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Old 02-20-2007, 12:23 PM
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Default How to mount intercooler on EK?

i have a 28x5.5x2.3 intercooler and the SRE piping kit, im trying to figure out how & where im going to mount the intercooler, ive seen people mount them under the bumper reinforcement bar but i dont see how they are mounting them there

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Old 02-20-2007, 01:19 PM
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zip ties



but seriously for me I had drill two holes in the bumper suport and bolted it up.


Zip ties will work though just go to home depot and get those heavey duty ones, the intercooler is not that heavy at all.
Old 02-20-2007, 02:11 PM
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haha, nice zip tie idea
Old 02-20-2007, 05:10 PM
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Being as though you intercooler is only 5.5 in tall you should be able to drill into the bumper support and bolt it up. My old JRC intercooler was 6in tall and I did it that way. No ground clearence issues here.
Old 02-20-2007, 05:47 PM
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so just drill from the top down through the support and find some really long bolts that match the threads on the intercooler?
Old 02-20-2007, 06:43 PM
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here's one way to do it that worked for me. put it under the support, where you want it, zip tip it in place to hold it there. mark the holes, cut the zipties, remove the intercooler, drill the holes, and bolt that bitch on.
Old 02-20-2007, 07:14 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LSVTECTURBO-EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">here's one way to do it that worked for me. put it under the support, where you want it, zip tip it in place to hold it there. mark the holes, cut the zipties, remove the intercooler, drill the holes, and bolt that bitch on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly what I did.
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i made some tabs and welded them to the support then drilled a hole. but the precision intercoolers have a tapped hole already.
Old 02-20-2007, 08:38 PM
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looks like im not the only one rockin the zip tied intercooler



just to let you know, i did drill and tap holes, and it IS properly bolted up, i just didnt feel the need to cut the ties, since you cant see them with the bumper off. plus a little added safety doesnt hurt
Old 02-21-2007, 06:48 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LSVTECTURBO-EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">here's one way to do it that worked for me. put it under the support, where you want it, zip tip it in place to hold it there. mark the holes, cut the zipties, remove the intercooler, drill the holes, and bolt that bitch on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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this is how I eventually did mine
Old 02-21-2007, 10:31 AM
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when you drilled holes and bolted it on, did you get some long bolts that ran from the top of the support to the bottom?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TunerShark &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when you drilled holes and bolted it on, did you get some long bolts that ran from the top of the support to the bottom? </TD></TR></TABLE>

nah, i just used a tap to thread the holes, and screwed a regular 14mm bolt on each side. holds just fine
Old 02-22-2007, 05:42 AM
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hmmm im confused, how did you get in there to screw the bolt into the intercooler? the bumper support looks like this right [] just a steel bar hollow on the inside
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Default Re: (TunerShark)

drill through the bottom of the bumper support.

The bumper support is hollow, you can stick your hand in each side, this is how you put the bolt through.
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The biggest disappointment, is all you guys running around without black zipties.
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i would get some L brackets made and welded onto the intercooler, then just drill a hole thru the bracket to the reinforcement beam and stick a bolt through. that's how i had mine setup. i don't think i have a picture though, mine was 6inches tall only.
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Big Thick Zips worked for me
Old 02-22-2007, 09:21 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stackk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Big Thick Zips worked for me </TD></TR></TABLE>


h00k3d on fonics werked fOR ME!!!!

my intercooler:


my intercooler now on my car:

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^^ i like how that fits
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yeah considering that core is 5" deep I was worried about it fitting but it fits better than any intercooler ive ever had. Dr. Napier on here made it.
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Cool placement of the bov. Never seen that before.
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actually theres been quite a few like this, usually from what ive noticed, its race cars. You usually can see it though, mine is hiding, teehee
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here is my fat intercooler mounted on my ek hatch babyy

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h00k3d on fonics werked fOR ME!!!!

ok i'm sorry for not saying Ties after Zip "Zipties" better???[QUOTE=stackk][QUOTE=SPOOLINmatt]



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