I quickly stuck my starion FMIC into the front for some fitting tests. and dam it fits better then I thought!. perfect hight and depth. could be a inch or 2 wider though.

it's just sitting on the plastic underpanel, all I had to do was remove the plastic upper panels, the overflow tank, and the hood braket in the middle to get it to slide in.

a few people have said they are crap. but o well. I expect to pay less then $200usd total for everything. so I'll try it out won't be going over 10 psi on the stock turbo anyways.

I'll be cutting off those tiny pipes, and getting some 2.25" ones welded one.

I also have a k2rd rad going in. I wouldn't consider getting a FMIC with the stock rad. it doesn't work.

 

Looks good. Thats the same IC my buddy has on his Miata. Works really good for him.

 

I thought you were putting it against the radiator?

 

Nice. Looks like it went pretty easy.

 

Hmmmm.....Nice!

 

nope

yeap, but the rest is ALOT harder

 

his miata? Do miatas come turbo'd at all? or is it an aftermarket thing?

 

Has to be aftermarket turbo setup or a different engine altogether.

 

that's what i figured.. . I didn't think they'd be homicidal enough to turbo them stock

 

I have one, and it is better than stock. With the right pipining (IMO) it is great for the $, until better presents itself.

 

hey can you put up the link for your pics?

did you use 2.25"? I think that's what the TB is right? I haven't pulled off the IC to measure yet. I think the turbo side is only 2". but that black peice will take 2.25 I think cause my friend did.

 

Yeah its aftermarket Made the car a LOT more fun. Now if the cars only had some damn cargo space

 

So you think it would pose a problem to run a starion up front with the stock radiator? That saddens me as I'm looking to do a FMIC setup without having to fork over a massload of money, and a new radiator doesn't sound too cheap at the moment

 

what did you use to support the intercooler?
how much is the rad?
are you going with a efan or keeping the stock clutch?

 

Anyone know if the starion intercooler or the NPR intercooler will fit while at the same time keeping the A/C??

 

Anyone know if the starion intercooler or the NPR intercooler will fit while at the same time keeping the A/C??
the starion will fit !

 

You probably know this, but buying the pipe and renting a pipe bender to do everything yourself is definitly worth it.

 

I've been told by someone that personally used the NPR that you can keep the ac, ps, and battery in its stock location. Never asked about the starion but it looks like it.

 

Hmm, where can you rent a "mandrel bending machine" (lol, have no idea what its actually called)? Like a place that rents back hoes, mulchers, and other commercial grade equipment? I really want to find a cheaper fmic than basically a grand. Right now I'm pretty much set on an NPR. What do you think of buying bends such as 45* and 90* and straight piping and doing it yourself with silcone couplers?

 

I rented mine at an industrial supply rental house. It's a matter of walking into a regular rental center, then asking who has the "big stuff".

Mine wasn't a mandrel bender though. It did pinch the pipe very slightly, but nowhere near as much as a standard exhaust bender. Be sure to rent a "tubing bender", not a pipe bender. Big difference. You can see pics of the bender and pipes being bent in my sticky thread.

 

Without using mandrel bends, do you think I would benefit from buying bends from the start, so I could just bend them as little as possible, instead of bending straight piping? Thanks for the input.

 

If you're a good welder, then go for it. The only problem with that is if you run out of bends or can't find what you need. With the bender, you can do whatever you want....and make some serious money selling exhausts on the side until you have to return it to the rental center...

 

Well I really don't want to do any welding myself. What I meant was, since I wouldn't be using a mandrel bender, I would think the bends would turn out better if I bought bends to start and just changed them a little as I need with a tube bender. Instead of trying to make 90* out of straight pipe w/o a mandrel bender. See what I'm saying? Oh and I looked at your pics, very informative. But with an NPR the endtanks are on either side. How much harder would it be do you think?

 

What do you think of customizing a GReddy fmic kit from a 2G eclipse?

 

Scott,
When you get done w/ it, please post pictures, tubing info, and a write up on your webpage. I think I am going this route after I get my SP rebuilt (unless I buy an FD. hmm...Don't know which yet). Thanks, Jay