I've seen it done.

Depends on how big the FMIC is. I got my A/C and an FMIC

Im still trying to do it without overheating on the freeway.

Yes. I had been racing with ac for the last two years though barely. Easily done on a street car.

Proper ducting is your best friend in this case. Plan and execute it well.

How would I go about doing it? Don't you have to remove the ac fan? I don't need anything huge just something to get by. I was thinking the punishment racing kit?

Sorry forgot to mention, it's for a 1g talon.

Ducting is key. You want the air to pass through the fmic, ac condenser and the radiator. You can use some aluminum or rubber to direct air through everything.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/turbo-system-tech/409483-duct-not-duct-fmic-pix-3.html#post152670603

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/turbo-system-tech/409483-duct-not-duct-fmic-pix.html#post152664635

They make nice universal slim fans you could use.

Kyle_T said:

Ducting is key. You want the air to pass through the fmic, ac condenser and the radiator. You can use some aluminum or rubber to direct air through everything.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/turbo-system-tech/409483-duct-not-duct-fmic-pix-3.html#post152670603

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/turbo-system-tech/409483-duct-not-duct-fmic-pix.html#post152664635

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This....
I live in Arizona, have a 4" thick fmic, and ac. My car does not overheat. I also have a fluidyne radiator, with 2 spal fans, not eBay, or cheap fal's. The key part of my setup however, is a sheet metal scoop on the bottom of my radiator support. It directs air from under the car, behind the fmic, and directly into the ac coil/radiator.

yes it works. I had more problems overheating with the FMIC driving around with no AC. But when you turn on the AC it drives both fans so no problem when running AC. I solved my problem by jumping my fans so as soon as one turned on they both turned on.

As someone else said you may need a slim mount fan , I butchered my OEM fan and made it a slim mount - works great.

As most said. Ducting is going to be key for you. I ran into constant battles with trying to retain my A/C with my FMIC. Proper heat shields, fans, and ducting will all be huge factors on a car that can blast A/C all day without any over heating issue's.

If you can, I suggest trying to keep your OEM fans.

Edit:
Couple blog posts that I made a few years ago;

http://chrispy-dsm.blogspot.com/2012_05_01_archive.html

http://chrispy-dsm.blogspot.com/2012_07_01_archive.html

Alright so it seems like it's fairly possible. Could you guys post some pictures of your setups? Like with the ducting and all that?

I have a FMIC and A/C. My FMIC is not large though. I don't know if my front clip is stock. It has a mesh grill that allows plenty of airflow, and a slot was cut in the front to allow more air. You might be able too see it in my pics. My FMIC pipes are both on one side. I am not sure how it is all routed, have not had the car long enough.

I installed a Mishimoto aluminum replacement radiator and kept my OEM fans completely. I had problems with the fans contacting the turbo and not being able to mount them to the radiator. I solved this issue by removing the the two top bushing mounts for the A/C condenser and replacing them with two smaller ones I found that are used to mount the automatic seat-belt motor to the body. Using the smaller bushing mounts made the condenser to sit forward about 1/2 inch which made room for the bolts to move forward allowing the radiator and fans to fit with no problems.

This is a great question and I had two installed on 92 talons. The first time I did the FMIC car over heated because of the disruption of the FMIC. I built a plastic flap under the bottom rad support to force air into the rad, because the FMIC changes the air flow a new induction of air needs to be rerouted. My 92 talon runs cool and still have a/c and it's cold. Other ways is to close off or route the air to not allow the air to diverge and force it to the rad, air flow is key to successful cooling.

Alright that makes sense. Would the PR FMIC kit work with a/c? The only thing holding me back from front mounting it is the A/C.

tkr said:

Alright that makes sense. Would the PR FMIC kit work with a/c? The only thing holding me back from front mounting it is the A/C.

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I run PR's FMIC, and I don't have any issue's. average temps are roughly 186-193 at the very highest on a super hot day.

As said, proper ducting, shielding, and maintaining your cooling system will keep your temps in check.

Chrispy0530 said:

I run PR's FMIC, and I don't have any issue's. average temps are roughly 186-193 at the very highest on a super hot day.

As said, proper ducting, shielding, and maintaining your cooling system will keep your temps in check.

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I know it's hot in Florida, but it's a different animal out here. It is not uncommon in the summer to have 115* ambient temps, and for the air 1-2' off the road being 120-130.


Most cars out here with front mounts actually have the biggest issue with staying cool on the highway. The air starts out at 120-130, than gets heated up some by the inter cooler. Then, the little bit of air that makes it into the ac coil, after the fmic, gets heated up yet again by the ac coil. Finally a small percentage of the air that passed through the bumper opening makes it to the radiator. A lot slower, and much hotter than it started. Your're left with a really small volume of 150* air to cool the radiator.

I have an fmic and ac. If u get the godspeedfmic all pipes are roited to one side. I just picked one up they are good quality

I have the PR fmic kit and a/c still with no ducting. Never overheated and stayed around 200 degrees cruising with the a/c on, even on 95 degree days last summer. I do have an aluminum radiator tho

Jesse2012 said:

I have the PR fmic kit and a/c still with no ducting. Never overheated and stayed around 200 degrees cruising with the a/c on, even on 95 degree days last summer. I do have an aluminum radiator tho

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Big difference between 95*, and 120*. Heck, it was 88* at my house 2 days ago.

Its possible. On my last build i kept a/c. I was running a dsm-performance intercooler kit which looked exactly like the rre kit. I hacked my a/c fan to fit and hardwired it to a switch. Whenever I would get in the car and bump the key I would cut the fan on. Never had any overheating problems after that and it was a stock radiator.