Yes, I cheaped out because for the 160 dollars I paid, its better than stock and will hold me until I find a good deal on an M2 Large.

Anyhow, this isn't a debate if its a good deal or not, I need to know how people with the SMIC mounted it. I see no mounting spots on the SMIC, only a bracket for the AST. Help?!

 

Mine rests securely on top of the cross brace thing, sandwiched between the pipes and my duct. It isn't actually bolted to anything.

 

In no way does that sound secure lol. I mean what can I do so secure this thing.

PS: I'm cursing those guys for not including some way to mount it

 

You don't need to mount it, the ASP doesn't mount either. They just sit on that bracket and fan plastic depending on where you position it. Once you put the pipes and couplers on, it isn't going anywhere.

 

zip ties if your really worried

 

My ASP Race SMIC has been mounted as described above for over 5 years, through road races and drag races and 170 mph highway speeds and it has been 100% fine .

 

Alright, I'm trusting you guys. Also, my pipe from turbo to smic has a flange I would guess for a BOV? Can I just get a block off plate fabbed up for it? I'll stick with the stockers, they work!

 

I have a Pettit cool charge II and it just rest on the cross bar as well. You know if you solid mount the intercooler then the couplings will have to be flexable enough to allow the engine to move around (not much but a little) Just put something (rubber or other material) to cushion it from metal to metal or it will rub a hole in the bottom of your intercooler.

 

Just let it rest on the crossbar. Thats how i have mine and it is good. You can make ure own block off plate. Just go by a small sheet of aluminum equivalent to the thickness of the flange, with a permanent marker trace the outer edge of the flange onto the aluminum. Cut it out and grind it. Then mark the holes, drill em out. Get a gasket and bolt it up.

 

You talk as if I have the tools to do so. Which I don't!

 

You can also have a pipe fabricated to go from the turbo to the intercooler for a cleaner look. I saw a pic in another post where someone used what looks like a straight pipe attached to the turbo with a 90 degree coupler.

I am contemplating the block off plate route though. At least till I get a BOV that fits.

I am hoping that I can use a straight pipe from my Greddy elbow to the intercooler and doing away with the pipe they provided in the kit.

 

I would say that you could accomplish this with a hack saw, drill and possibly a dremmel. No real special tools involved. If you don't have these in your tool box I would recommend buying them. Relatively cheap basic stuff.

If really needed, you can buy a table grinder for about $35 at Mennards/Home Depot, etc.

 

I guess you're soon going to find out that the IC isn't really $160....

What are you going to do for a duct?

 

I purchased a duct that was fabbed(which fits awesome had the IC fit where it should). Granted total for the IC with ducting and all is running be a little less then 300, you're right it wasn't 160. But it sure wasn't 1,000(and I know the quality isn't there), but I'm happy with what I got for what I paid.

However, while installing I noticed that the Turbo to IC pipe that was supplied didn't seem to make clearance with the hood, I reused the piping from the stock IC as a temp fix(contemplated puting stock back on for the time being). Any ideas on how I fudged it up? I'll post up pics sooner or later. This definetly will not do for me it is WAY too close to my air intake. Also, any ideas of who I should see about getting custom piping made(seeing as this will solve my problems).

 

Maybe the turbo pipe does not fit. If you only need a little more clearance, say 1/4" to clear your hood , you may be able to cut down the pipe on the turboside to lower it.

 

Thats exactly was appears I need to do, but was just curious as to why I am having so much trouble and I've heard that others seem to be able to slap it right on.

 

def not, mine is the saw way with the turbo pipe. However, i used a short coupler on the ypipe connection to lower the pipe down a few cm, then wedged it in (with the help of a friend to hold it down) and clamped it tight. Took a while to get it seated at that perfect angle, it probably blew out like 5 or 6 times under boost. I havent had any problems now in over a month :-)

so it can be done with NO modification.

 

Yah, I was hoping I could do that. We'll see tomorrow after some rest. It just don't see how the turbo pipe clears at that angle. I have a short pipe connector and everything.

 

I have not been following this thread so I do not know where the piping has come from. The piping is somewhat complex in construction because of all the compound miters that must be cut. Not only must the miters be cut at the correct degree, but each peice of pipe ( when welded togehter to form one) must be cut to the exact length. On top of that, when assembling the three peices of pipe together for welding, they must be rotated perfectly so that if follows the correct pathfromthe torubo to IC. If the cuts or miters are off in the slightest degree, it will have a large impact on fitment in the end. If the piping is from Ebay, I feel confident in saying that quality control is your problem. Some people have good batches of piping, others like yourself, do not. Like I said , If you need less than 3/8" of an inch, and you are familar with using a chopsaw with a carbidfe blade, you can cut the piping down. If not, find a carpenter or machinist to do it. If you do it yourself, be careful though- that chopsaw will cut your fingers off like they were butter. Use some Cut-ease on the blade. If you dont have any, they just go really slow on the cut and let the carbide do the work...

P.S. if you go the cut route, better to start off by cutting too little off, and working your way down to the proper length.. If you cut too much off, your are screwed, although I guess the coupler can make up for some of the length.

 

Yah, the piping that I received appears to be the exact same that other members have used for their car, just not sure why I'm struggling so much. But if I'm going to cut I'll find a machinist to give me a hand.