ivegonemad

just like the title, just how many of you are using it and how do you like it?? im considering this set up for future plans...

p.s. post pics if you have them....

85rx-7gsl-se

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I think DarkKnightFC is running a v-mount.

ivegonemad

hmm i know alot(if not all) the FD guys run v mounts i just want to see how people have they have done it on FC's

forced inducted fd dude

i was thinkin about this set up, but i hear is only good for drifting and blah blah, plus if you go with a front mount it'll be cheaper and more work space in the bay, but if you want to go on then good luck homie oh btw many of the fc's with a v setup are drifters

SomeGuy_sg

There are a few guys here running a v-mount. Search it up, front mount and v-mount separately.

J-Rat

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I am..

Dom_C

I was until i blew my engine last weekend. I loved it

blwn rtr 89'

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im looking into it as well, ive got my eye on a spearco core, fluidyne rad, and fans...ect.

all im missing is a tig welder.

i dont wanna buy a aftermarket hood, so im gonna do a bit of work on the stock n/a hood.

it should be pretty solid when its done.

mabey im not thinking hard enough about it, but i dont see any benefit to runing the vmic exclusively wth a drift car, except for makeing it harder to **** up your ic.

but the same goes for grip as well?

ivegonemad

would you care to share??

Sindregutt

Im gonna build a V-mount setup for my drift FC. Using a ebay cooler, koyo rad, flexalite puller fans, NA home-chopped hood and a home-fabbbed duct.
Im so tired of wrecking the fmic and i hope i can get better airflow over my radiator!
I wanna se some pictures too!

ivegonemad

im not doing it for drifting, i dislike any of it, its for a road race car, so i figured that running an fmic you have the intercooler in front of the radiatior (obviously) so there wont be much air going to the radiator, therefore with a v mount there is more room for air to disspate heat from the engine bay with proper ducting and so forth....

clokker

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I'd love to see pics- or at the very least, plans- for some of these home-modified hoods.

Jaiyurai

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How many billions of times must this be covered? Learn to use the search button.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ghlight=vmount
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ghlight=vmount
http://forum.teamfc3s.org/showthread...ghlight=vmount

Jrat's VMIC/HMIC setup


Justin's VMIC setup


My VMIC setup



and I'm using the Sexy Style hood. Intercooler sits just below of the vents.

ivegonemad

i did use the search button, but all it gave me where fmic threads

p.s thanks for the pics..

texFCturboII

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while this is here.... what are the benefits of running a v-mount over a FMIC?

wackaloo13

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vmounts allow for fresh air to get to the radiator. with a front mount the air passes through the ic before it gets tothe radiator. this hurts the performance of the radiator. the big down side to vmounts is that they are more expensive to get setup properly.

MaczPayne

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Expensive if you can't do the work yourself.

Do it, I say.

clokker

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And why would that be?

Turbo23

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hmm Im liking the new no IC thing, running a alky injection. No IC, no need for extra piping, super low temps

Jaiyurai

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get your foot outta your mouth.

part for part comparing FMIC vs VMIC..

The biggest cost difference is intercooler piping.

Doing labor/installation yourself, a VMIC CAN BE considerably easier and cheaper to do than a FMIC.

DarkKnightFC

I did mine for about.....$250....

ivegonemad

anybody willing to share a write up or something to see hows its done??

siguy2k

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Just curious where would you put the oil cooler then?

ivegonemad

as jaiyurai has it in stock location or in front where the fmic would mount to or you could get fd oil coolers and have them under the headlights....i like the fact that theres much more room under the headlights (as you see in justins car) for the oil cooler(s) i would definetly bolt them there....you can make custom ducts to have air flowing to the oil coolers...

siguy2k

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Yeah but he has taken alot of stuff off like brake ducts, brackets etc. I forget what else but I remember when I did my FMIC there was alot of stuff on both sides. Seems like it would take alot more work on my vert. I kept all my piping and intercooler in between the frame rails.