anyone got one of the above?

i am in the middle of trying to fit mine and cant seem to get the pipes to fit properly from the IC to the engine bay.

anyone got large pics of one without the bumper on the car?

thanks

 

there is a big topic in projects mate, hope that help's.

if its a newer shape one, im stuck too... bought mine off ebay, im an engineer by trade and it stumped me! lol

good luck

 

ive fitted a monster hybrid. If its an early classic then you will need to cut the pipe from the throttle body to the pipe that runs at the front of the engine. Clearance is very tight and some people use a smaller battery as well.
I made a right hash of mine so I have got loads of silicon hoses now!

 

cheers guys, its a GT spec IC i have by the way

I printed off a fitting guide from projects which was for an Autobahn88 front mount, principles are the same and helps when taking the car apart but is no real help with the problem I have and the instructions supplied with the IC are totally useless.

its the IC end I am having trouble with, its almost like the IC itself sits too high meaning the pipework on the righthand side (as you face the front of the car) wont line up correctly where it joins the IC

have not really even looked at the left side yet, kinda ran out of light and patience last night.

 

you will have to adjust the body work so that the pipe lines up, i used a large hammer on mine and tweeked untill it all lined up, fits fine now!
If you push the inner arch in a bit and flaten all around the towing eye, it might be enough, if not you will need to bend where the pipe is trying to sit

 

will be trying again this evening and if I still have trouble I will take some pics to show you how far out it is

 

what I did with mine, was not have the intercooler flush up against the bumper bar where it mounts. I basically used a roofer bolt type thing that has a cross head on the top, put that through the holes in the bumper bar, then put quite a few nuts on the thread on the underneath of the bar and then connected the ic to the bolts.

 

Mines fits lovely... only minnor mods were needed to the front panel and inner wing...

 

What have you wrapped the pipework in that goes over the turbo? is it exhaust wrap? will exhaust wrap keep things cool as well as heat in? (in the case of an exhaust)

 

Yes its exhaust wrap... I got aload of it when doing the rebuild, was gonna wrap headers and up-pipe, but decided against it as didn't want them cracking, so just used some of it up on the fmic pipe work...

 

Fitting the Hybrid should be straight forward as they are generally a very good fit.
The trick is gettting the pipe from the intercooler on the passenger side that runs up the plastic cam gear chest sitting in the right position. The pipe from there, alongside the battery and screen wash bottle to the throttlebody will then fit like a glove.

There are several things you can do to make the job easier.
If running one fan you could mount it centrally to give plenty clearance to the vertical pipe.
If running two fans you can trim the fan cowling to help get the vertical pipe in the best position.
If you want to cheat and cut corners you can cut the pipe to the throttlebody, somewhere between the battery and behind the screen wash bottle and put in a joiner. This allows you to articulate the pipe to suit your particular installation.

 

[Bloody double post!!!

 

Running with one fan looks like a very neat solution. I had to get the angle grinder out for the fan cowling and a bit of the fan blades on my FMIC.

 

what is the stuff you used harvey to frap your fmic pipes in?

 

well its on and all plumbed in

thanks for all the advice folks, i will try and get some pics up soon

 

I wrap everything in DEI exhaust wrap and then put on a sleve as the wrap absorbs moisture and does not look nice.
The sleves are available in various diameters and there is also a velcro sleve that opens up.
As with the DEI wrap, they are available from Nimbus Motorsport.

 

Forgot about this thread
here are the pics as promised for those who are interested







Really pleased with the result, in need a remap now