I hate my FMIC setup
I hate my FMIC setup I hate it. It sits far back and is blocked my a bunch of garbage. I didn't notice how bad it was until I cut the front license plate holder out. It still has a good bit of the foam in the nose. Are most of you guys taking all the foam out? What do I have to do put it closer up in the nose? damn it.
Originally Posted by KraZy
I took all the foam out, and havent had a problem
I ruin the end of films...
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Lose the foam and the bumper support. They're about worthless for crash protection in these cars anyway. The nose doesn't distort too bad w/o the foam.
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Exactly,
Lose ALL THE FOAM/ BUMPER SUPPORT... I actually shed about 20lbs just doing all that with the FMIC installed. When or if you take all the foam out, have whoever's doing the work weld a "mini roll cage" and brace the front of the nose. Lookin good tho.
J
Lose ALL THE FOAM/ BUMPER SUPPORT... I actually shed about 20lbs just doing all that with the FMIC installed. When or if you take all the foam out, have whoever's doing the work weld a "mini roll cage" and brace the front of the nose. Lookin good tho.
J
I ruin the end of films...
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From: Taking back some video tapes
Originally Posted by Blownramair
Exactly,
Lose ALL THE FOAM/ BUMPER SUPPORT... I actually shed about 20lbs just doing all that with the FMIC installed. When or if you take all the foam out, have whoever's doing the work weld a "mini roll cage" and brace the front of the nose. Lookin good tho.
J
Lose ALL THE FOAM/ BUMPER SUPPORT... I actually shed about 20lbs just doing all that with the FMIC installed. When or if you take all the foam out, have whoever's doing the work weld a "mini roll cage" and brace the front of the nose. Lookin good tho.
J
No deflection here.
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Verdad Gallardo So that black metal my fmic is mounted to is the bumper support? What will I bolt the fmic to when I take that out? Also, will I have to get some more pipe to put the intercooler further up?
I ruin the end of films...
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Mine is mounted to the end of the frame rails. I believe that's what the bumper support attaches to. You can use longer bolts and spacers to move it forward.
Nice. i can't wait until Sunday when I have some time to mess with this thing. I'm going to take the nose off. How hard is taking the nose off? And evaluate the situation. Could I just use longer couplings or more IC pipe to move it up further?
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Originally Posted by mongse
Lose the foam and the bumper support. They're about worthless for crash protection in these cars anyway. The nose doesn't distort too bad w/o the foam.
Exactly. I ruin the end of films...
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Originally Posted by FormulaFire
Could I just use longer couplings or more IC pipe to move it up further?
What kind of intercooler is it and what are the dimensions. The old ATI 3-core I had and the Spearco I have now only needed minor work to attach to one of the existing 3 holes on the end of the frame. I think my Spearco is either 28" or 31" wide.