cutting down the clutch reservoir?

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flatoutfred
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cutting down the clutch reservoir?

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Now that my wrx 06 intercooler is in place , I'm trying to figure how to move the clutch reservoir away from my i/c . This way I would have a better throttle body/intercooler alignement.

So I thought I could cut a inch or so from the the reservoir.

Anyone ever tried?

What troubles could that cause?
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Post by Dynamic Entry »

I did it at the suggestion of StiPro who had done it before me.

No problems at all, I cut it about an inch up from the bottom and it went back on without issue.
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Post by dscoobydoo »

You could always source another reservoir from a Junkyard car.

Subaru made a few that are offset to the right, and lower.

I think mine was from a late 90's legacy.

That way I did not have to cut anything.

But I did have to replace it, so that was a little bit more effort.
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Post by Legacy777 »

Yeah,

I'd recommend trying to find the offset MC. Blackbart has sold them in the past.

Here's a pic.

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Thanks guys for the feedbacks, I think I'm gonna cut it like Dynamic Entry did cause I'm not convinced that an offset reservoir would clear the i/c.

I'll probably do that tonight.
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I've finally cut the tank 1.5 inch from the bottom and it gave me the exact space I needed to align the throttle and the i/c.

Took me 2 minutes

Still my friend who works at the subaru stealer will look for me to see if he can get an offset one.
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Post by dscoobydoo »

flatoutfred wrote:Thanks guys for the feedbacks, I think I'm gonna cut it like Dynamic Entry did cause I'm not convinced that an offset reservoir would clear the i/c.

I'll probably do that tonight.
LOL- UM- Did you read my set-up?

It clears the IC.
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dscoobydoo wrote:
flatoutfred wrote:Thanks guys for the feedbacks, I think I'm gonna cut it like Dynamic Entry did cause I'm not convinced that an offset reservoir would clear the i/c.

I'll probably do that tonight.
LOL- UM- Did you read my set-up?

It clears the IC.
Yeah, but I really had to install the intercooler properly since I butchered the stock throttle to turbo pipe :roll:. So I'll be waiting for the offset one.

By the way, It's now fully fonctionnal. The car I had is now a rocket (12psi).

FCD here I come! :twisted:
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