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    unOfficial: e36 Intercooler mounting thread

    Trying to get an idea of how peoples I/C's look in their bumper. I mounted my Precision 750hp i/c the other day. Overall I'm happy, but I wish the core could sit closer to the opening in the bumper.

    I'll start by example:

    Intercooler: Precision 750hp
    Size: 31 1/2" L x 10 5/8" H x 3 1/2" D
    Kept A/C Fan?: No, but there is room for an aftermarket one.





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    I'm glad you sold the Viggen for this awesome project!

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    I have the same problem! The I/C doesn't sit flush with the opening of the bumper. In other words, the I/C sits approx. an 1 1/2" away from the opening. Also, it sits approx. a 1/4" low past the bottom of the bumper.

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    You should probably note how you mounted them also?
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    Bigsalot, wtf is with your IC hanging below your bumper?!

    a32guy, be warned, my IC fits exactly like yours. Until I put the pipes on the end, and they hit the fog lamps, and that broke the outside bumper mounting tabs off. I am going to be welding the endtanks at a 30-45* angle back towards the engine vs having them coming straight off the IC. But thats for v2, I'd like to drive my freaking car currently!!

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    obviously you can see my fogs didnt fit anymore.
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    stock Aux fan didnt fit anymore. had to use a slim fan.

    my fogs didnt fit either so i got the fog light delete panels.

    my intercooler does not hang below my bumper, we tucked it up as high as we could. used angled steel as a bracket welded to the inside of the nose panel and the intercooler is mounted to the new bracket using bolts.






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    I just welded up a couple of little mounting brackets and bolted them to the vertical bolt on the bumper mounts, also used a cheap slim pusher fan for the condensor. Oh yeah, I cut off the passenger side outlet and welded up a 90 degree elbow for a rearward facing exit.
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    Hey nice intercooler

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    obviously you can see my fogs didnt fit anymore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SiGmA View Post
    Bigsalot, wtf is with your IC hanging below your bumper?!

    a32guy, be warned, my IC fits exactly like yours. Until I put the pipes on the end, and they hit the fog lamps, and that broke the outside bumper mounting tabs off. I am going to be welding the endtanks at a 30-45* angle back towards the engine vs having them coming straight off the IC. But thats for v2, I'd like to drive my freaking car currently!!
    We didn't remove the fan, because of this, the I/C sits lower then most! I'm going to have to get a front lip to cover that over hang though!

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    My IC is flush with teh bumper cover. I had to cut the bumper bar out to make it fit the way I wanted. I may pull the alum bumer bar out again and modify it more to get the IC out farther..And weld the endtanks at an angle.

    If you look you can see it almost touches the sides of the bumper cover.
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    Quote Originally Posted by a32guy View Post
    Hey nice intercooler
    RIGHT ON! precision makes such nice stuff. I just wish the intercooler wasn't 20+lbs. Oh well, I guess quality end tanks and a high density core weigh a lot.

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    anybody got any premade brackets for mounting?

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    Not an e36, but see if you can spot the first intercooler!





    This is the safest way to do the modification, if you can, cut the impact bumper and weld in 1/4 steel plates behind it, to strengthen the bumper.

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    did anyone have a jtd panel before and were unable to use it with their intercooler mounted???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lendo View Post
    I'm glad you sold the Viggen for this awesome project!
    I just noticed you're from TSL ! Hows it going man? Any word from Dan as to how the Viggen is doing for him?

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    Quote Originally Posted by a32guy View Post
    I just noticed you're from TSL ! Hows it going man? Any word from Dan as to how the Viggen is doing for him?
    Yea, about that. It's dead. He flipped it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lendo View Post
    Yea, about that. It's dead. He flipped it.
    I saw. I'm pissed. It WAS mint.

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