Pics of front end W/O bumper cover

[43975]

Any one have a few shots of the front end without the bumper cover on? I'm really looking for shots around the drivers and passenger corners. I'm really thinking about a FMIC I was dead set on a SMIC but after some research the hampster in my head started running on it wheel. I'm looking for areas to run the pipes without cutting the bumper or metal.

 

[TheMAN]

too bad, you're not going to get away with not cutting anything... with the effort in making an FMIC work and not being able to easily go back to stock afterwards made me just go for the "bolt on" SMIC way instead

 

[mazdaspeedwerx]

if you want pics of specific things I take more. this was just on my puter already

 

[43975]

I was trying to look at things with the bumper on and there seems to be space if I go a little under and cut some of the plastic under. I just don't want to cut the bumper itself

 

[mazdaspeedwerx]

oh I dont have the bumper just a reinforcement bar or whatever its called from perrin

 

[StealthWyvern]

Edit: Is this what your looking for?
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3984032&postcount=912

oh I dont have the bumper just a reinforcement bar or whatever its called from perrin

Does your bumper seem to sag a little after the FMCI install?

 

[mazdaspeedwerx]

it did sag but I went back and readjusted everything untill it fit right. I had to have a friend help me to get it right

 

[43975]

Edit: Is this what your looking for?
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3984032&postcount=912
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Actually I'm looking for pics without a FMIC installed with close ups of the areas under the headlights. so I can see where I can plumb the pipes.
I saw some some pics of how the MAM pipes were run and I liked that.

Anyone know where I can just get the MAM piping? Or just the hot side?

For some reason the first pic didn't come up till now

 

[theEZV]

the hiboost piping goes through where the stock smic is, i dont think you have to cut anything

 

[43975]

the cold seems to be the easy side to route. It's the hot side that runs into issues. There is alot of stuff in the way

 

[SeR_Cyclops]

i didnt cut anything with my MAM fmic. someone could do a custom intercooler with the same route.

 

[dstmsp03]

i had to cut right below the passenger headlight, and just to the right of where stock smic was for mine.. not alot though..

 

[sean22306]

Anyone know where I can just get the MAM piping? Or just the hot side?

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123709779

 

[Boosted_Speed]

I Did alot of modification for my fmic

 

[msptn03]

haha dam!! yes u did!!

 

[Jboost]

this is like the 3rd thread you have posted pictures of that thing in. Its to big period end of sentance. you must lag like crazy.

 

[Turbo MP3]

I wish I had decent pics for ya, my routing is quite short, no cutting, but I clocked my turbo and fabbed my own WGA bracket... A lot of extra work, but well worth it in my book, mainly for looks, but somehow I got rid of 2ft of pipe that existed previously...

 

[69RMSP]

Boosted_Speed isn't the fmic abit overkill?

 

[Boosted_Speed]

nahh i dnt think it is

 

[Boosted_Speed]

Boosted_Speed isn't the fmic abit overkill?

well i dont think it is lol its very tempting for somebody to see that in there rear view mirror