[s-cars] FMIC revisited

[Joe Pizzimenti]

And those pics are located here:

http://www.cheapassracing.org/s-car/chiptercooler/

Joe

On 3/3/06, lschip at speakeasy.net <lschip at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>
> I just helped Brian Powell put a Dawson-design Treadwell
> FMIC on his 95.5 S6. Pizzo was even there to supervise the first
> day (with a bottle of Fat Tire in hand), though he did strongly
> suggest that Brian and I join PipeFitters Local 282.
>
> Brian is planning on writing up some notes on it, but he is
> in the middle of a move so it might be a while.
> I'll jump in since this thread is still going.
>
> We were both virgins in this type of fabrication (I am learning
> to TIG on an old machine I just bought) and we easily spent 3 full
> days figuring out where/how to mount it, making brackets, mocking
> up the tubing with 2" PVC pipe, and cautiously cutting/welding the
> aluminum tubing.
> It's a big job if you don't have this type of experience. I
> have some skills and enough tools that I felt comfortable trying
> it - on Brian's car. I might be willing to hone my skills on
> someone else's before I do mine - any takers?...
>
> We ended up mounting it to the bumper mounts (on the body) with
> some custom brackets, which turned out surprisingly strong.
> We didn't have to cut the bumper, but we did move the steering
> cooler (put in a small Summit cooler where the stock IC was) so the
> FMIC could mount as close as possible to the A/C condenser.
> It's a tight fit. The IC is pretty much touching the lower bumper
> cover supports (not sure how the earlier cars differ).
> A 1/2" thinner IC would make it much easier, as would 1" shorter.
>
> Brian said that he saw 2psi higher boost on his first couple
> of test runs, but he hasn't had it on a dyno to compare (nor would
> a dyno in CA compare very well to his previous dyno runs in Denver,
> but that's another thread...)
>
> I think Brian's comment, after 3 days in my garage alternately
> freezing or breathing propane heater fumes, was something about
> 034EFI/Aprikol kits looking like a bargain...
>
> I have a few pics if anyone wants to see details (but you gotta
> ignore the weld beads - at least they hold air...)
>
> Chip
> '90CQ still with Steamboat bull bars, 3B gathering dust in garage
>
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