silverrotor

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Now, I have a brand new Cusco Front Bar. I haven't put It In yet b'c I want to put In my GReddy V-Spec FMIC Kit In first. Although I am pretty sure It'll fit, but I'll ask anyway.

Will there be any fittiment Issues with the Cusco Bar and the FMIC Kit? Experiences with this setup?

RETed

Do you have power steering?
You realize that you need to move a bunch of stuff to make it fit, right?
Try do a search?
We had to move at least the leading coil assembly and the main fuse block under the hood.



-Ted

eViLRotor

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Actually, with a bit of EXTRA work, the VSPL kit can be installed without removal/relocation of anything in the engine bay.

silverrotor

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I was refering to the 2 combined. Will the Bar hit the Intercooler piping? After reading my thread again, I could see how the question was posed In a noobie format.

I have axed the Power Steering/AC.

RETed

It'll fit, in that case.


-Ted

jreynish

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I also baught the same intercooler, my car is S5, I still have ac and ps. what kind of problems am I looking at?

ilike2eatricers

I think the problem is snaking around the driverside shock tower (power steering may get in the way). I have seen pictures of people who have cut up the piping and angled it around the shock tower. Looks like a very tight fit.

jreynish

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I wa under the impression that this kit was desinged for S5 T2's?

I also have a front strut tower bar!

ilike2eatricers

I believe it is "designed" for s5 TII's because they test fitted it on a s5 TII and didnt bother to test fit on a s4. The say it will fit s4's with slight modification to cover themselves.

jreynish

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so because I have an s5 I should not have to worry about it, How about my strut tower bar will this be in the way?

ilike2eatricers

Look above. Ted said it will fit so I believe him.

jreynish

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TED was talking to Silver who has an s4 with no PS or AC, however i have an S5 with PS and AC. this is the reason I ask

jreynish

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bump^^^^
for somebody with this and an s5 Higgi Jason, anybody whom has installed this kit on an S5 TII With PS and AC?

Scott 89t2

it is designed for japan S5 which has the brake booster on the other side. I think it hits the brake booster.

if you don't have power steering you have enough extra movement to clear the booster. with P/S you might have to cut and reweld one of the pipes to make it fit.

jreynish

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That is not really what I wanted to hear but I guess I will make it fit...
Can anybody back up or disagree with what Scott 89T2 says witht he brake booster and such?

silverrotor

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I posed this question as an entire thread but received no replies. It has me stumped entirely.

What the heck Is the tab/bracket (coming off the 90 degree bend just after the elbow), for?

hIGGI

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silverrotor

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I'm seeing my Engine Bay here hIGGI. Same colour Engine Bay (exterior painted 99 Miata Highlight Metallic Pearl Silver) except without all the annoyances of Power Steering., A/C and stock Sensors.

I'm seeing something joining to the tab I made mention of, but what Is It?

carx7

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Yes, this was designed for a Japanese car, so the brake booster does get in the way. I don't have PS, but I did find that cutting about 1" off the TB side and welding it back onto the IC side of the last pipe made it fit just fine.

Don't know about PS though. As for that randome bracket sticking off.... I am removing mine... just hasn't been done in this pic.

LT8TurboII

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I removed that bracket sticking off of the the pipe also. I removed my PS on my S5 for the kit to fit great and still had to cut some off the end of the other pipe for it to clear the brake booster completely. With the PS the fitment is VERY tight, I wanted to make changing my plug easier anyway, and get some road feel out of the car so I just chucked the PS. I also plan on going to an FD upper intake manifold and as such would have had to remove the PS anyway.

jreynish

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when you guy's removed the ps? did you simply remove the ps pump and then plug the lines to the rack or did you replace the rack entirely with a manual rack?

LT8TurboII

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The manual rack's ratio is to slow, so i retained the PS rack and looped the lines.

Daniel

silverrotor

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Thats partially true Jeff. Yes It's a s4 Chassis but a s5 Iron horse Motor.

You were asking for Power Steering removal questions? The best thread (to my understanding) on removing the PS. Why? B'c their Is sizes of bolts to support this removal. I didn't swap to Manual Rack which I don't regret since. https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...eering+removal

I may have to trim abit myself. I want the 90 degree bend to sit flush - rather than having It pointing upwards. I don't like that look. Also, I want to see If I can get my GReddy BOV In the Inner 90 degree bend - where that former tab/bracket used to sit.

jreynish

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That is also where I want my Turbo XS Type H BOV to go But I am not entirely certain It is going to fit there without striking the oil filler neck. So what you are all telling me is that I am going to have to fabricate anyways.... DAMN IT!!! I am getting tired of having to fabricate everything I/we need for my/our cars!!!
sorry just venting!

silverrotor

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There Isn't much fabricating Involved Jeff. The piping Is very easy to work with. Besides, don't get me started on moving the Main Fuse Box and Leading Coil. Both these parts are what I plan on retaining In It's stock location. So yeah, even I'll need my hack saw for the Install.