Mounting FMIC
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MA70_Powa;1087129 said:well I just saw mine mounted up last night finally and it fits perfect without any cutting required.. I'll take a pic once I get my car going (should be by sunday)
BTW I painted my FMIC black too but just used some brake caliper paint... seems fine to me
not to sure if the brake caliper paint was a good idea, i have heard only to use a paint made for a radiator so it does not decrease the intercoolers efficiency
Got Boost?;1087180 said:
It's just the shape of the bracket I used, the IC sits right in front of where the AC condensor used to be on my car and right behind the crash support brace, which will have the center of it cut out and re-welded again so air will flow THROUGH it and into the top part of my IC.
i used 2 L 90dge brackets welded them to the top of the rebar and for the bottom just for a rod to hold it up works great, but you dont see the top of the IC since its covered by the rebar. IC 24x12x3
IJ.;1086873 said:Variation on a theme I wanted it to be "sleeper"
I think we demand more pics of your Supra in general.
ILikeCarsYesIDo;1087540 said:
He has his own thread dedicated to nothing BUT pictures of his car...
IJ.;1087248 said:
Ooh ok. And if I'm not mistaken, that's about the general area where the Turbo A duct would be, correct?
starscream5000;1087358 said:
Right. So the S-shaped bracket, sorta mounts like so?
(front view)
-- --
|____________|
|_intercooler__|
They are bolted down to the top little mounts on the core then out to the stock locations?
arizzle;1087530 said:
i used 2 L 90dge brackets welded them to the top of the rebar and for the bottom just for a rod to hold it up works great, but you dont see the top of the IC since its covered by the rebar. IC 24x12x3
Do you have bigger pics of that one and other angles? Kinda hard to tell when the pic's a little small.
So the brackets that everyone's using, are they aluminum pieces/strips that you can find at a typical hardware store or what? A friend mentioned running to Home Depot to grab some strips of aluminum and bending those to fit, but I'm not sure how strong that would be to be able to hold up the IC just in case something happens.
Jake - Did you have to drill holes into the rails to mount the IC?
Alex, yes, for the 4" I had to notch the bracket... I see some people remove it, and thats dumb... Simple grinder with a cutting wheel and remove a triangle section and your good to go... I can get pics if needed... Good luck...
Jake
Jake
well, I finally got my IC mounted using 90* L-shaped door brackets from Home Depot. It's sitting at an angle much like how the stock one was, but in doing so, we realized that the tow hooks would be in the way of the intercooler pipes and removed them.
So....tow hooks, do you guys still have'em? Either still stock or an alternative form. I have a feeling that I may need them in the future, so I'd like to know what you guys did.
So....tow hooks, do you guys still have'em? Either still stock or an alternative form. I have a feeling that I may need them in the future, so I'd like to know what you guys did.
IJ said:
Definitely low key.
Does the paint have any positive or adverse affect on the IC's thermodynamic efficiency?
SB: I would be lightly neg but the thing is so huge it's unnoticable.
150c Compressor discharge temps
26c TB side
150c Compressor discharge temps
26c TB side
