Fmic Nipple Instal

[sam5709]

i just went out and bought a screw in nipple for my fmic piping, now what do i do? do i just drill a hole and screw it in? or will i have to do other stuff aswell to prevent leaks etc,

i did a search for fmic nipple but came up with nothing, there are 100's of just fmic threads but dont quit explain it properly.

any help appreciated

sam

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Sam, You'll need to drill a hole, tap it out to suit the thread of the nipple, and then use some of the while tape to seal around the thread.

[sam5709]

ok done, all sorted now!!! , this thread can be closed

[WazR32GTSt]

pics?

[bernard R33]

interested in pics too cause i need to do this. also did u take off the intercooler piping?

[sam5709]

yeh ok i just done it, ill get pics up when the camera batteries recharge , yes i did take the intercooler piping off, i didnt want to get a metal shaving stuck inside the pipes,

bunnings didnt have the tap thread drill bits in the size i needed so i just bought a whole kit with heaps of sizes for $25, pretty cheap considering 1 cost 10 bux

[tek_01]

how thick is the intercooler piping? how many threads would u get on the piping? i remember my piping was maybe 2mm thich

i got someone to install it for me and weld a nipple on there but ive heard of people doing what u did and worked fine

[Dav]

i just screwed mine straight in, it was a brass thing and the pipes where only really thin aluminium. put a bit of that silicone gasket stuff on the thread and ran a bit of epoxy on the outside of it just to make sure it didnt leak.

[Kennedy]

as long as the nipple doesnt take a hit there is no need to weld....but it's always good to weld it just to be safe

[mike40sydney]

maybee its because i dont own a skyline but own a stagea but i got bugger all help from the forum on this issue i was trying to find out what the nipple was .eventually one of the stagea owners answered my question.im realy interested in sum pics of how u resolved it and where u got the nipple from.keep up the good work mate.

[Dav]

i just went down to the local spares shop and bought a brass barb that had a thread on it and fit the hose over it. $2 or something.

[cheez]

bought mine from repco. you can get pretty much any fitting (even a screw in airline fitting). all i did was, drill a hole slightly smaller than fitting, screw it in and then seal around using a silicon (clear). barely visible, but u can see the tape i also put on.

have a look.

plus foir added security, zip tied the hose onto the nipple.

[mike40sydney]

thanks heaps guys

[mad082]

with mine i just cut the nipple off the old piping and oxy welded it to the stock 'hot' pipe (from turbo to cooler). i found this stopped the boost spike problem i had also.