[cmurphy2266]

Look what I found.... (FMIC content)

FMIC! Installed it today, took about 12hrs in total, which includes 2 trips to the store, and sending a specific piece out to a friend to fab, which was approx 2hrs. It went relatively smoothly, and I didn't seem to have any problems.<p>My Plans? NEW Wheels, add a logo to the front mount. And I think i'm done after that.... I'll get some sick pictures tomorrow<p>I hope you guys <p><IMG SRC="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lockheed2266/photo2-1.jpg" BORDER="0">

 

[bpray9223]

Re: Look what I found.... (cmurphy2266)

Wow man that looks badass, have you drove around with it yet? how does it feel? im sure you will be able to tell a little difference on hot days. good job <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> <p>PS: wuts up with the middle part of the bumper on the bottom flexing out like that?

 

[cmurphy2266]

Re: Look what I found.... (bpray9223)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>bpray9223</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow man that looks badass, have you drove around with it yet? how does it feel? im sure you will be able to tell a little difference on hot days. good job <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> <p>PS: wuts up with the middle part of the bumper on the bottom flexing out like that?</TD></TR></TABLE><p>have you drove around with it yet? - Yes, I have, I haven't gone WOT, nor have I done a datalog to see the IAT. It sounds cool though, you can hear the air. <p>PS: wuts up with the middle part of the bumper on the bottom flexing out like that - I think it's just a bad picture. I'm gunna go look at it, because I know the R has the "doopy" problem.

 

[jstro]

Re: Look what I found.... (cmurphy2266)

Phuz IC or ????<p>

 

[cmurphy2266]

No, it's all custom, done by myself. I got the intercooler from a buddy, and custom fabricated all the piping.

 

[deerok]

Re: (cmurphy2266)

Damn 12 hrs thats putting in work...good job dude.. <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> <p> but why do some of the pics of IC's always look crooked?? anyways Very good effort!!

 

[cmurphy2266]

Re: (deerok)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>deerok</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Damn 12 hrs thats putting in work...good job dude.. <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> <p> but why do some of the pics of IC's always look crooked?? anyways Very good effort!!</TD></TR></TABLE><p>haha, thanks man. <p>They are always crooked because it's a huge pain in the a$$ to make it straight. I did the best I could.

 

[PureDrive07]

Re: (cmurphy2266)

Nice job! <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> <p>Now make another trip to the hardware store and fix the droopy front bumper, lol!

 

[jstro]

Re: (cmurphy2266)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>cmurphy2266</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No, it's all custom, done by myself. I got the intercooler from a buddy, and custom fabricated all the piping. </TD></TR></TABLE><p>Very impressive, can you post more pics of the piping?<p>Also did you have to move the rad. or AC?

 

[bpray9223]

Re: (deerok)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>deerok</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"><p> but why do some of the pics of IC's always look crooked?? anyways Very good effort!!</TD></TR></TABLE><p>looks pretty straight to me....

 

[cmurphy2266]

Re: (PureDrive07)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>PureDrive07</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Nice job! <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> <p>Now make another trip to the hardware store and fix the droopy front bumper, lol!</TD></TR></TABLE><p>Yeah, I was curious, I knew R owners had a was to fix it but I wasn't sure how they did it. <p><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>jstro</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also did you have to move the rad. or AC?</TD></TR></TABLE><p>Yes, It's really simple. You just remove the stock intercooler, (It's between the AC and radiator) and you move the AC backwards and use about 1/2" washers to mount it to the radiator. The A/C condenser on the left gets in the way of IC piping, so you have to modify the bracket. I will get pics up later on the piping. I took some along the way, but didn't really get any of the finished product.

 

[jstro]

Re: (cmurphy2266)

One last question, did you have to trim the bumper cover and if so, how much?<p>Edit - now that I look closer it appears that you have an "R" front end, is that correct?

 

[diablo2828]

To fixx that bumper just grab a heat gun to soften the plastic and bend it back to where u want it....<br>

 

[Garnetmica]

Or just drill some holes and run some heavy duty zip ties up to the plastic underbelly, just make sure you don't punch the rad or IC.

 

[campinassassin]

Re: Look what I found.... (cmurphy2266)

Looks great murphy now all you need is a pair of fog lights. <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0">

 

[cmurphy2266]

Re: (jstro)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>jstro</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"><p>Very impressive, can you post more pics of the piping?<p>Also did you have to move the rad. or AC?</TD></TR></TABLE><p>Yeah, here are the pics of the behind the scenes. I didn't move the rad, but I did have to move the AC back a little to the place where the stock IC is. I just put some washers in to lift it off the rad a little. <p><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>jstro</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">One last question, did you have to trim the bumper cover and if so, how much?<p>Edit - now that I look closer it appears that you have an "R" front end, is that correct?</TD></TR></TABLE><p>Yeah, I trimed like an inch of the bumper at the bottom part of the low intake. If you looked behind an R bumper, it's not a big deal, its not even painted from the factory. It looks awesome in person. And yes, it's an R bumper. I got it for really cheap, and it works out really well to fit an intercooler.

 

[cmurphy2266]

Re: (cmurphy2266)

Here are some pics of the piping and the process to get the piping installed.<p>These pictures are the left side (Some look weird cause they are from under).<p><IMG SRC="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lockheed2266/SDC10329.jpg" BORDER="0"><br><IMG SRC="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lockheed2266/SDC10325.jpg" BORDER="0"><br><IMG SRC="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lockheed2266/IMG_0484.jpg" BORDER="0"><p>These pictures are on the right side.<p><IMG SRC="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lockheed2266/IMG_0482.jpg" BORDER="0"><br><IMG SRC="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lockheed2266/IMG_0483.jpg" BORDER="0"><br><IMG SRC="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lockheed2266/SDC10331.jpg" BORDER="0"><p>This last picture is what the washer looks like that separates the rad and the A/C condenser. <p><IMG SRC="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lockheed2266/IMG_0485.jpg" BORDER="0"><br>

 

[Paysts]

Re: (cmurphy2266)

You should sell the intercooler piping as a kit.

 

[cmurphy2266]

Re: (Paysts)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>Paysts</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You should sell the intercooler piping as a kit.</TD></TR></TABLE><p>I didn't do the welding myself, I simply fabbed it up and sent it out. I'm really not in the best position to do that. As much as I want to help out other Volvo guys, I really can't sell the piping, and really wouldn't financially feasible for me to sell it. If someone wanted me to make it for them, I would certainly consider it, or if someone wanted me to help them with the install, I would be more than happy to help.