Cut the bumper support to expose my FMIC more..
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- MazdaSpeed 6
dude common the engine is not going to end up in ur lap if he just cut out a relativly small part of the support out...
also i think the idea for the expanding foam is good..+1 on that.
cant wait to see this updated.. and ill prolly do it too.
PerformanceRacing
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Dr. D is right, most cars are only rated for like 5-15mph.
Friend's dad hit a tree in his Corolla at about 30mph, or less. The beam was bent badly and looked like he was goin 60+
Friend's dad hit a tree in his Corolla at about 30mph, or less. The beam was bent badly and looked like he was goin 60+
PerformanceRacing
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Oh, I've decided to modify the stock grille, will purchase a new one or if anyone has an extra please PM me, with black mesh.
For one thing, it's a sizeable chunk of the structure.
Did you even look at the diagram on page 2 that I posted showing how that part distributes collision forces in the crumple zone from the front and distributes it around the engine?
I don't you guys appreciate what amount of shock a frame absorbs and transmits. Impact shock, shear shock, elastic shock and so forth. I will echo a statement that pointed out recommending going to a very competent welding shop to have a box welded to at least shore up the piece, but even that won't have any guarantees of performing as well as the stock piece.
Just because it was bent badly, doesn't mean that it didn't do its function properly as part of the crumple zone.
To me it just boils down to this: Is a couple of degrees of cooler air charge worth the peace of mind?
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PerformanceRacing
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I am new here, but not new to the online community. I have been on 6club since 2003, but doesn't matter lol
There's nothing to fix reallly.
There's nothing to fix reallly.
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- MazdaSpeed 6
ok im gonna show u some support here since everyone is pretty much bashing u for doing this..im doing it as well over the winter so u wont be the only one who has done it... may i point out that most DSM's with the big FMIC's dont have the front crash bar on the car at all.. ive seen about 7 myslef that dont have it.. so this cutting isnt so bad compared to other cars and what they have to do.i mean u couldve just removed the whole crash bar, probably would make the car handle better..but u cut it, not so bad IMO
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PerformanceRacing
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I not the first to do this either. I knew if I posted this, I would get opinions and comments, that is part of the reason I posted it, no worries.
I don't care about 'structural integrity' because the impact is not significant.
I don't care about 'structural integrity' because the impact is not significant.
i agree!
ATE BALLER
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Likely stronger. Kind of like putting a crimped edge on sheet metal. Deffinately harder to bend. With more horizontal surface area, an impact would be absorbed more by the bar, and not be redistributed to the rest of the structure.
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oo i thought u were the first to do it on a speed 6.. who is the first?..
PerformanceRacing
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Member whoosh, I am not sure is he is on this forum or not,but his FMIC is similar to that of CP-Es.
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oo ok.. hes on here.. i think yours looks better i dont like the sleeper look.. its good to see what both options look like though
Well it looks like ass... sorry. Maybe look into a different front bumper for the car that hides the sides of that intercooler, and you probably aren't pushing enough boost to need the rest of the fmic anyways... but to each his own. Another option you have is to paint the intercooler black to go more stealth.
chriscecc914
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who gets in front-end collisions anymore anyways? lol j/k
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