We're in the middle of installing the fmic and can't see where the actual intercooler bolts up to. Anyone have any pics or a description for me? Dale gave the instructions in japanese but I left them at home(d'oh!). The bracket on the top of the intercooler definitely doesn't seem to have anywhere to mount to. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks alot.

 

i think ur gunna have to line it up, center it. and bolt it up urself

 

DAMN YOU!! I WANT THAT GREDDY FMIC!

how much did you pay for it??

Sorry cant help you with your prob but i figured i could help you by bumpin it up !!
BUMP
BUMP
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See the sticky towards the top!

 

I paid $885 shipped for it. My question is what do I do with the extra hoses that were on the stock i/c? Do I just cap them off or what? Today I got the bumper off, the intercooler, the old piping and hoses and everything and the throttle body adaptor. There is this like air filter or something over by the throttle body adaptor that has to be moved(hopefully someone will know what I'm talking about), I just bent the metal line down and am going to make it so its under the TB adaptor. I know I have to move the fuse block and coils in the front and I found out I had to move my boost sensor for my boost gauge over on the passenger side. Its a little bit more work than I thought but with better weather and maybe some real instructions I could get it done quicker. Should be done tomorrow though.

 

Oh and I had no idea how much of a PITA it is to take off the bracket for the stock intercooler over on the drivers side and the stock throttle body adaptor

 

haha ya you gota pull the upper intake manifold off... mines still on for now LOL...

these pics might help
http://www.2751engineering.com/cymfc3s_turbo.html

 

Hey I already got it off, ghetto style mane, lol. We took the bolts off the TB adaptor and had to push down on the bracket until we could get to that last nut that is under the TB adaptor. Major PITA but didn't have to take off the UIM at least. Oh and does anyone know what the black filter or check valve or something is? Its like between the stock TB adaptor and the oil filler neck.

 

Ill try to explain this as good as I can. The flat bracket is used to support the top of the intercooler as show in the pic. The bottom it mounted using the 2 offset brackets and they screw into holes on your car that are there from the factory. You must cut off the 2 tab on each side of the car so the intercooler will sit flat up against the front of the car. Hope that helps.

 

I'm not sure I have that bracket for the top, is that stock or it comes with the kit? And on the bottom, do I need to drill holes or what? I have 2 little ledges on each side that I could screw into but there aren't holes in them.

 

That bracket is suppost to be in the kit. No there is no need to drill holes. There are 2 holes with weld nuts in them that will accept one of those nice new screws you got with the kit. Those 2 little ledges you have to cut off in order for the intercooler to sit back further, then the holes will line up with the holes on the brackets.

 

Oh I forgot to mention, there are 2 black brackets that get attached to the bottom of the intercooler that step up to secure to the chassis of the car.

 

Oh so I have to cut those ledges off? Alright that makes more sense. I didn't look to close in the little box that came with it since I didn't have any instructions or any papers at all with it. I'll see if I have that if not I'll fab something up.

Oh and on www.2751engineering.com on the yellow TII they have some brackets welded to the i/c pipes. Thats not how they come right? Oh and how much do you have to cut to get from the front to the engine bay? You have to move the coils up front and the fuse block right? Thanks for the help man.

 

Yup cut those ledges off. On my kit there were some brackets attached to 2 of the pipes. There should be brackets on pipe 2 and pipe 5 I beleive. The bracket on pipe 2 is to attach the pipe below the passenger side light assembly. The other bracket on pipe 5 I did not use and just cut off. I had to cut about a hole 3" in dia. one each side. It takes alot of patients to get it right and still have it look nice. You do have to move your one coil and there should be an L bracket included to relocate your fuse block.

 

Well I don't think any of my pipes have any brackets on them. You have the V spec intercooler right?

 

YUP.

 

Thanks for all the help..._____(thats where you put your name ). Hopefully you will be on tomorrow in case I have some questions. Oh and your turbo works with this intercooler kit too? Or some modifications have to be made?

 

I filled in the blank for ya. Anyways I had to do some modifications to the kit to to get it to work with my turbo but it wasnt much.