Horray Finally Have Intercooler

[WA_R32]

Hey,

just installed a FMIC on my 32 and was wondering about the reo bar i was told by everyone that i knew that i had to cut the bar but when i installed it the bar fitted on perfectly in front of it not sure why maybe my reo bar is smaller than most not sure??

anyone else not had to cut the bar??? im a little concerned that i might have not installed it correctly

Cheers

Matt

[NISZILA]

If you install it correctly, then you don't need to cut the reo bar. Its illegal to cut it as it provides reinforcement. A lot of people rush the job and cut their reo instead of working slowly and putting it in right

[WA_R32]

yeah okay i went into my mates work to do it he works at centre ford in the city so we had it up on the hoist and all the air tools it only took us about 3 hours to install the cooler but another hour to cut the front bar and refit it did a good job though i think

[Flash89]

i see on some cars that the reo bar is covering a bit of the top of the core of the intercooler, wouldnt you want as much air going through?? but then again the bumper doesnt have much of a hole for the cooler but if you go aftermarket front bumper such as do luck i think the reo bar would need cutting.

[michael87]

I spent hours messing around trying to avoid cutting the reo, I couldn't find anyway it would fit without cutting it, didn't have to cut much though. The same was done trying to avoid cutting the fan blades but if you lifted the pipe up so that it would clear it would touch the lining on the bonnet. I ended up cutting a square hole to give me a bit more movement so that i could try to make it clear the fan blades but no help.

I was fitting the cooler to my car which is a r33 s1 and at the same time one on my friends r33 s2, i noticed the reo bar was smaller on the s2, but still required cutting.

-michael

[lcy]

hey guys!

talking about intercooler, i was wondering....

i have heard tat putting a bigger intercooler wit out increasing ur boost will cos lag.

current mods are 3" straight thru exhaust wit bigger front n dump pipe + air intake.

stock boost.

any harm to the engine / long term/ short term?

thanks for all the info guys!

[MMM]

hey guys!

talking about intercooler, i was wondering....

i have heard tat putting a bigger intercooler wit out increasing ur boost will cos lag.

current mods are 3" straight thru exhaust wit bigger front n dump pipe + air intake.

stock boost.

any harm to the engine / long term/ short term?

thanks for all the info guys!

no harm to the engine it fine just do it

also theres no way around putting a fmic on without cutting the bar soo f**k knows how you did it

[WA_R32]

hehe in that case if there is anyone who wants me to install their front mount without cutting their reo bar $200 each you supply pipes and cooler :laughing-smiley-014: :laughing-smiley-014: :laughing-smiley-014: just jokes dunno how i did it

it was a bit annoying though having to cut my front bumper but just managed to score a GTR front bar for $150 so im pretty happy bout that

[lach 32]

yeh the later model 32's you don't have to trim the reo bar, well didn't have to on mine, just cleared it, but i geuss it also depends on the thickness of the intercooler.

[WA_R32]

Mine is one of the just jap coolers type 2 and i have a 1989 r32 so it couldn't be because of the year.

Actually i had a prang about a year ago wrote off the front end(wasn't my fault some chick pulled out in front of me in an x-trail) i went to the an auto wreckers in midland and got a nose cut so maybe that was a later model cut??? maybe 92 model

[lcy]

erm.

i got a hks types fmic for the gtt and do i need to take our the reo bar?

need any custom work?

or direct bolt on?

[WA_R32]

erm.

i got a hks types fmic for the gtt and do i need to take our the reo bar?

need any custom work?

or direct bolt on?

you will need to cut a 3 inch hole (depending on the size of your piping) just under the battery for the return pipe not sure how the hks kit fits though never done one of them but i assume that they would be the same as mine depending on what size it is.

You should allow yourself about 4 or 5 hours to do it though

[7yphon]

Depends on if its the HKS one that uses the stock pos for the hoses

[thrtytwo]

i have in tact reo bar too

[WA_R32]

i have in tact reo bar too

hehe maybe you just have to have a 32 and live in canning vale eh jamie what cooler do you have?