I picked up some used Evo X goodies locally and didn't notice the bent hanger on the left side. Looking at all the stock pictures of the FMIC here on the forums the left hanger should be horizontal like the right side.
Does anyone know the best method of getting this strait without ruining the inter-cooler? I was thinking heating up with a heat gun and slowly applying pressure but wanted opinions first.

 

Take a pair of pliers and slowly bend it back, should be fine,

 

Yea, Just used a pair of pliers and bent it back.. =P

 

i doubt a heat gun would get any metal hot enough to bend what couldn't be bent with normal force.

 

Thanks everyone.
I'll try it when I get home, the metal just seemed thin and I didn't want to tear it using a lot of force.

 

Just go slow and be careful, if you notice it starting to crank stop. If it breaks, any place that can weld aluminum can fix it. Honestly even if that hanger broke it wouldn't be the end of the world, the two brackets on the bottom plus the other hanger and piping will hold it in place just fine as well.

 

My hangar was bent upon arrival of my Evo X FMIC and it's still bent. Didn't need it cause the 3 other mount points.

 

Yeah last night i turned it upside down on some towels and just used a little muscle and it bent back into shape , thanks guys.
I also noticed the left hanger unscrews (I'm guessing for easier mounting)

 

Idk why it unscrews, but I do know that it is the only part of the entire intercooler that is NOT aluminum. Found that out the hard way trying to anodize my first EvoX FMIC