FM1/2 Old style intercooler mounting?
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Anyone know which holes to use to mount a FM1/2 intercooler on a '96 miata? This intercooler:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/47948-fm1-2-old-style-intercooler-mounting-img_0118.jpg?dateline=1341177157)
Mine has tabs coming out of the bottom part (referencing the picture, which I think is actually the top part), which im assuming isnt correct for my model year.
I couldnt find the installation instructions on FM's website, it seems they only have the newest instructions available.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/47948-fm1-2-old-style-intercooler-mounting-img_0118.jpg?dateline=1341177157)
Mine has tabs coming out of the bottom part (referencing the picture, which I think is actually the top part), which im assuming isnt correct for my model year.
I couldnt find the installation instructions on FM's website, it seems they only have the newest instructions available.
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For the pipes I sold you, the elbow (lower left of your pic) should be pointed towards the ground on the driver side of the car. My guess is that the tab sticking out of the top mounts to the bumper reinforcement (the end tank with the elbow). I am not sure about the other tab. Mine mounts differently, so I'm not much help there.
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Remove that hood support bracket or whatever its called. There will now be two 10mm bolt holes in the back of the bumper support. Get a random L-bracket at home depot (I used some drywall bracket) and use the 10mm bolts to mount it. You can mount the front tab of the intercooler to said L-bracket. Left tab goes to A/C or radiator mount.
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Remove that hood support bracket or whatever its called. There will now be two 10mm bolt holes in the back of the bumper support. Get a random L-bracket at home depot (I used some drywall bracket) and use the 10mm bolts to mount it. You can mount the front tab of the intercooler to said L-bracket. Left tab goes to A/C or radiator mount.
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I wanted to share how I approached this problem with my intercooler. The IC still sits pretty low, but I havent bolted my undertray on yet. I can almost guarantee that the front portion that bolts up will not fit. Anyone know a way around that problem?
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/53512-fm1-2-old-style-intercooler-mounting-dy17s.jpg?dateline=1346344642)
Anyways, I ended up basically copying messiah. I cut one of the tabs off of the intercooler and had it welded to the front around the spot where it lines up with the bolt holes on the front bumper support. I bolted a L-bend piece of metal to the support, and lined up a hole to the L-bend and the IC tab. I then got a metal bracket that is used to attach wood with screws to attach the two. The picture really explains it better than I can.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/53512-fm1-2-old-style-intercooler-mounting-dy17s.jpg?dateline=1346344642)
Anyways, I ended up basically copying messiah. I cut one of the tabs off of the intercooler and had it welded to the front around the spot where it lines up with the bolt holes on the front bumper support. I bolted a L-bend piece of metal to the support, and lined up a hole to the L-bend and the IC tab. I then got a metal bracket that is used to attach wood with screws to attach the two. The picture really explains it better than I can.
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