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VinceDude · 04-20-2012, 01:30 AM

So I bought an Isis M-spec intercooler a few weeks ago and I haven't really gotten to installing it until yesterday. I got the whole kit with all the hardware and everything that comes with it including the piping. As I installed the core yesterday I noticed it was quite tricking to get it to sit straight in front of the bars that supported the front bumper and the horns. I used that little metal cylindrical bushing thing that hooks up to where the hood latch was and the two 90 degree brackets to mount the lower part of the intercooler to where the horn bars go onto the core support. I had to shove the two 14mm bolts through the intercooler's bottom brackets because they wouldn't fit in the little oval holes so I pretty much threaded em myself. I manage to mount it but i'm pretty sure I've done it wrong. There are a bunch of extra hardware left and I've never done this before so I was just kinda going off of common sense. I'm not close to anyone who has another front mounted intercooler s13 so I can't go off of an example. If you guys have had any experience or also run the same set up as I do can you give me some tips or show some pics of how you guys mounted it? Mine's all stable but I know it's sitting awkwardly. I'll get some pictures of it up soon but please help me out here! Also I can't take the car anywhere to get tips on it because it's a shell and I'm currently working on it as my first 240.

jacobzking · 04-20-2012, 06:59 AM

use zip ties, make your own holes, hammer shit out... whatever. a) its a cheap kit and b) there's no telling if your car and especially the radiator support are perfectly straight. between those 2 factors, you really just have to "make it work"

FWIW.. on mine, I just used one bolt where the hood latch is. then zip tied the 2 bottom mounts. the piping will also help it stay in place securely.

Broadfield · 04-20-2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by VinceDude

... so I was just kinda going off of common sense.

Common sense will take you a long ways! If you are happy with the fitment and are confident that it's secure enough, then you have officially completed a FMIC install. Half the stuff I buy I modify to fit better than how the manufacturer designed it to fit.

Kingtal0n · 04-20-2012, 07:56 AM

You may wish to install the pipes first then the intercooler. Chances are if you mount the intercooler first you will find the plumbing does not quite line up, and then you will have to move your intercooler.

04-20-2012, 01:30 AM	#1
VinceDude Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Vegas Age: 29 Posts: 293 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Intercooler Install Help So I bought an Isis M-spec intercooler a few weeks ago and I haven't really gotten to installing it until yesterday. I got the whole kit with all the hardware and everything that comes with it including the piping. As I installed the core yesterday I noticed it was quite tricking to get it to sit straight in front of the bars that supported the front bumper and the horns. I used that little metal cylindrical bushing thing that hooks up to where the hood latch was and the two 90 degree brackets to mount the lower part of the intercooler to where the horn bars go onto the core support. I had to shove the two 14mm bolts through the intercooler's bottom brackets because they wouldn't fit in the little oval holes so I pretty much threaded em myself. I manage to mount it but i'm pretty sure I've done it wrong. There are a bunch of extra hardware left and I've never done this before so I was just kinda going off of common sense. I'm not close to anyone who has another front mounted intercooler s13 so I can't go off of an example. If you guys have had any experience or also run the same set up as I do can you give me some tips or show some pics of how you guys mounted it? Mine's all stable but I know it's sitting awkwardly. I'll get some pictures of it up soon but please help me out here! Also I can't take the car anywhere to get tips on it because it's a shell and I'm currently working on it as my first 240.

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04-20-2012, 06:59 AM	#2
jacobzking Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Frisco, TX Age: 40 Posts: 288 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	use zip ties, make your own holes, hammer shit out... whatever. a) its a cheap kit and b) there's no telling if your car and especially the radiator support are perfectly straight. between those 2 factors, you really just have to "make it work" FWIW.. on mine, I just used one bolt where the hood latch is. then zip tied the 2 bottom mounts. the piping will also help it stay in place securely.

04-20-2012, 07:56 AM	#4
Kingtal0n Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Florida Age: 38 Posts: 4,649 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	You may wish to install the pipes first then the intercooler. Chances are if you mount the intercooler first you will find the plumbing does not quite line up, and then you will have to move your intercooler.