fmic + zip ties
07-11-2006, 11:54 PM
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fmic + zip ties Well.. I hated the way my fmic was done. There was still foam and the bumper support blocking atleast half the intercooler. That couldn't be good for the air flow. So I took the nose off and ditched the foam and bumper support. The IC was mounted to the bumper support. I soon realized that the only brackets were at the top and bottom of the IC. And there was nothing close to bolt it to. So I had to use zip ties.. Yes zip ties, to attach it at the top. I've been thinking about getting another FMIC.. Should I go A2W? Or stay with A2A.. The only thing steering me away from this is the headaches with piping fitting right w/ the new intercooler. It's a decent sized intercooler I have now. Pretty big, but could be bigger. Or should I just have some brackets welded on the side of the intercooler?? Cause then it would bolt up nicely!
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Originally Posted by FormulaFire
Well.. I hated the way my fmic was done. There was still foam and the bumper support blocking atleast half the intercooler. That couldn't be good for the air flow. So I took the nose off and ditched the foam and bumper support. The IC was mounted to the bumper support. I soon realized that the only brackets were at the top and bottom of the IC. And there was nothing close to bolt it to. So I had to use zip ties.. Yes zip ties, to attach it at the top. I've been thinking about getting another FMIC.. Should I go A2W? Or stay with A2A.. The only thing steering me away from this is the headaches with piping fitting right w/ the new intercooler. It's a decent sized intercooler I have now. Pretty big, but could be bigger. Or should I just have some brackets welded on the side of the intercooler?? Cause then it would bolt up nicely!
If it's really bothering you that bad, make a bracket that connects from the bottom of the radiator mount and use that to secure the bottom bumper mounts.
