Joined the MY02 WRX TMIC club. *updated w/pics*

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:15 pm

I'm runnign the WRX i/c now. An extra special thanks to Vikash and Phil. Also thanks to Sam and Scott for their help too.

I'll post some pics and the story soon.

Ok here are some pictures. Story to come later.

Vikash loaned me his feet when cutting the TB.

She's in!

We also upgraded my DV to an all metal one that looks like the OEM one. It performs MUCH better and is a lot louder too. It's killer.

Relocated coolant tank to the fuel filter location and used a fuel filter for a 240SX instead. I'm going to polish this setup up later.

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:17 pm

About time you got a decent IC.

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:26 pm

I know, how 'bout it.

I still want a FMIC though eventually.

corsair · Post by **corsair** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:29 am

hah I get mentioned, my superior crawling under cars and flashlight holding ability is finally recognized!!!!!1

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:41 pm

bump for pics

pw422 · Post by **pw422** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:24 pm

thats awesme. makes me want to switch from my saab ic to wrx ic.

ultrasonic · Post by **ultrasonic** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:48 pm

legacy92ej22t wrote:We also upgraded my DV to an all metal one that looks like the OEM one. It performs MUCH better and is a lot louder too. It's killer.

I've seen the all metal replacement for the stock DV somewhere, I think it was the MRT website. Where did you get yours? How much did it cost?

It looks like you did a nice job installing your i/c.

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:04 pm

legacy92ej22t wrote:We also upgraded my DV to an all metal one that looks like the OEM one. It performs MUCH better and is a lot louder too. It's killer.

So you noticed better performance with the metal bypass valve compared to the stock one?

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:41 pm

This metal bypass valve was stock from an Audi 5000 Turbo of some year (don't know what year; maybe all of them). If Matt would be so kind as to take a picture of the sticker on it, you'll see that it's actually made by Denso (like our stock valve) and probably has a similar internal structure as our stock one.

Incidentally, the MkIII Supra Turbo blowoff valve is also made by Denso and also has a metal housing and also has the same form factor as our stock one.

mikec · Post by **mikec** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:42 pm

I'd also like to know more about the metal BPV.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:12 am

Hee hee, I sneakily posted 1 minute before you did!

mikec · Post by **mikec** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:14 am

D'oh!

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:41 am

legacy92ej22t wrote:Vikash loaned me his feet when cutting the TB.

You guys are nutso.

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:22 am

Legacy777 wrote:
legacy92ej22t wrote:We also upgraded my DV to an all metal one that looks like the OEM one. It performs MUCH better and is a lot louder too. It's killer.
So you noticed better performance with the metal bypass valve compared to the stock one?

Yes, it's much crisper. It seems to divert the air much more quickly then the OEM DV. The OEM one was kinda slow and I was getting very mild compressor surge during WOT shifts. With this one I get zero comp surge and is very sharp and precise. It also seems to be slightly louder but still very mellow, which is nice.

Part of the increased performance could be from the location of the DV plumbing though too. The WRX TMIC setup is much closer to the TB then my Saab 900 setup and that could be a large part of the reason it's so much better.

LegacyPunk · Post by **LegacyPunk** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:03 am

Thats one hell of a clean looking setup, Nice!!. Im gonna try to put mine back in this week.

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:21 pm

Thanks!

Like Vikash said, I'll try and get a picture of the DV up soon.

ol'skoolwrx · Post by **ol'skoolwrx** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:51 am

why did u cut the tb?
was it because u won't have to bang in the firewall!
also can't i just run the stock wrx bov?

gt2.5turbo · Post by **gt2.5turbo** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:03 am

it hits the throttle cables thats why you cant use the wrx bov. and cutting the throttle body would make it alot easier to fit the thing in there. I personally just cut the ic outlet about a 2/8th of an inch cause i didnt wanna cut the tb.

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:22 pm

Yes, cutting the TB or i/c outlet will allow the unit to fit much better.

You can run the oem WRX DV or an aftermarket BOV but you need to "trim" the cruise control throttle linkage.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:53 pm

You can use certain aftermarket WRX blowoff valves if you cut the cruise control part out. BAC5.2 did; he's got a GReddy Type S or something.

But, yes, the stock WRX blowoff valve won't fit, even if you cut out cruise; the valve's outlet line interferes with the cables.

Even with the cut throttle body, we still did have to do quite a bit of banging on the firewall, the ignitor pedestal, and the hood. It's a tight fit.

On rallysam's car it was different because his David Carter hood had much more clearance.

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:13 pm

the only thing i had to hit was the igniter pedestal. the i/c has a good 1/2" of clearance in the back, and its never hit the hood. i cut the throttle body and the i/c. i have a turboxs type h bov - requires no cutting of the throttle cables, but it is pretty loud, if i ever get my fmic in i'm going back to a recirc valve.

91White-T · Post by **91White-T** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:59 pm

Does the WRX IC hit the clutch MC? I ask this because my Saab IC does, and I can't imagine that the WRX IC is thinner than the Saab.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:02 pm

Yes, I believe it does.

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:06 pm

outback master cylinders and WRX master cylinders are shorter (WRX is the shortest) but the outback m/c fits under my i/c great

rallysam · Post by **rallysam** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:26 pm

If you can sit the IC high enough, then it won't hit the clutch resevoir. My fiberglass hood allowed me to do that, but I'm not sure how much of the stock hood you would have to cut to do the same thing.

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