time i had the AFM relocated to the front behind the front bumper to hide that ugly big *** AFM lol. Now its in the process of being removed because of the haltech I'm getting installed

 

Well my intercooler isn't Ebay, but my piping kit was (CX Racing).

 

car looks sick by the way. love the stance.

 

nice i think i might do the same thing. send me your intake pipe setup when you get it off !

 

ee efff seee 3 or whatever his screen name was, had a pretty clean setup.

 

his was the red one with the hacked bumper