intercooler sizing

[redfox]

can any1 recomend me a FMIC size? and piping size? im gunna be running the stock gtx vj20 turbo with plans of possible minor upgrade depending on how boost crazed i get...i was planing on going with this intercooler and using 2.25" or 2.5" piping.... what do thos of you with them use?
another question....does any1 make piping kits or do i need to have a shop custom bend piping for me for an arm and a leg price?
thanx a bunch
shaun

[JordyB]

I run 2.25" I/C piping with a 20x12x2.25" I/C. The I/C in question would prolly work fine, might see a small amount of lag, but not to bad. No one makes an FMIC pipe kit for us so you will have to weld or fit something together by yourself of have a shop do it....

[limpgtx]

Might as well do 2.5" since the TB is that as well?

[redfox]

ok i was thinking of 2.5 in and out(exhaust)....Marx93LX told me that jcwhitney.com has prebent mandrel piping... any1 know how many of what degree ill need? or a guess?
thanx
shaun

[Tweeaks]

I'm gonna get away with using three 2 1/4 U-bends. I can get 'em for~8 bucks each. How much are they on J.C. Whiteny?

[92_2_fast]

I primarly used 2.5" silicone tubing. I wish I would have went with something solid, but it looks pretty nice under the hood. The bends that I used were 1 U to go into the i.c, 2 90 one to come off the turbo and one coming off the i.c, and 1 45 connected to the 90 to aim it up to the t.b. The U is a pretty tight bend. Mine was something like 3" I.D. Hopefully I was helpful

[redfox]

yes you were more helpfull then you know! do you have any pics of them?

[KiddX]

lol, im afraid for you redfox, one day we are all gonna wonder why we havnt seen you in a while, and someone is gonna see the headlines in the newspaper "driver killed while racing corvette". i sure hope that turbo doesnt shorten your lifespan too much, i would miss you

[charles]

Does anybody who has a FMIC have any ground clearance problems? It seems the only way to mount the pipes is to go under the car, but that makes it pretty likely to scrape.

[redfox]

lol, im afraid for you redfox, one day we are all gonna wonder why we havnt seen you in a while, and someone is gonna see the headlines in the newspaper "driver killed while racing corvette". i sure hope that turbo doesnt shorten your lifespan too much, i would miss you

lol nah man only on empty roads and the track if 1 ever gets built around here... lol i love to speed but i try to be spart about it....

Does anybody who has a FMIC have any ground clearance problems? It seems the only way to mount the pipes is to go under the car, but that makes it pretty likely to scrape.

from what i have seen is people have cut a hole in the metal of the car and run it through that...if you went under lol youd prolly scrape on speedbumps....

[redfox]

i was thinking Ne3ek went through the metal but i was wrong he went under.....it doesnt look like it hangs too far below the oilpan or crossmember....cant be anything like the tiebars....

[charles]

Yeah, mine are a tinny bit lower than the tie bar, umm, I dunno what to do. Haha

[redfox]

im planning on cutting into the metal if i have to... lol i scrape as it is going into my driveway with just a 2in drop.....

could you put a hole in the metal where the red circle is and run the pipe through there?

[Marc93lx]

Rkives cut into his frame to run the fmic:

[charles]

Hmmm

lol