you can keep fogs just a bit tight.

 

Went to a wedding yesterday and suffering from a champagne hangover
Just going out now to fit front mount so will be adding to project tonight
KIP
Pass the neurofen

 

lol, i am in the same boat, im suffering from a savage hangover and just about to go and use the angle gringer to cut some more out my escort shell.

james

ps.. alka selttzer work better for me and they sort the upset stomach.

 

lookin forward to readin this later if all goes well ill pay at end of the week

 

KIPSOME UPDATED PHOTOS AND INFO ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE FITTING GUIDE

 

looking good so far mate ill have a copy of the template if u have 1 u used to cut the hole in the wing

 

looks good kips just a couple of queastion first were do you plumb the dv in as i dont seem to be able to see any were on the pipes to put the dv(aftermarket one)? were my air filter is i have a big black box after the maf this looks like it will foul the pipes?! but i noticed you havnt got one were did you get your aftermartet pipe from? i think this thread is excellent and will come in very handy as we have the same car !!

 

CLICK ON PIC TO ENLARGE

YOU CAN JOIN YOUR DV AS SHOWN IN PIC EITHER RECERC OR VENT TO ATMOSPHERE
IM RUNNING THE APEXI INDUCTION KIT WHICH BREN@APEX CAN SUPPLY AT A GOOD PRICE
UNFORTUNATLEY YOU WILL LOSE YOUR STD AIR BOX
HOPE THIS HELPS KIP

 

Very good thread.
An observation; have seen a few pics of this intercooler fitted. Some have taken the cross-member between lights off, which allows you to mount the intercooler a little higher. Instead, bolt the intercooler to the bumper when you put it back on.
If you leave that cross-member on and bolt the intercooler to it, it will be lower and intercooler sits lower than the bumper...........

 

HI AFRIKANZE Did notice that myself on some of them but, But dosent the weight of the inter cooler make the bumper sag? im going to fit a lower spliter so I can mount the number plate to it or i might put in the top of my screen
kip,

 

KIPS, that's a point too. My FMIC is sat in the garage so can't speak from experience.
How is the intercooler mounted at the bottom?

BTW; a very informative thread!

 

Thanks for the comment on the thread good to get some feed back
with the front mount kit you get two flat plates that bolt onto the bottom of the intercooler the these bolt to the lower crossmember under the rad dosent take the weight but just holds it steady ill be adding that to the thread this weekend when im off work to try and finish it
kip

 

Ok my thoughts..

How far does it protrude from the bottom on the bumper?

How about flattening the bumper bar where the intercooler sits so that will raise it up about an inch or so? I wouldnt be inclined to remove it and fit it to the bumper....

im a little concerned at how far it sticks out as it looks prone to get smacked esp on lowered cars on speed bumps etc..

 

I made the mistake of flattening the bumper bar and it took the stregth away from the bar and it sagged even further down My FMIC hangs below the bumper but the two toe eyes hang lower than the bumper so that gives it abit of cover.

Looks very neat and tidy KIPS

 

Yes thats a good point, I suppose if you did flatten it, you could then fabricate some brackets you could attach to the lower crossmember that the fmic could also sit on to stop sag..

 

cheers knighty99
did think about the flatening idea myself wont be doing that now thanks for info
If you mount leaving the bumper bar as it is you wont have any problems fitting foglights back in as the pipes behind clear any mounting points
KIP

 

The bumper "should" hold it steady

I'll let you know if it does (when I get round to do it)

Keep us posted KIP!

 

JUST A THOUGHT THEIR IS A METAL BAR THAT GOES ON TOP OF THE BUMPER THAT WILL ADD A BIT OF STREGTH CANT LOOK INTO IT TILL THE WEEKEND AS GET IN FROM WORK TO LATE TO HAVE A PLAY

KIP

 

Once the bumper is bolted on it does add even more support also the brackets u get with the intercooler are strong and add support.

 

I found that mine didn't sit that much lower that the bumper without the splitter on, only a cm or so IIRC. Mounted to the bumper bar thing.

 

Heres mine, hangs abit below the bumper

 

Been looking at mine hangs down about the same but have been trying to work out a way of freeing up the bottom bars that are coverd to get even more efficiant cooling but stumped how to get round it
kip

 

The only way of gettin air to the lower bars would be to drill holes in the bumper? As your car is black you could get away with it?

With the FMIC you can feel the difference in temperature either end of the intercooler, left hand side warm and the right stone cold works a treat even with the lower bars covered

 

Top job kips looks super.

 

BLACK MINES SILVER



skyline gtr v CHEERS FOR COMMENT

 

Sorry kips i just see the pic at the top or the page and see black i forgot about all the pic's u pusted of your SILVER car

 

on mine i trimmed the bumper bar and cut 5mm off the mounting points of the i/c and used the lower brackets that came with the kit (there are 2 bolt holes in the lower cross-member already and same size as bolts that come with the kit).everything is super rigid and i have had no sag,the i/c does not protrude the bottom of the bumper but having it higher means i cannot get me fogs back in ,yet!
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HEAT WRAP AND TURBO BLANKET ARRIVED TODAY FROM THE HEATSHEILD GROUP BUY SUPPLIED BY JOHN AT PIPEWERX
WILL BE FITTING THIS WEEKEND AND ADDING TO THE FRONT MOUNT PROJECT AT THE START OF THIS THREAD
JUST HOPE ITS NOT RAINING

CHEERS FOR ALL THE PMS AND COMMENTS ON THIS PROJECT APPRECIATED

KIP

 

ADDED MORE TO FIRST THREAD
HEATWRAP STEALTH TURBO SHEILD AND DV

KIP

 

JUST UPDATED FIRST POST WITH MORE PICTURES AND INFO SHOULD BE FINISHED SOON AS WE GOT THE LIGHT EVENINGS NOW

KIP