What's the cannister in the nose of the NB?
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The one that gets in the way of an FMIC? I was looking at dimensions on the NB I test drove yesterday and noticed it. PS resevoir/cooler? Can it be relocated?
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Are you talking abou the beer-can sized cylinder just under the radiator brace?
This: http://www.awrracing.com/pages/mx5/i...go_bye_bye.jpg
That cylinder is the A/C dryer. The only way to get rid of it is to remove the entire air conditioning.
This: http://www.awrracing.com/pages/mx5/i...go_bye_bye.jpg
That cylinder is the A/C dryer. The only way to get rid of it is to remove the entire air conditioning.
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less than an inch. that's a 18" wide intercooler. Easy solution if you want something bigger.....don't center the intercooler.
http://www.flyinmiata.com/projects/t...s/IMG_3061.jpg
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Frank - you can actually put it in the engine bay (a lot of OE mans locate it there). The plumbing exists from hot rod shops, it just requires cutting, flaring and adding connectors and tubing. I opted for the easy way out, bought an IC that fit and bent some tubing to maximized space. After that, there's 23" from the can to exhaust side of the mouth (frame rail). The hot side end tank boss sticks through the mouth shroud and the cold side boss squeezes under the dryer can after some bending.
This IC should work in the mouth while retaining the dryer.
I'm also considering this one.
It will allow me to keep my oil cooler sitting above it, but it maybe an 1" too wide. Time for a mock up. - rob
This IC should work in the mouth while retaining the dryer.
I'm also considering this one.
It will allow me to keep my oil cooler sitting above it, but it maybe an 1" too wide. Time for a mock up. - rob
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You can make room by bending it out of the way using crescent wrench to bend the mounting tab.
Canister in original position:
![](http://www.brperformance.com/intercooler/photos/99M62/s-canister2.jpg)
Canister bent outward:
![](http://www.brperformance.com/intercooler/photos/99M62/s-canister1.jpg)
I have the same size FMIC as braineack so I only needed to bend a little. The pics above are from the TDR Intercooler instructions. The aluminum seemed really brittle so I would be uncomfortable bending it that much, but I think it can be done if you go slow and bend a little at a time.
Canister in original position:
![](http://www.brperformance.com/intercooler/photos/99M62/s-canister2.jpg)
Canister bent outward:
![](http://www.brperformance.com/intercooler/photos/99M62/s-canister1.jpg)
I have the same size FMIC as braineack so I only needed to bend a little. The pics above are from the TDR Intercooler instructions. The aluminum seemed really brittle so I would be uncomfortable bending it that much, but I think it can be done if you go slow and bend a little at a time.
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