WRX coolant tank questions and vaccum canister

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WRX coolant tank questions and vaccum canister

Post by turbodrabbit' »

Hey,

I have two questions, I was working on a grounding kit the other day and ended up with a broken nipple on the coolant tank. I bought a wrx coolant tank and went to install it today. I was unsure of where to mount it, so I kept it in the same location, but I am not sure what to do about securing it. Also, I hooked up all the coolant lines, which I believe I did right, but they nipples are in different locations on the tank. Does anyone have a diagram of which lines go where just to double check?

Also, someone apparently broke nipple on the vacuum canister on the passenger side behind the headlights. It has 3 nipples ;) and the one closest to the fender was glued back together, but the glue is letting go. I was having a stalling problem before this, and this might have something to do with it.

I want to replace the canister, but I don't know of any turbo subaru's in junkyards, will any n/a canisters work?
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Post by ericem »

Ya the N/A has the same Canister.

The coolant tank on my car I mounted like that there is another thread with the coolant tank setup similar to mine.

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Pretty simple. Just the lower hose isn't long enough so you need to buy a 1ft length and cut it to size to mount it where mine is. Now you know the hose from the turbo is in a U cut it so its like mine and thats it, grab a few tie wraps and its a good idea if you jam some heater hose or any rubber really between contact points. Tie wraps won't melt.
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Post by turbodrabbit' »

Looks like the same routing that I went with. I did get the lower hose to fit, but it is leaking, I need to put a regular hose clamp on it, and (or) just get a longer hose.

Did you use your original cap or the wrx one?
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Post by ericem »

Original the wrx has 2 rad caps remember. While our car's only have 1. So if you run the 1.1 bar technically it should work, but realistically 0 bar will work. I would feel safer with the stock .9 bar.

Bottom line use the stock 0.9bar cap!
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Post by 206er »

search works good
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... highlight=

there are other options too like at the abs pump or where the ac compressor used to be.
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Post by turbodrabbit' »

206er wrote:search works good
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... highlight=

there are other options too like at the abs pump or where the ac compressor used to be.
The search does look good, I saw that post. I wanted to see something different for when I do my intercooler install in the next week. Oh, and being that guy who posts," try searching, or you didn't search hard enough", should just keep his comments to himself. I have been lurking for he last 8 months doing searches.
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Post by jdmellor28 »

Hey i just did the wrx coolent tank in my turbo legacy with a top mount . here is the link to my post . take a look and let me know what you think !

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=41770
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Post by Mattheww044 »

I have tried searching and this is the only post I could find that is what I am looking for, yet with no definitive answers. Has anyone installed the WRX coolant tank in the STOCK location, and successfully installed the 06/07 TMIC with it there?
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Post by ericem »

Yes I did :)

Fit fine but I would have liked a bit more room, I think I could have mounted the tank even higher and sit the bottom of the wrx tank ontop of the a/c line so it would sit farther away. Just might need to cut off the mount on the bottom off the tank.

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Post by SubiePrice88 »

Nice install!

just wondering,dont want to hyjack the thread..but what bpv is that?
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Post by ericem »

vdub yo.

Don't use clear tubing btw it looks nice but swells.

It worked well, but I want to go AWIC and stock turbo. I don't need crazy power stage 2 was plenty fast. Stock turbo at 13psi is just fine for me. I want to see how it runs using the revtronix chip but they are away so my order is pending :(
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Post by SubiePrice88 »

haha niice!

is the sound any different?
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Post by ericem »

Nope quiet unless you have leaks of course :) Or you remove the resonators.
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