mark.t

02 bugeye wrx. Having the car mapped by Andy F with full decat, sti pinks and hybrid turbo. My dilema is what to do with the intercooler:

Leave standard

Uprate to bar and plate

upgrade to sti

I have been offered an sti intercooler from a bugeye sti. Is there a difference between this one and the v8 sti intercooler which seem to be the popular upgrade?



All advice welcomed.

ScoobyDoo69

iTrader: (17)

What's a bar and plate?

STi intercooler was the same throughout the newage cars I believe? But I may be wrong.

p1prodrive

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FMIC

scoobyDAZZA

what's your power goals ?

the STi cooler is a good step , but if your planning on 360+ bhp then go for a FMIC

andy will certainly give you the right advice

cookstar

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https://www.scoobynet.com/group-buys...d-gt-spec.html

bigarf

iTrader: (67)

buy my hyperflow tmic then all your problems will be solved

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

For the Sti 8 intercooler to work most effectively, you'll also need a the bigger bonnet scoop and the Sti undertray. It's a cheaper option than the FMIC and it works to 400bhp +

BUT

It's not as effective at keeping charge temps down as a good FMIC like the hybrid and it won't eliminate the problems of heat soak and sustained high speed cruising associated with the TMIC.

Ns04

dunx

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Pal of mine bought an ebay topmount and took it to Scoobyclinic....

Who said you shouldn't have bothered ! wasted £250 !

DunxC

P.S. STI top mount will do for up to 360 bhp on a new-age.... mine's headed for 400 bhp, hence my up-grade....