I just put mine on and I left the bumper support on....wondering if those of you that have an aftermarket FMIC left yours on or not....heres a pic of mine but kinda makes it look small....wondering if it will effect performance since it does cover a good 1/4 of the cooler....if any1 could post up pics of theirs it be great...this is the AMS FMIC...

 

I had to remove mine, but thats because I have the C-West front.

 

i took mine out, i dont even have an after market IC, Fu<ker weighs like 35 pounds

 

lol!! yea that b!tch was heavy i was like wtf?!? im debatin of whether i should take it off or not but DAMN! puttin on/taking off the front fascia is a b!tch!!

 

mine( turboxs) has 2 ways w/ stock bumper. no crash bar or no undertray. i took out the crash bar since i have a gialla front anyway.




this is w/ the original bumper and the crash bar still on but no undertray.( i lost the lower lip in an accident):

 

Mine is still in, the risk associated with the -35 lbs is just not worth it imo...Granted above 30 mph it wont help THAT much but still...

 

well it doesn't do **** anyways, my last car was totaled from the front and i was only going 5 miles/hour(the other chick was doing about 20

 

My point exactly.. if this is your daily driver especially.... leave it on.... your side rails become super UNsterdy which can F*#$K you in the end. Up to you if you wanna take it off... but i wouldnt.

 

the new intercooler is so damn heavy , it is my " new alluminum bar and plate design crash bar!"

 

I wouldn't want to ride in your car.

 

Totaled is a vague term for this incident. Were you hurt? 25 is not slow plus the added momentum of two cars would be much greater than the momentum of one at 35. To verify how bad your "total" was we would need to know wether or not your insurance company deemed your car expensive by their standards based on mileage, paint shop work, overall condition and worth. The front bar is worth it if its your DD.

 

I have the buschur deluxe, still retain the support, but I've been too lazy to cut up the undertray to put that back on. It looks like quite a bit will have to come off.

 

how about this, they called me and said it will be $20,000 to fix it, total is def. not a vague term. insurance did total it

 

I got $27,000 for it at 33k miles

 

Wait a minute...... The AMS FMIC Weights 35 lbs? How much does the stock weight? What about Buschur? Is that heavier? Please someone just let me know how much they weight and if it help their performance in any way.