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The COOLEST update
The long awaited (maybe?) intercooler-update!
As with everything, Murphy's law was being a bitch, so nothing got done in time...
So I opted to wait until I had something to show for it all. And today is that day!
First of, I needed a new intercooler. The stock one was way too thick and had the outflows pointing all over the place. This one is for an RX7 i think, it's thinner, but instead a bit longer.
And ofc a bunch of piping. Cut and marked in this pic.
I had to cut the little lip from the bottom of the crashbar, and then I made these nifty hanger-style mounts.
Extended one side a bit.
Piping nightmare.
Had to get one of these to hold the pipes down, because it is REALLY tight.
As you can see...
From the back.
I did have to take ~20mm out in a couple of places on the front bumper, but all in all not even noticeable!
I was gonna paint the intercooler black, but it looks kinda cool so I'm thinking about leaving it as is... Thoughts?
There's some small stuff to do still.
I need some hoseclamps, I still need to drill a hole for the air-temp-sensor. (You can see the "bung" on the 90 degree pipe by the intake)
And there's some other tinkering too, I need a seat and a steering wheel for exampel, and some fluids needs refilling.
But THIS weekend I'll be damned if I don't get to take a stroll!
The long awaited (maybe?) intercooler-update!
As with everything, Murphy's law was being a bitch, so nothing got done in time...
So I opted to wait until I had something to show for it all. And today is that day!
First of, I needed a new intercooler. The stock one was way too thick and had the outflows pointing all over the place. This one is for an RX7 i think, it's thinner, but instead a bit longer.
And ofc a bunch of piping. Cut and marked in this pic.
I had to cut the little lip from the bottom of the crashbar, and then I made these nifty hanger-style mounts.
Extended one side a bit.
Piping nightmare.
Had to get one of these to hold the pipes down, because it is REALLY tight.
As you can see...
From the back.
I did have to take ~20mm out in a couple of places on the front bumper, but all in all not even noticeable!
I was gonna paint the intercooler black, but it looks kinda cool so I'm thinking about leaving it as is... Thoughts?
There's some small stuff to do still.
I need some hoseclamps, I still need to drill a hole for the air-temp-sensor. (You can see the "bung" on the 90 degree pipe by the intake)
And there's some other tinkering too, I need a seat and a steering wheel for exampel, and some fluids needs refilling.
But THIS weekend I'll be damned if I don't get to take a stroll!
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