incase anyone else has the same idea....

my project was complete right up untill the ast popped.

 

Nicely done.

How much did this all cost you?

 

came out nice . very nice.

 

ic $180
pipes $80
couplers $60
greddy elbow $90
flange $20
welding $50

total give or take $500

 

ah wha size intercooler that is?

 

thats not the 31x12x4 is it?

 

dout it.

 

Core Length : 20.5"

Core Height: 9"

Core Thickness: 2 3/8"

Inlet Size: 2.75"

Outlet Size: 2.75"

End to End" Length: 28"

 

Two questions:

1. 2-3/8" core? That's very skinny.
2. stock radiator?

The straight pipes off the y-pipe and inlet elbow are nice idea though.

 

The stock radiator with a FMIC is ok for normal street driving. I had no temp problems whatsoever even this past summer, with temps reaching close to 100 degrees, my gauge was pinned to 190F max. Thats with the fans on manually btw.

 

im gonna have to go check the measurements on that, i dont think thats right..

yea still the stock rad, im getting there...fluidyne soon....

i remember reading that the less bends the better, so i tried to keep the track as straight as i could...

 

looks great man...

where did you get the pipes? did they come with the bends already? and did they come polished?

thanks.

again it llooks great

 

ebay, they were all ready bent, 2.75" diameter, pollished.
6 pipes, i used 5.

like 80 bucks i think

 

My point is that the stock rad has plastic endtanks....major point of failure on higher mileage/older rads.

 

ill back up this point...this is my second stock rad.

 

Ive had one fail before, went Koyo and never looked back!

 

My custom core size is 20"x3.5"x8". It works great for response w/ the stock turbos, small single. Nice job. Garret

 

Looks great, nicely done.

 

got any pics with the bumper installed?

 

when a FMIC is installed and the radiator is now in a near vertical position, do the stock rad hoses still work?

 

nice job
looks great

 

the top one must be trimmed, the bottom one was too short.

no pics with the front bumper yet, im still trimming it to fit with the new core.

 

good job bro, I love seeing custom work on FDs, I did the same thing, just sat the RAD up a bit to fit pipes over the top and with the flexible stock RAD pipes it was easy to fit

 

Nice job on the IC.

Noticed the Apexi intakes are right up on the radiator. The Koyo is a little more than twice as thick, so there may be a minor clearance issue. The Apexi intakes are the first ones I used, but I later got the GReddy Airinx which come with smooth pipes and stay closer to the passenger side of the engine bay. I actually noticed the car was faster with the Airinx.

Again nice job on the custom work.

Josh

93 FD Touring
Apexi Power FC
et cetera

 

thanks to everyone for the comments