Will this fmic fit without mods?

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mkory
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...S%3A1

Here's a front mount I found on ebay, and want to buy it so long as it'll fit without modifying my bumper or support. Anyone else use this or have experience?


HolyShiznit
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You will have to modify the bumper for sure and youwill have to modify the bumper support also. That's why I run with no front bumper support.

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I thought anything under 7 inches tall would fit with the bumper support still in place. I've heard of people running the SSAC FMIC measuring (28x8x3) with no mods. Are you sure this is too big?

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It looks like you can fit it from what I can see. Mine is 12" tall so if you knocked off the first 5 it'll help you picture it.






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mkory
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Looks like you'd have to move your radiator back to make room for the fmic between the bumper support and radiator. I want mine to fit under the bumper support. Is width any issue with the bumper?

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Hey mike.

My intercooler is 8" tall and 2.5" deep, and it fit pretty well. That one should fit fine as far as clearance from the bumper support goes. (You'll have to make custom brackets either way) However, it seems to be quite a bit longer than mine, but It shouldn't be a problem with custom piping.

You're going to have cut a little bit of the bumper to make room. But it's really easy, and the end result looks clean. I'd suggest bidding on that if the price stays below $110-120.

AIM me if you have anymore questions.

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man those 90 degree couplers look great...too bad they're like 40 bucks

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mkory wrote:Looks like you'd have to move your radiator back to make room for the fmic between the bumper support and radiator. I want mine to fit under the bumper support. Is width any issue with the bumper?
There is like 6" between the radiator and the intercooler. So that definitely is not a clearance problem. It would be entirely on the other side of the core support, which leaves a biig gap between them.

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it'll fit perfect heres a pic of mine and its the same one. This was just proped up nothing holding it other than the bumper. The bumper was cut like that before I purchased it. Nismo is photoshoped.



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