Scooby_Jay

What does anyone here reckon to fitting a 20g turbo to classic '96 wrx import with 85k on clock, and how much power and boost can you get away with reasonably safely. Mine is about 270bhp 0.8 bar boost,EJ 20 engine standard turbo.

crazyspeedfreakz

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Will be laggy ! And prob abit big for ur needs

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

As above.
What supporting mods? Mine (2.5 forged) has 740cc injectors for an HS TD05 20g.

Scooby_Jay

Yeah was just wondering about getting some more power and what else is needed?

RA Dunk

Your current WRX is 280 on a standard turbo at 0.8 bar? You sure it's the WRX and not an STI with that figure?

Dmacnz

I ran a 20g on a stock ej20G. Within 6 months I blew a gear box and cracked 2 pistons!
Now on a forged engine, personally I love the 20G on the 2L. The billet turbo is a huge improvement on the norm.

MattyB1983

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20G is not recommended on standard classic engine and 752 box.

You want the smallest turbo capable of meeting you power goals, a 20G is a 400bhp capable turbo which is way beyond where you want to go with a standard engine.

You'll have a 16G on your car which imo is as big as you want to go before major work. With the right supporting mods you can see circa 340bhp.

MattyB1983

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My96 wrx start life with 260ps.

Dmacnz

I ran a 16G at 1.5 bar with a front mount! Was a awesome street car! VERY fun turbo!

Scooby_Jay

As far as I can see, it's a wrx jap import, applied model code is for a v-limited but engine code is for a sti ej20g dw5he, it's pretty pokey and my 2nd scoob. There is no number xxx/1000 on it so don't reckon its a v-limited. Either a wrx jdm or a 2nd gen sti. Confusing but may leave as is for now.

MattyB1983

iTrader: (51)

The model codes for Vlimiteds and regular cars are the same as they use the same shell.
Whats the model code on yours ??

Also, forget engine codes. In the early days subaru mixed and matched.

Scooby_Jay

It is gc8c48d but there's no evidence of being a v-limited so as far as I can see prob a wrx jdm

MattyB1983

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Unless its 53C blue then its a normal WRX chap

Scooby_Jay

It's the dark blue the old Colin mcraes were done in, but Matt black/ carbon wrap over the top. De badged and *******ised, I've only had it a few weeks.

MattyB1983

iTrader: (51)

You may have something a little more special then fella...

This blue ??

https://www.scoobynet.com/members-ga...tml?styleid=22

Scooby_Jay

The blue is in my album scooby_jay carbon classic. It is still visible inside doors on sill, under bonnet etc let me know what you think?

Scooby_Jay

https://www.scoobynet.com/picture.ph...ictureid=26053

Here is the blue under the black wrap

MattyB1983

iTrader: (51)

Whats the paint code ??
Its on the vin plate.

Scooby_Jay

416 mica blue

MattyB1983

iTrader: (51)

I'll be totally honest, I don't know then. I always thought the WRX V limited was in 53C blue like the STI V2 555 but I could be wrong.

Im sure someone on here will know, maybe PM the owner of that one in my link

MattyB1983

iTrader: (51)

I don't think 416 blue is called mica blue either, just dark blue

Scooby_Jay

It's def not a v limited. I matched the engine and transmission and colour and option codes to what seems to be a v2 sti, it also has no coil pack on the top of the manifold, if that matters. just the anomaly is the applied model code of a v-limited, but as you say they used the same chassis. I bought it from someone who obviously has no idea about imprezas. They sold it to me as a turbo 2000. I spotted it was at least a wrx jdm. Who knows?

Comboflip

Definitely not a good idea the mileage is far to high to be stressed with a 20g .expect things to break anytime even left as standard -20g will speed things up

MattyB1983

iTrader: (51)

As I said, forget the engine and transmission codes. These can be very missleading and not a sure fire way of depicting a model on the early cars. Your car is certainly not a STI for instance even though after your investigation it seems to be. STI V2 wasn't available in blue either apart from the 555 edition (53c only). And the STI shared the same box as the WRX too.
The coil pack was not seen on top of the inlet manifold until the V3 cars.

Im pretty sure the Vlimiteds were 53C blue but im not 100%.