Forester XT intercooler?

Opie · Post by **Opie** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 12:46 am

Anyone ever considered installing one of these on a Legacy? Seems it is not quite as deep as the WRX intercooler and might fit a little better.

Discuss

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 1:24 am

I don't think anyone has, since they've only been around for a few months. Care to be a guinny pig?

Mark,

Matt Monson · Post by **Matt Monson** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:48 am

I was making an inquiry of Joseph at Flat4Engineering/Mike Shaw Subaru regarding some parts and he said he is helping someone install one of those in the near future on a Turbo Legacy. He used to have a 350hp one and his brother still drives one, so I trust his opinions on such things (and they were involved in Garcia's 450hp RS-T drag car with an EJ22-T bottom end).
I'll see what details I can get when it happens.

Dizzy · Post by **Dizzy** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 3:18 pm

Joe is a great guy to work with. However, it ain't gonna be cheap. He estimated ~$800-$1000 for everything. Ouch.

boostjunkie · Post by **boostjunkie** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 3:22 pm

I'd rather have a FMIC or AWIC for that price. OUCH!

Matt Monson · Post by **Matt Monson** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:03 pm

Dizzy wrote:Joe is a great guy to work with. However, it ain't gonna be cheap. He estimated ~$800-$1000 for everything. Ouch.

That's insane. Is he using retail pricing and all Samco silicone or something??? I am figuring I can do my WRX IC install for less than $300.

Brat4by4 · Post by **Brat4by4** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 12:30 am

New ones are gonna be a super-high price. Eventually there will be enough wrecked ones around to grab for a more reasonable price. Upgrades for WRX top mounts run $800-1100 also.

Kelly · Post by **Kelly** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 4:40 am

Ya, I bet it will be a while before the XT coolers start floating around. I havnt seen any aftermarket coolers for em yet. And most likely the Forrester crowd wont be doing high performance mods.

but I bet they'd fit the Turbo Leg like buttah

teaguespeed · Post by **teaguespeed** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 9:39 pm

Yeah those Forrester XT's are still pretty rare, i've only seen 1 of them. I see more turbo legacy's.

Matt Monson · Post by **Matt Monson** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 7:45 pm

Yeah,
but he works for a dealer. You can get an XT/STi EJ257 shortblock for $1400 new from most any dealer. If you have a part number why wouldn't you be able to order one of those?

Dizzy · Post by **Dizzy** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 9:07 pm

I'm sure that the price he quoted (a little above $800) is just above his cost. Joe is a good guy to work. You can pretty much count on his price being the best.

Matt Monson · Post by **Matt Monson** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 9:16 pm

Dizzy wrote:I'm sure that the price he quoted (a little above $800) is just above his cost. Joe is a good guy to work. You can pretty much count on his price being the best.

I wasn't challenging Joe's price, more surprised by it. I haven't talk to Joe much, YET, but my initial encounters and his reputation lead me to believe he is a good guy to work with. Plus both he and his brother have alrady tuned turbo Legacies, so they are a resource for that. And I've seen that they do in fact have the best price on the Invidia DP I am considering...

But I am still skeptical about the remarks above, that they are going to be hard to get. Maybe they haven't hit the dealers yet, but in a month or two when they do, anyone who knows the part number can go buy one. Or wait until the soccer moms start wrecking them. I know there are already a lot of these running around Boulder...

Dizzy · Post by **Dizzy** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 9:29 pm

I know there are already a lot of these running around Boulder...

Know of any that don't lock their doors.?

(just kidding, no flames please)

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Forester XT intercooler?

Forester XT intercooler?