Intercooler WITHOUT cutting bumper support

Joel 180 · Aug 9, 2006

airsaw works too

240SXAddict · Aug 9, 2006

what's the point of keeping those bumper when the support/mounting plates are almost non-existent. it wont resist a crash at all that way.

my favorite is Ruskers, custom core and endtanks, fit right where the A/C unit did infront of the radiator, sleeperific too

mrbojangles · Aug 9, 2006

just do a v mount and dont even bother with a bumper support lol.

aNskY · Aug 10, 2006

silviaks2nr said:
what did y'all use to cut the metal bumper?

chop saw.

lol @ plasma cutter w/ guides. no one can see the bumper support so why bother trying to make it perfect?

edit: nevermind, i took another look at your picture. didnt realize you cut it like that. still you weakened it so damn much its probably useless anyway

MadMax670 · Sep 26, 2006

Hey NRG and I go splat, what sizes are those intercoolers?

mrbojangles · Sep 26, 2006

nrg said 2.5 in thick so im guessing the core is 24x12x2.5 and iirc i go splats core was 24x12x3

vanish1 · Sep 26, 2006

golfer17 had the bumper support on his S14 SR20..talk to him.

silviaks2nr · Sep 27, 2006

i have the 12x24x3 too. you wont be able to keep your bumper

IWantRWD · Sep 27, 2006

i hate to say it, but if you get into a front end collision, it doesnt matter, no matter what, your gonna havta buy a new intercooler, and if your worried about your engine in your lap, you dont know how little the bumper support does..the frame rails keep that from happenin. Cut bumper support for the win

(this post was vague and generalized, bumper support does protect, and reduce the severity. FMIC, will still be destroyed, look at SRT-4s for examples)

silviaks2nr · Sep 27, 2006

I mean if i ran into the back of someone my car would just go right under it and get completely fucked anyways

khilgers · Sep 27, 2006

I meant the large metal bar in front of the car, not the actual bumper support itself. I tried to edit my post, but I can't change the title. I just want to be able to fit an intercooler and keep the large metal "crash bar".

mrbojangles · Sep 27, 2006

^^^

talking about the 5 mph bumper reinforcement

soawsome · Sep 27, 2006

IWantRWD said:
i hate to say it, but if you get into a front end collision, it doesnt matter, no matter what, your gonna havta buy a new intercooler, and if your worried about your engine in your lap, you dont know how little the bumper support does..the frame rails keep that from happenin. Cut bumper support for the win

(this post was vague and generalized, bumper support does protect, and reduce the severity. FMIC, will still be destroyed, look at SRT-4s for examples)

he is right i used to have a blitz in my old s13 and got it in with out cutting the "crash bar" and i was driving real early in the morning a i hit a huge deer that ran out right infront of me ... my bumper support bent around my fmic.... of course my fmic mounts bent but the core wasent to bad really just damage that the crash bar did to it....

if the mounts for the fmic are beefer i wouldent be surprised if it was better than the crash bar for the area that it covered since it doesnt cover the corners

aNskY · Sep 27, 2006

silviaks2nr said:
I mean if i ran into the back of someone my car would just go right under it and get completely fucked anyways

yep

hnugen · Nov 1, 2006

I have you all beat. I run 3.5" core and didnt have to cut anything except that bracket that holds the headlights. FTW!!! Pics tomorrow.

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