Avacs heads on a WRX
17 April 2014, 10:12 AM
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Avacs heads on a WRX
As the title, what's needed to get a set of JDM STI Avacs heads working on a Blob WRX?
17 April 2014, 10:18 AM
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17 April 2014, 10:19 AM
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My wife has done it on her classic wrx now that was a complete nightmare,should be relatively easier on a blob wrx though as above.SJ.
17 April 2014, 10:21 AM
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You'll need to grab an ECU from an STI and connect up the AVCS wiring loom. There are a couple of pin differences on the STI ECU so you'll also need to make the appropriate changes at the connector.
17 April 2014, 12:26 PM
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JDM WRX runs AVCS as standard
17 April 2014, 12:38 PM
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Not sure he's talking about a JDM WRX is he?
17 April 2014, 04:43 PM
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Cheers guys, it's uk blob wrx, and now I need to buy more parts, i'm getting wallet ache.
17 April 2014, 04:46 PM
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Cheers guys, it's uk blob wrx, and now I need to buy more parts, i'm getting wallet ache.
not as hard as you may think
grab a sti ecu and buy a custon wiring loom from tim @ jt innovations-its plug and play matey
http://www.jti.uk.com/product/subaru-avcsvvt-loom/
your chosen mapper should be able to re-code your keys to the new ecu aswell
17 April 2014, 06:14 PM
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Cheers matt, saw that on the link above, bloody expensive for a few plugs and a bit of wire.
17 April 2014, 06:19 PM
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Cheers matt, saw that on the link above, bloody expensive for a few plugs and a bit of wire.
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17 April 2014, 06:23 PM
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It's bloody expensive this new engine malarky and i've got 2 to get built.
17 April 2014, 06:25 PM
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It's bloody expensive this new engine malarky and i've got 2 to get built.
do you need a block? i have a semi closed deck block for sale
18 April 2014, 10:59 AM
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No thanks I have blocks coming out my **** 2 spares and one already in this car.
might you have an sti inlet manifold going cheap?
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