Most powerful SVX ever?

TomsSVX5mt · 10-01-2006, 06:38 PM

Well I think I got em all beat. I put a decent amount of money and a whole lot of time into my baby. Problem is, I am not done yet, and as far as I know, I never will be. Pics below of my current setup.

Ran it at the Subaru Challenge in Baltimore. Had a lot of fun learning what the new setup can do but I am still learning. A list of mods is below as well.

JDM 6mt close ratio trans swap with R180
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
Spec Stage 3 550lb clutch
Custom header back exhaust(magnaflow components)
Stage 3 Supercharger from ECUtune @ 12psi
-Whipple 1600ax compressor
-Custom manifold and supporting parts
-740cc Nismo injectors and clips
PWR Aluminum radiator
Silicon radiator hoses
Brake upgrades
and a lot of other **** I don't remember right now

Soon to come-
Water injection
Bigger dual exhaust
Dual adjustable koni inserts
Ground Control coilovers

Thats about it. More info can be found at ECUtune.com about the blower and how it works along the lines of tunning.

Tom

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Need4speedTC · 10-01-2006, 07:09 PM

What does it put down to the wheels?

carl s. · 10-01-2006, 07:14 PM

seriously, you can't just be like, "most powerful svx ever?" and then not give us any numbers lol

gotsol · 10-01-2006, 08:03 PM

subscribed! Sick car

TomsSVX5mt · 10-01-2006, 08:59 PM

well thats just the thing. I have not had time to get it to the dyno. When he was still tuning it, the producer of the kit was making 270awhp with his auto. With a little more tuning and a little less loss from the standard trans I am hoping for about 300whp. Nothing too redicluou but enough to get me excited

Tom

TomsSVX5mt · 10-01-2006, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carl s.

seriously, you can't just be like, "most powerful svx ever?" and then not give us any numbers lol

I will update this more once I can hit the dyno

Tom

JoshP · 10-01-2006, 09:46 PM

thats really neat, and not to be a dink but if someone else designed and built the kit what makes you think yours is the most powerful one EVER?

jdchmiel · 10-02-2006, 04:35 PM

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I read of an SVX with 600+ whp a few years ago. and there are drag cars using the 3.3 block.. there is even a 4 cyl turbo swap into an svx making more power than that.

TomsSVX5mt · 10-02-2006, 07:06 PM

Well thats what I was asking for. Does anyone have any info on these cars? The SVX making 600whp? the SVX with an actual working 4cylinder swap?? I have not been able to find anything like it. And for the record, this is not a drag car, this is a street driven car and is still legal. So the EG33 drag WRX's that I do know about don't really constitute as an SVX just because they have dumped ungodly amounts of money into an engine. I am 21 years old and working on a shoe string budget. I only know of 1 sucessful EG33 swap that is making more power than me and they are in Australia, Rigoli(sp?) I believe. No one else besides the EG33 RS n/a has done the swap with any success. Not defending myself so please do not take it that way, merely asking where you got your info as I would like to know more

Tom

PHATsuby · 10-02-2006, 08:10 PM

Some other SVX owner(s) is running a turbo kit, and likely is making that amount and could do more. Not knocking it, cause that is a sweet and unique setup. I am hoping to do that on a 3.0 H6 at some point, looks very nicely done.

Ben

TomsSVX5mt · 10-02-2006, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PHATsuby

Some other SVX owner(s) is running a turbo kit, and likely is making that amount and could do more. Not knocking it, cause that is a sweet and unique setup. I am hoping to do that on a 3.0 H6 at some point, looks very nicely done.

Ben

His name is Phil and him and I are talking all the time. He is a good guy and knows his stuff. The reason I went with a kit is because of time and patience is not always on my side. I could have spent less and made a turbo system like he did but I just didn't have the time or patience to do it. I got tired of trial and error with making my own stuff so I went with the kit. Phil is making good power and he has done a great job with the car. He is not going to make more power than I am due to one thing... He is restricted to stock injectors as of right now so he cannot make too much power without running out of fuel. I am sure he will step it up in the future and begin making more power but as do I. Once I have more time, my spare motor will be getting the full treatment and I will prob be running it close to 20-25 psi.

Tom

IllNastyImpreza · 10-03-2006, 02:18 PM

wow sweet car! that thing must have INSANE amounts of torque!

gest24 · 10-05-2006, 12:28 AM

I'm with you on this one Tom. I'd love to see these alleged high power SVX. We've all heard rumors and hear say on the SVX World Network. Tom, Phil, Mike and several other guys with forced induction are constantly keeping those of us still running NA updated. Tom's a talented mechanic on the SVX. Hell, he helped me with my 6MT swap and cam upgrade.

TomsSVX5mt · 10-05-2006, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tzedek

thats really neat, and not to be a dink but if someone else designed and built the kit what makes you think yours is the most powerful one EVER?

Well if you really wanted to split hairs, he is no longer running his system. I took his prototype with a new compressor thats all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdchmiel

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I read of an SVX with 600+ whp a few years ago. and there are drag cars using the 3.3 block.. there is even a 4 cyl turbo swap into an svx making more power than that.

I am still waiting for this, I really want to see this

Tom

MadMax · 10-05-2006, 04:13 PM

Nice setup man, I like it. Of course this is coming from a SC RS owner haha. I been thinking of getting a whipple 2300. how do you like the 1600. is it their new design or one of the older auto rotors/ Lysholm?

Good luck and if your ever in CT area let me know i like to see your setup in person,

MadMax

HamFist · 10-06-2006, 10:48 AM

That's cool! Good job.

TomsSVX5mt · 10-06-2006, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

Nice setup man, I like it. Of course this is coming from a SC RS owner haha. I been thinking of getting a whipple 2300. how do you like the 1600. is it their new design or one of the older auto rotors/ Lysholm?

Good luck and if your ever in CT area let me know i like to see your setup in person,

MadMax

It actually had whipple's names taken off, it is the Lysholm design. I like the 1600, spins pretty fast but it is a good fit unlike the 2300/2400. They tend to be a couple inches longer in the back and as you can see the 1600 is a pretty tight squeeze to begin with. thanks for the compliments

Tom

FromageTheDog · 10-07-2006, 03:01 AM

I've always loved the SVX -- the car that no-one loved till Subaru stopped making it...

MadMax · 10-09-2006, 11:07 AM

Btw, are you running a custom crank pulley? the belt looks more then the typical 5 rib that stock RS engines run. Not sure what a stock Svx runs. What size pulley do you have running for both crank and the SC ?

I ask because im thinking of moving to either a 1600 or 2300 myself, from an eaton.

thnks,
mm

TomsSVX5mt · 10-09-2006, 11:43 PM

it is a custom 6 rib pulley on the blower and PS pump Stock pulley for the A/C and an extra set of 5 ribs for the alt on the front. I love the blower, still dealing with tunning issues but the compressor is perfect and sounds awsome, highly recomended

Tom

LastResort · 10-09-2006, 11:49 PM

That setup belongs on the EZ30-R from the factory.

jworl · 10-09-2006, 11:53 PM

cool set up. Any chance for pics of the entire car?

not just teh engin3 b4y

TomsSVX5mt · 10-10-2006, 08:14 PM

Thats about all of the recent ones I got. the old one are of all old X-member designs and ehxausts and wheels

Tom

MikeCG · 10-11-2006, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomsSVX5mt

it is a custom 6 rib pulley on the blower and PS pump Stock pulley for the A/C and an extra set of 5 ribs for the alt on the front. I love the blower, still dealing with tunning issues but the compressor is perfect and sounds awsome, highly recomended

Tom

Ya Tom,
The tuning issues might be worked out. I got 5 versions of new software from ECUTune last week, he's been using my car as a testbed. I tested them out and let Mike know my results. He called me the other day to let me know he sent me what he thinks will be the final version. I'll be installing it this weekend to test it out. So my car may actually be just a tad faster. I'm trying to get ahold of LAN to find out what software he sent you.

TomsSVX5mt · 10-11-2006, 06:41 PM

I have no idea what he sent me and that is alot of my problems right now. he won't give me straight answer on anything and he keeps saying that he is gonna send stuff to me but I haven't gotten the new Alt bolt, my z32 connetor, my new software.... Yeah I am getting a little tired of this, hopefully he will get it right this time around. I really wished he would have tuned it correctly on a dyno instead of tria and error.

Tom

10-01-2006, 06:38 PM	#1
TomsSVX5mt Scooby Newbie Member#: 94810 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NJ and Philly Vehicle: 1992 SVX 6mt Liquid Silver	Most powerful SVX ever? Well I think I got em all beat. I put a decent amount of money and a whole lot of time into my baby. Problem is, I am not done yet, and as far as I know, I never will be. Pics below of my current setup. Ran it at the Subaru Challenge in Baltimore. Had a lot of fun learning what the new setup can do but I am still learning. A list of mods is below as well. JDM 6mt close ratio trans swap with R180 Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump Spec Stage 3 550lb clutch Custom header back exhaust(magnaflow components) Stage 3 Supercharger from ECUtune @ 12psi -Whipple 1600ax compressor -Custom manifold and supporting parts -740cc Nismo injectors and clips PWR Aluminum radiator Silicon radiator hoses Brake upgrades and a lot of other **** I don't remember right now Soon to come- Water injection Bigger dual exhaust Dual adjustable koni inserts Ground Control coilovers Thats about it. More info can be found at ECUtune.com about the blower and how it works along the lines of tunning. Tom * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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Need4speedTC Scooby Newbie Member#: 112458 Join Date: Apr 2006 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Westchester NY Vehicle: 05 WRX Wagon	What does it put down to the wheels?

10-01-2006, 07:14 PM	#3
carl s. Top Scoob 026 Member#: 119034 Join Date: Jul 2006 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: MN - Ziptie Rally Team Vehicle: 96 Open Class STI	seriously, you can't just be like, "most powerful svx ever?" and then not give us any numbers lol

10-01-2006, 08:03 PM	#4
gotsol Scooby Specialist Member#: 17346 Join Date: Apr 2002 Chapter/Region: South East Location: All Over NC Vehicle: 08 Cayman S White	subscribed! Sick car

10-01-2006, 08:59 PM	#5
TomsSVX5mt Scooby Newbie Member#: 94810 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NJ and Philly Vehicle: 1992 SVX 6mt Liquid Silver	well thats just the thing. I have not had time to get it to the dyno. When he was still tuning it, the producer of the kit was making 270awhp with his auto. With a little more tuning and a little less loss from the standard trans I am hoping for about 300whp. Nothing too redicluou but enough to get me excited Tom

10-01-2006, 09:46 PM	#7
JoshP Scooby Specialist Member#: 94350 Join Date: Aug 2005 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: S. Maine	thats really neat, and not to be a dink but if someone else designed and built the kit what makes you think yours is the most powerful one EVER?

10-02-2006, 04:35 PM	#8
jdchmiel Scooby Newbie Member#: 926 Join Date: Feb 2000 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Raleigh, NC, USA	I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I read of an SVX with 600+ whp a few years ago. and there are drag cars using the 3.3 block.. there is even a 4 cyl turbo swap into an svx making more power than that.

10-02-2006, 07:06 PM	#9
TomsSVX5mt Scooby Newbie Member#: 94810 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NJ and Philly Vehicle: 1992 SVX 6mt Liquid Silver	Well thats what I was asking for. Does anyone have any info on these cars? The SVX making 600whp? the SVX with an actual working 4cylinder swap?? I have not been able to find anything like it. And for the record, this is not a drag car, this is a street driven car and is still legal. So the EG33 drag WRX's that I do know about don't really constitute as an SVX just because they have dumped ungodly amounts of money into an engine. I am 21 years old and working on a shoe string budget. I only know of 1 sucessful EG33 swap that is making more power than me and they are in Australia, Rigoli(sp?) I believe. No one else besides the EG33 RS n/a has done the swap with any success. Not defending myself so please do not take it that way, merely asking where you got your info as I would like to know more Tom

10-02-2006, 08:10 PM	#10
PHATsuby Scooby Guru Member#: 13617 Join Date: Dec 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: MN Vehicle: 2001 Legacy GT back to stock is a project too	Some other SVX owner(s) is running a turbo kit, and likely is making that amount and could do more. Not knocking it, cause that is a sweet and unique setup. I am hoping to do that on a 3.0 H6 at some point, looks very nicely done. Ben

10-03-2006, 02:18 PM	#12
IllNastyImpreza Scooby Guru Member#: 36333 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: East Kingston NH Vehicle: DIY project: life I need more TIME!	wow sweet car! that thing must have INSANE amounts of torque!

10-05-2006, 12:28 AM	#13
gest24 Scooby Newbie Member#: 117213 Join Date: Jun 2006 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: San Diego, CA Vehicle: 92 SVX Pearl w/Black Roof	I'm with you on this one Tom. I'd love to see these alleged high power SVX. We've all heard rumors and hear say on the SVX World Network. Tom, Phil, Mike and several other guys with forced induction are constantly keeping those of us still running NA updated. Tom's a talented mechanic on the SVX. Hell, he helped me with my 6MT swap and cam upgrade.

10-05-2006, 04:13 PM	#15
MadMax Scooby Specialist Member#: 1279 Join Date: Apr 2000 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Danbury,CT <- Center of Univer Vehicle: 2000 MY00 SRP RS2.5 "Stock" kinda	Nice setup man, I like it. Of course this is coming from a SC RS owner haha. I been thinking of getting a whipple 2300. how do you like the 1600. is it their new design or one of the older auto rotors/ Lysholm? Good luck and if your ever in CT area let me know i like to see your setup in person, MadMax

10-06-2006, 10:48 AM	#16
HamFist Scooby Specialist Member#: 2112 Join Date: Aug 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC	That's cool! Good job.

10-07-2006, 03:01 AM	#18
FromageTheDog Scooby Specialist Member#: 81095 Join Date: Feb 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Left seat. Vehicle: 2005 WRX sedan baby- bus. OS self-tuned!	I've always loved the SVX -- the car that no-one loved till Subaru stopped making it...

10-09-2006, 11:07 AM	#19
MadMax Scooby Specialist Member#: 1279 Join Date: Apr 2000 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Danbury,CT <- Center of Univer Vehicle: 2000 MY00 SRP RS2.5 "Stock" kinda	Btw, are you running a custom crank pulley? the belt looks more then the typical 5 rib that stock RS engines run. Not sure what a stock Svx runs. What size pulley do you have running for both crank and the SC ? I ask because im thinking of moving to either a 1600 or 2300 myself, from an eaton. thnks, mm

10-09-2006, 11:43 PM	#20
TomsSVX5mt Scooby Newbie Member#: 94810 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NJ and Philly Vehicle: 1992 SVX 6mt Liquid Silver	it is a custom 6 rib pulley on the blower and PS pump Stock pulley for the A/C and an extra set of 5 ribs for the alt on the front. I love the blower, still dealing with tunning issues but the compressor is perfect and sounds awsome, highly recomended Tom

10-09-2006, 11:49 PM	#21
LastResort Scooby Guru Member#: 99289 Join Date: Oct 2005	That setup belongs on the EZ30-R from the factory.

10-09-2006, 11:53 PM	#22
jworl Scooby Specialist Member#: 114749 Join Date: May 2006 Chapter/Region: South East Vehicle: 2004 Pontiac GTO too soon, Junior	cool set up. Any chance for pics of the entire car? not just teh engin3 b4y

10-10-2006, 08:14 PM	#23
TomsSVX5mt Scooby Newbie Member#: 94810 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NJ and Philly Vehicle: 1992 SVX 6mt Liquid Silver	Thats about all of the recent ones I got. the old one are of all old X-member designs and ehxausts and wheels Tom

10-11-2006, 06:41 PM	#25
TomsSVX5mt Scooby Newbie Member#: 94810 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NJ and Philly Vehicle: 1992 SVX 6mt Liquid Silver	I have no idea what he sent me and that is alot of my problems right now. he won't give me straight answer on anything and he keeps saying that he is gonna send stuff to me but I haven't gotten the new Alt bolt, my z32 connetor, my new software.... Yeah I am getting a little tired of this, hopefully he will get it right this time around. I really wished he would have tuned it correctly on a dyno instead of tria and error. Tom