hi people, been offered one of the above at a good price, drives fine IMO anything to look out for on these?got new tyres, disks and pads, service so seems well looked after, only issue i have is it has an induction kit on it, a pipercross, i thought these were bad news on a jap import, he also doesnt have the airbox, AND it makes georgous wastegate chatter, is this normal cos i didnt think they did that?im a bit overwhelmed by drivin it so not tihnking straight, hence why i need help lol

thanks in advance

james

 

i think MAF sensors can suffer on later models due to induction kits and also that wastegate chatter is not neccassarily good for turbo wear.

someone with more knowledge please clarify.

Weava

 

thanks for reply, im guessin its chatterin because of the induction kit? it boosted what appeared to be fine, nearly on 100 kilometers if that helps

thanks again
james

 

ok, seem to be pickin the car up in the morning if all goes well. hope its not fooked :S

thanks mista weeva for ur help

james

 

no worries- check on the info though, ain't the worlds biggest expert!

Weava

 

lol no problems, if it goes pop then ill have to walk and hang my tail between my legs i guess, take demo cars to work instead lol. let u know when i get it what its like

cheers james

 

Get the induction kit changed for original airbox and an ITG (or similar) panel filter. I have just changed back to the old air box as it draws cold air through the ducting from the front bumpur skin, reason being that if you are sitting in traffic, drawing warm/hot air through the induction kit .... It doesn't help Det.

For a used air box, try one of the numerous breakers found every week in the Exchange and Mart. For the panel filters, try either Extreme scoobies (Knowlesey 01245 363623) or Scoobysport (Pete 01268 590085) , I'm sure either of these guys can sort one out for you

Nate.

 

wow, thats usful! thanks alot, im guessing used airboxes are hard to come by? they same for jap and uk? ill let u know how i get on,PS, what is DET?

 

Ive got a panel filter you can have for a couple of quid, its a scorpion I think. worked ok on my old STI.

Andy

 

sounds good, i have emailed a breakers about an airbox, if i have any joy ill PM u or somthing? or has anyone got a spare airbox for sale? will puttin on the airbox get rid of the wastegate noise?

james

 

My 93 WRX has run with an HKS filter for quite some time and is displaying no side effects whatsoever.

Induction kits are generally regarded as bad news on later models due to using a different design of MAF which can become contaminated by the oil used on the filter elements.

They potentially can draw in hot air when in slow moving traffic, but at speed, assuming you don't have the bonnet vent blanked off, there is plenty of cool air getting under the bonnet, just be aware that thrashing the nads of your car after sitting running for a while is not good (this applies whether or not you have an induction kit as the standard top mount intercooler suffers with heat soak)

 

Is that a technical term mate

 

if the bonnet vent blanks are removed..
doesnt the air get sucked through the radiator and out through the bonnet vent at speed

thereby sucking all the warmair up past the airfilter?

 

Check for warped discs and make sure its been undersealed properly.

Good Luck