SUPER CUSTOM FMIC!!! SIDE TO SIDE BITCHES!!!

[superskaterxes]

ok well most of you know ive been working on a custom FMIC for weeks now and i finally got it done.....almost. i received all my pipes and couplers yesterday but they forgot to send my core so i essentially finished the project w/o the core......


here goes nothing..........

STEP 1: REMOVING THE BUMPER!!!!

take off screw and fastener here:


4 bolts underneath infront of each tire:


1 bolt in the next to these 4 towards the middle of the car on each side:


2 fasteners in each wheel well:


1 bolt at the tip of the bumper where it connects to the fender:


slip off each side as shown and lift off bumper. you will need to disconnect any harnesses before u can actually pull it all the way away from the car:


some general under bumper picts:

[superskaterxes]

FINAL PRODUCT PICTS:




























here was my final parts list and what i paid for each item:

2.25" pipe: $13 each piece
1 X L-pipe 18" $13
2 X 45deg bent 18" $26
3 X Straight pipe 18" $39

Silicone Hoses:
2 X 2.25" Straight $8
4 X 90deg 2.25" $60
2 X Reducer from 2.5"-2.25" $8
1 X 45Deg 2.25" $15

T-Bolt Clamps:
18 X 2.25" $36
2 X 2.5" $4
1 X 2.75 $2
1 X 2.0 $2

the core was:
CXRacing INTERCOOLER FMIC 28x7x2.5 $91 shipped

i did have to remove the washer fluid res but i bought another universal one from pepboys for 13. you can transplant the pump from the stock one too so its an easy swap. i plan to put it right infront of the CAI where the old airbox used to be.





please entertain me with questions. im having a friend bead roll all the pipes for me and i will try and take measurements for you guys but i basically just jut to size and testetd and retested. you also have to cut the radiator support just a little (seen in pict) which was no big deal. i made my own BOV flange from scratch so that wasent a problem for me but u can always get a universal pipe with a flange already on it from ebay. i also used heat reflective wrap on the hot pipe that stretches across the engine. that can be found here..

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productde...s.asp?RecID=395

total all said and done it cost me around 350 including shipping. i did however do all the work myself and i had access to a machine shop.

[Unoriginalusername]

+1 for inginuty but engine bay astecics are still worth some IMO lol

[superskaterxes]

Originally Posted by Unoriginalusername +1 for inginuty but engine bay astecics are still worth some IMO lol

funny how u say that, my valve cover is drying as we speak in my basement......


and functionality over looks anyday......

[bnoon]

Originally Posted by Unoriginalusername +1 for inginuty but engine bay astecics are still worth some IMO lol

The only thing that makes it look ugly are the wrapping and that keeps it cooler. Function over form FTMFW!!!

[jweller]

$350 is a pretty good price for putting all of that together. The heat wrap is the only part I don't really like the looks of but I understand why. You can always have it sent out to get it coated by jet hot or something similar. I would have done the top pipe across the valve cover as one piece, even if it did raise the cost.

you're going to dyno it right? hurry hurry hurry!

[Hypnotized]

good job!

[superskaterxes]

FINALLY DONE!!!!!!!!!


wow i am crazy tired. this turned out to be alot more work then i had thought. after i mounted the core i found out that my pipe angles that were leading to the core were a little off and i had to modify some of the pipes. i diddent have to buy any extra piping but i changed my design a little which u can see in the picts. i also had to cut the bumper a little right behind the foglight housings (which you cant see because they are being covered by the fog light covers. i also had to bend the horn bracket to get that to fit with the piping as well. in the end though everything worked out really well and im glad i did it.

driving impressions:
i only drove home from school so i havent really had a chance to get on it but it was holding boost fine so i have no leaks. i also realized that i was heat soaking a little because the "cold" pipe is getting too hot so i am going to wrap the extra heat reflective tape i have onto it and see what happens. i noticed no added lag at all with the system and so far i am very happy.

[gsrtype1]

BADASS!

[Darksun280]

Nice job. Mad respect for doing all that yourself.

[Hypnotized]

i cant see were you have the flange for your bov. Good job on everything!

[Sacrilicious]

kudos to you for having the balls to try that, man...gj!

[superskaterxes]

Originally Posted by Hypnotized i cant see were you have the flange for your bov. Good job on everything!

see third pict from bottom

[Grim]

what happened on the left side of your engine bay?

[kingpin748]

Looks like a lot of work. Great job on the pictures. I get so sick of people posting shitty pictures.

[superskaterxes]

Originally Posted by Grim what happened on the left side of your engine bay?

elaborate.......

[kingpin748]

I think he's talking about the rusty looking stuff.

[BaseballD2]

animals in the engine bay FTL!

[superskaterxes]

Originally Posted by BaseballD2 animals in the engine bay FTL!

lol correct. when i first bought my car it sat in the drive way for about a month and apparently some animals got in my engine bay and ate the shit out of all that heat protective stuff all around the engine bay. WTF RIGHT?

[H3llfir3]

i have the same core, fits really nice does it =]

[MazdaMan13]

very nice

[aragorn764]

good job man

[lestat13]

Holy shit balls! Good for you!!

If you guys agree that the same parts should work for a MS3, I will give this a try

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[Super Unique]

Dude,

WTF do they put on the roads where you live?



that body rot settled in pretty damned quick on the passenger side strut tower....

[superskaterxes]

Originally Posted by Super Unique Dude, WTF do they put on the roads where you live? that body rot settled in pretty damned quick on the passenger side strut tower....

HAHAHAHAHA thats NOT body rot (thank god). some sort of animal got into my engine bay when my car used to just sit and ate the shit out of all the wool firewall protector stuff. its ate the entire hood liner and under belly pan stuff as well.

as far as driving impressions i couldent be happier with this setup, everything is great.

[gtlaw]

Originally Posted by superskaterxes HAHAHAHAHA thats NOT body rot (thank god). some sort of animal got into my engine bay when my car used to just sit and ate the shit out of all the wool firewall protector stuff. its ate the entire hood liner and under belly pan stuff as well. as far as driving impressions i couldent be happier with this setup, everything in great.

damn I thought that was rust too, but your car is pretty corroded. it must have been driven in the snow.

[dukebrown]

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[LateralSpeed]

Congrats man, everything looks great, good job! And lol @ the animals in the engine bay...

[danesti]

you ever solve the coolant temp problem?
let me know!!!

[m4tic]

would any of those universal piping kits on ebay fit the bill for this? and these cores are mad cheap!

[superskaterxes]

Originally Posted by danems6 you ever solve the coolant temp problem? let me know!!!

bought some WW and going to try that tomm. also need to find a way to route some air into there.

Originally Posted by bmorrisj would any of those universal piping kits on ebay fit the bill for this? and these cores are mad cheap!

all my piping was from EBAY but i had to cut most of it to fit. total cost was around 350

[m4tic]

this core looks neat
eBay Motors: CXRacing Intercooler 23x11x3 ECLIPSE TALON DSM Supra (item 330279460804 end time Oct-24-08 17:30:00 PDT)

[BaseballD2]

yeah thats the coat most people go with if your going with the same side piping

[MazMusic]

very nice indeed

[carter8622]

holy shit thank you skater. ive been searching for a way to pipe on my intercooler. the idiot that had my ms6 b4 had no clue what was going on so i have to fix everything. and your post just saved me a lot of headache and hassle....... thank you

[superskaterxes]

Originally Posted by carter8622 holy shit thank you skater. ive been searching for a way to pipe on my intercooler. the idiot that had my ms6 b4 had no clue what was going on so i have to fix everything. and your post just saved me a lot of headache and hassle....... thank you

lol np. shoot me a PM if u need any details

[buddhabum]

I'm doing the same thing right now on my 6 but using 2.5" piping. Had to cut the back of my headlight assembly and part of the bumper support but it will look real close. Weird how your coldpipe was heatsoaking though...

[ZoomZoom09MS3]

Haha mad nice!

[Clean Baldy]

It's been a while since you've done this, how is it holding up? I have been doing research on this as well.

I have only a Cobb AccessPort at the moment and a gutted airbox. I was going to buy a Test Pipe and create a custom FMIC and be done... (hopefully)

[mike8748]

Good job on the DIY FMIC