So I take off the oem fmic and get ready to install the AMS one, only to find out that the holes don't line up at all.

The oem holes are vertical and directly behind the fmic... while the AMS mount has them horizontal and outwards.

I included a pic incase I made no sense

Help please!

 

if i remember correctly when i did my friend's install of the ams fmic... there is a spot under the car where you can actually screw it in with the nuts and bolts provided...

 

So it's the right intercooler right? I was thinking they gave me the wrong one....

So is this the part where you bolted it to? Sorry for the cell pics

 

yeah i assume those are the holes kinda hard to tell by the pics..... what i did was put the ic on the hangers... then i went under the car and moved the ic a little till it lined up with the holes... hope that helps

 

If you take that weight (black bar) off that's on your last pic then it should line up.

 

^^yup, i just did the install myself and wasnt hard at all, just remove the weight all together and there are holes where that weight is and bolts right up

 

What is the purpose of the weight?

 

The weight is used to balance the car front to back, you do not need it, you just added more weight to the front with the FMIC upgrade.

jacksontw60

 

Sweet thank you guys!
I didn't have enough to time finish tonight, but will definitely do so tomorrow.



Note to self allow more than 2 hours to complete a job when doing so for the first time!

 

Sorry for being , but does anyone know the part number for the lower fmic bracket (if that's whats it called, the frame piece with the dead weight bolted on top) in I Phantom I's first pic? Thanks

 

Can you post up complete pics? I would like to know for sure. I want the same ic.

 

HERE IS ONE I TOOK 2 WEEKS AGO. its very simple to install, just have to remove that weight in order to install the fmic

 

So Mitsu made the hood and front fenders out of aluminum to take weight off of the front of the car, but then added some under the intercooler to "balance" the car?

 

^^^ That's what I was thinking. haha

 

OT, but the weight is very low in the car's center of gravity whereas the fenders and hood are much higher. Adding weight that low definitely helps with the overall balance of the car. Albeit I would just remove the weight and then remove the interior of the trunk, balance re-achieved lol.

On the VIII MR's and IX MR's, Mitsubishi stated that adding an aluminum roof lowered the cars center of gravity by 3 inches.