FMIC piping question

[KSnippy]

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to relocate this hot side intercooler pipe staying with a short route? The previous owner has it ran as shown in the pics below, which blows my mind considering it would bottom out all the time. Im Guessing I would nee a j pipe thats facing towards the driver side but from what Ive seen they would hit my radiator fan. Thanks guys

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[Vegas Smith]

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[KSnippy]

Thanks. Pics should work now

 

[PlanZero]

Ugh. It boggles my mind why anyone would run it under there. I would say just cut the pipe connected to the jpipe and reroute it properly, above the brace, possibly using a 2" to 2.5" L shaped silicone coupler if needed, but I have no idea what that little elbow is in the first pic which shouldn't be there. Whatever that is needs to be moved. I don't know what it is but it seems to serve no other purpose than to connect two rubber hoses.

 

[gsxrunning]

Cutting it and getting a new j pipe would be the easiest. No need for that elbow

 

[gst-turbo]

New j pipe or when u hit a bump it's gunna hit

 

[oneslowwdsm]

You would need this: http://www.vr-speed.com/vrsf-1g-2g-dsm-fmic-j-pipe-90-99-mitsbuishi-eclipse-eagle-talon-turbo.html

It's kind of a pain to install, may have to loosen the V-clam on the turbo but it works.

 

[gst-turbo]

I have the same j pipe as above and I dident have to loosen the v-clamp but I did have to buy Allen bolts to make it work

 

[KSnippy]

I had seen the vrsf pipe but I thought it would come in contact with the fan shroud unless you had slim ones.

 

[gsxrunning]

I'm pretty sure it will fit even without slim ones. I wanna say I ran it on my factory set up.

 

[Michael Helsel]

It clears the stock fans on my car. You shouldn't have any issues.

 

[Michael Helsel]

If you scroll down a little, you'll see a picture of how it fits on this punishment racing fmic installation. He had the slim fans, but it shouldn't make a difference.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/2ga-punishment-racing-fmic-install-and-guide.440986/