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Front Mount Intercooler Help!

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    Front Mount Intercooler Help!

    Yesterday I finished up installing my OEM front bumper cover with 98 Accord Coupe Mugen Lip, everything was going as planed until my side-mount intercooler got in the way of the OEM bumper. It used to fit without a problem because I had the evo 3 front, and clearence wasnt an issue. But now with the OEM front its a lot closer to the body and the intercooler wont fit. Now im forced to relocate the intercooler to the front in front of the radiator, it looks like it will definetly fit but in order to fit it infront of the radiator I need to remove the stuff in in front of the radiator, it looks like the air conditioning coils.
    My question is can I remove these to install the intercooler, or is there another way to fit it in front. Thanks guys -Snooze
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    if they are coils surrounding a pipe then it is the power steering cooler.

    if they are fins and bars that look like a radiator then that would be the air conditioning condenser

    the power steering cooler can be removed and the lines looped, that is what i have done with my coupe so my intercooler will fit behind the bumper easier and more flat.
    Last edited by quaidum; 01-01-2011, 01:00 AM.
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      #3
      Originally posted by quaidum View Post
      if they are coils surrounding a pipe then it is the power steering cooler.

      if they are fins and bars that look like a radiator then that would be the air conditioning condenser

      the power steering cooler can be removed and the lines looped, that is what i have done with my coupe so my intercooler will fit behind the bumper easier and more flat.
      had to do this as well...depending on intercooler size might need to trim reinforcement aswell....side note to quaidum did the looping give you any problems with PS...

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        #4
        no not yet except for a little leak that was b/c the lines were not tightened down completely(basically just bypassed the cooler)
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          #5
          Why not use an srt4 intercooler?

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            #6
            i was waiting for you to say that

            you always do

            i have been thinking about getting one of those SRT4 intercoolers b/c my cheap ebay one is not filling up my bumper the way i would like it to
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              #7
              Keeping the pwr water to air for now because racing scene is hot in so cal and if they see intercooler they pulling me over...rather keep it hidden, but im gonna test the waters, if I see I dont get pulled over, then ill just go fmic
              Let me know how srt intercooler works for you, eventually im gonna go fmic

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                #8
                never been to cali but if they pull you over for an intercooler being on the front of your car(unless it blocks the front plates) then damn that sucks
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by quaidum View Post
                  never been to cali but if they pull you over for an intercooler being on the front of your car(unless it blocks the front plates) then damn that sucks
                  welcome to cali bro for especially around ontario n fontana area they will straight up take your car away and crush it. I dont want to get my car taken away

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                    #10
                    just paint the intercooler black

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by almostJDM View Post
                      just paint the intercooler black
                      Duh....lol

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                        #12
                        dam dude now im scared im building my car in new mexico cuz im stuck here for a bit im from riverside originally but when i get back imma be shitten bricks im trynna go boosted

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