i recently got a b18b and for xmas im going to buy myself a turbo kit, probably the rev hard stage 2 kit but the only problem i will encounter is the intercooler. i wont be boosting high (15psi at the VERY most) so i dont need a huge intercooler and i dont want to have to cut any part of my grill or bumper and im not getting rid of my fogs cuz i know it will work somehow and i doubt the intercooler that comes with the kit will fit.

ive heard some ppl buy a certain fmic and just flip it upside down. i dont want to wait for xmas to have to worry about it, i want to have it figured out and put on before new years. any help is greatly appreciated. thanks

 

no love?

 

how big is the grill? maybe a JRC? my SSAC isn't too big. i think your problem won't be so much of the IC, but the IC piping.

 

Its not christmas???

 

i'd like to know also

 

do an advanced search on ebay for the seller etd108. he has an intercooler that is 28x8x3.5 i think??? anyway the in/out is offset to the top/bottom. it looks like it would work from what ive measured on my front bumper with fogs. but the grill will have to go.

 

i wanted to keep it as "sleeper" as i could especially cuz of theives, thats why i dont want to cut the grille.

 

maybe a jrc 6inch classic ->johnnyracecar.com

 

so i guess its in the piping? will i have to get custom piping?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kyles ej1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so i guess its in the piping? will i have to get custom piping?</TD></TR></TABLE>

most likely

 

weak! im gonna be buying a kit that comes with the piping, could i possibly take it to an exhaust shop and just have them bend it or somthing?

 

i just bought a back door intercooler with hopes of putting my fogs back in one day. Gonna have to cut out some metal behind the bumper, but it should work

 

i dont think its the core so much but the piping that would have to be custom to be able to keep your grills/fogs

 

It mostly depends on the in/outlet location on the endtanks. You want them on the bottom.

 

ive read ppl buying the end tanks on either the bottomr or top (i forget which one) and flip it upside down

 

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Yeah any FMIC will fit fine, its the piping you need to worry about. You want the piping as low as possible to fit under the stock fogs.

My old f-max FMIC and f-max piping fit - i was able to keep the stock fogs. However with my new PTE FMIC and custom piping i cant. I could prolly redo the piping to fit it - i just havent had time. Just gotta keep the piping as low as can be.

liam

 

wont it hang lower than the bumper then?

 

Get an SRT4 intercooler. Its backdoor and worked with my fogs on my ek. Less piping and didn't have to cut the grille either.

 

I used a JRC 8" with endtanks on bottom, 2.25 in/outlet, then used 45 degree couplings to make the piping go under the fog lights. I had to remove bumper support to fit the 8" intercooler.

If you go under the fogs, the problem is that 2.5 piping is too wide and will not fit behind the bumper.

Another solution:

flip intercooler upside down so entanks are now on top, they will clear fogs just fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kyles ej1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wont it hang lower than the bumper then?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No...they fit just right under the fogs and the bottom of the bumper line. The piping on this intercooler in the picture is at the bottom of the FMIC, and goes right under the fogs.



liam