I have just purchased a front mount intercooler for my 2001 bugeye, didnt realise how dam big these things are!!!! any idea if i have to remove the bumper to fit the thing? Im not doing it myself, but i need to know what you need to do so i can guage how much i will be charged for the fitting......

Cheers.

 

yep youl need the front bumper off

 

Bugger!

 

Just had a look, how the crap it fits in there? do you need to chop any of the bumper away to make it fit?

 

probably and it will take some work. lol

 

Double Bugger !

 

i did mine over a month go on a bugeye, yep front bumper off, front panel that goes down to fogs off, gotta take ur overflow bottle to ur rad off an cut the bottom bracket off to get the piping up thru, didnt u get any instructions? and yeh u gotta chop a chunk out the back of ur bumper

 

No instructions with it! should have been.....

Gona send it back, too much of a job....wil spend the 250 quid on something else nice i recon....

 

*****! !

fit it. nothing like a bit of hard work.. lol

and you will love the end result. but i must ask. are you planning on going big prower?

 

no mate, sticking at 290bhp......my pocket cant take any more at the moment......

 

invest in something else then unless your going over 350 i dont think there is that much of a need for fmic anyway. and you can use your pennies on something better!

 

plus the extra the re- map will cost u

 

I know, i recon re-map's are the biggest rip off ever, how do they warrent prices of between 350 and 650 for a couple of hours work?

 

If you are just fitting a FMIC you will not need a re-map, all that the FMIC will do is cool the air a bit more and make it denser. The ECU on a bugeye is a learning one so it will adjust accordingly.

 

I need one after fitting a BOV.....
https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...tting-bov.html

Also haveing new manafold pipes and high flow cat downpipe fitted on monday, so will have a new remap to sort out all problems...

 

If you only paid £250 for it and it was new I'd send it back anyway mate (I'd worry about the quality at that price, I might be wrong tho).

 

Ebay Special.......

Think i am going to need a new clutch sometime soon, i have to press down really hard to get the clutch to disengage properly, any idea of a good / reasonable priced place to go? Im in Birmingham, but dont mind traveling for a good job......

 

is it a Race R7 fmic or something from ebay for £250, i got one last week and is a beast. cant wait to fit it.... like MR D said, dont be a *****. bit of a mission but shouldnt be to bad, mines for my blobeye and after 350-400 bhp.

only issue is overflow bottle, do i re-locate it, if so where to?

 

Yep it is a R7 Race kit..

 

Who says you dont need a remap after fitting a front mount
I fitted one from Harvey Smith in Darlington, it looks the business and needed extra fuelling throughout the rev range (hence more power) - was allowing the engine to be nice and cool as the one Harvey sells has a more efficient core than the old APS I took off

 

Will a lightweight Flywheel make a lot of difference to thr performance to the car, if i have got to change the clutch i may as well get it done at the same time, but only if its worth it.

 

It is recommended to get a remap after fitting a FMIC.

If your changing the clutch, it is worth getting a lightened fly wheel as well. Don't get too light though. As the likes of Harvey and BOB'5 on here, they sell them, and know which is a good weight.

 

FIT THE FRONT MOUNT, u know u wanna! if u lived closer i'd help u do it, its really not that hard a job! i fitted mine, am around 320bhp, got me up from 270 with couple other mods!

As for the overflow bottle, u need a smaller one as u have to remove ur old one, mine came with the kit

 

what other mods?

 

You dont need a lightened flywheel at that level of power.............

 

Why does it matter on power level for lightened flywheels?

 

I thought the point of a lightened flywheel was for quicker reving....

 

Ok i will prob give it a go....have got a couple of mates roped in to help.

Cheers for the offer to help if i was closer, its nice to know you guys are there to help........

Will keep you posted.

 

Hi let us know how it goes as havnt fitted mine yet, some pics would be great aswell during fitment as it's same fmic... Also see what happens about water bottle

be great if could contact me on 07595 255061

good luck

 

u have to remove the overflow bottle to ur radiator, an either leave the pipe hanging down, or fit a smaller bottle once uve got the front mount all piped in. i changed my turbo to a vf35 and fitted pink injectors too!