Mounted my FMIC today. Talk about cutting and welding!
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Mounted my FMIC today. Talk about cutting and welding!
So I made myself spend today mounting my FMIC that will be used for a future project to my FC. It was a ~31x7x3 inch unit, which was a little large in length but anyways, nine hours later I had some gnarly holes cut in the sheet metal (with a blowtorch, oh yeah) and new structure welded in to hold the original radiator with the fmic right up against it at the very top, held on with padding and clamp straps around the tanks, so it won't show out the bumper or obstruct my oil cooler. All that's visible of the intercooler is the end tanks sticking out the holes in the sheet metal in front of the radiator in the engine bay. My battery is relocated so it's not in the way of the outlets. I haven't made the pipes yet.
He he, u haven't lived until u do ur own custom fmic mount job. Sorry I don't have pics, my computer is fried and won't read my digicam disc any more.
He he, u haven't lived until u do ur own custom fmic mount job. Sorry I don't have pics, my computer is fried and won't read my digicam disc any more.
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ouch....
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so far i'm liking icemark's idea better...
can't wait to see the pics 88Integra.
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so far i'm liking icemark's idea better...
can't wait to see the pics 88Integra.
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Hole saw is a great tip but this baby needed metal cut to fit the tanks past the radiator support metal, it's basically shoehorned in there like a three rotor in an FD lol, but thanks for the tip.
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Yeah, a holesaw is good for that purpose, I didn't think of that.. I'll have to remember that one.. You do have to cut holes when using the Greddy kit also, dont you?
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It'll be Silver like the rest of the car over the Winter. New Fenders, quarter panels and Rocker Panels will be swapped In aswell. I have a friend that worked for Ferrari that did the body work for smashed up Ferrari's, Lamborghini's etc that will be heading the project from his backyard shop.
More pics can be found here. https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=324100
More pics can be found here. https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=324100
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silverrotor!!!
damn silverrotor, that intercooler setup is bad ***. did you relocate your battery? it looks as if you did, but i am not sure. also, what size intercooler did you use? are you using the stock flip-up headlight designs? etc....i basically am in the market for an intercooler, but not sure about clearances and a good route of piping for the TB side. but your set-up looks quite capitol!! i need some tips and sizing about the intercoolers and such.
Thanks,
Ryan Shannon.
Thanks,
Ryan Shannon.
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Originally Posted by Nef003
isnt that going to affect the flow of air going to the radiator?
On the racetrack, its a different story. You are on boost a lot more frequently and the car likes to get pretty hot very quickly. The best solution for that is to fabricate ducting to force as much air through the radiator as possible (rather than around it).
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
what happened do your engine? or am i just out of the loop?
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In a week or two I'll have engine build # 5 (or 6, I lost count) back in for some more gtech testing of my latest port timing changes. It was up to .38g in second gear and about .27 in third, man it was great.
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