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Old 07-24-06, 09:00 PM
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Exclamation FMIC PiPIng: PLease post pics/tips

Looking to buy some piping/have some made. What does your setup look like? Where did you get it? How big is it? What was the advantage over the stock TMIC? I have a 22x8.5x2.5 with 2.5inch openings, it is a 16 row..

This will finish up the 6 port turbo setup..

S5 Turbo
S5 T2 manifolds
Racing beat 2.5" DP
T2 injectors
T2 fuel pump
Lightweight flywheel
Custom Exhaust
Blockoffs
Dual ALt pulley
Custom Intake
HKS BOV
Custom up-pipe
Washable Intake filter
Stock ECU WOO HOO!!

I should be installing this stuff the first weekend of AUGUST. I took a 3 day weekend to complete the swap... Any pics \ tips would be great...
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i just got my old school trust 3 row FMIC kit this weekend and my BOV just showed up today. my cooler is like 16 wide and 11ish tall and 4 inches thick. the piping is 2.25. after i get it all installed this weekend ill let you know.. the only really nice thing about this kit is very little cutting and it is hidden pretty good in the front.
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I recently installed a ebay 20x9" core fmic, 2.5" ebay piping, Higgi's TB adapter. Total setup cost about $500. Had to relocate the battery, kept the power steering. My only problem is the couplers blowing off under boost. Im going to get the piping end's flared soon, hopefully that will fix the problem. Havent really been able to notice much of a difference yet, b/c of the coupler problem. I have noticed a 1-2 psi drop in boost pressure, because of the long piping runs and bigger ic
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greddy kit is nice
bolts up almost perfect
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get the ssautochrome 12x24x3 and it is a direct fit! weird i know but the bolt holes line up perfect and you can use the stock bolts! very cool! then just get a piping kit from ebay.
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Got a link to that core, hondahater?
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hes probably referring to

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/24x12...mZ150012563674
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Haha, in that case... Got any pics of the core installed on your Turbo II 'hater?

I'm actually also in the market for an "ebay" IC setup, and I'm curious to know the different sized cores that people are getting. I'll probably be getting this piping kit, but I'm not sure what the best IC core would be, dimension-wise.

Kit I want to get:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-5-I...QQcmdZViewItem

Thread detailing sleeperfc's FMIC purchase with several pics:

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/goodness-sake-get-fmic-452758/

One complaint with the Ebay piping kits is the lack of a 'bead', or 'flare' at the end/tips of each pipe. However, I heard you can just use a little JB-Weld?
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I already have the FMIC, so I will not be purchasing another... Pics or links to piping would be golden.
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Also is 2.5 the way to go? or should I run 3"?
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i hope this is what you were looking for..... just reference pics right?

and piping size just depends on the amount of power your gonna be pushing... i think anything below 350rwhp, 2.5 should be plenty
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heres mine, i dont have a bohemoth front mount like those others, just a small one that fits in the s5 bumper opening. piping is 2.5 inch made from ebay kit. picture is kind of blurry, and you can ignore my battery placement, it was extremely temporary.


more recent pic
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um that looks like it has no shroud but i could be wrong
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I'm a little woried now, ,y IC has slightly bent ie. 30deg bends on the inlet/outlet.. all these pictures show IC's without bends...yikes.
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well nice to see that, the ebay kits actually works and ima have to same prob as you rrtec cuase if the evo 9 intercooler is anything like the evo 8 im in your boat......oh yeah my guddy is giving me his evo 9 intercooler...btw..lol
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I like your setup NOPR... Can you give me a link to the core and pipe kit that you bought? I'm also not looking for a "massive" FMIC.
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same here. and what battery is that your using.
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sorry forgot about this thread. Here are a few pics of the fmic from ssautochrome that fits with no added brackets etc... using stock bolts and holes.





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Originally Posted by jm85rx7
same here. and what battery is that your using.
Looks like an odessey or one from the V-mount kits for the FD's from RX7store.

I was curious about your TB elbow.....

Here's my progress...
Its a Godspeed FD core, the stainless 2.5" piping is custom.
The first pic is from underneath to show the angle on the I/C, the bellypan has been trimmed back to allow air in the rad from after and under the intercooler.

The inlets/outlets I cut off of the back of the I/C and tacked them in their req'd positions. Its been sent to my drag racing friend for a real proper weld job.
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only problem I've got with that setup is that if you think flow was bad with your intercooler fins facing the oil cooler and radiator just wait till you see the air flow when it's pointed down and away from those components. I would definatley use the belly pan in your case and it may be ok.
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Originally Posted by hondahater
only problem I've got with that setup is that if you think flow was bad with your intercooler fins facing the oil cooler and radiator just wait till you see the air flow when it's pointed down and away from those components. I would definatley use the belly pan in your case and it may be ok.
Yeah I've got the belly pan like I said...I never had any cooling issues prior to this and I was running sans belly pan with a stock clogged core rad. The dual fans I have installed turn the whole cavity into a vaccum........I don't anticipate any cooling issues with my setup. Also with the placement of my core Im able to re-use the upper shielding (the black plastic under/behind the hood latch) which creates more of a suction effect from the fans then the SMP rad panel.
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i have no clue where i got the intercooler core on ebay, but the size is 2.5x9x20 (ish?) for the core and 2.5x9x24 with end tanks. it was only like 135 bucks. the pipe kit was called like 'MONSTER PIPING!!11' or something, came with nice bead rolled ends and the pipes were all super huge so i used less couplers. the battery is an odyssey PC80 or whatever its called. the fan shroud was missing but it didnt drive nearly anywhere like that, and now it has a twin e-fan setup.

edit: cant find the pipes OR the core on ebay... is there a way i can check purchases from like months ago?

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^if you payed with paypal...you may be able to go back and check who you sent payment to
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Hondahater, how much cutting do you have to do for the bumper to fit back on? Will the support be able to go back on also or will it just be the bumper?
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