dwb87

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This is awesome. I am in need of a FMIC set-up and I could fit this into my budget... I wouldn't need that AFM adapter though.

initial D is REAL!

Do the pipes match up well before you install the silicone couplers? The greddy kit I have does not match up cery well, the silicone couplers are used to connect everything. It used to hit the master cyl resivoir, and it came without a bov flange.

It looks cool though, and comes with greddy blue couplers. That makes it good again despite its imperfections. Its JDM!

toplessFC3Sman

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I wouldnt need the filter or AFM adapter either. Does the IC mount in front or behind the bumper support? I couldnt make out whether it was in front of the support or if the support was removed in the "mounted" picture you posted.

Overall, its looking nice, and i should be getting a pay-check soon, so I think you've got a customer. Anyone else planning on getting one? As they suggested, we should group-buy this and save on shipping

Edit: Oh, i forgot to ask, how is the battery tied down here? It seems like you cant use the normal tie-down hardware, so I'm assuming you just throw a strap around the battery and tray and call it a day? Or are there provisions for this that im just missing. Thanks

BlueTII

Greddy piping is 2.5" and 2.75" all Aluminum , 2" piping is too small. Greddy's kit comes with a compression tube for the TB, so that the air does not have to make a 180 degree turn, I would have to say for the extra $140 the Greddy kit is a far better deal.

RX7withNitrous

and this is where most people stopped reading.

NJGreenBudd

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In the first pic in this thread, w/ the kit all laid out, it looks like the shortest tube drops it's diameter to almost half of the rest of the kit. Is this right where it comes off of the stock turbo outlet??

Kit looks decent, though some aspects seems odd, uses stock elbows and the way it curves all around and finally banks a 180' turn into the TB seems strange, it's like a bargain kit at a not so bargain price, I'm still in the process of deciding which way to go, this is an option but at I can't see the savings being worth it compared to the other guys....

if you can convince me, I'll buy one though...

evileagle

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Thanks. I'm glad you like it, we've spent a lot of time on it. I'm sure you could sell the adapter and filter if you don't need them.

Not to split hairs, but the piping is actually 2.25"

Yes, in that first picture the part where it drops is where it goes into the turbo outlet. Most FMIC kits use a silicone reducer/increaser at this point to do the same job, we just made it part of the piping instead.

As far as the big loops go, as long as it's a smooth transition and not something weird like crush bent pipes or hard 90 degree turns air doesn't mind turning much.

This isn't a bargain kit by any means. We're just not out to price-gouge anyone. I'm sure GReddy and HKS are excited by making thousand percent profits on their intercooler kits, but we realize that just because things can be expensive, doesn't mean they have to be. Ours also comes with step by step instructions, with pictures - not drawings, and we're easy to get ahold of and stand behind our products. We're here in the US and you can get us on the phone any time you need something. I mean obviously, here I am wandering around the FC tech section.

Also, our kit requires no cutting of the stock bumper, on either S4 or S5s. I know this is a big deal for some people, so we did everything we could to avoid it. It does however require removal or some pretty heavy modification of the bumper support.

One thing we also don't like about the other bigger kits is the use of worm-gear screw type hose clamps. They wear somewhat easily and it's easy to overtighten them. We include nicer, much stronger, t-bolt clamps in the kit.

It's sorta tough to tell in the pictures, but there are tabs on the side of the included tray that let you use the stock hardware. You just have to cut them a little shorter so they don't hit the hood, or alternatively you can go get a new universal tie-down kit from AutoZone for like $8.

RETed

Wow, where did 2.75" come from???

Oh, and since we're spliting hairs...

It's officially 60mm.


-Ted

evileagle

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I was referring to our piping, but yeah, I was pretty sure the GReddy stuff was still 60mm...

Exlex

Sweet kit! If I weren't living in Sweden, making shippingfees a pain, and in the process of routing IC-pipes I would hit this deal! Love that you did this for all of us in love with the fc

initial D is REAL!

A lot of people think bigger piping is better, but it actually causes more lag. Of course you will want to it to match your throttle body, but say if someone made a full 3" fmic setup, it would lag like crazy.

Its a good kit, dont get me wrong. I just dont like the fact you pay so much and the couplers are used to match up the pipes, any good fabricator would like the pipes to match up well, even without the silicone couplers. The greddy kit has lots of bends, but I guess they had to work around ac and other stuff. I dont run ac or ps, so I could care less.
After you buy one for 900 bucks or so, u need to cut the intake pipe so your master cyl resivoir clears,a nd u need to weld the pipes so you can have a blow off valve. If I didnt do this stuff myself, the ic could cost an arm and a leg

evileagle

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Thanks! We mocked this thing up about a zillion times on various different cars to make sure it wasn't close to being on, but so that it was right on. We will gladly weld on whatever BOV flange you want for a small fee.

initial D is REAL!

Good to know. I bought my car 2nd hand , and he already bought an available kit. It is a good kit, but I dont kow if I will go buy one knowing the problems with the brake master cyl and no bov flange. It seems like they [aid more attention to mounting te ic good in the front than they did for evertyhing else fitting witha bov.

This fmic is made for Right hand drive people, so I dont blame them for making it that way. It is a good intercooler, and it does accomidate AC and PS, but for me, I would never know the difference. Bigger piping and more bends doesnt mean much to me. BTW, godzilla is great, and it is good that you guys make whatever bov people choose. Better than a communist that makes it for only the BOV that they make, but then again, greddy doesnt discriminate either, they don make anything for anything brand, including themselves. Cheers!

-=Lil Red=-

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looks good, most people take out the AC system anyway. People will always complain

Valkyrie

No they don't.

rogrx7

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I would be afraid to place my filter there. My car is always wet in that location after it rains.

toplessFC3Sman

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so does the ic core sit behind or in front of the bumper support, or does it replace it entirely?

evileagle

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It sits where the bumper support goes. If you modify (read: cut a bunch of chunks off) your bumper support you can keep it.

toplessFC3Sman

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hmm.. ok... how structural is the bumper support afterwards? Is it still substantial, or is it basically there for show after cutting these chunks off?

classicauto

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Its one f**k of alot stronger then compared to when its sitting in your junk pile

Seriously though, look at the first pic. He's talking about trimming the back side - you won't lose any real structural integrity afterwards.

NJGreenBudd

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Originally Posted by -=Lil Red=-
"looks good, most people take out the AC system anyway."

Well, I'm not "most people", and neither is any one person here, so we can stop the generalizations, but in my case neither of my RX7's are currently my daily driver, they're both 20 years old and the ac didn't work to begin with in my TII, I kept the ac in my GXL when I was dd'ing it but as I see it I will be removing that ac as well.

I like my ac in my volvo when i'm stuck in traffic , but for my sports cars, I'm good with windows and sunroof down at 60mph. Anyone who is looking for a FMIC is probably in a more performance oriented mindset than comfort and should expect / accept a compromise such as removing a/c.

Put it this way, the bottom line for me is I'd rather have a FMIC in my TII than my a/c.
If this kit fits w/o ac and is less $$$$ than the greddy, which allows you to have a/c, and the a/c is the major difference than I'm leaning towards this kit more and more. Has anyone bought or installed thiskit yet??

rogrx7

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I see it as you guys giving us another option

NJGreenBudd

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I am considering purchasing this kit now, I don't want to be a pain in the ***, but could you please post a clear pic or two that shows this intercooler installed with the bumper support modified? I have never installed a FMIC before and would like to know, as best i can, what I am getting into before I buy. Do the instructions cover cutting the bumper support?

Thanks Corksport!!

toplessFC3Sman

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yea, this (and waiting for my next paycheck) are all that's in the way of my order too. I just want to make sure visually that the bumper support will still be somewhat effective in the event of an accident, since i've had some close calls (and some accidents, not in the 7 tho), and know im not invincible.

evileagle

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I don't actually have a car with a bumper support to test it on unfortunately... We just take the bumper support out when we install it. The amount of modification you'd have to do to probably wouldn't be much. You'd have to trim the backside of it to clear the top of the core but you could retain most of it.