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hey all,

having had my skyline for awhiles now, im thinking about upgrading the standard side mount incoolder in favour for a front mount. now, ive heard of piping kits but im not real sure how these go together. questions are such,

how does the intercooler mount? are custom brackets needed to bolt it to the body?

these piping kits, are the a set of numerous bends/straights for what *might* be needed, or are they specific to fit r32's etc?

ive got a gtr front spoiler, there looks to be a lot of room behind it, would i need to cut away any of the spoiler for the pipes to fit in there?

just a few questions im unsure of, dont want to jump into anything and find problems later on :S

thanks guys!

shaun.

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most people weld brackets to the top and bottom of the intercooler and just bolt it on. It works but transmits lots of vibration to the intercooler which could lead to weld fatigue. If you do bolt it straight to the body, try to at least put a rubber washer in between to help isolate the intercooler. Ideally it would be mounted to the body in the same way that the radiator is from the factory. Take a look at that and try to get close to it.

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a lot of the coolers these days have threaded screw points in the top, so its simply a matter of finding the right bolts and using those, in conjunction with some metal brackets (which you may have to build yourself out of sheet metal, cladding, etc), attaching this to the chasis at a suitable point.

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You should got to an install by wados HERE it may help you give a few ideas about an install.You will be able to see the intercoolers mounting brackets on the bottom quite easily but the top is harder to see.But as predator said it is easy to build a bracket yo self..

His type of install is entirely based on a budget diy build,and,is a great guide to an install.

HTH..

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