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hey guys im just installing my front mount and i cant find any where to bolt the top of the intercooler to? just wondering where any of you guyys have bolted it to? And another thing ive got a do luck front bar that eill be goin on soon, i tryed test fitting it today and have found out that it hits the reo bar by a fair bit. ill have to pretty mmuch have to cut it the same width of the front mount at the front, are you aloud to cut the reo bar or is it yellow sticker material if i cut it. my dad seems to think that your not aloud to cut it.

any help will be great <3

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post pictures of your front mount and possibly the front end of your car also so people can suggest things you can do, fmic kits can differ in mounting points from one to another

most kits ive seen bolt onto the bottom of the radiator support via brackets and also onto the reo bar, also via brackets

i have seen cut reo bars pass the pits, just dont cut it so far that it makes it flimsy, theres no need to go that far

theres no way of installing the fmic without cutting it anyway, only cut whats in the way pretty much, common sense

well GTR re-inforcement bars are quite different

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/V5MA.../Picture006.jpg <- pic gtr front end (note it even has holes for n1 vents which also make it even more weaker)

by cutting the lower part of the gtst front reos, your ultimately making into the shape of a gtr one, i will admit however, the gtr intercoolers are tucked in abit more closer due to the obvious fact that factory design of the gtr front cooler is better than the aftermarket install of most kits going around.

with abit of custom work you can reduce the amount that you need to cut but people dont cut their reo bars for fun, its obviously the only way to do it given the size of intercooler being fitted.

dont be afraid, just do it, some cars dont even come with reo bars from factory, eg s14's

Gtr coolers also sit a tiny bit lower than afrtermaket kits and are on a slight angle at the bottom end.

yes it is illeagal to hack up the reo bar but as long as you've taken lil bits out so the fmic sit nice and snug some pit inspectors will turn a blind eye towards it.

but Hanaldo and snozzle are right depends on what type of cooler you have.

Surely the reo bar on GTRs is made of a stronger material... ?

Mount it to the radiator support/bonnet release support....or get a more narrow intercooler and hang it from the bottom of the reo bar, intercoolers that big are overkill for Skylines, and even more pointless if you're going to run 1.5 metres of pipe back around the engine bay to the factory intake plenum, that amount of air flow just isnt needed unless you're running some 25psi monster (then who'd be asking the question on SAUWA...)

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well GTR re-inforcement bars are quite different

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/V5MA.../Picture006.jpg <- pic gtr front end (note it even has holes for n1 vents which also make it even more weaker)

by cutting the lower part of the gtst front reos, your ultimately making into the shape of a gtr one, i will admit however, the gtr intercoolers are tucked in abit more closer due to the obvious fact that factory design of the gtr front cooler is better than the aftermarket install of most kits going around.

with abit of custom work you can reduce the amount that you need to cut but people dont cut their reo bars for fun, its obviously the only way to do it given the size of intercooler being fitted.

dont be afraid, just do it, some cars dont even come with reo bars from factory, eg s14's

hi, have been reading abot coler setups.. i have a gtr reo on my gtst, will i have to cut the reo at all if i use a aftermarket cooler, or should i just get a gtr intercooler?, the tanks on the ends bent back, im a bit confused on what to use with the piping to link up to that. thanx if someone could help out..

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