I was thinking about billeting my td04 actually.I know that I can’t reach anything over 350 because of the gear box unless i fit blast plates to the box.I am ideal world it needs to be forged but it’s running nice at the moment with the map I had put on their last year.

I’ve heard conflicting reports in regards to blast plates myself. Na, the td04 is constricted on what they can make unless they have been billet’d. My current td04 made 283 with a map which I was pleased about. I’m assuming the sc36 would only fit with an sti intercooler ?.I did think about a vf35. Rm performance also modify a vf38 by using the flange on a td04 and placing it on the vf48 but want nearly £1600 which also includes returning the turbo, fitting, mapping it in and also an oil change. Ideally I’d want a cheaper option than that.

Plus I can billet the vf35 if I wanted to do that. Good for 325 aren’t they the vf35 ?.That’s interesting reading, and if it’s come from Andy Forrest it makes me happy. How much would updated gears cost ?

When I spoke to the guy who’s selling the sc36 he said to me that it would fit but looking at the pics I didn’t see any flange on it that was similiar to the one on my td04, which is why I asked the question on here. If I had a process West intercooler it would be problem solved.

That gt turbo does look nice 👍🏻

Looks like a vf48 conversion from rmperformance or the one that don pointed out is the direction I’d be going to when I come to doing it 😂

The reason I bought my wrx is because I wanted to see it develop into where I want it to be. It put me off reading about the sti piston and ring land problems involved with the hatch sti’s, not saying mines bullet proof in anyway but I read all the problems being associated with an sti hatch. With the wrx having different piston compressions etc. if I was too sell up, in which I’mSure I would in the future I’d go down the jdm hatch route definitely.

Like I said mate. Rmperformance do a vf48 conversion involving the td04 which involves taking the flange off my td04 and placing it onto a vf48, which includes a full refurb of the vf48, fitment, map and oil change for £1600, which considering isn’t a bad price. I can understand why people say buy an sti though.

I’ve already got the exhaust, mishimoto tmic, sports cat, 3 port, fuel pump, panel filter and a remap. It’s the turbo holding me back mate.

I absolutely see where you coming from bud!. If I was to replace mine I’d only want another hatch, I love them. price of a hatch though compared to a blob or bugeye are quite different. Saying that hurst sell a lovely forged 330’s for £16,000 but I’d like a jdm but they are from £16k onwards. If I had the money I would.