Welcome to the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club Tuesday June 18, 2013
Home Forums WikiNASIOC Products Store Modifications Upgrade Garage
Alaskan Impreza Club
Here you can view your subscribed threads, work with private messages and edit your profile and preferences Home Registration is free! Visit the NASIOC Store NASIOC Rules Search Find other members Frequently Asked Questions Calendar Archive NASIOC Upgrade Garage Logout
Go Back   NASIOC > NASIOC Chapters > Alaskan Impreza Club Forum -- AKIC
Reload this Page Finished the STi swap!
Register Forum Rules iTrader FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Welcome to NASIOC - The world's largest online community for Subaru enthusiasts!
Welcome to the NASIOC.com Subaru forum.

You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, free of charge, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
Reply
 
Share
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-16-2012, 01:30 PM   #1
bhinak
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 300026
Join Date: Nov 2011
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Palmer/Wasilla, Alaska
Vehicle:
2005 SWP Legacy GT
Symmetry Tuned
Default Finished the STi swap!
Thanks to Ross (snowdrift86) for all your help working on it with me, and thanks to Daniel (bugeyeguy13) for coming through in a pinch with some parts i desperately needed!







It looks great! I'm very satisfied with how it turned out. I'm excited to get my meth kit plumbed in and tuned for it (thanks to retraC Engineering for that.) Next on my list is a turbo blanket and heat shield ha.
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
bhinak is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 01:47 PM   #2
granny
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 283145
Join Date: May 2011
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Hill side Anchorage, Alaska
Vehicle:
1997 Subaru LEGASTi
Wagon WRB
Default
That looks really good. Did you do the turbo yet too or just the intake manifold and intercooler?
granny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 03:42 PM   #3
bhinak
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 300026
Join Date: Nov 2011
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Palmer/Wasilla, Alaska
Vehicle:
2005 SWP Legacy GT
Symmetry Tuned
Default
yep VF48 out of a 2011 STi
bhinak is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 03:52 PM   #4
granny
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 283145
Join Date: May 2011
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Hill side Anchorage, Alaska
Vehicle:
1997 Subaru LEGASTi
Wagon WRB
Default
Can you feel a big difference? How does it feel compared to the VF40?
granny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 04:05 PM   #5
bhinak
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 300026
Join Date: Nov 2011
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Palmer/Wasilla, Alaska
Vehicle:
2005 SWP Legacy GT
Symmetry Tuned
Default
i love it. i havent romped on it too hard yet cause its not completely tuned, but it doesnt fall on its face in the high rpm's like the vf40 does.
bhinak is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 04:50 PM   #6
edo2000
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 68709
Join Date: Aug 2004
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Kenai Peninsula, AK
Vehicle:
2012 WRX
red
Default
Congrats! That engine looks good in there. Glad you're up and running.
edo2000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 05:23 PM   #7
greenspeed
*** Banned ***
 
Member#: 151248
Join Date: Jun 2007
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Meadow Lakes, AK
Vehicle:
00 Impreza 2.5RS
Whore Door
Default
Can I have your plastic intake manifold
greenspeed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 05:55 PM   #8
bhinak
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 300026
Join Date: Nov 2011
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Palmer/Wasilla, Alaska
Vehicle:
2005 SWP Legacy GT
Symmetry Tuned
Default
haha sorry coldfiremx just picked it up haha
bhinak is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 05:55 PM   #9
bhinak
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 300026
Join Date: Nov 2011
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Palmer/Wasilla, Alaska
Vehicle:
2005 SWP Legacy GT
Symmetry Tuned
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by edo2000 View Post
Congrats! That engine looks good in there. Glad you're up and running.
thanks man!
bhinak is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 07:47 PM   #10
nasiocjunkie
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 80864
Join Date: Feb 2005
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Default
I see you finished everything up since I stopped by. You have one sweet ride!
nasiocjunkie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 07:50 PM   #11
Lrn2Corner
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 246224
Join Date: May 2010
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: Chesapeake
Vehicle:
2012 WRX Sedan
WRB awesomeness
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by bhinak View Post
haha sorry coldfiremx just picked it up haha
That reminds me, I found on a thread about the difference between different intake manifolds and cfm.

when I read the results it showed the cheap ass plastic manifold had a higher average cfm across the four runner than the stock STI manifold.

That was definitely a WTF moment for me.
Lrn2Corner is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2012, 09:53 PM   #12
Alaskan EJ20
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 160040
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Anchortown
Vehicle:
2002 Bugi / 1993 L
Symmetry Tuning
Default
yep the plastic one is good manifold for big builds.........
Alaskan EJ20 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2012, 12:11 AM   #13
seventhgear
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 271518
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Palmer
Vehicle:
2008 Spec b
Diamond grey metallic
Default
Hawt!
seventhgear is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2012, 05:38 PM   #14
bhinak
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 300026
Join Date: Nov 2011
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Palmer/Wasilla, Alaska
Vehicle:
2005 SWP Legacy GT
Symmetry Tuned
Default
Thanks!!
bhinak is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2012, 07:48 PM   #15
greenspeed
*** Banned ***
 
Member#: 151248
Join Date: Jun 2007
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Meadow Lakes, AK
Vehicle:
00 Impreza 2.5RS
Whore Door
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lrn2Corner View Post
That reminds me, I found on a thread about the difference between different intake manifolds and cfm.

when I read the results it showed the cheap ass plastic manifold had a higher average cfm across the four runner than the stock STI manifold.

That was definitely a WTF moment for me.
If you understand simple principles of manufacturing it makes perfect sense. Plastic can be molded or blow and wont have the grooved lines a metal intake would have. Plastic also dissipates heat more efficiently than aluminum. Any lastly the TB location on the plastics is in a better location to optimize flow. Air goes in and is gently moved to the ports, in an sti manifold all the air crashing into the front of the manifold then gets distributed at random lol
greenspeed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2012, 08:12 PM   #16
akeric
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 122954
Join Date: Aug 2006
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Anchorage, AK
Vehicle:
2006 Evo IX
My car is black not
Default
the lack of pictures in this thread is shameful :P gj on the swap now its time to have some fun.
akeric is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-23-2012, 01:25 PM   #17
Marlons101
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 137569
Join Date: Jan 2007
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: East SIDE! of anchorage
Vehicle:
WRX Twinscroll
Dez in yo mouth!
Default
wait you swapped engines or just turbo components? cause damn thats one dirty ass engine if just swapped lmao
Marlons101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
FINALY the STI swap is done!!!! dangerousatom Member's Car Gallery 312 11-06-2012 01:30 PM
Completed the STi swap, but....... dolosolow Transmission (AT/MT) & Driveline 4 03-08-2012 01:09 PM
Project Frankenstien 2.0 the STi swap Scoobyslack1 Subaru Conversions 42 05-13-2009 03:52 PM
Just finished the vf39 swap pDubs Factory 2.0L Turbo Powertrain 30 02-23-2009 10:44 AM
Finally finished the EJ22T swap. first driving impressions Eric SS Normally Aspirated with bolt-on Forced Induction Powertrain 30 11-14-2001 07:41 AM


Message Board Statistics All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:07 AM.

Contact Us - Forgot Password - Advertising - Archive - Privacy - Terms - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2013 Axivo Inc.
Copyright ©1999 - 2011, North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club, Inc.