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93-01 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI FRONT MOUNT INTERCOOLER on eBay (end time 19-Feb-10 21:49:37 GMT)

 

Have a look in the group buy section and speak to Japspeed. Few quid more, but from a trusted supplier and decent kit, I have one in the garage waiting to go on

 

are the sti intercoolers are upgrade from the wrx ones

 

speak to harvey on here im sure he has carried out various tests on them. he can tell you everything you need to know about them

 

The STI top mounts are a good upgrade. Andy Forrest is happily running one with the factory airbox on a 400BHP car, which is more than your WRX gearbox and engine can realistically handle

 

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STi8 TMICs can be used to very good effect. Andy runs one with a "little" more than 400bhp

 

I couldn't remember the exact figures but I know it is beyond the reaches of standard WRX engines and gearboxs

 

are they a simple fit or do they need modding

 

Cheap ones like that, I understand from the specialists, typically tend not be any more efficient than the STi v.7>on TMICs! Okay, they'll drop the ACTs a fair bit, but other than that, it's false economy IMO.

Pay double - IRO £350+VAT (still cheap for a decent FMIC!) - for one of the tried and tested Hybrid GT Spec2 jobbies (no brainer...)

 

TMIC or FMIC? What year car?

 

just fitted one of these to a facelift model an ur in for a bitch of a job. just make sure ur really good at cutting bumpers as u will take alot out of 1 to get it back on. mine looks good but there is some modding in these to make fit

 

is fitting a sti top mount easy and what needs doing

 

t16c, I'd first ask yourself how you drive your car and what it's likely to be used for an a daily, averaged out, basis.

If you don't do trackdays or generally don't rag your engine up at the top end for sustained periods, then I reckon you'd be happy with a 2nd hand MY03 STi "v.8" TMIC. They're good for 400+ IIRC but obviously ACTs could get high if you like to sustain the ragging.

But it's a 'cheap' effective option - although you do have to faff around a bit to get it fit. Do a search - I think there's at least one thread that walks you through the fitting process...

 

heres how to fit them!

https://www.scoobynet.com/technical-...o-classic.html