Cooling Pro Stealth Fmic

[bored33]

hey guys!

just purchased myself a cooling pro stealth fmic (600x240x60) and have just installed it today after a few hours. the only hacking i needed to do was a little bit of the intrusion bar to hug around the corners of the fmic and the hacking of a support bracket on the bottom pipe (would not give me that little extra room to line it up with the stock piping no matter how hard i huffed and puffed).

my warning is mainly for series 2 owners - the first bend of the top pipe prevents your front bar (that is, if you have stock) to go on properly due to the fog light and the housing on the left side (looking at the front of the car). i thought i could hack the housing on an angle but realised it was also the rear of the fog light that actually hit the bend as well and thus i could not line up the right side (looking at the front of the car) of the bumper. hacking the housing that was built into the bar is one thing, but hacking the actual housing for the fog light is another.

after an hour sitting in my thinking chair, i decided to remove the stock fog lights + indicator assembly and hack off the housing built into the bar itself to allow room for that damn bend! now i had the problem of an ugly space where the fog lights + indicator assembly should be, so what i did was pop down to autobarn and bought myself a grill mesh and then bought gtr look-a-like indicators and fog lights. what i did was fill up that gap for the assembly with the grill and just cut out holes to fit in the new indicator and fog light. i left the bottom half as stock so basically, rather then having the fog light + indicator assembly, i now have a grill with a fog light and indicator - pretty much a 400R front bar imitation.

just a note - most or some other fmic piping actually go UNDER the fog light + indicator assembly. just weird when i encountered this problem. had me scratching my head for hours taking apart random things and putting them back in thinking i alligned something off.

APART from that debacle, no problems thus far. im quite happy with the fmic. its definitely living up to its stealth because the bottom pipe hides directly behind the bottom section of the front bar and the core itself is actually hiding behind my plates. only noticable if you look hard enough. i get no turbo lag since the pipes use the existing stock pipes so you get the shortest cooling route possible. i have installed 3 other types of fmic(s) and after a test drive the boost does take longer to pick up speed. with this setup, it spools maybe a little faster if not the same. bottom end rpms have alot more pick up (a little but noticable).

i can only assume, but this kit was really meant for the series 1 owners since their bar has more room behind it but anyone with an aftermarket front bar should have no problems.

hope this helps some of you s2 owners thinking of getting one of these.

[Howie]

Got pics of the install mate?

[delljit]

yeah pics would be nice

[Dragonforce]

Thanks heaps mate,

I was thinking of buying one of these for my Series 2 but wanted to see how somone else went with an install first.

Sucks it didnt work out to be easy for you! Oh well Greddy it is haha

Take it easy mate!

-Dragonforce

[geraus]

Hey , Dude thanks. I was about to buy one! i use to have a BLitz LM and i sold it for 1,000 but now i want it bak! i only had it for a week !!!!!!!

also could you please post up pics plz

Edited April 13, 2008 by geraus

[gotRICE?]

Hey , Dude thanks. I was about to buy one! i use to have a BLitz LM and i sold it for 1,000 but now i want it bak! i only had it for a week !!!!!!!

also could you please post up pics plz

Is it me or does this make no sence? Why buy a Blitz to sell and get a Stealth? Unless you were after some $? Hehe.

Im guessing, in this case if your like me and have an S2 with a different OEM bumper (pictured) Then possibly you wont have the same effects? As there looks to be bugger all behind the indicator, heeeeaps of room. Can only buy one and try i guess!

[bored33]

hey guys!

just an update, i ended up cheating after all because i did not like the look of the mesh - too much attention in my opinion as i like to keep my car as stock looking as possible. i ended up fitting in the stock lights with some very minor modifications to the assembly. here is just the one picture of the whole thing and i apologise for the poor quality. if anyone wants to see the actual modifications up close just post here and when i am free i will take pictures so you can see up close what i did. i did not take pictures of the grill because i was not going to keep that look.

as you can see, most of the fmic hides under the front bar which in a way gets less wind but since its winter i do not think its a problem thus far although since the fmic is rather wide it may make up for that loss in height. i will have to wait for summer and see how it handles. other fmic(s) i have installed uses the bottom pipe area for extra height for the core (hence why the bend usually goes under the fog light + indicator assembly).

i thought about it today and looked at black warriors tutorial (which was a big help by the way) and noticed that since his core was actually shorter in width than mine, the bend that gave me trouble actually bends earlier to hug the corner straight under the head light. the cooling pro actually bends later or else the piping diameter is comprimised! just thought some people would appreciate an answer to why as i hate not knowing why haha.

[crofte]

Blitz all the way!! Fits like a glove

Don't fall for those cheep imitations. Pay peanut get monkey.

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

Ewww seeing a return pipe like those last two pics looks totally shit in my opinion, why not mount it lower or something so its hidden?

[crofte]

Ewww seeing a return pipe like those last two pics looks totally shit in my opinion, why not mount it lower or something so its hidden?

Yeah and have it ripped off by a parking bollard!!! good idea mate.

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

haha better ripping it off than having it look like that

[crofte]

Nice paint job on your bar.

[R338OY]

I reckon this should go in the DIY section.

[bored33]

I reckon this should go in the DIY section.

black warrior has done a great diy tutorial on this already. search his name up in the diy section and you should find it.

[aphid]

yeah i definently say stop being dodgy and buy a decent cooler, that return pipe just looks cheap and nasty IMO

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

Nice paint job on your bar.

was this aimed at me? and are you refering to the sun reflection? as my front bar is in great factory condition.

Edited April 14, 2008 by Silver_R34_GT-T

[delljit]

that sits way too high

[TTT]

Should have saved $350 and bought an R34 SMIC.

[abu]

R34 SMIC is gay

[Gts-t]

Makes sense it is Gtst who said it hehehe