Intercooler Installation

[antonio]

Ive looked all over the forum and many others.. So i thought id ask you guys..

Im installing a fmic on my 32 this weekend, Im just wondering if anybody has any steps to go by.. Ive had a look without removing my front bar..

And it seems like im going to need to Relocate the horn.. And that i mite need to cut my bar a bit from the inside... Will i need to cut holes to allow the bigger Pipes to go thru.. Ive bought a Piping Kit.

Is there anything else i should prepare myself for, or have read.. ei. Drills/Grinders etc..

Hope ive put in enough information..

Thanks -antonio

Edited July 27, 2006 by antonio

[GtstCoupe]

ok depending on what kit you have it will vary difficulty wise

but yeah a good set of screw drivers ,grinder and a few cutting discs

you will need to make a hole about 2.75icnh above the rail ,not that hard but

but if you have a turn flow cooler you wount need to worrie about that.

but yeah look its pretty easy once you lay it all out . mount the cooler first

and the try a pipe fron the turbo side and make sure it fits ok ,if not just keep adjusting

it untill such time, oohh and you need a tap mesure 4 sure , i would allow 2 days to do it

and modifing you bar etc. horn go up on the bonnet catch , just small bit of customissing

to be done, but look just take you time and make sure you have some one there to help

as it is hard trying to hold 3 things at once...

good luch with the install.

if you get lost there is many pics of 32 and 33 which are really the same

to install on here with then done ,just search 4 em

[Taso84]

basically the best way to do it is:

Find out exactly where the hole is meant to go, drill it with a drill and use an angle grinder to make it smooth.

Remove front bar, measure how much u need to cut or find out from the net and then mount the cooler onto the front support bar.

Put bar back onto car and mount the piping

Thats about it.

Also u might need to reconnect a vacuum hose that was attached to the cold pipe b4 the plenum on the stock pipe, this may not be the case tho for r32.

PM if u got nemore questions

[Taso84]

Oh yea and allow for a few days coz trust me something will go wrong

[JaseR33]

Just a question re: reconnecting the vacuum hose before the plenum ( the hose that gets pressure for boost control and actuator)

Any problems with mounting it on the plenum as my pipe has no nipple to mount off? I know many ppl are doing this but will the vacuum on negative boost do any damage to the actuator or boost controller?

Cheers

[Taso84]

Just a question re: reconnecting the vacuum hose before the plenum ( the hose that gets pressure for boost control and actuator)

Any problems with mounting it on the plenum as my pipe has no nipple to mount off? I know many ppl are doing this but will the vacuum on negative boost do any damage to the actuator or boost controller?

Cheers

U can reconnect it to the vacuum hose that comes of the actuator. I did it and have no problems