URS6 Front Mounted Intercooler fit (PS cooler pipe sorted !)

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:55 pm

Had a couple of days on my knee's fitting the FMIC kit I gathered up off of Ebay and various suppliers.

Stainless pipes were from Kiowa.
Clamps from Viper-performance.
Samco's from Ebay user- amberper.
Silicone hose from Ebay user - 1_regals_motorsport
IC from Ebay user - mx5-tuning
Stainless steel and Tig welding - in house Smile

I also managed to find a decent place for the Power Steering cooler piping to sit - it worked out a treat Smile

I used teck screws to fit it in position using the rubber mount washers, that come with them, as shock mounts for the brackets.

The car will be booked into MRC in the new year for a stage II re-map Smile

Some pic's below of the proceedings:-

The bumper was a PITArse to fit back on.
Had to remove a fair bit of it internally, including a chunk out of the alloy cross member within it and a hole in the bottom, but got there in the end.

The damage to the bumper in the above piccy was there when I bought the car Sad

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:18 pm

hi there

i am thinking i might do this mod to my URs6

which IC did you buy and how much was it

looking very cool BTW

ASPRO

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:40 pm

I used this Intercooler, but it was hard to fit.

http://tinyurl.com/ymvo6g

You could always got for a slightly smaller one:

http://tinyurl.com/yl2o2z

Hope this helps Smile

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:18 am

looks great m8 when you coming round to do mine
i don't mind supplying the bacon sandwiches
Laughing

how long did it take and have you noticed an improvement already
Question

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:25 am

He he, don't eat Bacon - am a semi veggie Cool

only eat chicken.

All out it took me about 3 days to complete over a period of a few weeks. Collating all the stuff and making a few mistakes all added to the project.
The first set of 3" alloy pipes I bought got binned as they where too big and not strong enough. The first set of hose couplers I bought where also crap so it was a case of I really learnt by my mistakes Confused

As for improvement - It now pulls smooth and like a train from 4.5K which before it used to hesitate and not give smooth power output, for some reason ?
The turbo lag is slightly more but I can put up with that as the kick in the arse you now get +4.5K makes up for it Very Happy

It's a bit weird really as when you floor it, the boost pressure is at max before the RPM reaches 4.5K ? It seems to hold off a little before 4.5K and then all hell lets loose Wink

It's being booked in to MRC for one of their stage II re-maps just as soon as they re-open from their crimbo hols.
Hopefully that should sort the early hesitation Smile

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:05 pm

He he, don't eat Bacon - am a semi veggie Cool

only eat chicken.

All out it took me about 3 days to complete over a period of a few weeks. Collating all the stuff and making a few mistakes all added to the project.
The first set of 3" alloy pipes I bought got binned as they where too big and not strong enough. The first set of hose couplers I bought where also crap so it was a case of I really learnt by my mistakes Confused

As for improvement - It now pulls smooth and like a train from 4.5K which before it used to hesitate and not give smooth power output, for some reason ?
The turbo lag is slightly more but I can put up with that as the kick in the arse you now get +4.5K makes up for it Very Happy

It's a bit weird really as when you floor it, the boost pressure is at max before the RPM reaches 4.5K ? It seems to hold off a little before 4.5K and then all hell lets loose Wink

It's being booked in to MRC for one of their stage II re-maps just as soon as they re-open from their crimbo hols.
Hopefully that should sort the early hesitation Smile

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:03 pm

Sounds good matey, it's good to tinker Cool

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:50 pm

Anyone else fitted any FMIC's lately ?

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:50 am

Not heard of anyone doing this lately, but I have a major boost leak either on the intercooler or near it and , if the intercooler is leaking it would be silly to leave it standard wouldn't it.

Jon Very Happy

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:57 pm

I have a full set of OEM IC pipes + IC for an S6 AAN?

It would be silly not to now wouldn't it Cool

Audi Nut Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 82

Hey well done Applause

,proving it can be done on a euro bumpered urS6!! ive seen the guys in the states do this for years but they got so much space behind their bumpers.Akikol do a great f.m.i.c kit for the S4/S6 but not sure will fit behind the euro stock bumper as well as yours did.
Damien.

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:31 pm

Thanks Mate Smile

I think I was lucky that the IC was just the right size - any bigger and I would have really struggled.

Audi Nut Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 82

The great thing is the car still retains its original standard looks,which is great,no nissan skyline snow plough intercooler front.Stealth! and thats what our s cars are all about. Very Happy

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Damien.

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:52 pm

I know its an old thread and the original poster might not be on here anymore but anyone know the size of intercooler that was used?

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:31 pm

I am still about Smile

The dimensions are:

750mm pipe end to pipe end.

230mm top to bottom

70mm width.

Hope this helps Smile

Newbie Joined: Jul 22, 2009 Posts: 1

Hi there, picking up on this thread, I have just purchased an IC from mx5_tuning although the dimensions are a little different, IC measurement are 710mm total width, 230mm height and depth 65mm. I was hoping I could benefit from your hard work and knowledge and ask what type and size of silicone hoses you had from ebay supplier 1_regals_motorsport. Many Thanks

Inexperienced Joined: May 05, 2009 Posts: 48

Can I ask how you got on with the intercooler from Mx5 Tuning, was it slightly easier to fit that the 70mm deep one?

How did the car improve with the new intercooler, thanks for any feedback.

Smile

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:00 pm

Got on fine with it mate, No problems at all.

It made the turbo lag a second further away but deffo got more of a kick to it after this initial wait.

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:01 pm

is there any size difference between the urs6 euro bumper and the bumper on my tdi AEL A6 quattro?

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:28 am

I've just swapped my front wings and bumper from standard 2wd AEL ones to urS6 ones. The S6 bumper has got a fair bit more space as it is squarer at the front lower face than the rounded 'boat hull' of the normal bumper.