Tired of Overheating? Here is my solution

[DSMSpyder99]

Background: This summer is was ridiculously hot in SoCAL, reaching over 110*F on some days. Even though i upgraded to a Fluidyne Radiator and a 1360CFM SPAL Fan. It would still overheat on long drives (30+ min).

Problem: My FMIC was blocking the air flow to the radiator. In addition, i still have my crash beam; so hacking the little black part would be useless.

Solution: PICS BELOW!

Results: The "hole" is great! My engine bay is SIGNIFICANTLY cooler. My temp gauge is always below half under all conditions. I have some mesh laying around, I plan on painting it flat black and epoxying a Mitsu emblem on it.

 

[gixrman]

Thats good, also venting the hood and "boxing" in your IC, radiator is also important. Giving the air no place togo but through your heat exghangers is the key to effiency.

 

[Littlebeeper]

Creative, and functional.............but looks like a page outta of a Honda J/K man. post up when the Tri-Diamond up there

 

[thekellbeast]

Cool idea, but I would have gone about it a little bit differently. Go around to the junkyards, looking at grills and front vents on cars that you like. Get a decent shaped trim piece, then cut your hole around that.

I'm sorry, but bare holes in sheet metal looks kinda.... sheety.

 

[G9S6T]

Yea deff. dont put mesh grill in the hole. Your cars nice and that ugly chrome fence will make it ugly.

 

[pwayzjellyroll]

Yea deff. dont put mesh grill in the hole. Your cars nice and that ugly chrome fence will make it ugly.

He said he was going to paint it flat black. I think painted like that it won't stick out like the chrome would and would be functional with keeping stuff out.

 

[DSMSpyder99]

Cool idea, but I would have gone about it a little bit differently. Go around to the junkyards, looking at grills and front vents on cars that you like. Get a decent shaped trim piece, then cut your hole around that.

I'm sorry, but bare holes in sheet metal looks kinda.... sheety.

you think i just decided to cut a hole without any planning. If you look at the hole i made, you will notice it follows the angle of the headlights. In addition, the hole for the FMIC is also a trapezoid just like the hole i made.

As stated i plan on making the hole as straight as possible and putting a FLAT BLACK mesh grill with a Mitsubishi emblem as soon as the semester is over.

 

[97 4G63]

Not bad ..
make sure you post up pics of the finish product i did something kinda the same here is a pic..

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[TSITuner4Lyfe69]

^^^^^^sick Looking^^^^^^^^^imo

 

[Littlebeeper]

that one reminds me of a SRT-4.......or Neon....or whatever they're called

 

[Bcoy]

97 4G63 that is sweet. It took me a min to see what you actually did to it because it looked so clean..nice man.

 

[absolute_DSM]

Back to the OP....

The cut you made is a good cut. It clears your IC and supplies air straight to your radiator.

Lets see the final pics!!

 

[19Eclipse90]

Looks like a Tiburon.

I don't like it. I would have chosen a different route; but if it works for you and you're happy with it... well... okay.

 

[meliketoball]

Not bad ..
make sure you post up pics of the finish product i did something kinda the same here is a pic..

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Nice STACHE!


Maybe you should try multiple triangles like the talons.

 

[DSMunknown]

cait sith did the same thing. He's been running with it for at least a couple years now. He has the large Greddy FMIC with 561 feet of intercooler piping, and he was constantly overheating at the track. This helped him a bunch (even without a vented hood). Obviously, doing something like this in combination with a well-ventilated hood will work extremely well.

BTW, he added a little "style" with this easy mod; left about 1/5 inches in the middle of the vent. Kinda looks like the vent on the US Lancer Evo VIII.

 

[DsmDave95]

Not bad ..
make sure you post up pics of the finish product i did something kinda the same here is a pic..

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very nice

 

[fourreGsixty3]

If this doesn't help your problem, then you could try this---> http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224201

 

[97 4G63]

I also want to do something like fourreGsixty3 sujested but not sure if my car can clear it it's really low..

 

[AndrewD5418]

Your car has a mustache .

 

[97 4G63]

Sure does ..
A very sexy one that is..

 

[dsmpokolm]

Old thread but what kind of tool did you use to cut your bumper?

 

[welfle18]

When I cut mine for my fmic I just used a Dremel tool with a cut-off bit and it worked good. I used some masking tape to make a nice clean cut and it all worked out great.

 

[DSMSpyder99]

BACK FROM THE DEAD

I finally got around to putting on the black mesh and Mitsubishi logo

 

[meliketoball]

Cool! Now, get some white spray paint and touch up your bumper!

How cool, we have yellow fog lights together.

 

[absolute_DSM]

It kinda looks like an Evo, but uhm...

Did you realize that its crooked?