Inter cooler Install Question

gogunbaba · 12-08-2012, 12:00 AM

Would it be possible to remove the stock intercooler without cutting off the factory clamps? When I installed ETS 5" on my E92 coupe I didn't think there was a way to remove the piping without cutting off the factory clamp.

Thanks,

NiVeDh · 12-08-2012, 12:52 AM

If you're lucky, you can get a flathead screwdriver into the seam / joint of the clamp and get it to open. Cutting it is easier, in my opinion. In any case, those BMW clamps are one-time use only. I'm still awake so feel free to text me if you are attempting anything now!

There are some suggestions here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278126

gogunbaba · 12-08-2012, 08:08 AM

Hehe. Nope. Not now. I need to put my e92 back together first.

TigOn. · 12-08-2012, 08:36 AM

I dont think so.... Seems way to hard to snap that tube off w/o cutting.

E90Company · 12-08-2012, 10:03 AM

Nope. Just cut it off, when it comes time to go stock use a t-bolt clamp.

benzy89 · 12-08-2012, 02:21 PM

Factory clamp can be bent open & then resold/reused

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gogunbaba Second Lieutenant 65 Rep 247 Posts Drives: 15 M3, 15 X5M, 06 E46 M3 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (7)	Inter cooler Install Question Would it be possible to remove the stock intercooler without cutting off the factory clamps? When I installed ETS 5" on my E92 coupe I didn't think there was a way to remove the piping without cutting off the factory clamp. Thanks,
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NiVeDh Major General 426 Rep 8,003 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i, '99 E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, TX & Atlanta, GA iTrader: (132) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Sedan [8.66]	If you're lucky, you can get a flathead screwdriver into the seam / joint of the clamp and get it to open. Cutting it is easier, in my opinion. In any case, those BMW clamps are one-time use only. I'm still awake so feel free to text me if you are attempting anything now! There are some suggestions here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278126
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gogunbaba Second Lieutenant 65 Rep 247 Posts Drives: 15 M3, 15 X5M, 06 E46 M3 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (7)	Hehe. Nope. Not now. I need to put my e92 back together first.
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TigOn. Lieutenant 37 Rep 495 Posts Drives: 2013 e92 M3 CZP,07 e90 335 FBO Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami Beach iTrader: (0)	I dont think so.... Seems way to hard to snap that tube off w/o cutting. __________________ Garage///2013 e92 M3 ZCP ///2007 e90 335 FBO///
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E90Company Major General 198 Rep 6,136 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL iTrader: (2)	Nope. Just cut it off, when it comes time to go stock use a t-bolt clamp.
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12-08-2012, 02:21 PM	#6
benzy89 Banned 83 Rep 2,396 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i [7.50]	Factory clamp can be bent open & then resold/reused
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