I finally got the pics of my FMIC install on my laptop and I thought I'd throw some of them up for you guys to see. My friend Joe did some fabricating to create a unique bumper support that would hold my IC. The dimensions of hte core (without endtanks) is 24"x9"x3" and yes I did have to trim the bumper to fit the piping as you can see on the driver's side. Overall this was a fairly difficult and tedious job mainly because 6061 aluminum is pretty hard to weld in a driveway with a MIG welder. The bumper support was modded and reinforced, then resprayed, I think it may be even stronger than it was before, I had about 500 pounds of people standing on it and not an centimeter of flex. Joe also made a bracket for the intake and for where the SMIC was deleted. Needless to say Joe did an awesome job!
Now for the last and hopefully final question I have for people with a FMIC setup. How did you get the hot pipe around the high pressure AC hose? We are having a hell fo a time bending the metal ends of the hose without snapping them. I'm thinking I might have to get a custom one made because my pipes are right in teh way of the stock route.
Now for the last and hopefully final question I have for people with a FMIC setup. How did you get the hot pipe around the high pressure AC hose? We are having a hell fo a time bending the metal ends of the hose without snapping them. I'm thinking I might have to get a custom one made because my pipes are right in teh way of the stock route.
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This spearco intercooler I have is just about the same size.
I would love to dyno this thing and see what type of power I am getting out of it but I dyno'd my car stock a year or so ago and got major pinging so I am afraid to do it since I don't have the cashflow for any type of management at this point. I will hopefully be getting the Corksport S-pipe and a custom 3" back from the S-pipe with high flow cat and 1 resonator by the end of September to pair up with the FMIC and intake. I feel like the FMIC/intake probably gave 10-15 whp maybe, it definitlely spools quicker and a lot louder. With the exhaust/s-pipe I could see 180 or so whp and if I get some kind of management over the winter or next year and raise the boost to 10 psi or so I would hope I could break 200 whp, that is my goal. I do a lot of commuting and I just want something that will get up and go when I need to but still be comfortable and reliable. 
