Front Mount Install

[EGA41T]

i have installed a front mount onto my stag, and the standard snorkel that goes to the airbox no longer fits due to the new intercooler piping.

anybody else installed a front mount like this? if so, what did you do with the airbox setup?

[Tangles]

spend a cpl hundred on maxx's cai & pod, use the now-unused hole under the airbox to draw in air via a front air feed...... would then be a real nice setup, all finished then with loads of cool-charged airflow.

or modify your snorkel to suit..... or sell it to Ska! and metal-fabricate a new snorkel?

Edited June 10, 2006 by Tangles

[FLYSLY]

Can i just ask what front mount did you use and was it a kit?

Did you have to cut holes in the chassis for the intercooler pipes like most aftermarket kits?

I will be getting my STAGEA tomorrow hehe

Edited June 10, 2006 by FLYSLY

[munchstagea]

Alex cut down and re welded his standard snorkel, see if you can find the thread, it might even be in the DIY Stagea section I think?

yep, look here

Cheers

Luke

[Tangles]

Alex cut down and re welded his standard snorkel, see if you can find the thread, it might even be in the DIY Stagea section I think?

yep, look here

Cheers

Luke

Ska will ban your sorry arse if he doesnt get a snorkel soon! nah good luck with it, it can be altered to suit.

Flysly, betcha jumping outa skin - Chris's car will be a top car mate, enjoy it!

And Luke - I reckon you should make up some Stagea shirts, Id love a S insignia on a shirt!

[qikstagea]

yeah he did a gnarly but effective job, using a plastic bucket and glue. very McGuyver... with a bit of mad max thrown in.

Im looking at getting one of maxx's CAI boxes and fashioning a snorkel or something using those fully sic monza pipings that you get from autobarn, leading down to where the old side mount feed is, big gaping inlet in the nismo bar.

[FLYSLY]

Flysly, betcha jumping outa skin - Chris's car will be a top car mate, enjoy it!

Yeah i am really looking forward to seeing it in person and going for a drive in it

[qikstagea]

ahh is it YOU thats buying chris's red RS4? youre gonna love it - will miss the pwr/weight of an rb20det in an s13 though...

is a nice ride that one, dont know who got the better end of that deal, hey. good job.

[munchstagea]

And Luke - I reckon you should make up some Stagea shirts, Id love a S insignia on a shirt!

I'l look into it at some stage Brendan, could be interesting, imagine the conversation point "what's that?" "Ummm, a Stagea logo..." "A what logo!" Ten minute explanation follows "Blah blah blah..." "right, why have you got that on your t-shirt?" "Umm, well..."

Hehe, not sure if I can deal with that but would be pretty exclusive I guess!

Cheers

Luke

[Tangles]

I'l look into it at some stage Brendan, could be interesting, imagine the conversation point "what's that?" "Ummm, a Stagea logo..." "A what logo!" Ten minute explanation follows "Blah blah blah..." "right, why have you got that on your t-shirt?" "Umm, well..."

Hehe, not sure if I can deal with that but would be pretty exclusive I guess!

Cheers

Luke

Yeah for sure.

Id like one... on a jumper and a shirt, maybe beastien's black/red/green logo on the jumper, and your logo on a shirt.

easy to get one printed up locally..... dunno how youd go with legalities, but Id offer you cash for your time and materials to print me some!

5XL please, nice and long for talies not for fatties LOL

[Ska]

I wont be able to use a snorkel anyway, not with my piping going the same place as in the pic above, so no snorkel for me, might look at a pvc elbow and have a below air feed, if I ever get maxx's air box.

[AlexCim]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...dpost&p=1675590

I didnt use glue, i used a soldering iron and melted the two plastics together. Since ive sanded and spray painted the snorkel.

PS. Does anyone have a standard snorkel for sale? I want to get a standard one for when I remove my FMIC kit and selll up.....soooooo maybe we trade EGA41T?

PPS. FLYSLY, If you are in the mood for buying a front mount kit, mine will be for sale in a few months time when the car is fixed. Look in the thread which I posted above. The full kit is good for 300awkw and id let it go with the piping, silicon joiners, clamps, GTR cooler AND a slightly damaged (fixable) front bar reo so you dont have to cut up your one and the cooler also mounts up first thing (mounting points already welded onto the front bar reo)

[66yostagea]

Alex. I've mounted the a/t cooler I got from u. To go fmic willi have to move it caus i noticed u didnt hav the larger a/t cooler. Hmmmm????

[EGA41T]

got any pics of the finished snorkel alex?

[AlexCim]

I mounted my ATF cooler on my a/c condensor using the zip ties, so i am not using the std bracket anymore.

EGA, it looks about the same. You could fix it up a little bit more, but it really doesnt matter. Its very functional.

[EGA41T]

Can i just ask what front mount did you use and was it a kit?

Did you have to cut holes in the chassis for the intercooler pipes like most aftermarket kits?

I will be getting my STAGEA tomorrow hehe

i used the GK Tech kit, and yes i had to cut one hole in the chassis, aswell as the front reo bar.

not too big of a job but it did take me about five hours to do the whole job cos i didnt really know what i was doing, and GK Tech forgot to put instructions in the boxes that the kit came in.

Alex, if you can show me a photo of the finished product then i may be interested

[EGA41T]

well i decided to have a go at modifying the snorkel... here is the progress/results

some of the photos are a bit dark, but you get the idea, it turned out great, looks awesome when there is enough light to see it, and i reckon the pop rivets look awesome

[Ska]

That looks really sweet eh! Well done!

[EGA41T]

i still need to modify the neo cover so that it will fit on, i'll post up pics once ive done it

[AlexCim]

If you are going to put your NEO cover back on, id remove the dust cover from over the coilpacks.

that cover keeps a lot of heat in and can cause cracking in the coilpacks over time.