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I wanted to get a opposite end intercooler for my custom setup on my ex but i've heard that it's rather difficult to do because the ABS system blocks the intercooler piping. is this right? does anyone out there have an ex set up like that?

 
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yea unfortunatly the abs is in the way. im prob going to relocate the battery to make room for the other pipe.

 
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Relocating battery to the trunk makes it a lot easier.

 
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by only relocating the battery? how do you go about doing that and what else has to be moved around?

 
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just extend the wires to wherever you wanna put it and that is enough room for the other intercooler pipe

 
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so it's the battery side that doesn't fit? i thought it was the side that has all the belts? cause everyone has their intercooler piping thru the battery side and doesn't have to relocate?

 
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anyone have any engine shots of their ex with opposite end intercooler?

 
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Nothing was relocated except the battery, all stock accessories are still there. Piping goes from turbo straight down, curves toward driver's side at bottom of bumper, up into the intercooler, then you can see the rest.

 
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that is an awesome looking engine bay, just my 2 cents

 
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any shots of the intercooler without the bumper? i don;t know what you mean about the piping coming from the turbo.

 
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Hey, did the speeding texan turn into the speeding oklahomian? I see your location changed....

Question about your setup - the picture of the engine bay doesn't show it too well, does your turbo intake pipe route UNDER your bottom coolant hose, or did they install a different hose to make it fit? It appears that it goes under the bottom one (as well as the top one).

I am still waiting on my parts from Stafford Fab (which is essentially my manifold), so I'm trying to get an idea on how I'm going to route my piping from my turbo yet. The piping from the outlet of the intercooler is cake (for me, I have an LX)....Everything is ALMOST here, I can't fuggen WAIT!

 
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No, I'm originally from Texas, but been in Oklahoma for the last 4 years. God it sucks here. Only good thing is that we have no emissions laws.

I can't get good pictures of the setup right now, but I will get some tomorrow after work and post them up... I'll have the car up on a lift to do some work, and will be able to get good shots.

 
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thanks for the help. i appreciate you goin out of the way. your my hero

 
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i didnt have to relocate battery just had to take out the AC compressor

 
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yeah but you lost your ac and im in miami. where it's 103 deg. all the time. it sounds easier to just move the battery

 
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so i would like to know how u plan on the route of the pipe, unless u route the pipe back over top of the IC CORE

 
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im sure there are numerous ways u can run it so, best of luck

 
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riceburner has his mounted over the top of the core, but what i wanna know is how catalyst has it. he didn't relocate his battery and his pipes run on each side of the engine bay and are thick.

 
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PM time

 
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yes sir

 
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catalyst civic is a LX so he doesn't have the problem of th eABS control being in the way
and you dont have relocate the battery
good luck thou
sorry. dont have any newer pics up

 
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thats right i totally forgot about that lil ABS box, then again i have a lx and it was never there and still aint there with e EX motor

 
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I'm confused, so we can have custom pipes with an ex? Cuz i know a place that does custom piping and stuff, so couldent i buy like the ginat *** Blitz LM universal core, then have the company do custom piping for the IC?

 
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if u got someone that can bend and weld, u can take any route u want, as for a giant core, u gots to make sure it will fit with the bumper on

 
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yaya I know, but i was just saying an example

 
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it seems from what i've heard the battery relocation seems to be the easiest way around it. so im gonna go with that