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Topic #92130 8 posts Started by insanescotsman
does anyone know where to find a decent how to on an FMIC install on a st205 with 3s-GTE?
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QUOTE (insanescotsman @ Mar 7, 2014 - 11:29 AM) *
>does anyone know where to find a decent how to on an FMIC install on a st205 with 3s-GTE?


me and a friend replaced the bumper support with a homemade intercooler holder that we welded together, I couldn't really find a how-to when I did mine. I bought a nissan s14/s15 FMIC and made it work. It's 3 inches thick, 3 feet wide, and 18 inches tall. If I can make it fit then anything will fit. I just had to shave the bumper.

-Jay95 GT conv. project car: Manual, Gen III 3sgte, JN pisons, Eagle rods, overbore, crank knife-edged, crank scraper, ARP head/main/flywheel, Autronic EMS, Haltech Dual Wideband O2 controller, Audi 1.8T individual coils, FMIC and SSQV BOV, 3" downpipe, 3" ultra-high-flow cat, 2.5" Borla muffler, +other01 S2000: FMIC, Haltech EMS, Haltech wideband, 570cc inj, forged pistons/rods, sleeved block, 5 angle valve job, ported and polished02 R6, all stock, except for braided stainless brake lines, frame sliders, and adjustable brake/clutch leve
Most people just mount it to the crash bar like he said, there is only so many ways you can do it. take the bumper off and either weld an L bracket or drill a hole a bolt it to the crash bar.

I've spilt my heart into this car :) And I don't ever plan to stop- 6GC for Life ->Semper Fi<1994 Cupra :p 3sgte1995 Celica ST DD1969 Chevelle SSalllll balls. P2 approved!
I'm pretty sure I have a picture of mine with the bumper off in my build thread in the "my project" section if you want to look at how I did it. You'll need a welder though

-Jay95 GT conv. project car: Manual, Gen III 3sgte, JN pisons, Eagle rods, overbore, crank knife-edged, crank scraper, ARP head/main/flywheel, Autronic EMS, Haltech Dual Wideband O2 controller, Audi 1.8T individual coils, FMIC and SSQV BOV, 3" downpipe, 3" ultra-high-flow cat, 2.5" Borla muffler, +other01 S2000: FMIC, Haltech EMS, Haltech wideband, 570cc inj, forged pistons/rods, sleeved block, 5 angle valve job, ported and polished02 R6, all stock, except for braided stainless brake lines, frame sliders, and adjustable brake/clutch leve
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QUOTE (match220 @ Mar 9, 2014 - 3:49 AM) *
>I'm pretty sure I have a picture of mine with the bumper off in my build thread in the "my project" section if you want to look at how I did it. You'll need a welder though


cool man ill look it up i can weld pretty good :L

cool i take it the FMIC is better than the stock TMIC? im wanting to get atleast 350 brake out of it its running 280 right now but im going to get the FMIC and a ct26 turbo custom fuel management etc. so hoping for better power.
I was away from my computer the other day and couldn't post the pic. It's a pretty massive i/c with 3" inlet and outlet. I'm using two reducers to drop it down to 2.5" inlet and outlet because 3 inches is way to large for my setup. The bracket was pretty easy to make, it is all scrap steel my buddy had lying around. It bolts in where the old crash bar was. We made the hooks that hold it from the top because that is where the mounts are on this one.



-Jay95 GT conv. project car: Manual, Gen III 3sgte, JN pisons, Eagle rods, overbore, crank knife-edged, crank scraper, ARP head/main/flywheel, Autronic EMS, Haltech Dual Wideband O2 controller, Audi 1.8T individual coils, FMIC and SSQV BOV, 3" downpipe, 3" ultra-high-flow cat, 2.5" Borla muffler, +other01 S2000: FMIC, Haltech EMS, Haltech wideband, 570cc inj, forged pistons/rods, sleeved block, 5 angle valve job, ported and polished02 R6, all stock, except for braided stainless brake lines, frame sliders, and adjustable brake/clutch leve
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QUOTE (match220 @ Mar 10, 2014 - 6:12 PM) *
>I was away from my computer the other day and couldn't post the pic. It's a pretty massive i/c with 3" inlet and outlet. I'm using two reducers to drop it down to 2.5" inlet and outlet because 3 inches is way to large for my setup. The bracket was pretty easy to make, it is all scrap steel my buddy had lying around. It bolts in where the old crash bar was. We made the hooks that hold it from the top because that is where the mounts are on this one.




thanks man much apreciated. im going to see what i can do when i get the kit in and decide then but i think welding could be the easiest way to do it. where did you put the gearbox oil cooler by the way? out of interest :L
my car doesn't have a gearbox oil cooler, it isn't an st205, it's an st204 (former 5sfe) with a 3sgte

-Jay95 GT conv. project car: Manual, Gen III 3sgte, JN pisons, Eagle rods, overbore, crank knife-edged, crank scraper, ARP head/main/flywheel, Autronic EMS, Haltech Dual Wideband O2 controller, Audi 1.8T individual coils, FMIC and SSQV BOV, 3" downpipe, 3" ultra-high-flow cat, 2.5" Borla muffler, +other01 S2000: FMIC, Haltech EMS, Haltech wideband, 570cc inj, forged pistons/rods, sleeved block, 5 angle valve job, ported and polished02 R6, all stock, except for braided stainless brake lines, frame sliders, and adjustable brake/clutch leve