Intercooler mounting

[K'tara]

I havent gotten that far yet, but I'd like to know of some good ways on mounting an intercooler on the gen3.

[bigbird]

well most people use the rmm lips to give them clearance. but id pm curry, ufoz or tonythetiger if they dont reply to this.

[RedPhoenix]

for me i didnt have an rmm lip. it was hard, i had to cut the bumper support and it eventually fit. i used some metal and bent it to hold it up.



painted it black for stealth

Little work...

[Curry]

We pretty much chopped up my bumper support too.

But we also didnt use the traditional style intercooler.. lol

[CamryPunk]

^ Yeah, when I was considering doing a FMIC on my Camry, I had a Procharger Intercooler from a 350Z kit sitting in my garage that had the similar design. I figured it would be less lag if I had it come out one of side rather than having the piping go out the other end.

[K'tara]

Originally Posted by Curry

We pretty much chopped up my bumper support too.

But we also didnt use the traditional style intercooler.. lol

wow, you might as well just unbolted the metal bumper. But I'll wait to see what are the best ways to put a side to side greddy intercooler on from others.

[Curry]

A really short one should work fine right under the bumper support, you just need to weld up some metal to hold it up. It should fit just fine. The most you will have to mod is the bumper itself which is fine. Good Luck

[K'tara]

Originally Posted by Curry

A really short one should work fine right under the bumper support, you just need to weld up some metal to hold it up. It should fit just fine. The most you will have to mod is the bumper itself which is fine. Good Luck

Yeah, I'm still looking around for a good sized intercooler than can handle between 600 and 800hp for my set up. Trying to find a company that has thick bar/plate design for a shorter cooler than having a large one with thin passages.

[360glitch]

There's always the "get an intercooler that fits" option.

[RedPhoenix]

actually i bought a 5.25 tall intercooler and it didnt fit well. thats pretty fucking short.

[K'tara]

Originally Posted by 360glitch

There's always the "get an intercooler that fits" option.

if you mean get one built to what I need, yeah I have that in mind. Although, the price is crazy, but what the hell...I've spent alot on the engine itself, so might as well spend more.

[Curry]

Yep thats always the best option of the three....

1. Make it fit after about 50 tries
2. Make it fit after 10 tries
3. Drop some cash and get it to fit the first time.

[K'tara]

Originally Posted by Curry

Yep thats always the best option of the three....

1. Make it fit after about 50 tries
2. Make it fit after 10 tries
3. Drop some cash and get it to fit the first time.

Yeah, now I just need to figure out the best mounting spots on the car. I thought about just removing the metal bumper and I've thought about cutting it to fit the intercooler. Removing it is the easiest way in my head, but I dunno yet without actually trying it.

[Curry]

Its really tough to cut through but maybe thats becuase we didnt use a sawzall but a grinder instead LOL.

[K'tara]

Originally Posted by Curry

Its really tough to cut through but maybe thats becuase we didnt use a sawzall but a grinder instead LOL.

I was thinking of using a plasma cutter instead. Alot faster and cleaner. The damn sawzall bits burn and bend so quickly with tempered steel.