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nothin to do today ,so though i would have a go at changing my intercooler on my 02 wrx ! i got an sti uk300 t/m sittin in my bedroom for ages now staring at me ! how hard can it b ? my car is a non runner at the mo , good time to muck about with things ,if i **** up then it will b put right wen its rebuilt ! i removed my old cooler easily , but because the sti is slightly larger the mounting brackets dont line up and the hose to turbo doesnt either ! do i need to get longer silicone hoses? the throttle body hose would then b too short also ! i new i stayed out the engine bay for a reason !! cheers

 

you need the sti hose from underneath the cooler and the sti mounting brackets thats all the top hose to the throttle body will be fine

 

Just watch when you do - i changed mine on my hawkeye and it made it a bit lumpy until it was mapped. Managed to get it to fit on wrx brackets with extensions. Must get some sti ones one of these days. made a huge difference on mine.

 

cool , ill try to find sum brackets . i do have the sti y pipe , and a silicone elbow pipe already , they came with the cooler but i cant get it on the turbo , it seems to be wrong angle ! i think i need full 90 degree bend ?

 

they are a tight fit on the turbo> is it a proper sti one with the metal tag on the corner? for using to lever the pipe on

 

Mine was a samco one and it was to say the least a right royal pain in the a--e to fit but 'fingers crossed' has been ok since i fitted it. Same as you it came with the inter-cooler.

Its a 2 pair of hands job to get it on well. Have fun.

 

is the metal tag u mention where the jubilee clip fits ? i wondered wot that done ! its a red elbow silicone hose but that faces back with no room to grab

 

cheers

 

Hello anyone out there no if a y pipe intercool, is a direct replacement from the single pipe type cheers