Custom FMIC piping?

[my98GST]

Just out of curiousity, who has built their own fmic piping? For those who have could you give me a general idea of how hard it is and how you went about it?

 

[MrBoxx]

I will be once spring hits. I'm pretty sure of the route I want to go as far as buying/fabricating piping. I'm fairly sure I'll be buying mandrel bends from Jegs or Summit. I'm not sure about the passenger side, though. I might just have that bend made at a muffler shop rather than try to piece together the bends for it. It might be cheaper. I have to do some measurements and then I'll know where I stand on it.

 

[blackGSX2g]

Just out of curiousity, who has built their own fmic piping? For those who have could you give me a general idea of how hard it is and how you went about it?

If you already have an aftermarket UICP, all you need is to get 2 180* mandrel bends from Magnum Force (you would probably want the 2.5" 6" radius bends found here )

You may also need a 2.5" straight exhaust pipe found from Autozone/Advance Auto for a mere $3.

I hacked off the 90* bend on my aftermarket UICP and flipped it around facing the other way. Then, I took the whole pipe and made it face the front of the car with the new 90* bend facing the 180* bend coming from the passenger side of the intercooler.

Its kind of hard to explain, but I ended up only spending $50ish on pipes, couplers, and clamps for my FMIC setup.

 

[my98GST]

If you already have an aftermarket UICP, all you need is to get 2 180* mandrel bends from Magnum Force (you would probably want the 2.5" 6" radius bends found here )

You may also need a 2.5" straight exhaust pipe found from Autozone/Advance Auto for a mere $3.

I hacked off the 90* bend on my aftermarket UICP and flipped it around facing the other way. Then, I took the whole pipe and made it face the front of the car with the new 90* bend facing the 180* bend coming from the passenger side of the intercooler.

Its kind of hard to explain, but I ended up only spending $50ish on pipes, couplers, and clamps for my FMIC setup.

heh i have a feeling that im going ot be pming you quite a bit haha

 

[2gGSX]

Get a downward firing turbo, my 16g's piping makes me want to strangle someone. Almost every j-pipe made goes towards the passenger side instead of the driver side, which causes most 90 degree bends of any normal size to not fit well/hit the front motor mount.

 

[my98GST]

thats why im going with a 20g

 

[blackGSX2g]

heh i have a feeling that im going ot be pming you quite a bit haha

Go for it, I get alot of PM's about my set-up. I encourage those who are trying to do the same to get ahold of me. I like to do things right, but at the cheapest cost possible.

For 2gGSX, J-Pipes go straight down. The lower IC pipe changes the direction of airflow. If you have a FMIC with one of the upfiring Mitsu turbos, let the J-Pipe downfire, then route it with the lower IC pipe to the driver's side of the car.

 

[2gGSX]

I'm trying to get this done with all hard pipes. The thing is the J-pipes don't go straight down it bends a little towards the passenger side. I'm thinking a tight 90* 2" pipe or coupler might solve all my problems though. If I need some more ideas I'll give you a PM with some pictures.

 

[wimploki]

Dejon J Pipe - Towards the Driver side - http://dsm.dejonpowerhouse.com/
Great for FMIC Set up.

Or SBR SS FMIC J-Pipe http://www.slowboyracing.com/shop.php?sid=&cat=2238

JohnnyRaceCar FMIC is a great buy as well - www.johnnyracecar.com
I suggest - 8" core Offset Inlets

As for custom piping - check out www.roadraceengineering.com under DIY link section
http://www.roadraceengineering.com/hackertweekerparts.htm

 

[MrBoxx]

When he says it curves towards the passenger side, he means like this:

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This puts the pipe opening on the left side of the motor mount, directly beside it. Like this:

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To get past this issue, I'm using a 45* coupler angled towards the radiator, then to my lower L-pipe which will be turned towards the driver's side. The L-pipe is going to run really close to the AC fan shroud, right under it. I have the RRE J-pipe that comes with their install kit. I rather wish I had a different one, but I'm not going to buy a brand new J-pipe when the one I have will work fine with just one more, albeit one more expensive, coupler. We'll see how it all comes together next spring.

 

[92_laser]

When making your own intercooler piping how do you bead the end so it wont blow the couplers off?

 

[MrBoxx]

Either find a shop that has a beading tool, weld the beads on the outside, or use some JB Weld if you're super cheap. The beading tool is super expensive, so you're average shop won't have one.

 

[Cool Mr Steve]

I absolutely love the "Quicksteel" and "Waterweld" quick setting stuff for making beads. Just run a bead around the end like it's play-do and massage it on there really nice. Mine has held up for well over a year without any problems.