Front Mount Intercooler Kit

Im in college now and besides school and work dont have as much to do with not playing any sports full time. I am getting a settlement check for 450 next week or so and im looking for a front mount intercooler kit to work on when my car is stored in my barn during the winter. I found this one on ebay does it look
like it would be an easy install? with all the necessary party...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-99-Eclipse-DSM-2nd-Gen-2G-Intercooler-FMIC-Kit-4G63_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33742QQihZ014QQite mZ330025862947QQrdZ1

Looks to me like one pipe is missing... Unless I they are running some different piping route than I would with that... It should be good for the most part though. If your missing a pipe I'm sure you can always get one somewhere or make your own. :2cents:

Also dont forget that a lot of times on ebay the pictures aren't always what you get. Maybe it said otherwise, but I've noticed even when they say it's the same one, it's usually not. 2 Cents also

same core i have... holds boost good... :1:

so for the most part it looks legit for that price and should hopefully not be too big of a pain in the ass...

oh no, it'll be a pain in the ass... but once its done, and you dont blow pipes off anymore... you'll love it!

what basic tools are needed l like drills and hwatnot..

drill not so much, Saw-zaw (rep saw) is needed, screw driver, basic hand tools... you need a way to mount the core thought... here is the write up on my FMIC install, hope it helps.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=493152

Thanks that will probly help a lot... what is the saw zaw and whats it used to cut?

is the kit i linked short route piping.. and is the pipe from the turbo to intercooler missing?

It looks like it is indeed the short route piping... But I'm not entirely sure about the pipe from the turbo to the intercooler... Did you buy the kit then? Did you not get all the pipes it shows?

the kit should come soon.. i think i might buy some more piping and couplers and clamps separate if i need to...

2 questions... is that really the greddy type rs bov, and iis it a good bov?

And, what is the best way to mount the intercooler, can you weld to it or drill holes to the sides of it?

That is a fake greddy type rs
I have that exact one sitting somewhere. Piece of shit with plastic internals.
The real grddy types rs is bomb

The Greddy Type RS is a good BOV, but I doubt it really is a RS.

Oh and I forgot to mention one thing. If your planning on recirculating that immitation blow off valve won't do it. Even if you get the recirculation kit for the real greddy type rs it doesn't fit. The real greddy type rs has a bigger venting thingy.

so that is for sure a fake greddy? how bad is it

And how can you mount the intercooler like drilling into it or weld to it???

Weld some mounting brackets onto it. If you drill holes your gonna end up with boost leaks. lol

I promise you its not authentic but the kit looks fine and Im sure it works fine. And its not like the blow off valve is soo entirely complex, like i bet it works and stuff. But just be prepared if someone calls you out on it when your hood is open cause I could tell.

haha i dont give a shit about name brands i just dont want cheap ass shit... i have a 1g bov right now so.

So you can just straight up weld brackets to the intercooler? i thought that it is made out of aluminum and you cant weld to aluminum unless you have an aluminum welder???

haha i dont give a shit about name brands i just dont want cheap ass shit... i have a 1g bov right now so.

So you can just straight up weld brackets to the intercooler? i thought that it is made out of aluminum and you cant weld to aluminum unless you have an aluminum welder???
Know anybody that can tig weld? All you need is a tig welder and your set to weld them to it.

yeah that one looks like the same as my turbo xs but with a different core. same pipes and everything. but the flange on the pipe looks like a 1g BOV to me.

On that fake greddy BOV the only big differance on those is there is a little gasket in the middle of it....the one on the fake Greddy ones is really cheap and will wear out really quickly...you can replace just the gasket with the real one from greddy...there is a huge write up on it on dsmtuners....

So I have a welder but i cant just use that?

What is tig welding

So I have a welder but i cant just use that?

What is tig welding
tig welders can weld aluminum whereas mig welders can't.

ahh.. what other options in mounting the core are there besides that?

ahh.. what other options in mounting the core are there besides that?

get one that already has mounting bracets.:wink:

ill just use jb weld to put the brackets on haha

the flange type of thing that comes off of the turbo and is conected to the stock lower intercooler pipe and goes to the intercooler is pointed to the passenger side which is fine for the stock sidemount... but since the pipe needs to go the other way for the front mount, can that be takes off and switched around???

I dont kno if jb weld would actually hold that good i mean you could try it but if you use the car as an everyday driver i personally wouldnt do it one because its off ebay and you hardly ever get whats pictured and i dont kno if jb weld can hold that much pressure and i doubt it would work as good as a regular weld, one of my buddys baught some crap turbo off there and blew it in like 2 and a half months he was running everythign proper 2 but he was thinking the same way like ill just throw cheap parts on there but go for it let me kno how it works out.

All though i could be wrong.

So that flange thing thats attached to the turbo can be taken off and flipped around so that i can have the intercooler piping go towards the drivers side and then around to the intercooler.

what should i use for the brackets to hold the core to the car?

Angle iron or strips of aluminum.

:1: for strips of aluminum!!!

The angle iron is so much stronger though... I would use it before I used the aluminum strips...

The angle iron is so much stronger though... I would use it before I used the aluminum strips...

Not necessarily, aluminum is very strong, if not stronger than most iron.

You're talking about a piece of aluminum that weighs what ~20 lbs max? And it sits behind the bumper, so really the only support you're using is to hold it from the force of gravity. People think aluminum isn't nearly as strong, but it's actually very strong, lighter, and it would look much better than a piece of rusted angle iron. And when I say strips, I don't mean like a little strip, I'm talkin a 1" x 1/2" "piece" of aluminum.

Aluminum FTW! :thumbsup:

where can i get the strips at??

home depo is where i gor mine... for abour 6 bucks... on the same aisle as the nuts and bolts.

And when I say strips, I don't mean like a little strip, I'm talkin a 1" x 1/2" "piece" of aluminum.

Aluminum FTW! :thumbsup:
Oh, I thuoght they were talkin about those cheap flimsy strips of aluminum that a 5 year old can bend. lol

I know aluminum can be stronger in some cases, but wait till you see how I'm gonna mount mine using the angle iron and some aluminum tabs... :icon16:

So i got recieved HALF of the kit, everything except for the intercooler.... Would they ship the intercooler separate for any reason maybe to protect it???

And the fake greddy type rs bov that came with it is too stubby for the flange on the upper ic pipe but i think my 1g is going to work with it.

Donno, did they give you any kind of tracking number? If they are two seperate packages then they should have given you two numbers... If not, well maybe you should contact them.

Luckily I have a friend that works at fed ex and told me that there is another package coming...

And my 1g is going to fit on the flange that came with it so the type rs bov is pointless i guess.. what does the hard and soft on the greddy bov mean??

the fake greddy type rs seems like a pretty decent bov.... does anyone have one?

the intercooler core is finally here after like 2 weeks of the seller messing up.... the piping and all the couplers i have are 2.5" and the intercooler outlets are 3" does anyone know where to find couplers to fit the 3" to the 2.5" pipe?

slowboy racing should have the silcone ur looking for- http://www.slowboyracing.com/shop.php?sid=&cat=1100

what u bends did u get from summit racing im on the website right now and theres about 3000000 diff kinds lol thanks man

i bought made an offer on an ebay piping kit with all kinds of different bends on the 2.5" that came with tons of couplers and clamps... It was buy it now for 90 bucks and i made an offer for 40 that was accepted haha id suggest doing that so that you have more than enough piping, clamps, and couplers.

the piping and all the couplers i have are 2.5" and the intercooler outlets are 3" does anyone know where to find couplers to fit the 3" to the 2.5" pipe?
I suggest extremepsi.com as I have dealt with them before and they are good. Also IIRC their coupler adapters are actually cheaper than Slowboys...

the fake Greddy BOV also has a really cheap Diaphram(s/p) seal... it will wear out and you will have a boost leak... i would get a better one ASAP! i head about this from a few friends, aswell as read about it in import tuner mag. so i wouldnt put to much trust in it... :2cents:

The cool thing is that the piping kit came with the fake type rs and the flange already on the uicp is for a 1g bov, which i had already so ill be using that, i just have to make a gasket for it.

I have seen in a few write ups on front mount install that you have to take the passenger side headlight out, what for??

you dont, its only if you have the greddy 24v FMIC

Im in college now and besides school and work dont have as much to do with not playing any sports full time. I am getting a settlement check for 450 next week or so and im looking for a front mount intercooler kit to work on when my car is stored in my barn during the winter. I found this one on ebay does it look
like it would be an easy install? with all the necessary party...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-99-Eclipse-DSM-2nd-Gen-2G-Intercooler-FMIC-Kit-4G63_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33742QQihZ014QQite mZ330025862947QQrdZ1

Hopefully you wont mind because im 100% sure the bumper supports gonna come off and even a little fender benders gonna screw up your intercooler kit or even worse!

Hopefully you wont mind because im 100% sure the bumper supports gonna come off and even a little fender benders gonna screw up your intercooler kit or even worse!
you left the bumper support off!?!?!:screwy:

Dont listen to him! you'll be fine cutting clearence in the bumper support just like everyone else does...

take off the bumper support.... :screwy:

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