Big thanks to \'Soldave\' for this :god
Looks in top condition. Not opened it up fully yet as you can see, can put more pics up later if people want me too. I\'m slowly filling my downstairs bathroom with bits for the FC :evillaugh
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Good man! Dave\'s good at that sort of thing isnt he.
Very, really chuffed with the ease of it all. Even the Cyprus end was fairly hassle free, which makes a change.
Now all you need is a inelt elbow and a 90 degree coupler!
Yeah, do you make use of the stock IC rubber pipes do you know?
Quote from: B.Martin;793963Yeah, do you make use of the stock IC rubber pipes do you know?
Neither will probably fit.
I used a 49mm (I think it was) long 90 silicon pipe for the inlet - trimmed to length, and I had my intercooler rebuilt with a 60mm outlet rather than the stock 56/58 or whatever it is. You\'ll need something like the Greddy compression tube, and then a 90 degree reducing hose - dimensions will be dependant on what coupler you get - Mr Tiddles will be able to tell you which hose he used for the stock Arc outlet to Greddy tube.
There\'s also some cutting of the stock intercooler bracket required. - Should be able to get a decent picture from either Mitch\'s project thread or mine - basically you have to cut the back half away.
It\'s not quite plug and play - but definitely worth the agro of fitting as it is way better than the stock unit.
cant see the pics ( if there are any )
No fair
There is one at the top, here are 2 more :)
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As always Prof your instructions are helpful and muchly appreciated! When I\'ve brought the compression tube and worked out exactly what piping I need I\'ll take a look at this bracket you mention, how exactly did you cut it off?
nope .. i think its our firewall stopping them
how many pennies did you pay for it ?
I know that mitch rumoured about selling his - so this could indicate a "thinking" price ;)
For best results, give this to Grinder! :Giggle
Where did you get it from? :)
Quote from: B.Martin;793973There is one at the top, here are 2 more :)
As always Prof your instructions are helpful and muchly appreciated! When I\'ve brought the compression tube and worked out exactly what piping I need I\'ll take a look at this bracket you mention, how exactly did you cut it off?
Grinder !
Yep - tried using a hacksaw, but it\'s hardwork - just take a grinder to it carefully - helps to mark out the bit you need to get rid of ;)
I\'ll locate pics of what\'s required...
he got it from Soldave .. so japan somewhere !
Looks great! How much did it set you back in the end?
Quote from: grinder;793974nope .. i think its our firewall stopping them
how many pennies did you pay for it ?
I know that mitch rumoured about selling his - so this could indicate a "thinking" price ;)
I paid around €200 delivered.
Quote from: Brett;793975For best results, give this to Grinder! :Giggle
Where did you get it from? :)
Soldave as mentioned in the very first line mr Williams, have you been staying up late again! :p
Quote from: Prof;793976Grinder !
Yep - tried using a hacksaw, but it\'s hardwork - just take a grinder to it carefully - helps to mark out the bit you need to get rid of ;)
I\'ll locate pics of what\'s required...
Ah i\'m not sure its safe for me to be under my bonnet with an angle grinder!
Quote from: Lacey;793996Looks great! How much did it set you back in the end?
As above around €200 give or take :Thumbs-up
I\'m hoping i can get it all fitted with the compression tube and what ever hoses i need for less than €300 - should be possible i think :)
Greddy compression tube £30-£90 depending on where you get it from and if its new or second hand. Silicone coupler £15 ish of Ebay. Can\'t remember the exact size of it off the top of my head. Do you have the rubber grommets for the mounting lugs on the inlet side of it? If not you\'ll have to make some up. When you do fit it your car will run like poo if you try to boost so be warned. Running a chipped ecu may help but it won\'t be ideal as its not tunned for you car. I installed my Apexi almost straight away after doing this mod. I\'ve never looked back!
Ade
Really? I\'ve got a blitz access, I am expecting to be able to use this IC with that ecu?
Yeah it\'ll run it so don\'t worry too much. I was using the stock ECU at the time I installed mine. Just be aware that it won\'t be a correct map for your car. You might want to look into sourcing a stand alone or a programmable piggy back ECU as your next mod. Thats what I was getting at.
Just had a look at my ebay. The adapter I got was 70mm - 50mm 90 degree bend. I had to trim the length of it a fair bit to get it to sit right.
This is for the compressor elbow thing right? Does the BOV-IC pipe re-use the stock one?
Depends where your running your BOV from tbh. Mine runs off from the stock position just above the turbo.
On the inlet side I am running a stock size replacement silicone hose. On the out let Im running the above elbow onto the Greddy compression tube. You won\'t be able to fit the intercooler without an aftermarket compression tube. Well not without modding the intercooler outlet. The stock compression tube inlet is at 45 degrees (pointing towards the bulkhead of the car). Meaning it points away from the ARC intercooler outlet. The Greddy or similar compression tube is straight so only needs a 90 degree hose to couple up.
Hope that makes sense!
Yeah that fine, I can get hold of a greedy tube easy enough. I will look for a custom 90 degree bend as you\'ve suggested. I was going to get a silicone IC hose kit, but seen as I will only be able to use 1 of them £50+ is bit steep. I assume I could find a 90 degree bend in the right size that will do job of the stock one but with added colour!
Thanks for your help Ade, really appreciate it :Thumbs-up
It\'s ok mate, anytime. If you need pic\'s or anything just shout. It\'ll give me a reason to get it out of the garage.
dammit, I need a turbo lump... and everything else that comes with... hell, I need a rotten turbo donor car!
*pounces on shiny intercooler* :D
I intend to make it extra shiney before fitment :D
*cough, cough*
Want to give me some money and your address? :D
End of the month and i will matey ;)
I run a Blitz Access ECU - the intercooler should be fine with that chipped ECU - having said that, if you do go bigger turbo you\'ll need larger injectors on the secondaries - and then either a piggy back like emanage or a full standalone ECU.
If you go emanage - go with the ultimate - it\'s far more rotary friendly than it\'s blue or gold predecessors. :driving
My current engine plans are to fit an uprated induction set up, the intercooler, a straight through exhaust system, the ported wastegate and actuator (hopefully i can come accross one for sale) and of course the Blitz ecu. Do you think this will be okay on the stock fueling set up? I\'m hoping not to have to mess about with that just yet ;)
It would be designed for OEM injectors (unless stated on the ECU) its the same as my Knightsports one, basically allows you to run the max 0.9bar of boost on max fueling and ignition timing etc on the stock system.
What fuel is over there btw? Best to run high octane especially as if its a jap ecu map it will be mapped for 100RON.
Yes i can get 100 ron here, i will be running that once the ECU is fitted. Won\'t be for a few months yet, need to get the induction sorted first and the other bits needed for the IC. Also i\'ve got some guy over here holding onto some Starion rims for me as well, so have to buy them!! All money, money, money!!
Yes yes I will unbolt the RE-A filter soon lol
and i didn\'t even have to drop in the traditional (hint, hint) good work ;)
Just need to get a replacement one first lol
I know mate, there is no real rush don\'t worry :Giggle
u want a re-a front strut?
dont look as nice as an oval cusco one imo :p
No he meant his RE-A airfilter, but plans have changed now so I need a new induction set up Liam. I\'ll leave that in your capable hands, good price please and preferably direct fitment that is DIY fool proof! ;)
The cusco strutt braces are rather pricey aren\'t they, that\'s down the bottom of the list of things to sort out lol!
if youre looking for a ported standard turbo mate ive got one :)
Ive got a ported uprated standard turbo, but im still using it :rollin
OLD thread again, but the guy who does the blanking plates has also made a VERY swish ported turbo. I have a for sale thread up for him that is now pretty old and got no responses if you wanted to have a look tho.
Linkey Paper?