just finished fitting an sti 6 intercooler to my 95 wrx

i was told it wouldn`t fit!!!

i knew better

its not easy though
had to turn the boost down a bit (dawes) it had raised by 0.1 bar???




[Edited by jonny gav - 4/14/2003 9:48:00 AM]

 

Good job.

Lower pressure drop across the intercooler means to get the same manifold pressure the Dawes is adjusted because you are tapping at the compressor outlet.

Reducing the pressure drop for a give MAP results in a lower pressure ratio and greater turbo efficiency even if it doesn't cool any better. Hopefully it will do this too and you are onto a good one.

 

Hi Gav Nice JOB!! How did manage to fit it ? Any Pics ? Any pointers ?

 

Originally, was your intercooler the angled one as opposed to the straight one? I'm curious as I'm thinking of doing the same with mine...

 

yeah it was the angled one but i must say its not an easy job,for starters you can not retain the dump valve that is on the side of the intercooler as there isn`t enough room for it.(made a blanking plate for this)
you also need some extra piping from the turbo to the ally pipe on the under side of the intercooler.(an elbow at 51mm and a straight piece at the same size,got them from hosedirect in doncaster)
you also need a dump valve fitting kit to refit your dump valve(got mine at local motorshop)
you also need the underpan from a post 97(newer shape)model to complete the job.

i must warn you though,DO NOT undertake this job if you are not willing to lose some skin from your fingers

 

Hmm, looks like a good summers project for me. Cheers for the info Jonny..

[Edited by Katana - 6/17/2002 9:48:32 PM]

 

oh,i must say thanks to harvey smith for selling me the intercooler as he has fitted a APS front mounted jobbie(he also has 2 more fmic`s for sale if anyone wants one)i wish i could afford one

thanks harvey

 

jonnyGav,

engines looking good mate.... how much was your intercooler.....

Got some 19" wheels the other day for me car.... look good... there here...!!

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/thread.asp?threadid=105608

Dan

 

them some biggins mate

how much????

 

got em second hand from a lad on scoobynet for £750....needs lowering now....

Have noticed any changes with the intercooler...??

Dan

 

yeah,there is a more urgent feel to the car,and it has much better throttle response than before,definately worth doing



[Edited by jonny gav - 6/6/2003 11:48:04 PM]

 

Was it hard fitting the under tray for the scoop or did it fit straight on...??? Posted some better pics of my car under the thread about my 19's...

Have you had it lowered yet...??


Dan

 

Well done Jonny, Doesn't it feel good when somebody says it won't fit & you excel & prove them wrong, Well worth losing a bit of Knuckle skin.
Keep it up.

Dean

 

dean-it feels fantastic mate
dan-not yet mate,been putting all my time into this bl00dy intercooler

got a new steering wheel,gear **** and pedals(all momo)
scoobysport downpipe (it blowes flames out now )

thinking about fitting poly bushes and some good springs as the dampers are firm enough and that should be the handling sorted.

also looking at some good brakes too but that will be my winter project as it will be off the road from november.

[Edited by jonny gav - 6/18/2002 9:36:20 PM]

 

Hi Jonny,
Glad it all went well even if it was a bit bigger job than you thought.
Did you use the standard B.O.V. I gave you or your original?
I assume the alloy Y-piece matched up exactly?

 

hi harvey,it was abugger but i got there in the end mate

had to use my original one.(no room)

 

is there any difference in the STI5 to STI6 one? ave you got any close ups of it? from each angle?

 

The V and V1 look the same.

 

jonny did u have to shorten the throttle body , I have a friend who was trying to do the same but the space was very tight between the TB and the enginewall .....

Carlos H.

 

Hi Carlos,
the under bonnet tray is the easiest bit to fit, the 2 holes at the front of the tray line up with the 2 bolts on the front of the scoop.

there is just enough room between the throttle body and the bulk head to fit the intercooler but if you want to make the job a little easier remove the lip from the front of the intercooler.

hope this helps

jonny

ps tried to send you e-mail but it got returned

 

YHM

 

YHM back

 

Im glad to read that youve managed to get this to work, as i had the same thing said about it not fitting.MY95 Wrx Ra could do with this mod as ive already got a spare sti intercooler which i started to modifiy to fit. Ive blanked off the alloy dump valve pipe that comes from the front & cut a spare throttle body short but still have a clearance problem with the rear bulkhead. Some pics would be great and some more info on the under tray thingy.

 

..... same problem here, clearance with rear bulkhead is an issue ....

 

btt, as ive just come accross the same problem!!?

cheers

 

Looking at starting this soon, but what has happened to the pics? Could you possibly e-mail them to me?

 

seem everyone has thos idea me too.


morgan

 

done this aslo, just be brutal with the plate over the engine mount on the rear bulkhead, if you are using the i/c with the ally y pipe then it will foul on a couple of corners, just needs a big hammer

Rich

 

Hi

Ive been thinking of doin the ic mod i know where there will be an rb5 breakin soon will the ic off that be any better than the one on me my95 uk

Thx

 

yeah it will, make sure you get the under bonnet pan too