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      05-31-2012, 09:03 AM   #104
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I ordered a polished one but I can work with the black, it goes with the rest of the car.
You should of received a polished one.
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Wondering if the clearance is typical? Seems to be sitting a little low to what I'm used to in other cars? It might just be the bumper.....I don't know.
Yes, AA purposely left that 1-1.5" gap above the FMIC to allow direct flow to the radiator.

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The piping that came with it apparently was close (drivers side of vehicle) to the frame. But has a little room left near it. I could take pictures of this later on but right now it's dark outside. The intercooler is on the stock side mounts. Everything else is fine but the bottom side of the intercooler. Apparently the bottom bolts (that went into the stock intercooler) underneath the car won't work with this setup, BTW.
If you didn't trim enough of the inner bumper guard you may run into this issue, but regularly the bolts line up and go in perfectly.
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