I dont see how im suppost to install the intercooler without doing any cutting. I was told i dont need to cut anything but i think i do... ill get pics in like 5mins






Modified by central_driver at 11:22 PM 5/22/2007

 

Wow.. Hold your horses! Are you trying to install an intercooler on a non-turbo'd car?? If so, don't do it.

But if you're not, it depends how the intercooler piping is set-up. Pix?

 

get pics
sometimes you gotta cut sometimes you don't
it depends on what intercooler you have

 

 

mount it to the under side of the bumper support (that metal thing) with the bolts threaded into the intercooler, try to bold the bumper up, if it is off a little trim the backing to the black grill insert thing shave it down and it should bolt up wither that or you need to cut into the bumper support

 

there is no holes in that front support thats why im like wtf... im gonna have to drill and cut... ??

 

 

any help.... i was told i didtn need to cut or anything maybe my front bumper in between the fog lights but nothing with the car... but i dont see how that will go on without drilling 2 holes to push those screws there then cut the top of the support so i can tighten the screws down...

 

Do you have a turbocharger?

 

dude are you serious? of course how do you think the intercooler is held up? drill a hole, in the support, then get a small pieace of metal put it in sideways so it doesnt fall out of the cole and tighten the nut against the meatal pieace and bumper support and intercooler it will stay there

 

thats next but im trying to learn how to do this myself without having people do it for me and pay for the labor so might as well find out how im gonna install this intercooler first

 

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What's the world coming to when kids think that parts just magically stick on their car?

 

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So you're installing the most optional part of a turbo kit before you even have one?

 

thats what i thought i kne wi would have to drill holes in the frotn support but i was told i didnt have to by people so i just wanted to no exactly what i had to do.

 

with the first t kit i have ever done i took a top mount from some shitty *** volvo, thats the easiest one to mount, start pieacing it together you're doing fine

 

i mean if your that set against drilling, if youve got enough velcro.......

 

when they say no cutting/fabbing, they mean you don't have to hack up your car to make the thing fit.

Even if you buy piping that is specifically made for your car it doesn't always fit right depending on where YOU have everything in YOUR engine bay. Not every setup is exactly the same, not every setup puts the turbo in the same location.

So when they say no cutting/fabbing, they mean you will not have to seriously alter you car to make this fit, but usually YOU WILL have to drill holes or some small **** to make it fit correctly.

remember this always...........

 

Wait until you actually have a turbo charger, riding around with an intercooler and no turbo is just... No.

 

ok its an idea to fix it but if you are ready to do it so ???

i will make some drawings for you and send it so you can bolt it without drilling .
but you have to me a bracket..

Just give me some time i will ma a drawing for you.

 

you could just go top mount if you REALLY dont want to cut into your car, hell my firend modified a stock dsm sidemount to a top mount, thing is you have to ride with no hood or a fat wrx scoop or your intercooler is just going to becuome a heatsink and take some power away


heres what i mena by top mount

 

i have a friend of a friend that has all the tools and has installed a turbo on hes hatch before and hes gonna help me out. I have all the piping and yea i see what u guys mean the piping fits but its so tight its a bitch to get on. and its real tight against the radiator hose because instead of going threw the hole where my cold air intake goes it goes right under the radiator

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by central_driver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a friend of a friend that has all the tools and has installed a turbo on hes hatch before and hes gonna help me out. I have all the piping and yea i see what u guys mean the piping fits but its so tight its a bitch to get on. and its real tight against the radiator hose because instead of going threw the hole where my cold air intake goes it goes right under the radiator</TD></TR></TABLE>

your a loser.. go slap urself.// who puts on the fmic before anythign else.. then drive around and everyone will be like ohhhhhhh man he gots a turbo..

 

ya get a longer radiator hose if you have something against them touching... but its no big deal

 

i just wanna get everything cut and drilled. I gotta do it no matter what sooner or later. why not do it now when i have time?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by central_driver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">any help.... i was told i didtn need to cut or anything maybe my front bumper in between the fog lights but nothing with the car... but i dont see how that will go on without drilling 2 holes to push those screws there then cut the top of the support so i can tighten the screws down...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Since its an oem part, it will bolt right up..... Just kidding, your going to have to cut, weld, and possible make brackets.