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Nissan SR20DET Intercooler Upgrade - Chill Your Charge

Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Remove Bumper
16. Victory at last! The stupid bumper can now come off. Damn that thing. It's time for a break. Too bad we don't get one.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Unplug Harness
17. Locate the harnesses that run through the bumper reinforcement and unplug them.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Loosen Bumper Reinforcement Bolts
18. Using a 14mm socket, loosen and remove the two bumper reinforcement bolts on each side.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Remove Bumper Support
19. Bam. It's amazing that this heavy-duty metal reinforcement was one hundred times easier to take off than the flimsy urethane bumper.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Loosen Hood Latch
20. With a 12mm socket, loosen the bolt in the center of the hood latch.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Unbolt Horn
21. Still using the 12mm socket, take off the two horn bells. You'll replace them later, once you figure out where the front mount sits against the headlight supports.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Remove Headlight Support Bolt
22. At the bottom of the headlight support, take off the 10mm bolts with a socket.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Bolt On Greddy Intercooler Bracket
23. Line the GReddy unit up at the bottom of the headlight support and fasten it in place using the 10mm bolts and washers provided.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Attach Greddy Intercooler To Brackets
24. Align the new intercooler and use the longer 13mm bolt and spacer provided to fasten it into the hole at the center of the hood latch.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Bolt On Greddy Intercooler
25. With the provided 10mm bolts, line the bottom intercooler brackets up with the ones you've just installed and tighten it all down.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Attach Intercooler Piping
26. On the turbo side, slip the silicone boot and hose clamps over the intercooler end tank. Insert the provided intercooler pipe, but leave it loose so you can adjust it.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Insert Hot Pipe
27. Insert the stock hot pipe into the silicone boot after you line everything up, and try not to think nasty thoughts, even though we did.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Tighten Hose Clamps
28. Go through and tighten all the hose clamps on the turbo side with a flathead screwdriver.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Drill Through Battery Tray
29. Using the specs in the instructions, drill a 4-inch hole through the battery tray for the intercooler pipe to pass through.
Nissan Sr20det Intercooler Upgrade Attach Intercooler Piping
30. Same thing on the other side of the car: silicone boots, piping and hose clamps. Remember to leave everything loose until it's all lined up.
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