jeremy.

i noticed alot of people here cut the grill of their front bumper....even though sometimes their intercooler does clear. do you do it to get more air there or make your intercooler more visible? thanks....

Bulldogg83

more or less for the bling affect!

egturbo

umm u do it cuz u have to. i do it cuz my intercooler makes me. lol. intercooler won't fit without the grill out of the way. easy as that. i dont know y people do without having a fat intercooler.

thaiphob

For my car i didnt have to cut the grill. fit just fine

incogNitto

I had to cut my grill, but I ended up painting my intercooler black and putting a Grillcraft grill there for both protection and a sleeper look.




Modified by incogNitto at 6:03 AM 4/17/2004

USDM 4G VTEC

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me too!

M.A.R.C.

yah i cut mine out because i mounted my i/c too far forward ::

Rory Breaker

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I did the same thing So I had to chop off some of the corners of my bumper...oh well!

98gsrTEG

i had to cut alot more than the front gril to fit my damn intercooler. i tryed to keep the grill, but it would take alot of close cutting

Teg4e

I only have that dinky DRAG intercooler, but I still had to cut out the entire grill and remove those metal cylinders from both sides of the bumper, too.

Plus.... it looks hella tite!!!!

98gsrTEG

yeah i forgot those corner light brackets. my turn signals are duct taped on right now as i am trying to find a permentant fix for them

E Swift

Mine fit fine without having to cut it out, but I still decided to cut it out eventually anyways.

sydag5

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Teg4e &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I only have that dinky DRAG intercooler, but I still had to cut out the entire grill and remove those metal cylinders from both sides of the bumper, too.

Plus.... it looks hella tite!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

I had to do the same on my car too. Except I didn't have any metal cylinders to cut. But 99 front with the DRAG intercooler and I had to get rid of the entire grille. Oh well. I think the DRAG FMIC looks the best in that front end with no grille so i'm happy. If it were a 96-98 front, which I used to have, it would be a different story.

MikeMAN

gotta show off that bling bling intercooler that you just paid a grip for!

mike

nsxmatt

For the same reason you get good looking rims or other cosmetic addition. I like the look of a bling front mount. Heck nobody notices it anyway

Nextelbuddy

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mike</TD></TR></TABLE>

agreed. when you have a 31x12x8 you tend to want to show it off. or at least i do.

Jdm93civic

i got a quick question lets say if u get a intercooler have no grill but u want to spray it black...wont spraying it block the flow thru the holes or no?

egturbo

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jdm93civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i got a quick question lets say if u get a intercooler have no grill but u want to spray it black...wont spraying it block the flow thru the holes or no?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont think it'll block the air going through the fins. people paint them for the sleeper look or theives/cops keep away look. personally i wouldnt paint it but now that cops are being faggets here in cali i might have to.

MikeMAN

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agreed. when you have a 31x12x8 you tend to want to show it off. or at least i do. </TD></TR></TABLE>

you know it, plus...it keeps ricers away (well, maybe not...but it CAN be a deterrent to some)

mike

MiraiZ

I personally like the stealth look...besides, the rest of the car speaks for itself so I don't need a big intercooler poking out of my my bumper to show my potential

Alchemist

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Yeah I had to cut out the entire grill with my drag intercooler on my 98 Integra. I think that it looks tight, but its definately saying "Steal Me, steal me...Pull me over..." . You could have just cut off half of the bracket with a dremel and you'd still be able to mount your turn signals.

JDMCRX

iTrader: (2)

Looks tight love it

My friend just misted flat black paint over his look soo sleeper.



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nsxmatt

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MiraiZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I personally like the stealth look...besides, the rest of the car speaks for itself so I don't need a big intercooler poking out of my my bumper to show my potential


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Doesn't the "Turbo" sticker 6 inches from the painted IC take away from the Stealth look?

boosted_dc2

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Doesn't the "Turbo" sticker 6 inches from the painted IC take away from the Stealth look? </TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what i was thinking too

Landon

jeremy.

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