FMIC Install ?
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:47 pm
Just got my piping kit for my FMIC. Gonna give it a go fitting it. any pointers ? any one done it?
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RE: FMIC Install ?
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:57 pm
make sure you have plenty of cutting wheels for your grinder
RE: FMIC Install ?
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:02 am
Dnt like the sound of that ????????????
RE: FMIC Install ?
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:45 am
Where didi you get the pipe work from ?? g
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:42 pm
Take out the grills. This is the easy bit. I took the headlights out too, they look expensive to replace.
Take off the bumper. This is bit of a leap of faith as you have to rip it from the plastic "teeth" in front of each wheel arch. There are two long bolts reached from inside the grill apertures and a couple of screws in the wheel arch.
Remove the AC fan, the bracket, the shrouds and the iddy biddy side mount intercoolers.
I used a 9" grinder and a 3" grinder to cut the insides of the bumper to fit.
Fix the intercooler in place. Add the pipework.
Fit the bumper back on. Bumper off. Take the pipework off again, move the intercooler, curse the pipework, refit the intercooler, remove it, curse it, hit it, refit it and the bumper.
You do this several times, each time moving the intercooler or shaving a bit more bumper off. Stop when it gets dark.
FMIC DONE.
Take off the bumper. This is bit of a leap of faith as you have to rip it from the plastic "teeth" in front of each wheel arch. There are two long bolts reached from inside the grill apertures and a couple of screws in the wheel arch.
Remove the AC fan, the bracket, the shrouds and the iddy biddy side mount intercoolers.
I used a 9" grinder and a 3" grinder to cut the insides of the bumper to fit.
Fix the intercooler in place. Add the pipework.
Fit the bumper back on. Bumper off. Take the pipework off again, move the intercooler, curse the pipework, refit the intercooler, remove it, curse it, hit it, refit it and the bumper.
You do this several times, each time moving the intercooler or shaving a bit more bumper off. Stop when it gets dark.
FMIC DONE.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:45 pm
Grizz, Got the pipework from CX Racing in the US. Looks pretty good?
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:49 pm
is it on yet carl?
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:53 pm
Great work spen. Ill be using this tomorrow 
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:30 pm
Not yet dude. Gonna tackle it later. Looks like a work up to me?quattronutter wrote:is it on yet carl?
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:53 pm
Pics of kit from CX Racing.
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:34 pm
you will need to alter the pipes they not a direct fit well thats what happend to me
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:45 pm
Is that all the pipes? Grizz did say that it might need jigging about?
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:51 pm
should of been one more metal and a 45 degree silicone hose. I had to cut some of the metal pipes and use silicone pipes to make up the pipes to fit, they are not like mrc ones. also had to get metal beeds welded on when I cut the pipes or it just pop off when boosting
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:10 am
Musty, those are the new-style pipes.
CXRacing copied them from JHMotorsport ones.
This kit should fit like a charm.
Cheers
CXRacing copied them from JHMotorsport ones.
This kit should fit like a charm.
Cheers
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:48 am
Im hoping they fit like a charm... Fitting mine on Fri the 2nd... hopefully in time for the MRC barbcue.