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Wondering what route you took on your FMIC? Did you install it yourself? If you're still on the fence about installing, let me know if you have any questions. Keep in mind, 99% of my issues were related to the poor install of the Wagner & the FTP pipes. Honestly, if I didn't have those issues, this would have been easy as pie.
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All in all it seems to have worked, but what a PITA. Maybe I'm just getting old. |
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12-13-2021, 06:43 PM | #27 |
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That aluminum washer you made looks awesome. The screws you used looks kinda undersize. Is that from the stock's? Hard to tell of course from photos but I just recall it looks like that. I'd be worried knowing how much heavier it is and it's actually not screwed fully in w/ CSF coz of its thicker tabs.
The black plastic pc where the IC screws on to looks crooked. Might just be camera angle or the tapering of the IC. The original IC slides into that. Got guiding rails. The CSF kinda does the same but doesn't have the vertical rails. The Mad CP doesn’t have a silicone connector midpoint? This would allow adjustments. And you may have to tweak its position from the engine side too. Older? Don’t we all. Last edited by vrooooom; 01-25-2022 at 09:01 PM.. |
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Damn nice install VE. Making the washers is a great idea. Sounds like you managed to get everything installed even with the CP being just a touch too long.
And I agree with the getting too old thing... I am alllllmost ready to start paying people to do this shit for me. LOL
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12-17-2021, 06:45 PM | #30 |
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The washers may need to be bigger. It’s cheap enough you can get another bag or two that’s bigger. Next 2 sizes.
Did you get another shipment of CSF without a set of mounting hardwares? The reason the washers are too small is bec when the screw shifts to one side the opening of the CSF, the washer would fall off one of the tabs. Distance between the 2 tabs is probably 12mm or more. What I did on mine was add a nut I had lying around that happened to fit between the tabs. I drilled the threads out so not to mess with the threads of the screws. In short in became a bushing to make the opening on the tab smaller. So the CSF didn’t shift front & back. The washers didn’t need to be big anymore. Even a few millimeters of interference was enough to secure. I didn’t have an aluminum flat sheet then to make a rectangle washer like shown above. But had nuts of varying sizes. Last edited by vrooooom; 12-17-2021 at 07:08 PM.. |
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So doubling up became the surest bet. I did read that a few folks used the stock screw but I think the CSF flange is too thick & not enough of the OEM screw bites to hold the intercooler. They are heavy (25 lbs) and I didn't want to risk anything coming loose. CT roads are the suckiest bunch of suckity sucks that ever sucked. CSF could fix all of this by either providing proper screws & washers, or fix their mounting flange.
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CSF doesn’t seem to have a listening ears for all our complaints (suggestions) coz this is pretty much a 4-yr old issue. I remember reading a posting from the start of their release and this was already mentioned. Fast forward to today…. Nada. One guy even received no hardwares period. Myb that was their solution.
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Sucks there isn’t a premium parts supplier like Full-Race or AMS Performance for this platform. |
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Just received my CSF and the mounting tabs are a joke. A proper bracket on each side with a hole at the correct dimension would be the appropriate way to design the item. I had to stare at it for a while just to take in the stupidity of the design. I actually came here to review install notes as I thought maybe I was sent the wrong intercooler.
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01-17-2022, 05:05 AM | #36 |
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You're asking for too much. We're just asking for the correct (and quality) washers and mounting screws. Ridiculous eh?
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I do find it pretty ridiculous that CSF mfrs such a shit mounting option when (as far as I am aware) no one else is. This is definitely a recurring complaint with CSF and if they can mfr this shit mount, they can mfr a better one. And supply decent bolts.
That said, the purpose of the thread was to give other self modders a heads up that this is a problem and how to get around it. Hopefully this thread helped you some??
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what you think the install price should be for this part? I have the CSF in my closet and I'm being quoted almost 800 which is ridiculous imo
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Seriously though, this is a pretty easy DIY. You can do it, I think. I used youtube videos - watched a couple of them. What messed me up was the prior FMIC install & misaligned pipes.
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Ridiculous! It's not THAT hard.
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$800 to install?? That must include the price of the intercooler? Seriously, its maybe an hour max to install. Watch the videos and give it a shot.
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Maybe post a msg in your regional forum. Worth a shot.
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Fwiw, I have made a video about the install of this very intercooler, maybe it can help you out: |
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