BigD

Are you related to Cornfuzed?

To the OP, what size inter cooler do you have? Sounds like you have one that is entirely too big.

igotnothin

the ic is a 12in X 24in X 3in

its not that big imo, but i try to keep the car as sleeper as posible... so id like the ic all the way under the bumper/ and i dont want tohave a big hole in the bumper like some you fools do..


thats the ic mounted unless i cut completly thru the bumper suport it isnt going higher, and this is my daily driver, "when its running" so i like to keep the saftey stuff on there

stillnoturbo

Dude it's a civic so safe and civic don't really go together. It's like CRX and family car.

AgentMurdoc

take a pic with the bumper on

what's wrong with that? it's like a mini station wagon

Atticus

seeing and repairing badly smashed up cars every day (auto body) there was no way i was removing my rebar

cut it in 1/2 welded back up added some angel iron and closed up the box sections
oem isnt bad but the cheap after market ones are crap :1

crx2fast

---- the bumper support.. i dont have one on the front or back and i have a crx.. ---- if i hit a mailbox i'm probly gonna die.

Jorsher

If I had a huge intercooler and had to cut into the bumper support, I'd weld something on to brace it. A bumper support is more useful than a few inches of a FMIC that isn't getting airflow anyway.

boostedhfrex

+1 it not only acts as a crash support but helps with the structural integrity of the car. If its a 100% track car cut it and don't worry about it. If this car is still gonna see the street alot brace it with something, angle iron or something.

BigD

I say either pick up a shorter intercooler or a lip. I think with a lip it would hide it well.

JDMFantasy2K

you guys wouldn't believe how critical that ------ support is. I rear ended someone in my integra at about 5 mph, and the ------ thing crunched in pretty well.