Intercooler spray bottle on a classic - where?!!
Hi, can anybody with a V4 or V5 STi tell me (or preferably show me) where the intercooler water bottle and pump are situated please? Isn't it in front of the battery? And if it is, is there a special bracket to mount it, and how is the tubing routed up to the bonnet undertray?
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If you have I.C. spray fitted to your car, the bottle will be situated the opposite side of the engine bay to the battery, just behind the headlamp.
If, when you look in this area, all you can see is a large metal block with loads of small metal pipes screwed into it, then you dont have I.C, you have anti-lock brakes instead (you can't have both) phil |
That's great information, Phil, thanks.
When you say you "can't" have both, is that just because there's nowhere to mount the bottle and pump as well as the anti-lock brakes paraphanalia ? In which case, are you saying that no classic STi had ABS? cheers |
There was simply no standard car with both of those.
Of course you can install water spray anyway, putting the tank somewhere else - i.e. you can use big 12l N-group tank mounted behind passengers seats, in the boot. And as far as I know just type R/RA classic Subarus have water spray in standard, instead of ABS, which place it takes. Cheers |
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Blimey ok Ami, thanks for that, i had no idea that was the case. That'll explain why mine doesn't have it then, i thought i was missing something!!
So is it worth installing? Heard claims of 15bhp gains? |
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In which case, are you saying that no classic STi had ABS? Ive got ABS on my classic, no spray bottle |
Originally Posted by TelBoy
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That's great information, Phil, thanks.
When you say you "can't" have both, is that just because there's nowhere to mount the bottle and pump as well as the anti-lock brakes paraphanalia ? In which case, are you saying that no classic STi had ABS? cheers As for STi's not having ABS, the opposite is usually true... STi's were generally built for the domestic market in Japan so most were fitted with ABS.. It's the RA that was destined to become a rally car, so they were fitted with IC as std & ABS was omitted, as rally cars do not run anti lock brakes. The above is the case for classic cars only. |
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So is it worth installing? Heard claims of 15bhp gains? The IC system can be beneficial when the car has sat idling for a while (especially on a hot day), as you get heat soak in the intercooler and that saps power if you then decide to "Launch" the car away from the lights etc so a squirt of water before hand can help. but once you are up and running the air passing through the intercooler cools it off very quickly, so using a water spray at this point has virtually no effect. |
sorry to hi-jack the post guys but does anyone have pics/details of fitting STI version8 IC waterspray-only I've just picked up one with scoop/undertray for my WRX
Thanks Trevor |
I rarely switch mine on, the standard bottle is empty after not very long when driving enthusiastically:norty: , leaving a IC spray light on on the dash.
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