chiefnobum

I am putting the finishing touches on the S4 N/A to S5 TII swap. This is going to be my daily driver and I like the idea of it being a bit of a sleeper.

I want to keep the P/S and A/C and mount the intercooler somewhere with airflow. Do you guys have some pics of intercoolers mounted without removing the P/S and A/C?

I would just throw on a turbo hood if I could find one, but the closest one I have found is 8 hours away and it's a different color and the seller has dropped off the planet. Also, I don't think the phone dial rims and turbo hood would go so well together.

Let me also mention that I am on a tight budget with this project so no suggestions of "Make that thing a 5-bolt and put some rims on it". Believe me, if I had the cash I would do a lot of things . I am not trying to make huge power (for now), I just want something with more go than the N/A, but driving around with the N/A hood and stock TMIC doesn't sound like a good idea.

Any pics or suggestions are appreciated.

Wanked_FC

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The old trust/greddy kit keeps both. Its what I have.

chiefnobum

Do you have some pics of the setup installed? Does it require cutting the rad supports and some of the reinforcement of the bumper?

HAI-TEK7

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heres the thread i stole the pics from https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...dy+intercooler

RotaryResurrection

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...present and accounted for. Oldschool HKS.

"Your **** go bling-bling, my **** go bling-blaow"

TehMonkay

iTrader: (-1)

You could always get reative and use a smic from some other car and but it where the brake vents ducts are and cut slots in the fender well.

chiefnobum

Hai-Tek - That is really tight, but nicely done.

Kevin - you suck...that is a clean engine bay. Looks great under there.

TehMonkay - Yeah, I'm not looking to support more than 250 fwp so I think something like that might be a good idea. I don't want to cut up too much as it is a daily driver. Something easy would be nice. Has anyone ever seen someone put an intercooler between the rad/fan and engine and scoop some air into it from underneath the car? I don't even know if that would work, or if it would wreck airflow for the car, but it might not require cutting and would be less in piping.

RotaryResurrection

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sounds like you want a V or H mount intercooler. But getting ducting set up is a nightmare.

You dont really need an FMIC for that power level. Just run a little water injection on the stock TMIC...less volume, faster response, better cooling than stock.

chiefnobum

The only problem is that I can't get my hands on a turbo hood and I was hoping to keep the stock N/A look. However, are you saying that I could do water injection without the turbo hood? I guess if I had to, I could have a body shop make some sort of custom hood scoop.

HAI-TEK7

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Just to clarify, that isnt my car. Took it from the link i posted.

RotaryResurrection

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oh, well no, in that case. I would want some air to be fed to the stock TMIC, and aftermarket hood scoops always look gay on rx7s.

Jager

iTrader: (10)

Kevin, you make me want the HKS FMIC from that picture.

Can you make it look that amazing for me? By the way, where is your airfilter/AFM?

AlexG13B

iTrader: (7)

can i see a frontal view of old school HKS? i have the greddy one similar design but have yet to put it on

RotaryResurrection

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In that pic the filter wasn't fitted yet, but the afm is where it normally sits, and my filter is on the afm now. I will be going gt35r within a week or 2 so it'll all be rearranged.

Yes I can powdercoat the intercooler and piping to look that nice for you.

gxl90rx7

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heres my custom piping.. i dont have AC, but there is room for it

dawicka2

here is mine. Had to notch shock tower and weld in 1/2 a 4.5 inch pipe to clear ps for 2.5 in. intercooler piping.