Guest luke_jones Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Well done, sir. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prezman26 Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Very well done indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeph430 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 As always, wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Thanks, guys! So far I'm happy with it. Have to be careful on speed bumps now, and coming out of dipped parking lot exits, otherwise it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Shadow Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 nice, very nice OEM + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmsgltr Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 exactly Steve... OEM+ is my favorite. great job again Hussein! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drin850 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 looks great! you almost have enough room to put another XC grill in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacrifice Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 oem+ > aftermarket. perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Now that I have an even larger FMIC.... ... I'm thinking I should increase the centre opening up to the curve line... something like this (photoshopped)....double stacking the center grille... The tricky part would be maintaining that crease line around the opening - it will look odd without it, IMO. This is what it looks like now... I'll have to check, but I think this would entail cutting the bumper bar into two - which I'm not keen on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo931 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Personally, I think it looks fine how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT5M Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Looks good how it is. If you go for a bigger fmic then yeah go for it. I think it looks good either way. And looks beautiful over all. But I am still curious about what is going on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Looks good how it is. If you go for a bigger fmic then yeah go for it. I think it looks good either way. And looks beautiful over all. But I am still curious about what is going on here. I do have a larger FMIC now... On the other thing, that is my secondary air intake - I have had two feeders into the custom CAI box. I had to remove it recently as I added a larger drain can for my breather system, and they sit in the same area behind the IC piping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the commissar! Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Looks GREAT the way it is...perhaps a bit odd in the over-sized opening you photo-shopped. Plus as you said, I'd think long and hard before cutting that bumper bar in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest luke_jones Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I'll have to check, but I think this would entail cutting the bumper bar into two - which I'm not keen on. Pretty sure you are right there. IMO it looks super clean the way you modded it the first time, I wouldn't change a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvo5.0 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Looks good either way, but if airflow is the main objective...go bigger You would probably need to remove 3 sides of the aluminum bumper support, but you may be able to leave the 4th (top) side. That would at least hold everything together, and maybe give some (very little) impact protection. I have the same intercooler as your old one (28x8x3.5), and the opening in my modified bumper comes right to the top edge of the intercooler. I still have 3" of my bumper support left. So cutting that 3" off and only leaving the top edge would put you where you need to be for the 3" taller intercooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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