Hey guys, I bought a used Spearco heat exchanger. It is supposed to mount to the s2000 with no modification. I removed the bumper today but for the life of me can't find where it mounts. The exchanger itself has tabs welded to it, but those tabs have no where to mount on the s2000. There is no bolt location anywhere close. I was thinking that there may be a separate bracket or something I didn't get since i got it second hand. Is there anyway some one could show me where it mounts or try and explain it to me. Thanks

 

Post pictures of the HX and the tabs.

 

The thin brackets pointing up are what I installed to see if it mounts somewhere else

 

There should be two bolts on either side that those holes should line up with. They seem to be the same spacing as the holes that my mounts had. They hold on some kind of frame member I think. I'll try to find a picture if I have one.

 

hey dude, u bought this off of me... i got this from a s/c and turbo trade from lude92_si here on the forums, we traded up... if you have questions, pm him and he can help ya out. sorry, i assumed it was a direct bolt on as he used it as is from my understanding, but give him a pm and he is more than willing to help out, good guy!!! theres also a mounting tab on the bottom of the exchanger and he did not use that, just the side mounts..

 

what coolguy is saying should be the case... should be bolt holes as a lot of people in the past has used these...

 

also, since the line ports point the wrong way, if you go to lowes/home depot, they sell 90 degree 3/4" plastic barb fittings for hoses, use those back to back to get the hoses pointing the correct direction, thats what he did. the fittings are cheap and makes a clean install. thats also what i use where my hoses need to make a 90* turn

 

If someone know exactlY what holes these line up with that would be awesome!! The removable frame member in front of the radiator does have some holes. I tried lining it,up. The only possible way that would work is if the exchanger sits at an angle so the tabs are pointing up a little. If it's completely flat, the exchanger will hit the frame member. The holes are recessed up a little.
C130 thanks for the advice regarding the plastic fittings. That should make things a lot easier

 

It will bolt to factory holes with factory bolts. There on the inner side of the frame rails. Once u set it in there you will see the only two bolts that silk work. I never had a issue with this held fine feel free to pm me. I will help anyway I can!

 

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