finally got my fmic put on and am thinking of cutting some of the front bumper, i was checking if you could post some pics of your front bumper if you did some cutting so that the fmic gets more air

thanx in advance

 

why do you need to cut the bumber for the stock intercooler?? wait..you have the stock in a front mount location?...say what?

 

fmic means front mount intercooler, i eliminated the stock intercooler, i have the stock bumper

 

why cut???

 

i know what FMIC mean but you said stock fmic before you edited your post...that woudl have beensomething worth seeing..here ya go
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/ro...%2520new4.html

 

hey icemark.....what brand of FMIC is that?....are there any problems with overheating in the summer/traffic?...im assuming ur A/C is still intact....

 

greddy 2 row, and I didn't have problems with mine when I had it in.

 

hly ffrekain crap thats huge

 

The kit is NOT a true bolt-in for an S4. There is some cutting/modifying involved. If you want to keep the power steering you have to modify the upper pipe into the TB to clear the power steering pump. I ditched the power steering an A/C to offset some weight since I was converting from an NA motor to a turbo motor at the same time (this is NOT my daily car). Also, on my car, I had to cut a bit of the front bumper cover brake ducts so that the pipes in and out of the core of the FMIC fit nicely. Please note, my car is an S4 but I have an S5 bumper cover on it.

 

does any body have any pics of a greddy 3 row on an S5 with the stock bumper? and how difficult is that to install...

 

Yep I had to do a lot of custom cutting and welding to make the piping fit around the power steering pump and battery when I had one in my vert.

 

That picture looks like the car is screaming (Icemark's), that's awesome.

 

Not mine, but I had the same set up when I had a 13BT in my vert.

 

I bought an Optima red top during the install and a relocation kit. The new battery is now ini the passnger rear storage bin. I could have cut up the piping to fit the battery but I bought a pre-made kit for a reason. If I wanted even more cutting than what was already involved PLUS modifications to the pipes including welding, I would have made my own kit. I could have gotten a smaller battery but I think that a good battery is important for the FC's crappy charging system. With the red top and the relocation, everybody wins and it doesn't cost much at all. The red top is the right size and it gives me a LOAD of cold cranking amps plus the relocation kit gives me slightly better weight distribution. It also frees up space in the engine bay for a cleaner look and room to work or fabricate a mount for something in the future (can you say MSD box?) It also made the fuel pump rewire easier.

 

I just hate when you have to take off your panels, etc. It will, most of the time, never look the same when you put everything back together again.