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As a fellow sport compact owner/tuner I'm fairly entertained by your comments on intercooler locations.  I was lobbying earlier for FMIC and BMIC for the Raptors because, yes, it's true, the names are mostly arbitrary.  For example on Subarus a FMIC is not only in front of the radiator, but also usually below and behind the bumper so could also be called a "BMIC".  The bumper beam itself is often replaced with a bracket and the opening in the front fender below the bumper is often enlarged.  To add to the confusion, these "FMIC's" often extend upwards to the point where they block the bottom of the radiator.  Then there are the rarer "VMIC" or V-mounts where both the intercooler and radiator are both mounted at angles so they each get first-pass air.  The Subaru rally cars also used a modified V-mount but it was again different from what most tuners use and of course had nice CF ducting.  In the case of the Raptor it just seems expedient to call one the BMIC because it is clearly packaged different and has different operational impacts compared to the ones in front of the radiator.