R33f, finally managed to read about your cars progress, how does it feel now with the fmic fitted? you tok it for a spirited run yet? thanks for all the pics, very helpful.
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do it when the engine is warmish it helps no end to get the TIP over the turbo i done mine HOT HOT and got burnt a bit and when i done my mates done it warm and it was easy.
but every one seems to do it different ways but i have found it easyer when warm.
Forge 007p fitted with YELLOW spring:
Ain't noticed any difference but I guess it's for the better
3" K&N Air Duct fitted:
Tidied inter-cooler piping:
Inter-cooler looks un-aligned because of the front bumper plastic lower grill which unclips itself from the right had side, do they make after market ones? I was thinking of going black mesh.
some more bumper trimming, required mesh, tidy finish
The charge pipe hose to DV kept popping off, not any more!, t-bolt it's ass.
New goodies arrived yesterday:
Absolute quality item.
Ain't noticed any difference but I guess it's for the better
3" K&N Air Duct fitted:
Tidied inter-cooler piping:
Inter-cooler looks un-aligned because of the front bumper plastic lower grill which unclips itself from the right had side, do they make after market ones? I was thinking of going black mesh.
some more bumper trimming, required mesh, tidy finish
The charge pipe hose to DV kept popping off, not any more!, t-bolt it's ass.
New goodies arrived yesterday:
Absolute quality item.
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Might sound a silly question but when you mount the intercooler are the mounting holes already there on the car or do you have to drill them I'm getting one of these kits also roughly how long to install
Good work fella, interested in the FMIC, shame had to loose the fogs but as you say no biggie.
Did you loose any boost pressure fitting the FMIC kit?
Did you loose any boost pressure fitting the FMIC kit?
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Never used fog lights since I've been driving, no bud, didn't loose any boost pressure, in fact it's a better constant hold of boost @ 1.1
got some lovely black magic bumpers that would look nice on there.
They are mine now! well until I get all the bits I need to fit them!
Tip, I loved fitting it!,
Perfect fit on to the turbo!, yes I need to tighten the jubilee clamp, it keeps slipping off
Had to lube the **** of out of it to fit / pop through that tight hole
that oil is from the breather hose that split, can't be bothered to clean it yet.
Perfect fit on to the turbo!, yes I need to tighten the jubilee clamp, it keeps slipping off
Had to lube the **** of out of it to fit / pop through that tight hole
that oil is from the breather hose that split, can't be bothered to clean it yet.
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Thanks bud, yes both front back and side skirts, I'm just waiting for all the in between bits to fit this face-lift kit, you'd have thought it's a straight swap, there's more fiddling than meets the eye!
its one of the things that put me off changing to the LCR bumper
To be truthfully honest mate, I could have easily bought a LCR kit for the same price but didn't do it, why? well the way I look at it is this, why kit your car up to be something that it ain't? If I had a LCR kit on a LC and lined up next to a LCR, the LCR would leave me for dead, pretty pointless and embarrassing, you know I'm right! it's like having Angelina Jolie as a girlfriend while practising Abstinence, only way i'd put a LCR kit on a LC is if I had a BIG TURBO, that's never going to happen
The LC face-lift kit is ok, because after all it's still a LC, just slightly tarted up. Shame mine never had the kit fitted from factory, considering it's a '02 plate, missed out by 2 months on the log book!
TIP all fitted again, piping cleaned up, still think it looks like spaghetti junction?! ha!:
Engine as it stands:
Oh, I fitted the Apexi':
Engine as it stands:
Oh, I fitted the Apexi':
How did you get on with the new tip? I see its the same one as the other, did you manage to get a replacement FOC?
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