GarageBoy

Will FMICs fit under the stock front end and still provide decent air flow?

mazdaspeed00

iTrader: (6)

the blitz FMIC will fit without having to cut the stock front end. it will also still provide decent air flow to the radiator.

TitaniumCranium

iTrader: (3)

The Greddy requires a whole bunch of bumper cutting and reinforcement cutting (if you choose to put it back in)

1FooknTiteFD

I'm putting the blitz FMIC in my car now. The fit is so good you don't even need to take off the bumper to fit it in

Cossie

wow....u can install intercooler and surf at the same time..you must be good at multi tasking....

JimmyJimboJet

of course cossie, it's the latest rage

AFAIK, most people who have a greddy front mount leave the rebar off.

voodooracing

well, he must be lying , we all know that ADD is very serious hahah

Cossie

woooooooooooooooo

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Dannis

for all you guys that are having FMIC... do you have to change to aftermarket radiator before installing the FMIC? if you can keep the stock rad, how would the piping for the intercooler get to the front end???

voodooracing

It is not necissery to change to the aftermarket radiator before installing the FMIC. Althogh it will be advicable, save you the truble having to replace it in the future.
The pipe from the intercooler can be routed in many different ways. Some kits use the space on the side of the intercooler, some goes on top, some goes between radiator (stand up radiator)

Scrapiron7

Really? I though I read somewhere if you didn't put the rebar back in you might get bumper sag. I went though the hours of cutting the damn thing so I hope I didn't just waste lots of time.

mjw

iTrader: (1)

I second that, installed mine in one afternoon and that was taking my time.

apneablue

I have the greddy 2 row and had to trim the stock bumper...to me it looks like it's so close it doesn't supply much flow...

Here's how much i had to TRIM the stock bumper.

Question for you guys who chose the Blitz FMIC:

...considering that the Greddy 2 Row I have is such a tight fit up front leads me to believe that the Blitz is much smaller if you can actually install it without removing the bumper and rebar...What is the PSI efficiencu of that FMIC? do you have photos of the Blitz FMIC compared to the Stock FMIC (I ask this because I know chances of the BLITZ FMIC and GREDDY FMIC side by side uninstalled in a single pic is unlikely)...If you have a pic of your BLITZ FMIC beside your stocker, post it would ya! I have mine to post later (if someone reminds me)

mjw

iTrader: (1)

I don't have any pics of the size compared to stock but here are the measurements from the Blitz site:

19 1/4" x 11 1/4" x4"

It is a big intercooler, it's hard to describe how it fits, if you look where the top of the stock radiator mounts just behind the front bumper.. now imagine the IC top brackets there. That is where the IC mounts, then the top of the radiator is mounted just behind that, with the base of the radiator still mounted on the sway bar bracket area. So essentially the radiator angle is decreased by a few degrees, but it is definitely not close to vertical yet. I'll take some pics in a couple of weeks when I install some oil coolers..

Matt

apneablue

Dude, I know this may be a bit premature but post a pic of what you did to mount your Rad with the brackets since it's a creative process....I have my Koyo waiting to go in when the engine fails...I have no idea when that will be...just waiting till it starts leaking coolant like a siv (sp)

apneablue

Yeah, I got the black brackets but it was a bitch to figure out how they mounted...thanks to NoCab's write up and great pics I figured it out...I had it all put together with the passenger side top rad bracket on wrong...when I oriented it properly everything came together nicely...however, it's so tight there's only about 5mm clearnance at some spots near the Airinx intakes...if that much...

GarageBoy

Oh, thanks! What about the Apexi and HKS intercoolers?

OneBadRx7

I have the Apexi FMIC, it doesnt fill the mouth of the stock front end like the GReddy so it provides better flow to the radiator. I personally like the looks of the GReddy because its out there for everyone to see but it didnt look to provide enough airflow to the radiator, thats why I went with the Apexi and I am really satisfied with it.

GarageBoy

I've heard that the HKS is crap. Any pics on the Apexi?

OneBadRx7

Here are some pics, not very many and they arent very good but you get the idea, mines the yellow FD obviously!!

http://home.mchsi.com/~be.safley/i/meet/

GarageBoy

thanks!

OneBadRx7

GarageBoy, you are only 14??? You are on the wrong forum, lol!!!

Cossie

yeah people who are into lastest trends, like multi tasking and such, are also into young boys.....

GoRacer

iTrader: (2)

Does the Apexi FMIC let you retain the OEM fog lights?

It looks like the radiator is smooshed up against the FMIC. Is there breathing room and can you keep the A/C?

Do you know if it uses the newer delta fin core?

OneBadRx7

It does use the delta core and since I have an R1 I wouldnt know about the fog lights BUT I know it can retain them, I have seen t done with no problem.