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What kind of intercooler is this ?
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:21 am
by joshm
So the guy i bought my leggy off of gave me this intercooler with it :
He told me its a really desireable cooler to have. Can some one tell me what kind it is ? Also, how do i mount it ? Im sure theres a tut out there somewhere. Mind all the threads i made, thanks
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:20 am
by PhyrraM
EJ25 turbo intercooler.
Forester XTs
Baja Turbos
'06 and '07 WRXs
tmic
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:36 pm
by def09
Looks like 06-07 WRX bov flange.
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:59 pm
by Dynamic Entry
PhyrraM wrote:EJ25 turbo intercooler.
Forester XTs
Baja Turbos
'06 and '07 WRXs
+1 yep.
looks in very good shape too
hopefully you also have the splitter that connects to those two holes that are showing. then you should find a silicone y-pipe on NASIOC or whatever
that intercooler is the top choice for top mounts because it fits nicely, BUT there are still a bunch of things that must be moved around to make enough space:
- coolant overflow tank relocate
- clutch fluid reservoir shorten
- ignitor relocate
- stock BPV replumbed with flange to replace WRX BOV
- AC lines stuffed under pitch stop (or AC delete)
- i might be forgetting something
and it doesn't quite mate up to the turbo outlet easily b/c of the angle that the stock turbo (VF-11) comes out at. that will take creativity or you can replace your turbo with a more modern one to have geometry that mates perfectly.
as far as physically securing it, most applications I have seen just rely on the plumbing to hold it in place without adding any structural support
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:30 pm
by ciper
PhyrraM wrote:EJ25 turbo intercooler.
Forester XTs
Baja Turbos
I thought the Forester XT and Baja Turbos had the same intercooler as the Legacy GT and WRX with the side entry plastic units that are roughly square?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:00 am
by joshm
Is there a tutorial on plumbing one of these things somewhere ?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:24 pm
by PhyrraM
ciper wrote:PhyrraM wrote:EJ25 turbo intercooler.
Forester XTs
Baja Turbos
I thought the Forester XT and Baja Turbos had the same intercooler as the Legacy GT and WRX with the side entry plastic units that are roughly square?
No, they may differ a bit in mounting and BOV from '06 or '07 WRXs, but are in the same family and have the same core and layout.
Forester
Baja
2006 WRX
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:54 am
by ciper
So its the 07 and 08 that use the smaller core with plastic tubing?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:48 am
by PhyrraM
Just the "new" ones. '08+ for North America. Possibly '07+ for Euro and JDM.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:29 am
by SteelGray
That's the intercooler for the EJ255
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:39 am
by joshm
I need motivation ton install this thing... its gonna take a LOT of work...
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:55 am
by Dynamic Entry
^^^
ha. yeah. I have had one for EVAR and it still isn't on....
someone move this to Intercooling.......
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:41 pm
by joshm
Im just so lazy to do it, its gonna take forever, and i need all the proper flanges and piping. But i just hook the intercooler to the turbo snail (pressurized side) and run it into my intake or what ?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:47 pm
by SubaruNation
joshm wrote:Is there a tutorial on plumbing one of these things somewhere ?
ya read through my journal page, and in the intercooler section