TURBO HELP
TURBO HELP
Got a 2005 wrx and want to change my turbo. Going to keep OEM 100%. Does anybody know if there is a diffrence from the wrx turbo to the sti ??? And again from the STI to the WR1. If so what do you recommend?? only want between 320 and 350hp??? Any help would be great
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Got a 2005 wrx and want to change my turbo. Going to keep OEM 100%. Does anybody know if there is a diffrence from the wrx turbo to the sti ??? And again from the STI to the WR1. If so what do you recommend?? only want between 320 and 350hp??? Any help would be great
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Does the 2005 WRX have the piddly TD04 FE? I'm sure it does or otherwise you wouldn't be asking this question, lol.
The perfect OEM solution for 320-350 would be the still quick-spooling VF35 (I think these are what are fitted to the Bugeye and Blobeye STi). Spools slightly later in the rev range compared to the TD04 (but what doesn't?!), but pulls much harder in the mid-top end and should produce c.330-350bhp.
There is the roller-bearing version of it, the VF34. I understand that these are more fragile but do spool slightly earlier and hold boost a little better. Like for like, the VF34 is dearer too, I believe.
The perfect OEM solution for 320-350 would be the still quick-spooling VF35 (I think these are what are fitted to the Bugeye and Blobeye STi). Spools slightly later in the rev range compared to the TD04 (but what doesn't?!), but pulls much harder in the mid-top end and should produce c.330-350bhp.
There is the roller-bearing version of it, the VF34. I understand that these are more fragile but do spool slightly earlier and hold boost a little better. Like for like, the VF34 is dearer too, I believe.
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Does the 2005 WRX have the piddly TD04 FE? I'm sure it does or otherwise you wouldn't be asking this question, lol.
The perfect OEM solution for 320-350 would be the still quick-spooling VF35 (I think these are what are fitted to the Bugeye and Blobeye STi). Spools slightly later in the rev range compared to the TD04 (but what doesn't?!), but pulls much harder in the mid-top end and should produce c.330-350bhp.
There is the roller-bearing version of it, the VF34. I understand that these are more fragile but do spool slightly earlier and hold boost a little better. Like for like, the VF34 is dearer too, I believe.
The perfect OEM solution for 320-350 would be the still quick-spooling VF35 (I think these are what are fitted to the Bugeye and Blobeye STi). Spools slightly later in the rev range compared to the TD04 (but what doesn't?!), but pulls much harder in the mid-top end and should produce c.330-350bhp.
There is the roller-bearing version of it, the VF34. I understand that these are more fragile but do spool slightly earlier and hold boost a little better. Like for like, the VF34 is dearer too, I believe.
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Thanks for all the help guys, actually spoke to subaru and found that the VF35 is being used on both the STI and WR1 models from 2002-2005!! So i did what we all love to do and got the credit card out...... the rest is history!! it arrived this morning and it is f*****g massive compared to the standard WRX turbo. Hope it does achieve 330+bhp, and pulls like a bitch.
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