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wats the biggest fmic i can fit on my fc without cutting n e thing out...................if n e one has the measurements that would help alot...
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eden
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eden
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Well I have one on my car that is 26in 'across' x 5in 'heigh' x 2 1/4in thick. (not including end tanks)
Fits in the whole front bar _perfectly_! No need to cut anything(except for intercooler pipping)
I'm getting some pics taken in the next few days, I might post some of it.
Fits in the whole front bar _perfectly_! No need to cut anything(except for intercooler pipping)
I'm getting some pics taken in the next few days, I might post some of it.
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nice I was evetually going to ask that........How much did you pay for your setup? Is it better to buy a kit, or get a custom core and endtanks and then buy a piping kit?
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there is a 26x8x3 core (32.5x8x3 with endtanks) for 500 bux here.....http://www.intercoolers.net/ i don't know about piping though.
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I know.....but where can I get the piping at a reasonable price? I was also looking at a V-mount but I dont really know the benefits.......and I don't know where to get the mounting brackets etc......
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v mount= very short pipes in/out of intercooler=short distance from turbo-->intake=super throttle response and boost pickup. pretty much a necessity since the IC is under the hood.
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what about the hood though.......I can't see where the VMIC would get it's ari from.........I am going off pictures of V-mount FCs I have seen in the past.
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Originally posted by Madrx7racer
what about the hood though.......I can't see where the VMIC would get it's ari from.........I am going off pictures of V-mount FCs I have seen in the past.
what about the hood though.......I can't see where the VMIC would get it's ari from.........I am going off pictures of V-mount FCs I have seen in the past.
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Originally posted by Madrx7racer
nice I was evetually going to ask that........How much did you pay for your setup? Is it better to buy a kit, or get a custom core and endtanks and then buy a piping kit?
nice I was evetually going to ask that........How much did you pay for your setup? Is it better to buy a kit, or get a custom core and endtanks and then buy a piping kit?
I did pay $150 for some shiny stainless steel pipping though.
Personally I wouldn't buy a kit because I don't mind making stuff fit right myself...
and Icemark is right you will need to cut holes for pipping if your going FMIC..
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Originally posted by Icemark
I don't think you can mount a FMIC without at least cutting for the pipeing.
I don't think you can mount a FMIC without at least cutting for the pipeing.
However, a large intercooler is going to requre some type of cutting to fit the plumbing, and it is going to require a lot of cutting if it is located in the bumper like the poorly-designed GReddy kits. I have a Spearco 2-248 (3.5 x 15.6 x 20" core + approx 3" end tanks) in my 20B FC, and it fits with the hood latch removed (hood pins required), but cutting is required for the plumbing. A smaller intercooler that fits under the hood latch would be fine for a 13BT. I recommend making a cardboard mock-up to test-fit anything that you THINK may fit for your application before you spend the big bucks on an intercooler.
Other options to not cutting anything would include a horizontal mount behind the radiator, a vertical mount behind the radiator, V-mount in conjunction with the radiator, a stock mount intercooler, or an air/liquid intercooler.
My FMIC (frame rail tag does not apply to this post). A similar intercooler with end tanks on the top and bottom instead of the sides would have probably been better, but there was simply no way to do this with a 20B. However, I would have probably gone this route with a 13B, or possibly a horizontal mount with a vented hood.
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u wouldnt need a reverse cowl hood, just some customization that routes the air to the intercooler, like the signal auto silvias have. theres a nice pic of it in the super street mag a few months back