did this today


tilt kit on MY00.

trimmed rubber seal down.....does this look ok to anyone who knows these things??or is it too short now?



also spent about 1hour with a cocktail stick opening up bent fins on the i/c........what a thankless and backbreaking task that was!!

 

anyone out there?!!!

 

The seal looks a bit short to me.
Mine youches the fins, just to make an airtightish seal.?

 

hmmm....anyone else? i may have to get a new rubber seal and try again!!

 

Looks fine to me, i wouldn't have thought you want it actually 'on' the intercooler,well, mine isn't after that mod anyways.....

 

i thought that. after trimming some off i lowered bonnet and it looked like it was gonna just bend the fins it touches. esp as once the rubber is trimmed it is less flexible than before. so i took a fraction more off

 

will doing this and then adding a i/c splitter effect the bhp? im a newb to any car world let alone scoobies and have no techie knowledge at all!!! Guess what im asking is i know it makes the i/c more effective, but what knock-on effect does that have?

 

read it all

 

what????????????????

 

eh?

 

anyone know about this?

 

IMHO this mod does very little to bhp, but it has done something for you:
You have got your hands dirty on an Impreza and have started to understand them better! And:
The mod will possibly get more air to go through the fin pack, but if you do have a gap between the seal lip and the IC body, the scoop air will get past/out through the easiest way, and that will be through the gap!

You are on the slippy slope of modding car; good luck, see you soon at the bottom of the slope along with a lot more of us!

You are not alone!

Graham

 

so maybe i need to get my hands on another rubbery seal bit.....anyone?!!