Intercooler pipes are through the hood...literally.
01-29-2014, 04:19 PM
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how is it fail? Because it's not carbon fiber and JDM? It does everything it needs to do. it was probably like $3.00 in the scrap metal bin at Industrial Metal Supply.
Just because the tubes that came with a kit are what came with the kit doesn't mean they're magically better than what other people can do with them. Just like the ebay universal kits, they are intentionally made to be cut and modified for your specific car.
Just because the tubes that came with a kit are what came with the kit doesn't mean they're magically better than what other people can do with them. Just like the ebay universal kits, they are intentionally made to be cut and modified for your specific car.
I never was under the impression that they were better necessarily than any other piping. (though I do like the ease of cleaning and look of polished stainless as most other piping is aluminum) What I do like about them though is that they're solid pieces with a minimum number of hose couplers. Cosmetically they're very nice. This is why keeping/modifying them would be my preference. Thanks for the response
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01-30-2014, 04:52 PM
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Wow . . . but at least his is concealed under a finished hood!I guess what I don't get is why, if the OP had an extra hood laying around, he didn't just sell it, use money to buy the proper pieces, not have a hood that looks like ***, and enjoy all the extra free time not spent retrofitting a temporary hood only to then swap it outright with yet another.
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01-30-2014, 11:29 PM
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If you aren't going to spend a handful of dollars buying a few parts to do it correctly, you can't really afford to own a turbo Miata. And the solution you chose invites ridicule, so put on your big-boy undies and accept it for what you have done. It looks silly and juvenile. Own your mistakes.
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01-30-2014, 11:39 PM
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As the title suggests, the circumstances of my MP62 intercooler setup I've had to put holes in my hood. I'm doing my build on the cheap and I used the pipes I had. So my question is this....how to cover the holes....I've been racking my brain to think of something I could rivet or bolt on that would match the shape of the pipes through the hood. I'd like to maintain a semi clean look. The holes are approximately 4-5 inches by 3 inches and I need about 2 inches of vertical clearance. Any suggestions? I have a second hood I'll modify carefully to suit whatever solution I/we come up with. Who has ideas? lol Thanks in advance
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I see much fail in your upper shroud cover. 
The radiator is lowered. And tilted. But that isn't the problem. The problem is the tubing that came with my kit. And again, The cuts were a temporary solution to get the car on the road. I never planned on leaving them like. I have another hood for the car. You could call it a fail if I did that and thought it looked cool and was going to keep it that way.
The radiator is lowered. And tilted. But that isn't the problem. The problem is the tubing that came with my kit. And again, The cuts were a temporary solution to get the car on the road. I never planned on leaving them like. I have another hood for the car. You could call it a fail if I did that and thought it looked cool and was going to keep it that way.Lol Feel free to continue your circle jerk of patting yourselves on the back for being better than everyone else. I apparently do not measure up to you wonderful few who spew their ignorance from a keyboard. May many bow to your high degree of knowledge and superiority. 
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01-30-2014, 11:46 PM
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The question was never the money. I simply asked for ideas or solutions beyond the obvious that may not have occurred to me. That was the entire point of this thread. At no point did I ever say I intended to leave it as is. It wasn't a mistake. It was a choice I made that suited my purposes and continues to do so. My only issue is that people choose to ridicule because they either think it wasn't a good idea or cannot understand the choice I made. This is fine. This thread it seems was a useless exorcise for the most part, so I'll make a choice that satisfies my needs and ideas and call it good. Feel free to close the thread as I will no longer be bothering with it. Thanks for your responses Steve.
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