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scoobysteve2286 07 March 2010 04:55 PM

cosworth intake manifold
 
has anyone got one of these fitted on their scoob? is it a good mod to have? i know the bhp response isnt massive but i take it it would be a stronger part than the stock manifold.

if anyone has a pic of it on their car could they post it please?
:thumb:

ChibiSF 07 March 2010 05:03 PM

My friend's 2006 STi.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...img8721f-1.jpg

scoobysteve2286 07 March 2010 05:47 PM

sweet, is it a direct bolt-on or is there any mods to make it fit?

Badbird 07 March 2010 05:54 PM


Originally Posted by scoobysteve2286 (Post 9270291)
sweet, is it a direct bolt-on or is there any mods to make it fit?



its a long long way from being a direct fit, realy out of most peoples scope,

wrx9181 07 March 2010 07:28 PM

f me chibisf now thats an engine bay ! whats that kicking out bhp wise

beef-on-the-bone 07 March 2010 07:32 PM

that is a pretty special bay!! :)

stevebt 07 March 2010 07:41 PM

I wouldn't bother with a cosworth manifold unless your going for 600bhp'ish and above. I have had an aftermarket manifold on mine for years but I have never known if it has made any difference?

Alan Jeffery 07 March 2010 10:50 PM

We fitted one to Scott's car, it made 630 bhp from a GT35/42R on a 2.1
We made a mounting block to fit a cable throttle body. It certainly looks the part, only back to back would prove anything of course.

Badbird 08 March 2010 08:22 AM

we got a stock newage manifold on an everyday street car that still has aircon and uses straight v power from the pump and it made 604 bhp, so when do these realy become nessasary

BlueBugEye 08 March 2010 10:09 AM

It looks to me like these keep the tumbler (or tumbler delete) blocks, would you not be better off with a 1-piece Spec - C manifold?

SMA01 - black scoob 08 March 2010 04:45 PM


Originally Posted by Alan Jeffery (Post 9271210)
We fitted one to Scott's car, it made 630 bhp from a GT35/42R on a 2.1
We made a mounting block to fit a cable throttle body. It certainly looks the part, only back to back would prove anything of course.

as alan says, got 1 fitted on my car, will get pics up asap.....

ChibiSF 08 March 2010 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by wrx9181 (Post 9270596)
f me chibisf now thats an engine bay ! whats that kicking out bhp wise

On a Dyno Dynamics dyno he made 460 all wheel horsepower with a maxed out MAF on 93 pump gas (I'm from the States if you haven't noticed.) He is going back this week for remap with a bigger intake. This is the chart from the remap with a maxed out MAF sensor. I'll post the new one when he goes again.

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frayz 08 March 2010 05:10 PM

Its been back to back tested in the states and is doing nothing for cars below 600bhp... thereafter its providing some decent gains.

So basically proves that the stock manifold doesnt become a restriction till after those flow rates.

dave_garrett 08 March 2010 05:43 PM

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I don't care if they help or not, I want one because they look good :norty:!

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PS. Not my car :(.

F1 CJE UK 08 March 2010 05:45 PM

would a spec c Manifold offer a performance again over a sti spec ? or are they used just to give a clean bay ?

Badbird 08 March 2010 06:19 PM


Originally Posted by dave_garrett (Post 9272435)
I don't care if they help or not, I want one because they look good :norty:!


PS. Not my car :(.

Hope you got deep pockets as its a lot of money and effort to waste and like getting boiled alive in summer :lol1:

frayz 08 March 2010 07:42 PM


Originally Posted by F1 CJE UK (Post 9272442)
would a spec c Manifold offer a performance again over a sti spec ? or are they used just to give a clean bay ?

Only if the sti manifold has TGVs fitted. Of which i dont think they do. The spec c manifold does help creating a little more room when using a larger turbo inlet pipe however.

frayz 08 March 2010 07:49 PM

Cosworth Manifold/ GT30R Testing... - NASIOC

BlueBugEye 09 March 2010 09:16 AM


Originally Posted by frayz (Post 9272779)
Only if the sti manifold has TGVs fitted. Of which i dont think they do. The spec c manifold does help creating a little more room when using a larger turbo inlet pipe however.

With a set of ported and wrapped headers, harvey up-pipe (magnex decat on there before) and Spec-C manifold plaus a Samco sport intake I went from 341 to 370 Bhp on a remap. Not a back to back I know.

I thought all UK STI's had the tumblers - Jap Performance parts has Spec-C's in for £100 - this is without fuel rails and the fuel rail mounting points are different to the std tumbler positions, I had to make up brackets for my Perrin Rails (will be making up nicer CNC ones at some point). Plus a bit of vacum hose re-routing is needed!

frayz 09 March 2010 10:22 AM

Certainly the sti 7 and 8 uk cars had the tumbler bodies, but no internals. ( as far as i know)

Alan Jeffery 09 March 2010 11:17 AM


Originally Posted by Badbird (Post 9271492)
we got a stock newage manifold on an everyday street car that still has aircon and uses straight v power from the pump and it made 604 bhp, so when do these realy become nessasary

An Impreza isn't necessary! I honestly don't think it's a big deal on these cars, but every time I tell someone they don't need something, they go and buy it somewhere else. Scott's car arrived without a manifold, which made the decision to buy one an entirely different proposition.
The engine bay is dominated by the manifold on Scoobies, and let's face it, only its Mother could love its looks. The Cosworth one opens a whole new world of expression with paint schemes, as you can see from the two pictured so far. The cost? who cares?

Peanuts 09 March 2010 11:35 AM

just because something isn't necessary, doesn't mean that it will not provide benefit or improvement.

harvey 15 March 2010 01:50 AM

For what it is worth, the restrictions on these engines are on the exhaust side and not the inlet side.
Spend a lot of money on a Cosworth inlet manifold if that is what you want to do but it is not the most cost effective expenditure if you want to up your power.

Dan 2 15 March 2010 02:26 PM

And the most cost effective expenditure being ?

Alan Jeffery 15 March 2010 04:04 PM


Originally Posted by Dan 2 (Post 9286935)
And the most cost effective expenditure being ?


I'd say a £1 for Autotrader so you can sell the damn thing before it bleeds you dry! other than that, just smile and hand the money over.:thumb:

Dan 2 15 March 2010 05:02 PM


Originally Posted by Alan Jeffery (Post 9287108)
I'd say a £1 for Autotrader so you can sell the damn thing before it bleeds you dry! other than that, just smile and hand the money over.:thumb:

:lol: :thumb:

dynamix 15 March 2010 06:36 PM

Look lovely but too bloody expensive for me to want to try one. I think the std manifold is working fine for me.

harvey 18 March 2010 01:21 AM

With you full spec Dan it might be possible to suggest cost effective mods for you.

Paul C 18 March 2010 09:07 PM


Originally Posted by ChibiSF (Post 9270176)

IMPRESSIVE!!!!! :thumb:

Fleetwood 18 March 2010 11:02 PM

Anybody running the Tomei quad throttle system? Price drop at the moment for the bargain of $4990, perhaps we should organise a group buy?
http://www.tomei-p.co.jp/inf/pdf/112_ae_Letter.pdf

Brings you "Dancing Revs" according to the advert!


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