Fmic install

[272sWrx]

So heres the hyperflow/txs Fmic i got...some pics of it. Anyone want to help with with the install?food,beer,money i will offer. might as well get this on before i get tuned.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/272swrx/fmic1.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/272swrx/fmic2.jpg

[xEJ20x]

Location?

[272sWrx]

warrington pa

[xEJ20x]

Bit of a drive from my little town in SJ.

[272sWrx]

Yeah hopefully some one has a dremel too... for that bumper of mine

[igo4bmx]

you can borrow my dremel if you want... hit me up on PM if u wannt grab it from me...
i would help but i got my own clutch to put in

also u Definately need that installed before the tune, since a change in cooling will affect the tune

[272sWrx]

yep, i was originaly just gonna get tuned on my hyperflow tmic. Things change and i picked up a pretty good fmic fairly cheap.

[TehWagon]

sounds good- when u thinkin of doing it? my schedules pretty packed but if i'm available, i'll swing by. wouldn't have a clue how to direct you, but i'm always up for learning something new-

[272sWrx]

most likely in 2weeks, im really strapped for now

[TehWagon]

cool, just post up specifics when u have'em- i'm down!

[alachua]

Hit me up before you do it. I may be able to help around the 18th or 19th.

Here is some advice:

when you go to mount the coolant overflow bottle, there is a bolt on the side of the radiator where it looks like it should go, and the instructions seem to point towards it. DON'T EFFING UNDO THAT BOLT!!!!111 it will empty your A/C into someones face. What you want to do is bolt it to the flat area of the body just in front of the battery.

You will want something bigger to cut the bumper with. Also, use a planer (sp?) to get a nice smooooth look. Measure twice, then measure twice again, then cut. Do small steps. Don't go for the gold one time around. Cut some out, then work your way back to where it will fit.

Make sure nothing will rub. I had to modify the bracket that holds the second pipe, the one that hooks into the pipe that comes off the turbo, because it was rubbing my hood for months.

Set aside 8-10 hours for this.

Mark the way the MAF goes before you take it out. No, you won't remember. Yes the txs intake will allow you to put it in backwards. No, noone else will notice untill the next day when you call txs, and they will say it so matter of factly, that you will punch yourself in the crotch for forgetting something so simple, and spending three hours trying to figure out why your car won't run.

thats all i can think of now.

-Cliff

[272sWrx]

thats for all the info, intake probs i will not have, since i have had a txs short ram for about a year now, that pic is just a filter. Any help from people that have done it before would be great.

[272sWrx]

update....looks like ill need to cut the bumper. i have never done it my self.... anyone good with that? or does anyone know how much it is prof done(the whole install)?

[TehWagon]

i know ralph (rfoy...) just recently did it-

[272sWrx]

i dont really know him at all or if hes willing to help.

[TehWagon]

so shoot him a pm! never hurts to ask. ;)

[UnderPoweredRS]

I'll help. this should be easier then my FMIC becuase your is made to fit your car :mrgreen:
How about this weekend? you provide the food I'll provide two working hands (I promise I'll take my time with your bumper I rushed mine and I messed up in some small areas.)

[272sWrx]

well, i need some advice.. basicly my a/c is messed up..i dont know wether to fork out 600$ to get everything fixed or say f it and gett it done later since summer is going to be over soon anyway..

[TehWagon]

screw the a/c. front mount will make you go fastAr, which will increase the air flow thru the car, hence having a cooling effect for you too.

:rolleyes:

no idea- up to you, in the end... sucks tho, man- sorry aboot that...

[Aaron]

Fix it. You'll get the $600 back easily if you ever decide to sell it.

[272sWrx]

im just gonna do the fmic...f the a/c for now...i have atleast another year of car payments soo im gonna keep the car. im gonna get that a/c fixed in the winter or spring time.

[igo4bmx]

hey man
as far as cutting the bumper... i've done it a couple of times...
how are you trying to cut it?

don't use a dremel on plastic /urethane... sometimes it just grabs onto the plastic and goes a direction u don't want it to...

[272sWrx]

well, i think me and imprezv wrx are going to do the install at his house in a couple weeks along with my guages...

[wgknestrick]

NO AC????

Come on, everyone is doing it. Just an idear


http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=807772

Bill

[272sWrx]

yeah i heard about that but, does it really improve much?

[wgknestrick]

I got rid of 712in^3 of volume in my intake tract by eliminating 2.5ft of 2.75"ID tubing.

11.5L is fairly significant to me.

[SexyDSM95]

Why didn't you IM me you jerk off? lol I live in Warrington...if you are still looking for help I can help you sometime next week. This weekend I am pretty busy.

[teh DIRT]

if you need help, me and ivan just installed this same FMIC on his car yesterday, its pretty straightforward. let me know when you do this.
-pete

[272sWrx]

chris and I are installing it at his house in nj...i think rfoy91tsi might be there too..thanks for the invite...ill def be at the next thurs meet.