Hey,
as lots of people are considering fmic i though rather then email ppl pics i\'d put some pics up.
hope it helps :)
Not the best pics but some is better than none.
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Had to drill a hole in each front corner for the pipe work
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the screen washer bottle stays in the same place but had to be changed to a smaller one. Not sure what bottle it is as i got it from benlewismay
had to remove the front crunch bar to fit ic (i dont have a crush bar on now)
also for my ic, the front bumper had to be trimmed a bit to fit the ic.
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the coil had to be relocated a bit and the batt is bit small than stock batt
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very cramped! and bit messy engine bay!
liam if you could hold on to this for a week ill take it how much for postage
I always thought your intercooler was bigger than that. Getting worried now that mine will be way too big.
Quote from: the hat;636544liam if you could hold on to this for a week ill take it how much for postage
hey, james sent em a pm (which u prob knew lol)
more pics
http://www.sj-cc.net/showthread.php?p=12960#post12960
Quote from: TiddlesRX7;636576I always thought your intercooler was bigger than that. Getting worried now that mine will be way too big.
the IC filled the big hole in the bumper really nice so hard to tell from looking at front if it goes up any higher lol
on a side note, i say my v-mount and tbh it didnt look that big :eek:
bit thicker.. bit taller.. bit shorter but if u size it up its bigger than this. still bit too big for the cheese tub i got but means its fully future proof along with my 1680s :P
oops.. kinda off topic now lol
Quote from: TiddlesRX7;636576I always thought your intercooler was bigger than that. Getting worried now that mine will be way too big.
Me too! I\'ve got this beautiful bit of metal to fit on mine...
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Looking at Liam\'s pictures i can forsee problems!
Once i get it fitted i\'ll post some pictures up here.
you running that on the standard turbo?
mine was good for 350ish so was a little bit too big for stock tub. if u guys r running stock tubs then u might as well be running an egi block in there hehe..
tub kick in bout 4.5 / 5k revs me thinks..
think my new ic is about the size of mukumusubarumitsubish (:p) but then have got a bigger tub. think can prob run a T04R well on you ic. :)
I\'ll be running a HKS T04E
bit laggy still but fun :)
hope ur hks is in good condition as i hear parts for that is a bit of a pain to get hold of as its slightly diff to garretta.
you can never be too big with a intercooler :D lol
did jamie not have this off you mate??
its mine well will be as soon as i get home from offshore just need to buy a core
Yeah mine is a similar size to that. Stock tub + big intercooler = Biiiiiiig Lag! Maybe i\'ll sell it and hold out for mitch\'s top mount!
or you could fit it as an insentive to upgrade you\'re compressor. Also if you sort the fueling out, get a decent rad, then fit your pfc you can run silly boost till the turbo dies. Then you\'d be FORCED to upgrade the compressor :D
Quote from: TiddlesRX7;636682Yeah mine is a similar size to that. Stock tub + big intercooler = Biiiiiiig Lag! Maybe i\'ll sell it and hold out for mitch\'s top mount!
HAHA *wins*
so i\'s the turbo on an FC particularly small then? Ive driven a mates R33 which had a stock tub and a massive front mount and lag really wasn\'t a problem
really cant see the size of intercooler causing a problem in the ways of lag it all depends on what your idea of big lag is i guess
Depends though doesn\'t it on the volume of the pipework and intercooler. As in there is a lot more in a big front mount and piping compared to the stock top mount and couplings. With out changing the turbo\'s output it will take longer to build the same amount of pressure in a larger volume. Shame I can\'t afford a hybrid like the one speedline had for sale at the moment.
Quote from: chrisrx7;636665you can never be too big with a intercooler :D lol
did jamie not have this off you mate??
he said he\'d get back to me by friday just gone but he not.
the hat just taking the pipes so i will still have teh core if he wants. will pm him.
Quote from: TiddlesRX7;636682Yeah mine is a similar size to that. Stock tub + big intercooler = Biiiiiiig Lag! Maybe i\'ll sell it and hold out for mitch\'s top mount!
or u can make ur own v-mount. shorter pipes, less lag :)
it does make me wonder at the size of intercooler people are putting on their cars,is there a reason for such big ones on road cars is it cause your more in traffic etc than what you would be on track?
well my view on it is that if you\'re going to spend all that money going front mount in the first place you might aswell get something big. There is an element of style involved, and its good for cooling.
Quote from: L18M;636823he said he\'d get back to me by friday just gone but he not.
the hat just taking the pipes so i will still have teh core if he wants. will pm him.
or u can make ur own v-mount. shorter pipes, less lag :)
Or you can get an uprated top mount and have no lag whatsoever lol boosts to 0.5bar within 1/2 a second :D
I feel lag with my stock intercooler when i change gear. Takes a second or so to get back up to boost. In all fairness its running nearly twice as much boost as yours though :P
QuoteOr you can get an uprated top mount and have no lag whatsoever lol boosts to 0.5bar within 1/2 a second
Yeah Yeah rub it it why don\'t you!