wrx intercooler or ver2 jdm sti intercooler

[pw422]

Which one is better? wrx intercooler or ver2 jdm sti intercooler. I know the ver 2 sti intercooler is a direct fit , but is it better cooling than the wrx intercooler?

[THAWA]

What year WRX intercooler? The STi intercoolers up to version 6 I believe are all the same as the wrx intercoolers of the same year. The main difference is the inlet tubing.

[scoobiedoo22]

There are two pdf articles from AutoSpeed that test and compare just about every i/c and awic Subaru ever produced, either here or overseas. It includes has bench flow rates and core sizes. Try doing a search, iirc Josh posted these originally.

[pw422]

I am talking about 1993 ver2 sti intercooler and the current wrx intercooler.
hit this link and scroll down
www.angelfire.com/md3/91turbolegacy/newcar.html

[91White-T]

Thats definitely not a direct fit. The turbo-> ic pipe is for straight outlet turbos. Maybe if you have a 16g/VF18/12 its a direct fit, but not for a VF11.

[azn2nr]

dont forget the coolant tank

[pw422]

well I do have a tdo516G and I removed the header coolant tank. maybe what i should have said was the ver 2 is easeir to stall than the current wrx. If they both cools and flows similar, I rather get the current wrx intercooler because there is a bunch out there on ebay and they are rather inexpensive.

[91White-T]

Ahh, I didnt know that. I would say go with the WRX (newer), the install isn't THAT bad, especially if the coolant tank is out of the way. Here's a tip, get some washers to lift the back of the hood up, your clutch reservoir will make the IC sit up high(at least mine does), but its not a huge deal.