Best Way To Pipe Front Mount Intercooler?

[jUsT-dRiFt-iT]

Ive just bought a R33 GTS25t and its got a front mount intercooler on it but its been put on real dodgy lol..they have used the standard holes where the standard side mount pipes go through and then ran one of the pipes under the engine and then around to the other side of the intercooler and they have used a piece of like plastic box pipe..the pipe is really low to the ground and scrapes all the time if im not careful. I want to re-pipe the whole thing and was wondering which was the best way to pipe it. I was thinking of the front facing inlet plenum option by getting my factory one modified but i heard that it starves the 6th cyliner..i dont want to go the extent of buying one of those g-reddy ones for $1300. Any ideas or links very much appreciated.

Where the two pipes go through.

Where the two pipes come out.

The stupid plastic pipe that goes under the car.

The other end of the plastic pipe where the pipe loops around and joins up to the intercooler.

Edited May 20, 2007 by jUsT-dRiFt-iT

[siddr20]

Can you post up pics of how they have done it?

and then from there we can help you out!!

[jUsT-dRiFt-iT]

Theres sum pics but they are not the best. I was thinking of putting the pipe over the top and down by where the window washer bottle is but i cant c a hole where i would put the pipe through..would i have to cut one??

[InterCooL]

yeah you have to cut one

most kits use a pipe that goes up on that side, requires cutting a hole and usually trimming of the fan blades as they just touch the pipe

the plastic piping looks like stock intercooler piping that you find in s13's

[SiR_RB]

proberbly cheaper and easyier to just get a new just jap front mount kit.

[jUsT-dRiFt-iT]

Whats a just jap front mount kit? I wanted to keep the same intercooler though.

Does anybody have any pics of how its done when a hole is cut in the other side??

Edited May 20, 2007 by jUsT-dRiFt-iT

[foznice]

Just Jap kits are from "just jap".. www.justjap.com

You can get entire kits for under $400 now I believe. Keep in mind that when cutting the hole, you can get yourself in strife with the law.

[fEkuaR]

Wow... whoever did that certainly made a mess. You can piping kits though for almost the same cost you can get a whole kit from Just Jap as mentioned earlier they are a trader on this forum check them out.

[InterCooL]

yeah u can get piping kits from ebay for $200. kits with intercoolers from $350 from justjap

but for $200 you could probably go to a performance piping place and get them to just make the one pipe that is required and install it

[jUsT-dRiFt-iT]

yeah i think the best option might be to go to a performance shop ay..i mite do that this week..

[Birnie]

That is unbelievably low!

I'm sure that would be illegal too as the 10cm height rule that the cops use when checking exhausts, allpies to any part of the car doesn't it? It's just that the exhaust is USUALLY the lowest part.

[Sheng]

just jap hybrid ones ftw

try to get delta fin..if not tube and fin

[jUsT-dRiFt-iT]

I wanted to pipe it over the top so that i could use the hole to let in cold air because i want to box my pod aswell.

[jUsT-dRiFt-iT]

Does anybody have any pics of where they cut a hole for the intercooler or anything?

[RBwhatever]

Does anybody have any pics of where they cut a hole for the intercooler or anything?

You mean the hole on the driver side of the car? Just under the washer bottle.

[jUsT-dRiFt-iT]

yeah thats wat i ment lol..i ment to say intercooler piping

[LatinR33]

Just want to mention its come to my attention that installing these kits can cause legal problems with insurance etc because your not allowed to cut into the chassis or reinforcement bar which you need to do to fit these kits. Correct me if im wrong. sorry for hi jacking but something to consider when piping your fmic.

[RBwhatever]

Just want to mention its come to my attention that installing these kits can cause legal problems with insurance etc because your not allowed to cut into the chassis or reinforcement bar which you need to do to fit these kits. Correct me if im wrong. sorry for hi jacking but something to consider when piping your fmic.

Thats true. Depends what state your in and how strict they are etc. Although you can get such modifications approved by getting an engineers certificate/report and getting the car mod plated.

I spoke my insurance company and they said, "as long as the modification is road worthy and they have been notified of the modification, then they'll cover you for it." This may not apply your insurance co though.

[Link]

Im looking to get mine fitted

I bought the fmic off a forumer, and want it piped to the stock piping for legality reasons

Can anyone suggest someone in the syd area who can fabricate and fit?

[InterCooL]

Im looking to get mine fitted

I bought the fmic off a forumer, and want it piped to the stock piping for legality reasons

Can anyone suggest someone in the syd area who can fabricate and fit?

most exhaust shops will do it. go and have a talk to them

in south sydney there is a shop called (or was called) performance manufacturing who specialised in computer bent thin walled aluminium piping. unique stuff and good pricing too. however they are a bit slow cause they are a performance car shop, used to no deadlines. pm me for more details if u require them