Right car friends we have an official FMIC update
The new cooler arrived late last week and it was mahoosive! So I have tackled the installation over the weekend so time to show and tell....
First off bumper removed to show the old small FMIC setup I had on the car
So whipped off the old cooler and took a couple of pics to show size difference
Now lined up new cooler with the pipework
In order to put the crash bar back on it had to be adjusted using and angle grinder.....
Made up some spacers for the FMIC to sit at the right height
Trimmed a couple of hoses to suit the new outlet placement and plumbed it in
At this point I made sure it was all running correctly and went for a quick blast which proved no leaks.
Now was the moment of truth time to re fit the bumper. It wasn't easy but I got it on and here is the results....
As you can see I have managed to retain both the fog lights and grills for the OEM look which is what I was after so I am very pleased with my hard work/results.
Gonna do some logging at some point this week and see how much improved my EGT`s are with the new cooler on as hopefully it should solve the issue highlighted when I went to B5 for my stage 2 software.
Rob