Picked up Knight Sport v-mount kit!!!
 

Its has been a long time coming. After two months of setting things up and getting everything in order Project Import get me my v-mount kit from Kinght Sports. I also received the air goove intake and battery tray. The company also has been able to pick up other parts for FDs. They say that they should be able to pick up other JDM parts for FDs no problem. The time frame should be at lot faster as well.

I have pics of the kit put can't upload doto the size.

This allows me to get the car on stands and install all my parts.

V-mount kit, ceramic coated UIM & LIM, vinton hose kit, block off plate kit, AST, metal y-pipe kit, mid pipe, and easy car alarm.

YES!!!

Any photos? They make some quality parts KS especially that air box designed for their V mount.

Ihave pics with the kit just out of the box. They will not upload do to the size.

www.imageshack.us

upload them there and link them in this thread.

- Neil

Thanks for the link. I tried to use it but the pics are to big. My pics are like 3.3mb this host only allows a 1.5mb.

Photo bucket?

-Ben

The url shows an error when uploading. I have the pics in photobucket. Using the url form them and that is the error I get for the forum.

Sorry new to this hole thing. :wallbash:

where did you get it and how much ?

I bought the kit, intake, and battery tray from project import. They are located in Orange CA. Here is their info. Phone: 714-538-0680
E-mail: sales@projectimport.com

Give them a call. The price I got was a little more the other complete kits that include intake and battery try. Not a bad price for a JDM kit that is not used in the states as much.

Hey def, why not support your local vendors and keep it within the rotary community? I can get 'em for ya no prob, and am committed to providing forum members w/ the lowest prices possible... ;)

Thanks,
~Ramy
FDNewbie Imports

I hear you supporting the forum. I went with this company because my wife had ordered parts form them for me for x-mas. They got the parts fast and were not ripping here off.

She tried to get incontact with you put at the time you were back logged at least 4 weeks prior to getting back to her.

I also go a price form you and they wer about the same. I wanted to give support to a local store and help them get started in getting JDM parts for all cars.

I think what you have is great. The prices are not bad ether. There are a few things that I will try and get from you whe I have the money and I am ready to install.

Yea...I am a wee bit behind, aren't I? (runs and hides) lol. But I'm working on it...

Def. lemme know if we can help ya in the future! And post up some pics of the kit. It's by far the NICEST kit I've seen to date - save the one I'm currently developing hehe :D

~Ramy

I am interested in the one you are developing. Hopefully it comes out good. I know that you have a great rep of getting thinks to people and have a quality part delivered.

Good luck.

Thanks man :)

fileden.com

Why not just resize the pictures in paint or download irfanview (free) and resize then upload?

If you want, you can e-mail me the photos to me and I can resize/host the images for you: contact@tamcai.com

Yup, just try photobucket.com

Here are sum of the pics. ot even unwrapped yet. Will start on car this weekend.

Very nice. I wish I had that kind of money :D

That new radiator is pretty wacky!

according to the knight sport website that's a $2500+ kit (in japan) - for just the V-mount kit

how much did you pay for it?

so where do you live and do you have a dog? lol >.>

You could possibly contact Koyo, and get them to sell you one of those radiator cores. That would be a great start for a DIY V-mount kit.

:lol2:

There is a forum memeber looking to get the kit from project import and was told $3500 shipped. I am not sure if that will come with the intake an the battery tray as well.

Yes I have a dog.The kit is in my house locked up in a room with a laser sight mac 10 to protect it. ha ha ha

If Koyo will sell the radiator to you this would be a great start for DIY kit.

I have an idea. Why don't you measure up the dimensions of the I.C and Radiator, shape of brackets etc and if someone was interested they could make a custom one using the template from the KS one.

I'm very sure a majority of forum members here would secretly prefer the V mount and for someone to come up with a custom one which is cheaper and sell it here I know I would buy one.

Congratulations on a great kit! I love mine. Hit me up if you have any questions about installation.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ofDSC_1075.jpg

Thats soooooo damn nice! :icon_tup: :icon_tup:

I cant wait untill mine is in.

Did you translate the instruction? If so were can I get a copy?

Do you have to move the relay box behind the front bumper? Did you keep the AC and PS.. What kind of mods do you have to do to keep those? Also I see you have the Greddy Elbow. What pipe did you use between that and the Vmount? Nice lookin setup. Going to have to get me one..

Nice kit guys? Can i ask what size the intercooler core is? Just in case i want to try and diy, type of things.

No, I didn't translate the instructions so I had do a little guess work. The AC and power steering was kept.

I had to bend the AC lines to make it fit, I broke my original AC lines and had to order a new set. The AC Condenser brackets had to be bent to as well. I love my AC, can't bear to part with it.

As for the power steering cooling lines, I bought a transmission cooler and used that instead. Go to jegs or summit racing and order something you think you can figure you can mount somewhere. I mounted something like this (http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...0002_353826_-1) to the front subframe, but if I were to do it again, I might get a perma-cool kind. The unit I bought wasn't so good, but I'm too lazy to do it again.

As for the Greddy elbow, it was part of a Greddy hard pipe kit that connects to the stock mount intercooler setup. Then it was cut and re-beaded to fit with the Knight Sports intercooler. You should be able to go to a pipe shop and have them fabricate just that piece if you already have the Greddy elbow. Bring your stock plastic elbow with your Greddy elbow, tell them you need a pipe that'll connect just like the stock elbow pipe.

The front relay box is tucked under the front part of the bumper.

Good luck.

Any custom radiator shop will make the radiator for you. IC can be bought in Ebay cheap. All the rest is details. Just depends on how much time one has to DIY. Can be done just like KS for about 1000.00

^It is a more complicated than that... Your price is off also.

No it's not more complicated than that. For 769.00 Ron Davis Radiators will make you the same radiator used by KS in their kits before they switched over to using Koyo. Ron Davis used to make the radiators for KS. The intercoolers are generic. As long as it fits the space you want and you source the piping, that's it. The rest is just brackets and mounting which may be the most difficult for people if they do not have the correct equipement to fab some up.. However, any welding shop will make whatever brackets you want and it won't cost you 3500.

They told you they'd make it? I'd be surprised at that, since it was a proprietary design. Did you take them up on it?

If you can build a kit for $1k and have the time, then by all means make one.

I for one do not have the time to make one. I my see about copying the brakets and having a shop make a few sets and see about making a kit for other. I will have to see what this will coast me.

Rototy extreme large kit was about $2500 with out battary try, and intake box. I would have bought this if they did not close down.

I did the next best think, buy JDM. A nice kit at that. most kits do not have radiators and do not come as complete. People can say I should have or could have. Guess what I did what I wanted.

Remember there are people who like front mount, side mount, and v-mount. I like v-mount. I also like the cool factor if nothing more then I have KS v-mount.

I was going to get one build, and i wish it was 1k. Just the ic core was going to run me $600, plus radiator but i was going to try and use my koyo, radiator hoses, clamps, silicone hoses, and the fab time. I do not really see a kit running 1k. Even if you diy, time is money, so you would easily spend over 1k.

Can you guys tell me what size that intercooler core is?

From someone who's actually MAKING a V-mount kit, I can tell you that if you want it 100% drop-in, and done RIGHT, it does NOT cost anywhere NEAR a grand. It's a LOT more. There are a *plethora* of minor yet significant touches and modifications to be taken into account. But then again, some ppl just want the "V" setup using crappy generic parts. I'm sure you can do that, but then why bother anyway? My motto is and always will be "do it once, do it right." Or bust.

~Ramy
FDNewbie Imports

You are about right on the price of the Ron Davis rad. They quoted me $850. So now you need to fab brackets, and rad hoses and then find a good intercooler and fab pipes and brackets for that also.

Then you have to fab brackets for the a/c condensor and figure out what to do about the a/c lines.

The little things all add up. If you have the time, material and fab tools to do that, then yeah it will cost you quite a bit less than $3,500. I don't think anyone will argue that point. But it won't be $1k.

They did tell me that it is a proprietary design so the one made for me couldn't be exactly the same. However, it will be essentially, and functionally the same. As I understand it, KS doesn't even use Ron Davis anymore as they source their radiators from KOYO now. The design of the new radiators is completely different. It looks kinda cool now. Not sure why they changed it. Maybe the new design cools better.

True little things can add up. It may end up costing a bit more. But like I said if one has the time a lot of it can be done yourself. I honestly cannot justify spending 3500 dollars for a few hundred dollars worth of parts. It is a very nice looking kit though. I have talked to some people that bought their earlier kits and it was not "plug and play" Some fitment isues.

OK, OK. However, Ron Davis doesn't make crappy generic parts. EBay IC may be sketchy but honestly I bet it is no different than something Blitz or HKS sells. I was using that as an example. Most radiator shops will also make an IC if you want. Besides, ANYTHING, is better than stock. All I can do is try it and see if it flies. More satisfaction to say that I built it myself. I look forward to seeing how yours turns out Ramy. I'm sure it will be nice and won't cost 3500 dollars either.

Back on topic. It looks like an awesome kit and I'm sure the original poster will enjoy it.

I agree. I hope he will post intake temps and what kind of power improvements he gets. I haven't seen any numbers yet for these kits

I will be giving numbers from this kit as well as the install of the mid pipe and my first tune for my PFC.

At the same time of installing the v-mount I will be installing vinton hose, gasket match ported intaked mans. and a mid pipe.

This will go along with the DP and Graddy Ti with a PFC.

What Kind of hp gains are you guessing out here.

50 hp to wheels? or more

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Speak of the devil...

How is the FDNewbie V-Mount kit comming.:Wconfused

Do we need to start saving now?:confused:

I believe in one of my issues of RX-7 Magazine, they did a test on this and a few different set ups and companies utilizing vmics. I feel it is well worth the money, but you can for sure get this kit for cheaper than $3,500. Even if you did buy it for $3,500, it is R&D that you're paying for. How do you know if your so called custom kit works so well? Companies go through a lot of test fitting to find the right angles, and the look and functionality they need. Look how long it's taking Ramy to design his. He didn't just say,"Hey I'm going to build a VMIC tomorrow...". Not to say that you're saying you can make it so fast, but I'm just saying these things aren't easy as said and done.

Damn I wish I had the $$ when Chuck at rotary extreme made his monster v-mount. Knight sports is a nice v-mount setup but I dont think that core would be able to handle what I want to run thru my turbo. 28+psi...

Jay7...