MJW

I've been asked by a fellow Scooby owner to alter an intercooler but am not sure of the wisdom of it ! He drives a MY00 and has a TMIC from a STi 7 or 8 and an old I/C from a classic. Basically what he wants us to do is cut off the inlet pipe arrangement from the classic I/C and weld it to his v.7 one so it fits his car. Before we start carving it up and attacking it with a TIG torch I wanted to know if the intercooler fins are soldered in - if so there's a chance it may melt if we hit it with a 600 amp welding set ! Has anyone done a similar alteration like this before ?

Brun

What's wrong with the pipes already attached to it?

gpssti4

iTrader: (6)

Yes, it's been done before - Zen did mine (before I bought it.) So it is possible.

MJW

They won't fit : the new intercooler is from a New Age & its being fitted to a Classic.
Thanks for the posts, I'll let our welder have a go with it today

TingTongPJ

iTrader: (24)

you can do it ! i'm having mine done at the moment

look at this link full instructions

Carl Davey, specialist Subaru Impreza parts supply

hope it helps you, i just purchased an adaptor to fit the standard sti 8 intercooler though saves time.

TelBoy

Harvey is the intercooler expert here. His opinion - don't bother going to the hassle of fitting a new age intercooler. If you haven't got an STi intercooler then that's worth changing from the standard item, otherwise it's front-mount all the way.

MJW

That's exactly what I said to the guy, he may as well go front mount. But I think he's trying to save some cash & had the STi I/C given. Thanks for that link TingTongPJ, very helpful

TingTongPJ

iTrader: (24)

no worries, i was thinking of a front mount but will only run around 340bhp so the top mount suits me as its not got as much lag as the front, when i make my way up to 400ish it will be a front mount.