FC Large IC ready bumper?
09-10-09, 05:58 AM
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thanks for the suggestions. cut the hell out of it and everything worked fine. sure ill have to trim more once ive got 3 to 3.5 inch intercooler pipe running through the bumper though.
heres the outcome just mocked up
and.....
what intercooler?
heres the outcome just mocked up
and.....
what intercooler?
09-10-09, 12:16 PM
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in those pics it looks like that bumper is cut the same as when the cooler is mounted striaght up and down.
Thats why I asked how low it was, because no matter what you cant put the core any further back then the rails of the car will allow it too, I thought it was really low and pitched inward so that the bottom could be further in.
Thats why I asked how low it was, because no matter what you cant put the core any further back then the rails of the car will allow it too, I thought it was really low and pitched inward so that the bottom could be further in.
09-10-09, 01:18 PM
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/\ well ya, except there is no need to cut a rectangular hole out of the middle of the bumper.
Because the front sticks out and the bottom is angled in, the IC wont be up so high.
That was my only point i guess.
Because the front sticks out and the bottom is angled in, the IC wont be up so high.
That was my only point i guess.
09-10-09, 02:04 PM
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Black, I can't see that well...are you using spacers at all on those bolts or is your fmic hanging? And did you use anything to go to the bottom mounts on the intercooler or do you think just the 2 bolts are enough. In my exposed fmic pic you can see I bent some metal bar and drilled bolt holes for the bottom mounts.
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09-10-09, 04:12 PM
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Black, I can't see that well...are you using spacers at all on those bolts or is your fmic hanging? And did you use anything to go to the bottom mounts on the intercooler or do you think just the 2 bolts are enough. In my exposed fmic pic you can see I bent some metal bar and drilled bolt holes for the bottom mounts.
Quite honestly, once this gets further put together when the block is assembled, im going to have to seriously gusset and structurally reinforce all of the stuff in the front and swap suspension from this tein drifter nonsense/IRS to something built for this kinda power. With that comes abusive wheelie time. mmmm, cant wait..
09-10-09, 09:53 PM
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^Well with my stock bumper you see above and only minimal area exposed my water temps were 15F hotter than when I was running no front bumper at all....never got around to testing the exact difference between stock and my shine bumper 
09-11-09, 06:52 AM
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i was worried about temp. I guess i can just run water wetter or some **** like that.
Honestly though, im swapping to a remote water pump with a big nasty external water pump so it should fix the problem. May trim out some intake vents or something in the bumper though..
Honestly though, im swapping to a remote water pump with a big nasty external water pump so it should fix the problem. May trim out some intake vents or something in the bumper though..
09-11-09, 09:01 AM
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09-11-09, 11:56 AM
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if you mean hacking the bumper from the molding up then yes it will get more air to the cooler, if you mean cutting the grille out of the opening do you really think that improves that much?
When I ran with no bumper I had no better water temps them with a bumper on, so who knows if that large mouth is even doing anything?
When I ran with no bumper I had no better water temps them with a bumper on, so who knows if that large mouth is even doing anything?
09-11-09, 01:02 PM
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ya the bumper molding area was what i was referring to, not the grill lol
Your water temps with the bumper on or off probably didn't change because your thermostat or efan was regulating the water temp??.
Why are we talking about water temp anyway? I'm confused.
Your water temps with the bumper on or off probably didn't change because your thermostat or efan was regulating the water temp??.
Why are we talking about water temp anyway? I'm confused.
