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So i have a FMIC, but it annoys me for a few reasons...

1) it does not sit symmetrically in the middle of the front of the car so looks weird

2) piping made of mild steel (painted black) and beginning to rust in some areas exosed to the elements

3) piping rubs on bonnet

4) intercooler has the inlet on the top half of the core, but the outlet on the bottom half of the core, and i'm not sure this is the best for flow...

But its a tube and fin core, which i like...

So i was thinking... i already have many of the modifications done that are required to fit a FMIC such as cut a hole under the battery, trim the fan blades, and move the horns. i've also already cut my front bar to fit a FMIC and won't hesitate to do it again..

So i was tinking of getting a new kit that is tried and tested to work well...

So if i buy a just jap kit for say 500 i could sell mine for a few hundred and i'd be happy with the turnover if it gets rid of the 4 annoyances i have above. plus, add some bling to my engine bay with those chrome pipes :)

So who has one of the just jap intercooler kits? any notes on installation that i should know about?

Speciically, any pictures of any installed?

I have done a search but only revealed that people have had trouble mounting them...

Do they include brackets? and does it mount to stock holes on the car or d you have to drill new holes?

Any advice appreciated

cheers,

Warren

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just installed one on saturday to an R32

only thing that was a real problem was that the angles of the piping on the drivers side was wrong, so it didn't line up..

simple straight cut and silicon joiner (at point where it goes through the body under the battery) and it fit no worries.

cant comment on the mounting at the top of the IC as i welded up my own support bracket as the reo bar isn't being used.

other than that, it seems a good kit for the price

Mines ok but, its not designed to fit the r32's that came with the electronic front spoiler/wing (Type-M ?). I have a new front on mine but still have the mounts for the spoiler/wing and it was a huge pain in the ass as these cause the intercooler to be pushed out so that you need to hack the crap out of your front bar and the grills.. All the paint on my front bar is cracking up, has strange bulges and doesnt sit right because of the extra pressure put on my frontbar. Other than that and quite a few permanently bent fins its a nice kit and performance wise its good. Hmm new turbo or respray, hmmm

You will need to cut a hole (i used a drill) just below the battery. You should be able to mount it on your front bar without making up the bar that the guy above has but then youll have to drill through your front bar, as the intercooler bolts will co-incide with the font bar bolts, so if u are handy, make up the bar.

It is easier to do the installation with the front bar removed, and the front of the car up on some wedges, but is possible without removing it.

Edited by r32 gts-turbo

thanks for the pics! was that the type 1 or type 2 kit?

how does it go with clearance ofthe fan and bonnet? any rubbing?

also, where does the piping start after the turbo? like how much of the stock piping is needed? reason is with my current setup, it has gotten rid of all the factory piping.

hmm maybe it would be easiest to just hand it to a workshop and say "i'll be back in an hour - fit this"

As i mentioned the fan has been clipped, hole under battery already drilled, and front bar cut away a hell of a lot already. although i am using the bumper support still, but that doesn't realyl et in the way much

Really, the only thing would be to mount it put in a nipple for the boost controller...

its a type 2 kit.

no rubbing with the bonnet. and had to cut the fan back a bit but if you have already done that then there shouldnt be an issue. The second photo is where we had to cut it again so we could angle it a bit different otherwise it doesnt line up as Craved said.

snapped two more pics before the battery died lol

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5678/dsc003075in.jpg

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/8466/dsc003086cp.jpg

and thanks for the comment on the front bar, now I just need it sprayed.. and to add the rest of the kit :D

oh fair enough, mustnt have been concentrating very hard when i was replying to your post hehe.

Might as well add that the cooler kit has very nice lips great clips and byadiful hoses. Youll need about 3 additional clips if you dont have the original ones or for added security, my original clips kept losening themselves

so no one thinks im stupid changing from one FMIC to another?

good... thouht i was just being pedantic!

haha do what you thinks best. I'm pretty sure nearly everyone on this forum could be described as pedantic when it comes to their car.

Ive got a just jap front mount though i didnt get the piping just the cooler. Installing next weekend hopefully its better then then the aftermarket sidemount cooler i have.

its alot better than the side mount..

well definatly for me as my fog lights blocked any air from getting to the cooler

edit--

I didnt see you said aftermarket side mount

these kits use alloy piping, go to a place like motorsport connections and buy an alloy nipple, have a sheet metal place weld it on for you...

you cant braze a fitting on alloy..

edit

even easier .. T it into your BOV pressure feed .. done

Edited by Craved
ooooh to true! maybe i can do this myself then??

for sure.... or:

buy a GTR intercooler (or enter brand name here) here from the forums or worldwide ebay, for say $350, spend a few hundred dollars on a quality pipe kit, grab 4ply silicon joiners and excellent 'bolt' clamps (enough for double) and do it yourself.

good fun, and roughly the same cost.

perfect for your particular setup :cool:

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