how do i fit a front entry turbo on a side entry manifold?
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how do i fit a front entry turbo on a side entry manifold?
please help, i've recently purchased a vf-43 turbo and i want to fit it to my my94 wrx, does anybody know what i will need to do this conversion, thanks
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That is defeating the purpose of having a front entry as the less bends you go through the better.
I had a front entry TD05 installed on my last car which was a 1995 WRX.
What is your car is it an older classic wrx or sti?
If its the older classic WRX you need to raise the manifold and install spacers. I needed to use 2 sets as the WRX manifold does not supply enough space underneath to fit a decent sized inet tract, carl davey on here can supply insulated or alloy ones and then you need the likes of an STI 3 or 4 inlet tract that feeds under the manifold or suitable perrin or samco inlet tract.
If an sti then you may get away with not using spacers.
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That is defeating the purpose of having a front entry as the less bends you go through the better.
I had a front entry TD05 installed on my last car which was a 1995 WRX.
What is your car is it an older classic wrx or sti?
If its the older classic WRX you need to raise the manifold and install spacers. I needed to use 2 sets as the WRX manifold does not supply enough space underneath to fit a decent sized inet tract, carl davey on here can supply insulated or alloy ones and then you need the likes of an STI 3 or 4 inlet tract that feeds under the manifold or suitable perrin or samco inlet tract.
If an sti then you may get away with not using spacers.
I had a front entry TD05 installed on my last car which was a 1995 WRX.
What is your car is it an older classic wrx or sti?
If its the older classic WRX you need to raise the manifold and install spacers. I needed to use 2 sets as the WRX manifold does not supply enough space underneath to fit a decent sized inet tract, carl davey on here can supply insulated or alloy ones and then you need the likes of an STI 3 or 4 inlet tract that feeds under the manifold or suitable perrin or samco inlet tract.
If an sti then you may get away with not using spacers.
Mine is an 1995 sti2 btw
Last edited by coulty; 07 February 2007 at 08:03 PM. Reason: Updating info
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If you ask Andyf he will tell you that the difference between the under manifold pipe and the way i did it with the two samco's is negligible. Especially since the pipe that goes under the manifold needs to go past the power steering pump. I would say 1.6 @ 3000rpm on my 20g is reason enough to prove that the two elbows are more than good enough!
Mine is an 1995 sti2 btw
Mine is an 1995 sti2 btw
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Depends on the turbo and the maf tube you are connecting it to. I have a 60mm inlet on my turbo and the same on my maf so i used two 60mm elbows and a 60mm connector. All purchased from SFS performance. Just measure yours and size accordingly!
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