Fmic Installs

[KURAUN]

On an R33 the lower part of the reo covers half of the cooler, as does the front bar (S1) . The reason for cutting is to optomise air flow into the core.

yeh but with a standard bar the bar covers the reo anyway so there is no point in cuting it

wether you cut the reo or leave it the bar will block the airflow for where you have cut the reo

so it makes no difference

the only reason you would need to cut the reo if you had an aftermarket bar witha massive vent at the front and you would see the reo

but then your risking strength for appearance for looks, either way its your decision

[nitestalkr]

Why not just get their kit that goes back into the stock side piping?

Less fitment problems

Less legality problems

All round win-win

looks like cock..

win-win-lose

[SS8_Gohan]

wouldn't it just look like any other FMIC once installed??

[i2icho]

Just got the JJ cooler today looks very awesome, cant wait to install it tommorrow should be alot of fun. But i guess talk to me tommrrow when im cursing and my opptomisim has gone.

Still i must say the kit looks Great and im glad i didnt buy a cheapo $180 one off Ebay.

I have to say the guys at Just Jap are awsome and their customer service is 10/10

Should be good fun, Everyone likes a project.

[adam-__-]

wouldn't it just look like any other FMIC once installed??

Sorta... Here's a picture of abu's car with a FMIC kit which goes through standard piping holes. Hope he doesn't mind.

Edit: Forgot to throw a kit which doesn't go around so you can compare...

Edited June 6, 2008 by adam-__-

[R31Nismoid]

looks like cock..

win-win-lose

lol someone be tripping... It looks the same as any other intercooler.

It has a core, it has two end tanks and two outlets going off to the two sets off pipe down

The rest is covered up by a front bar, unless your a west-spec muppet and run around with no front bumper, because hey, thats cool too

Adam - thats not a stock front bar either

Id imagine choice of front bar would dictate many factors, cant have a kit that works with everything

[SS8_Gohan]

reckon this front bumper would have more room to avoid cutting? i guess i have more room down low, but yeah, as others have said... it would mean the pipes would be out of whack then i guess...

if i mounted it lower, would that mean i'd have to weld like an extension to the end of the pipes going to the stock positions? i reckon i could get an exhaust shop to do that

[CAJFLY]

i have a cooler with the inlet and outlet at the same ends as each other. both on passenger side

[adam-__-]

lol someone be tripping... It looks the same as any other intercooler.

It has a core, it has two end tanks and two outlets going off to the two sets off pipe down

The rest is covered up by a front bar, unless your a west-spec muppet and run around with no front bumper, because hey, thats cool too

Adam - thats not a stock front bar either

Id imagine choice of front bar would dictate many factors, cant have a kit that works with everything

Ah, didn't realise we were talking about standard bars.

reckon this front bumper would have more room to avoid cutting? i guess i have more room down low, but yeah, as others have said... it would mean the pipes would be out of whack then i guess...

if i mounted it lower, would that mean i'd have to weld like an extension to the end of the pipes going to the stock positions? i reckon i could get an exhaust shop to do that

With that bar, I would assume that the reinforcement bar would need cutting if you're using the standard GTT reo bar. You could probably use a GTR bar, but how often do they come by...

Edited June 6, 2008 by adam-__-

[SS8_Gohan]

yeah, standard GTT reo. So really, it doesn't particularly matter what front bumper it is, it's the reo that's the problem??

would a bit of fiddling with the end of the pipes (where they go to the stock airbox, etc) allow a position whereby the FMIC is NOT touching the reo??

[adam-__-]

It's just that when you get an after market bar, you'll have to chop the reinforcement bar for it to fit tightly and look good. The part I circled would be thinner than what the reinforcement bar really is so you would cut the reo bar so that you won't see it. Hope that made sense.

I'm not too sure about the 34's, but in my 32, there were no problems with the reinforcement bar so I can't really say about adjusting pipes, etc.

Edit: Forgot to attach pic.

Edited June 6, 2008 by adam-__-

[SS8_Gohan]

nothing was cut when i got the front bumper put on?? genuine plastic east bear bumper, maybe why it was a perfect fit...

So it looks like this guy has removed his reo bar

Just taking a stab, but if your FMIC was hitting the reo, looking at this pic, could you just fabricate up another bracket to make it sit lower??

[adam-__-]

Hrmm, after taking a look at the installation steps for installing a FMIC kit on an R33 in the link below, most of the cutting would be for air flow. The little chop he did was for clearance, but I reckon you would be able to just 'tilt' the core back so that it clears. I think that's how I would've installed mine. Bend the piping around so that you can just tilt the intercooler back to have it not touching the reo bar.

If you've got the front bar you're happy with then I don't see a problem with the reo bar when fitting an FMIC at all.

http://hiprollc.com/installations/gtskit.pdf

[~R33AzzA~]

Fark having NO reo. This is a pic of my setup. It is not a cooling pro kit, but the same style. I used a HKS cooler and BLITZ pluming. I had to mod the cooler by welding on a cast bend.

[moobaque]

Fark having NO reo. This is a pic of my setup. It is not a cooling pro kit, but the same style. I used a HKS cooler and BLITZ pluming. I had to mod the cooler by welding on a cast bend.

I have done exactly the same thing with my reo (well bought a second hand one to mod so i still have my original)

This is one of the Blitz LM kits that use the stock piping (returns to the passenger side)

then with some serious cutting to the front bar it fitted up quite nice

If you didnt want to cut out the center part of the reo with this cooler there was still some slight etching out of the reo required so that it wouldn't hit the end tanks.

[i2icho]

got the cooler on then went to put all the piping on and cut the hole in the guard and i can tell you now its a absolute prick the holesaw i bought is tottaly sh!t house and wouldnt cut butter, so dam anoyed right now, looks like ill be giving up for now

[R-SPEC]

dunno if its the same with all coolers but i installed my arc turnflow front mount all by myself didnt need to cut anything and it was very straight forward

removed front bar>removed smic>bolted in the fmic>connected the pipes>put front bar back on

[i2icho]

yeah im starting to wish i had bought a stealth kit which hooks up to stock pipping would have been way way way less of a headache. o well off to bunnings for a good holesaw and then i can continue the job i started yesterday.