intercoolers and fog lights

[iluvmycivic]

I have a 6th gen 96-98 civic and I wanna keep my oem fogs. I wanted to know if anyone has them and are boosted, which IC you went with to keep your foggies if it is at all possible...thanks.

 

[Pootie]

I have a 6th gen 96-98 civic and I wanna keep my oem fogs. I wanted to know if anyone has them and are boosted, which IC you went with to keep your foggies if it is at all possible...thanks.

i think the Eaby(godspeed) ones that have the end tanks that are lower on the cooler. (you can flip the cooler, so the endtanks are higher and will clear the fogs.)

But this means that u are going to have some serious custom piping. Goodluck..

u got rid of my fogs, lol

 

[oddeb707]

just zip the fogs to th IC piping

zip ties ftw!

 

[Gonzo]

I know mines a 5th gen but i just routed the piping under the fog lights...i did have to cut some of the metal frame around the fog light.

 

[hardcore97]

i was thinking about this the other day as well as id like to keep mine. i guess you could maybe have the brackets welded on the IC piping but it would be a pain in the ass if you had to take them off

 

[Szady]

Gonzo, get a front lip on that thing, and you wont even be able to tell how low the FMIC sits.

 

[MunkyRealOne]

I have a 5th gen and I've been trying to figure this out for the longest time too cause I would rather not get new piping.

 

[Pootie]

i was thinking about this the other day as well as id like to keep mine. i guess you could maybe have the brackets welded on the IC piping but it would be a pain in the ass if you had to take them off

yea, but when the motor is under load it moves, and it's attached to the turbo and manifold thats attached to the pipeing and it will move .

 

[hardcore97]

good point pootie. i suppose it would be possible to somehow fab up something to make them work but idk how

 

[SlowTEC]

yea, but when the motor is under load it moves, and it's attached to the turbo and manifold thats attached to the pipeing and it will move .

Hence the reason why flexible silicone couplers are used between pipes, the engine, and the intercooler. Your IC piping, especially the ones directly connected to the hot/cold sides of the IC shouldn't move. I still wouldn't suggest fabbing up the brackets onto the piping. When you mount your IC just make sure the bottom end is as close to the radiator support as you can get it. Try to hang it a bit lower too, if you have a lip it'll hide it. Just be easy on the bumps .

 

[iluvmycivic]

hmm, i'm gonna have to put some thought into this. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[iluvmycivic]

i think the Eaby(godspeed) ones that have the end tanks that are lower on the cooler. (you can flip the cooler, so the endtanks are higher and will clear the fogs.)

But this means that u are going to have some serious custom piping. Goodluck..

u got rid of my fogs, lol

I'm gonna have to look into that. maybe I can try that. But, I kinda wanna stay away from the ebay stuff...I'll look around more...