1G-GTE styled IC routing?

[thechori]

has anyone ever tried to run the 7MGTE IC piping like that of a 1GGTE? i know it would get pretty restrictive at the TB but the same thing happens in the 7MGTE's IC area, and then we could run a regular FMIC

any thoughts?

(seeing the guy's thread with the 1GGTE made me think of all this)

 

[speed]

damn thats a lot of couplers. take that shit to a welder.

 

[OneJoeZee]

damn thats a lot of couplers. take that shit to a welder.

:word8kn: :werd:

 

[Datsrboi]

I think that would hard since our coil pack is in the way and the cam area is raised up a bit so wouldnt that mean the pipes would hit the hood?

 

[thechori]

not sure exactly what you mean by the cam area but relocating the coil pack isnt too hard

 

[iceberg319]

do we have room or will the pipe hit the hood? looks interesting

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

Suze did it on her mom's mk3 iirc.

 

[BooST305]

i just got a front mount. im gonna try this...anybody done it?

 

[MassSupra89]

IMO that's the only routing uglier than on the stock 7M.

It would be so much easier to run the turbo-to-IC pipe underneath, hidden, and half the length.
The upper half, I could see if you really wanted a conventional IC, but I'd just go through the trouble of a FFIM.

 

[Poodles]

it should fit fine, but it's gonna be tough to get the bend right...

ebay IC piping kits are cheap....try it out and see if it would work

 

[5uprahboy]

:word8kn: :werd:

haha - yeah yeah - there's a few too many. I cant tig weld, and havent had the time to ask a mate to do it

 

[tubbie]

Here you go.....

 

[bountykilla0118]

tub can u post more pics?

 

[thechori]

sweet, yeah more pics would be awesome

 

[bountykilla0118]

To me it looks like that would save atleast a foot of piping ..... Is that stock radiator just painted?

 

[Poodles]

no, looks like the larger CSF radiator that has a stamped aluminum endtank...

 

[thechori]

IMO that's the only routing uglier than on the stock 7M.

It would be so much easier to run the turbo-to-IC pipe underneath, hidden, and half the length.
The upper half, I could see if you really wanted a conventional IC, but I'd just go through the trouble of a FFIM.

well i was considering it because if i (ever) go turbo, i'm going to be starting from scratch; no piping, no IC to start off with, and this idea seemed nicer because i've always liked the way the regular FMICs looked compared to the ones with both inlet/oulet on one side (sounds dumb, but hey we all modify our cars to look how we want them to)

 

[MassSupra89]

I agree on the Intercooler thing... but I think a stock style IC looks much nicer than a big loop over the engine to go into the stock manifold. If you just went FFIM it would look great from the front, AND under the hood :naughty:

 

[tubbie]

Radiator is a stock metal replacement radiator painted aluminum. Looks good though.... :biglaugh:

I don't have anymore pictures. The owner sold off the car several years ago. It was a beast though, dynoed 512 at 14 psi then spit out a piston a week later. It was a $200 junkyard motor while he was building up the full built motor.

It does save a few feet of intercooler piping. Also with the piping being 3 inches, it was a lot easier to route it this way.

 

[5uprahboy]

Radiator is a stock metal replacement radiator painted aluminum. Looks good though.... :biglaugh:

I don't have anymore pictures. The owner sold off the car several years ago. It was a beast though, dynoed 512 at 14 psi then spit out a piston a week later. It was a $200 junkyard motor while he was building up the full built motor.

It does save a few feet of intercooler piping. Also with the piping being 3 inches, it was a lot easier to route it this way.

I'm assuming you've done away with the stock radiator fan then?