Home brew FMIC!

[Applemobile]

All these fmic kits i can find are quite expencive, imo unnesiseraly expensive for my purpose! Has anyone on here put an intercooler on there car, say off a different model car? How much room am i playing with behind the front grill? will the intercooler piping be a fairly smooth fit? or is there many bends?
I can get my hands on a cossie 4wd intercooler jobbie, wondering if anyone has embarked on this task? any guesses if it will fit?
Its on a 02 cupra 20v BTW!

 

[Ninja]

ibiza ?

Laguna intercooler mate.. have a little search

 

[Applemobile]

sorry im unfarmilliar with the forum! its a leon! cheers, i tried searching but to no avail!

 

[lofer]

ibiza ?

I shouldn’t think so, this is the mk 1 leon section!

 

[lofer]

im too slow

 

[Applemobile]

I shouldn’t think so, this is the mk 1 leon section!

im glad you said that, i was gonna say that, but thought i may be wrong!

i cant find anything on search?

 

[Ninja]

lol sorry my bad

I was just checking the new posts rather than looking in each section and didnt see where it was posted!!

 

[lofer]

lol sorry my bad

I was just checking the new posts rather than looking in each section and didnt see where it was posted!!

I do that too!

 

[Applemobile]

I shouldn’t think so, this is the mk 1 leon section!

im too slow

im glad you said that, i was gonna say that, but thought i may be wrong!

i cant find anything on search?

lol sorry my bad

I was just checking the new posts rather than looking in each section and didnt see where it was posted!!

I do that too!

Cheers for the help!

 

[lofer]

Stop with you moaning!


Here: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=142886

Searching sometimes needs a little bit of patience!

There’s a lot in the thread but should answer all you questions!

 

[Applemobile]

thank you

 

[Willie]

The Forge FMIC comes with a modified front crash bar that the FMIC hangs off of. I would guess that even a DIY job would need you to modify this crash bar as theres not much space behind the OEM crash bar.
We've established you've got a MK1 Leon but which model as there are differences between these

 

[Applemobile]

its a late 02 facelift cupra 20v, if that helps?

 

[Willie]

I'd think you'll have the same issues as the LCR.
The only other thing is that your system has its supply and return from the same side.
Theres a guy builting a LC with the LCR twin side mount intercooler perhaps PM him to see how he has gotten on phillc is his forum name.
So you need a FMIC with the ports both at the same side ie drivers side.

 

[karlosR]

i don't think the pro alloy or pace products FMICs have a modded crash bar. there is a recent thread on here regarding the THS front mount. on their site it shows one fitted to a LCR but the pipework as far as i know would have to be DIY.

 

[Willie]

Fair doos but there aint much space there.