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08-25-2003, 09:37 AM | #1 |
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Huge problem
Allright, I am almost done with my swap, it is a 1993 turbo motor into a 1997 legacy (my old motor decided to pick up a case of that rod-knock that has been going around).
Everything was going fine untill the last step, the intercooler. I went ahead and sold the water to air leak-waiting-to-happen and bought a wrx intercooler. Problem is, not enough room.To fit it looks as if it would require me to cut into the fire wall. Any ideas/helpful hints? Or am I going to have to buy a wrx intake manifold? Thanks in advance!
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08-25-2003, 10:36 AM | #2 |
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can you say 'front mount'?
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08-25-2003, 11:06 AM | #3 |
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are you sure its rod knock
the Hydrolic Lash Adjuters can be very loud i sold my air to water and bought a gc8 intercooler as i was convinced that the gda IC would never fit |
08-25-2003, 01:12 PM | #4 |
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I believe the AFI guys have a way to get the GD/GG IC to fit. I want to say that they cut off 1/4" of the throttle body and possibly massage the firewall.
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08-25-2003, 01:22 PM | #5 |
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Trim the Throttle body & the Intercooler until it clears the firewall. Might have to move the A/C line too. Or get an I/C that fits without trimming.
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08-25-2003, 05:13 PM | #6 |
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one other way i saw was to route radiator hose to 1 of the inlet ports and block the other..
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08-25-2003, 07:13 PM | #7 |
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I agree with Downpipe...a front mount is a very nice option
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08-25-2003, 09:30 PM | #8 |
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You sold the AWIC in favor of an air to air unit Your reasoning makes no sense. Read some of the australian subaru boards and I DARE you to find an intercooler that leaked internally.
My swap is in progress and Ive turned down a few good deals on air to air units in favor of a water setup! Check out http://bbs.legacycentral.org as we have fit a few different units including the WRX intercooler. |
08-26-2003, 12:39 AM | #9 |
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Thanks all of you!
Who are the "afi" guys again? The reasoning behind it was, I wanted the capacity for a bolt on bov. |
08-26-2003, 08:37 AM | #10 |
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afi = Aftermarket Forced Induction
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08-26-2003, 11:26 AM | #11 |
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if you do use a wrx intercooler you can't use a bolt on bov as they won't clear the throttle linkage..
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08-26-2003, 04:32 PM | #12 | |
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I gave up trying to get my WRX IC to fit and sold it. I used a Saab 900 modified IC for about 8 months. Now I have a nice little FMIC |
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08-27-2003, 01:33 AM | #13 |
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Actually, you are both wrong in my case, the txs bov had no problem clearing it. But thank you for your input. I doubt I'll be in the market for a fmic any time soon. Especially not a really cool "ARGH" edition .
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