New direct replacement FMIC kits done...
New direct replacement FMIC kits done...
Alright! New style intercoolers are done. Just finished it up and the car is going back together as I type this. Going to run the car (new RS) pretty soon and want to do it with the new parts we have developed instead of what we have already tested. We are going to call this the Standard FMIC. The other we will refer to (the old design) as the Deluxe FMIC.
Here are the details on the Standard intercooler kit we just finished.
EXACT SAME CORE AND TANK DESIGN as our Deluxe FMIC kit.
Undertray fits perfectly with no cutting or reforming needed.
Kit uses the stock intercooler plumbing or any other plumbing that will fit with the cars stock front mount.
Some things that I do want to point out. The front of the car, in the center has two small mounting screws that pass through the wire mesh, neither of these kits re-use those to mounts, means nothing. As a matter of fact I hate the way the factory has that wire mesh pushed back and bent to access those two screws. We cut the small tab off the back of ours on both of our EVO's and straightened out the mesh so it is flush all the way across, looks a ton better. The lower i/c pipe going from the turbo to the intercooler has two mounts on it, one of them (the one on the side of the core support) has to be taken loose and left loose to line everything up. If you were motivated you could drill a new hole in it and bolt it back down, it is a useless second mount that we just left loose on our car.
This new Standard kit is going to sell for $650. We can start welding them together as soon as we get orders for them. Intercoolers and such are instock so the wait will not be long.
I want to point out what you get extra with the Deluxe FMIC kit:
Lower i/c pipe that is 20" shorter and has 5 less bends in it, includes bolts, gasket, SS pipe and SS flange.
Additional transition coupling needed to install it.
This Deluxe kit is MUCH more time consuming on our part to build, probably takes about an additional hour to build. The tubing and transition couplings are expensive and that is where I am justifying the drop in price.
Here are the details on the Standard intercooler kit we just finished.
EXACT SAME CORE AND TANK DESIGN as our Deluxe FMIC kit.
Undertray fits perfectly with no cutting or reforming needed.
Kit uses the stock intercooler plumbing or any other plumbing that will fit with the cars stock front mount.
Some things that I do want to point out. The front of the car, in the center has two small mounting screws that pass through the wire mesh, neither of these kits re-use those to mounts, means nothing. As a matter of fact I hate the way the factory has that wire mesh pushed back and bent to access those two screws. We cut the small tab off the back of ours on both of our EVO's and straightened out the mesh so it is flush all the way across, looks a ton better. The lower i/c pipe going from the turbo to the intercooler has two mounts on it, one of them (the one on the side of the core support) has to be taken loose and left loose to line everything up. If you were motivated you could drill a new hole in it and bolt it back down, it is a useless second mount that we just left loose on our car.
This new Standard kit is going to sell for $650. We can start welding them together as soon as we get orders for them. Intercoolers and such are instock so the wait will not be long.
I want to point out what you get extra with the Deluxe FMIC kit:
Lower i/c pipe that is 20" shorter and has 5 less bends in it, includes bolts, gasket, SS pipe and SS flange.
Additional transition coupling needed to install it.
This Deluxe kit is MUCH more time consuming on our part to build, probably takes about an additional hour to build. The tubing and transition couplings are expensive and that is where I am justifying the drop in price.
So if it's the same core and doesn't require mods to the undertray it must sit higher, right? How much higher? Is this a concern with blocking air flow to the radiator? And if it mounts higher, will it still fit properly with your upper IC hard piping?
I'm glad that you are offering this for those of us that can't SCCA-legally bend/trim the undertray. I sold my Buschur FMIC because of the necessity of those mods, but I got more than $650 for it. Hmm...
EDIT: As far as the lower piping, does the inlet face the rear of the car as on your original style? I'm wondering how that would work with conventional aftermarket lower IC piping (like the AMS piping).
I'm glad that you are offering this for those of us that can't SCCA-legally bend/trim the undertray. I sold my Buschur FMIC because of the necessity of those mods, but I got more than $650 for it. Hmm...
EDIT: As far as the lower piping, does the inlet face the rear of the car as on your original style? I'm wondering how that would work with conventional aftermarket lower IC piping (like the AMS piping).
Last edited by EVO8LTW; Sep 22, 2004 at 01:09 PM.
EVO8LTW,
The kit will work with our upper i/c pipe still. The intercooler does sit higher, sits where the stock one was, actually still a little lower than stock on the top dimension. The two holes in the bumper/fascia that we opened up on the Deluxe kit for more air to the intercooler are now blocked again from the FMIC like it is stock. The inlet faces straight out to the side of the car on both ends. This should allow the use of any other aftermarket plumbing with this kit.
We will be making a new lower i/c pipe for this kit too in the future.
oOOo,
It isn't that our old FMIC didn't fit correctly. It fit exactly how we designed it, more flow to the radiator, shorter routed plumbing. This intercooler is just what people are asking for, a large direct replacement kit that required no modifications to the undertray.
Pics are coming.
David Buschur
www.buschurracing.com
The kit will work with our upper i/c pipe still. The intercooler does sit higher, sits where the stock one was, actually still a little lower than stock on the top dimension. The two holes in the bumper/fascia that we opened up on the Deluxe kit for more air to the intercooler are now blocked again from the FMIC like it is stock. The inlet faces straight out to the side of the car on both ends. This should allow the use of any other aftermarket plumbing with this kit.
We will be making a new lower i/c pipe for this kit too in the future.
oOOo,
It isn't that our old FMIC didn't fit correctly. It fit exactly how we designed it, more flow to the radiator, shorter routed plumbing. This intercooler is just what people are asking for, a large direct replacement kit that required no modifications to the undertray.
Pics are coming.
David Buschur
www.buschurracing.com
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Dave,
So can i use the lower intercooler pipe from your previous kit with this new kit. I am interested in the intercooler, but was also wanting the lower intercooler pipe with it as your first kit.
So can i use the lower intercooler pipe from your previous kit with this new kit. I am interested in the intercooler, but was also wanting the lower intercooler pipe with it as your first kit.