Universal FMIC into my LC

[SalSheikh]

guys, i purchased this item from ebay for the tidy sum of £65 delivered:

and have so far cut the crash bar to allow room for it to fit, here you can see the 3" outlet

pics of the core

some more pics

i used some steel straps from B&Q here to hold the intercooler in place and bolted it top and bottom

i decided to paint the fmic black to give it that stealth look

i also had to use some 3" to 2.5" 45 degree silicone reducers.

from my measurements, i should still be able to retain the fogs

tomorrow, i am hoping to put the wheels back on and go to my local exhaust place and get them to mandrel bend some pipes for me.

i have to manage to fit the Forge map pipe in the pipework somewhere!

i will post more pics of the progress when i can.

 

[Dione J]

Looking good, have seen your car before In Asda Small Heath

 

[sambryant]

sal that cooler is massive, i hope you dont get too much lagg.

 

[andy_lang]

What are you doing for pipe work etc?? guessing as its a universal fmic youl need all custom metal pipes?

 

[DannyC87]

What are you doing for pipe work etc?? guessing as its a universal fmic youl need all custom metal pipes?

tomorrow, i am hoping to put the wheels back on and go to my local exhaust place and get them to mandrel bend some pipes for me.

i have to manage to fit the Forge map pipe in the pipework somewhere!

i will post more pics of the progress when i can.

 

[andy_lang]

Hummmm, Think ill get an FMIC made for the cupra - sounds like alot of effort and im lazy! hehe

Hope it goes well bud, nice big coooooler!

 

[TubbyTwo]

thats a large one!

watching this thread

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Not knocking it but those brackets look naff!

Could you move the cooler up so the top outlet goes under the headlight like the Forge kit? would make the pipe run smoother.

If cooler is lower then cross member you will struggle to get bumper on.

 

[DJ-LIAMC]

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Dont forget to take out the old smic ,
good work keep it up.

 

[SalSheikh]

Looking good, have seen your car before In Asda Small Heath

the one and only time i was there!

i went to Rainbow Polishing to drop off my rocker cover and inlet manifold.

 

[SalSheikh]

regarding the brackets, they were only temporary and have been realced with some more permanent welded ones.

you cant move the cooler too high as the bumper wouldnt fit, the forge ones have the outs lets at the very top and bottom of the cooler, on mine they are too central.

the pipework ws a bit of a nightmare to fit due to mating it with the forge map pipe, it way too long and had to be cut down.

sadly, i mot probably will have to lose the fogs, but will work at it.

here's a pic of how it looks currently:

 

[sambryant]

regarding the brackets, they were only temporary and have been realced with some more permanent welded ones.

you cant move the cooler too high as the bumper wouldnt fit, the forge ones have the outs lets at the very top and bottom of the cooler, on mine they are too central.

the pipework ws a bit of a nightmare to fit due to mating it with the forge map pipe, it way too long and had to be cut down.

sadly, i mot probably will have to lose the fogs, but will work at it.

here's a pic of how it looks currently:

sal thats looking much better im so glad you got rid of the old fixing
pipe work looks real good.
good job

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

That looks loads better! will the bumper go on ok with the cooler that low?

 

[Mo Arif]

Sal, you can help me fit mine now bro

 

[GregM]

It's threads like these that make me want to cancel my holiday and spend the money on things like this

 

[oldskool]

Sal, you can help me fit mine now bro

i was gonna come to the conference this weekend in green lane, couldve given you a hand but had to sort a few boost leak issues out up here.

 

[SalSheikh]

bumper does on ok, have had to 'break away' some plastic trim from the inside of the bumper where the brackets are sitting.

i think to get the fogs to fit, i would have the change the silicone hoses from 45 degree bends to 90 degree bends and make the piping go under the fog light (appears to be enough space).

As i have to collect the wife and kids from the outlaws tomorrow (Yorkshire) and i will have to make sure everything fits ok for now. i will keep you guys updated on how things go.

R33f, would love to help you fella, let me get mine sorted out then hopefully i can advise you on what you need to make life a bit easier.

 

[everitt1980]

Fitted the same one to my cupra about 14 months ago. I fixed it higher so that the top cooler pipe went under the headlight. Works a treat too with no more lag really.

 

[SalSheikh]

are you sure its the same one? i didnt think there would be enough space for it to fit that high?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

My first cooler was bit bigger then that and I mounted it level with the bottom of headlights so I'd say you could move it up quite a bit and run pipe under headlight if you wanted.