ive cut my bumper all the way to the top. Im having some alloy mounts fabricated to the ic so I can mount it in front of the cross member, this give about an extra 3- 4 inches, plent of room for airflow and installation. Still looks the same, just got too make sure that you measaure the bumper first and ensure you cut the correct amount out. It must make sense, other wise supras/skylines/evos,etc would have fans on the front of there front mount ic.