05-18-2018, 05:53 PM | #1051 |
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You probably didn't really get my allusion. You had an updated car with the new OEM exhaust manifold and a factory tune that didn't have the very rich AFRs at WOT. You didn't get the gains that a pre-17 MT car would get with a 1.3 stage tune. You will be lucky if you got half of the original gains (~15whp). I suppose you were aware that the first cars were not really 200ps cars, but yours was much closer to the catalog 205ps spec. I'm not sure how much happy you are now with the cosworth header, the testing with the different overpipes & exhaust and all the mess with the leaks and experimentation, but value for money looks that it wasn't really a very good decision. You should have gone with a supercharger from day one.
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05-21-2018, 02:48 PM | #1055 |
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No, I'm not trying to convince you that the 17+ manifold provided that much. Most of the gains was because of the better factory tune and much less cause of the manifold. I just think that it would be much better in a +'17 MT car to go directly with the supercharger, unless you were planning to get one anyway and just wanted to have a good starting point first with the better exhaust.
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Right now I just wanna start simple and enjoy the exhaust. I do want to go with a supercharger, but lately I've been pretty content with how it is NA. But I can allude to new tires coming in the near future and more STI tid bits
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05-23-2018, 10:41 AM | #1057 |
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05-26-2018, 03:41 PM | #1058 |
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Just insalled, runs perfectly. Love it!
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It's just the oprical illusion. That bolt is miles away from the pulley which lines up with the alternator pulley.
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I am planning to do the OEM forester style oil cooler but the throttle body with the Cosworth SC is near the firewall now. Any issue with that? Where did you purchase your OEM Forester Style complete kit? Neds? $230 USD Any missing parts? https://www.nedautoparts.com/product...oem-subaru-brz Cusco $438 USD - I don't mind paying $200 extra for a kit that is proven and well engineered https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/44718 I also want to add an oil pressure gauge. Did you guys do it via the sandwich plate or the gallery plug? Any pros and cons for each location? Thanks |
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You could still do the throttle body route in theory since the plugs are both blocked off (the one on the block and the pipe in the rear). That is the way I did it. I'm not sure it was that effective, as I have read on the OEM Forester thread that the TB route is rather restrictive. But then again, the oem version isn't that effective beyond normal street driving and some spirited. The kit I ended up going with was the NED. But I will give a warning they are horrible at communication and take forever to ship. I would simply find the parts on any subaru site and then find the proper hose piping size. The Cusco uses the coolant lines from the radiator, though. I cannot comment on the oil pressure gauge.
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I have a defi oil pressure guage and it measures at the oil sandwich plate after the cooler as it goes back into the block.
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People on the forum said not to worry about it too much but I am not 100% sure. Thanks! http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63723 |
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