WRX intercooler install: suprisingly not that hard!

Vostok 7 · Post by **Vostok 7** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:58 am

Just got done installing a stock WRX intercooler into our '91 leg... And I was quite suprised how easy it was.

PICTS COMING SOON.

For now here's a quick writeup on what we did.

First of all, everything is stock into the turbo, easy enough. The intercooler fit quite well just resting in there, but the hood had to be modified (professional modification = pounding the crap out of the bracing until it fit). Of course, the coolant tank had to be relocated. We figured out probably the easiest way to do it... just turn it a few degrees and bolt it to the hole on the side of the intake manifold! Hard to describe but the picts coming soon will show what I'm talking about.

Of course, the piping after the turbo had to be totally redone. We used some shaped radiator hose, a fitting to go from 1.5" ID to approx. 2" OD and some cutting on a set of silicone IC hoses for the WRX intercooler to fit.

On the firewall all we had to do is some creative relocation of some brackets and we were done.

Still waiting on a BOV (got an HKS SSQV on the way), but I bolted up my HKS for a test run and it ran beautifully! You have to do some contorting with the HKS BOV to get it to fit under the hood, another BOV would fit better. We chose to go with the SSQV because it works best with 4EAT systems.

All in all, the whole project only took us a couple days. I was really suprised because everything I've heard is that a WRX intercooler install is very difficult.

Drove it around without it even bolted down or anything (bolted to what? lol) and didn't even move around or anything.

Will get some pictures tomorrow! I'm hoping to do some modifications to get the cool plastic cover back on!

Vostok 7

mTk · Post by **mTk** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:12 pm

which wrx intercooler did you use?

MK

Vostok 7 · Post by **Vostok 7** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:58 pm

mTk wrote:which wrx intercooler did you use?

MK

Stock version 7 off my 2003.

Vostok 7

mTk · Post by **mTk** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:00 pm

Nice, can't wait for the pics. It soudns like a really clean install.

MK

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:52 am

pics!! pics!!...... please

Vostok 7 · Post by **Vostok 7** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 6:16 pm

Yeah sorry about that guys, been busy and had a water hose break... was twisted/kinked and didn't know about it.

I'll try to get 'em uploaded tonight.

Vostok 7

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:03 am

any word on the pics??

92 Le-Turbo-SS · Post by **92 Le-Turbo-SS** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:23 am

Patrick, when did you get the car? or maybe I'm just not paying attention lately, I'm still waiting to gather up my goodies for jdm awic.

Jim ( jcme262 ) on other boards

tris91ricer · Post by **tris91ricer** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:00 pm

Nice to see so many of you from washington state... perhaps a get together may be in order sometime this summer?
Later fellas,

-=TRSTNj

92 Le-Turbo-SS · Post by **92 Le-Turbo-SS** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 1:22 am

91legacy_sleeper wrote:Nice to see so many of you from washington state... perhaps a get together may be in order sometime this summer?
Later fellas,

-=TRSTNj

yeah just noticed that....... Any subaru event will do.

oursTOdestroy · Post by **oursTOdestroy** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:36 pm

*bump* for pics

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 3:51 pm

bump 4 pics

92 Le-Turbo-SS · Post by **92 Le-Turbo-SS** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 3:27 am

pm'em at nasioc under same s-name

oursTOdestroy · Post by **oursTOdestroy** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:20 am

i dont frequent nasioc
i stick more to iclub

GT8 · Post by **GT8** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:23 am

Is your 1991 a (5)- speed turbo and what color and the mileage?

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:37 am

4eat = auto. It's on his sig.

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:44 am

GT8 wrote:Is your 1991 a (5)- speed turbo and what color and the mileage?

you arent that thorough are you?

VOSTOK7s sig wrote:1991 Subaru Legacy Sport Sedan Burgandy 4EAT (74k original miles!!) INTERCOOLED!

mikec · Post by **mikec** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:04 am

He's just trying to turn this thread into another one about his very rare 91......

Anything ever happen with the pictures of the install? Does anyone know?

GT8 · Post by **GT8** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:20 pm

No just asking a regular question............. What is with this BBS and the way some people are. I was told that is why a lot have switched over to a different bbs (un named(... don't prove them wrong!

-K- · Post by **-K-** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:19 pm

This place is pretty cool about stuff, way better than iclub or nasioc
Different people make life interesting
Old thread but I'd like to see the pics

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:44 pm

i'd like to see the pics too.... anyone know what happend to this guy?

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WRX intercooler install: suprisingly not that hard!

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