Do Yourself FMIC w/treadstone fmic

[I Love Brownies]

alright guys here is the journey i decided to take with my fmic. since i have DJ (Djuosteisn) local he convinced me to go custom for a fmic and he would help me out and do the welding.

so the first step we had to fit my huge flipping core. this is it TR10 Intercooler- TREADSTONE PERFORMANCE

so with this in mind we had to fabricate our own mounts to mount it up.

I have pics somewhere of this will post em if i find them. we ended up cutting the crash bar in half to even fit the core flush to the top/bottom of the bumper.since the crash bar was cut and exposed to rust i spray painted it with an anti-rust black paint. we mounted the core upside down and ran the piping both hot and cold sides above the fog lights. we also had to cut the front bumpers crashbar cover (its that black piece on every bumper and the grill or whatever you call it. it was a personal choice to maximize airflow for the IC

from there i had a box of 2-1/2 inch aluminum piping that i had to fabricate all my piping from. mostly straight pieces and i think two j bends. the more bends you have the easier the fabrication will be.

so i went to home depot and bought be a miter saw with a steel cutting blade. oh and a good set of files

from then we started to attack the cold pipe and we would use duct tape to tape the fabbed pieces together and put a sharpie mark on the pieces of pipe to show where they had to be lined up to be welded. i just ordered a hks flange pipe to place coming off the TB.

as i was fabbing up this kit i wanted to keep the shortest most efficient route of the piping. i know CX racing takes the hot pipe and sends it down by the oil stick. i decided to send it down by the powersteering lines and passenger headlight. its a tight fit but it works

From there i routed it under the windshield wiper tank with a 90* coupler. The only thing i had to relocate out of everything was the horn. sorry for the dirty engine bay.
i think the second pic has a clean engine bay shot. also one shot is the hot pipe going down right behind the passenger light and over the PS lines

let me know on feed back and if anyone wants to take this route i will be more then happy to send more detailed photos and give any advice.

enjoy

[Alpha]

That thing's HUGE! Isn't that excessive? Good to like 600+HP or so?

[DSIT995]

Really like the HUGE open grille look......

My open grille makes my CX fmic kit look kinda dinky

Welded pipes look really nice!

Edit:
just for comparison, here is a pic i took of my car today, with an open grille.....

[djuosnteisn]

Originally Posted by Alpha That thing's HUGE! Isn't that excessive? Good to like 600+HP or so?

Eric's going BT very soon, so it will hopefully be quite utilized.

Plus.... low pressure drop isn't a bad thing. Hard to do over kill on intercoolers IMO. If you have the room for big... go big

Originally Posted by DSIT995 Welded pipes look really nice!

Some of those weld sections were pretty difficult lol. That one booger welded section will be replaced with a proper bend once we order some more pipe.

[I Love Brownies]

here is the big turbo
Garrett 60-1 stage three turbine with a twin scroll .78, vband
good for 550

[PapaSmurf]

looks nice man, that intercooler is a beast!

[thejackel16]

wowsa - great stuff!

[I Love Brownies]

i did this entire set-up for around 420 dollars.

[triplejumper18]

Originally Posted by ms307nm i did this entire set-up for around 420 dollars.

Smoke em if you got em!

[I Love Brownies]

Originally Posted by triplejumper18 Smoke em if you got em!

done and done

[TRex]

DJ would be interested in fabing more pipes for us...? i want to go with a godspeed core but i am really disappointed in the options of diy pipes...

[djuosnteisn]

Hmmmmm...... Prossibry..... prooooosssssiiiiiibbrrrrryyyy.


Routing like eric's? I'd need something to mock the pipes off of, and make a jig.

[TRex]

yea....so it looks like this routing is flopped right? most of the time the hot pipe goes in on the drivers side and that means the cold side is really long...with a shorter cold pipe that means less potential for heat soak right?

[driver311]

Damn bro I like both of your guys cores. Im also a fan of the bigger cores. On the srt4s we use 24x12x3.5 cores. This looks very similar. I thought about buying one of these cores and doing it like this but ended up just doing this. Similar size just more length and less height. Looks great bro.

[D-Rick21]

Nice job guys! I wish there was someone around here that could help me get put together a fmic. $420 is a lotttttt cheaper then the $1,185 cp-e is asking for for their fmic. Even with the 20% off it's still $948... Again, nice job with the custom setup!! I hope it stays working well and there aren't an issues with it!

[driver311]

$1200 really!!!!!!! does it come with carbon fiber piping? LOL

[TRex]

so really.....do we not have to worry about pressure drop with such aa huge core

[Boostaholic]

Oversized ic core, fully vta bov... I'm guessing u used to have an srt4?

[I Love Brownies]

Originally Posted by driver311 Damn bro I like both of your guys cores. Im also a fan of the bigger cores. On the srt4s we use 24x12x3.5 cores. This looks very similar. I thought about buying one of these cores and doing it like this but ended up just doing this. Similar size just more length and less height. Looks great bro. yeah man thanks it really turned out nice. no boost leaks your fmic looks good to man. hopefully my new top mount twin scroll setup will really utilize its size. although my reworked k04 does a pretty good job for now. i will be hitting the dyno next friday.

Originally Posted by D-Rick21 Nice job guys! I wish there was someone around here that could help me get put together a fmic. $420 is a lotttttt cheaper then the $1,185 cp-e is asking for for their fmic. Even with the 20% off it's still $948... Again, nice job with the custom setup!! I hope it stays working well and there aren't an issues with it!

no issues whats so ever. no boost leaks or blown couplers. im running 18 psi and never have to worry about heat soak ever again. heat soak blows lol

Originally Posted by TRex so really.....do we not have to worry about pressure drop with such aa huge core

no my reworked k04 right now is really happy now with this core. but im going BT very soon so it will be well utilized.

Originally Posted by Boostaholic Oversized ic core, fully vta bov... I'm guessing u used to have an srt4?

no neon sorry man. just trying to make power on this platform. i needed a big intercooler for the turbo im putting on. garrett 60-1 twin scroll

[djuosnteisn]

Lot's of rumors about large IC's causing turbo lag and stuff... But when you calculate out the increase in volume over stock, and how many CFM the motor is flowing at various RPM's... you'll realize that it only boils down to like 100 milliseconds of difference.

IMO, there really isn't any harm in going big. It's like saying something is too efficient.... which is just silly.

[I Love Brownies]

yeah i really have no turbo lag. dont see a change from the stock tmic

[CheezIt]

that is one massive intercooler.. I'm assuming that there's no way to do it without keeping the stock grille on?

Damn.. if only I had the skills to do this. Would sure save a lot rather than buying the $1.2k Cobb or cp-e one

[I Love Brownies]

Originally Posted by CheezIt that is one massive intercooler.. I'm assuming that there's no way to do it without keeping the stock grille on? Damn.. if only I had the skills to do this. Would sure save a lot rather than buying the $1.2k Cobb or cp-e one

you could have kept the stock grill on actually it would have just blocked some of the airflow since the IC is so big. yeah this is a good set-up i really have nothing bad to say about it.

[i8urgti]

that ic is ginormous, very sweet bro

[nosaccordh22]

did you have to relocate anything or modify many brackets etc?

That's a huge intercooler, I love it haha.

you guys should seriously consider doing this as an IC kit and sell it on here!

[I Love Brownies]

well the most modification is cutting the crash bar on half to fit the ic

[djuosnteisn]

Originally Posted by ms307nm well the most modification is cutting the crash bar on half to fit the ic

This is true, and considering i welded the mounting tabs directly to the oem (half) crash bar, it's not something that can be simple "bolt on".

[qtrmile beast]

Welcome to the TREADSTONE FAMILY!!!

[amoosenamedhank]

Charles, do you have a picture of the pipe routing with the bumper off?

[qtrmile beast]

Originally Posted by amoosenamedhank Charles, do you have a picture of the pipe routing with the bumper off?

i can get it... I can even do a how to if you would like...

[djuosnteisn]

Damn good family to be a part of:


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[I Love Brownies]

treadstone family FTMFW!

why DJ how shinny your end tanks look

[amoosenamedhank]

Originally Posted by qtrmile beast i can get it... I can even do a how to if you would like...

Nah, I just got mine mounted up... but my core is about half the size of yours. haha... so I was just wondering how your pipe routing differed because of it.

Actually you should do a 'how-to', I've noticed it is a subject that is lacking on the MS6. There are a few threads showing some parts and maybe 4 completed photos. I bet a lot more members would be willing to try a FMIC if they had the confidence of a step by step.

[dooderek]

yeah i really wish i lived near you guys. all we got here in so cal is a white supremicist, an overweight urugian and the assorement of colored people

[Docnox]

Originally Posted by amoosenamedhank Nah, I just got mine mounted up... but my core is about half the size of yours. haha... so I was just wondering how your pipe routing differed because of it. Actually you should do a 'how-to', I've noticed it is a subject that is lacking on the MS6. There are a few threads showing some parts and maybe 4 completed photos. I bet a lot more members would be willing to try a FMIC if they had the confidence of a step by step.

I put mine together in my room lastnight haha. I had to see how she's gonna look.

[I Love Brownies]

custom ftmfw docnox. what core are you running again?

[Docnox]

Originally Posted by ms307nm custom ftmfw docnox. what core are you running again?

Actually, mine's altered customs, so it's made for the car. Just got it at a custom price. My core is cxracing, not treadstone though.

The core is 20x8x3.5, overall 30 in length.



I left the pipes covered so I won't scuff 'em up. I'm painting my bov flange today too but you get the idea.

[I Love Brownies]

shit looks good man. im surprised they used so many couplers in the application

[amoosenamedhank]

Looks great Docnox! With that bottom section cut out of the crash bar, it should all work out pretty good!

You might have to get a little spirited with the dremel and the fog light housing.. but they still have the outer covers to snap in place so you can take quite a bit out of them.

[Docnox]

Originally Posted by ms307nm shit looks good man. im surprised they used so many couplers in the application

Yeah I just have to cut one of the pipes. The only problem is I don't know which one haha (no directions). I guess I'll figure it out on install day.

Originally Posted by amoosenamedhank Looks great Docnox! With that bottom section cut out of the crash bar, it should all work out pretty good! You might have to get a little spirited with the dremel and the fog light housing.. but they still have the outer covers to snap in place so you can take quite a bit out of them.

Thanks, that's what I'm hoping for. I'm still waiting to see yours with the bumper back on.