WRX USA

There is a version of the STi genome STB that has a titanium bar, labeled "Titan".

http://netmall.hardoff.co.jp/105007/upload/save_image/105007/a60979a7114223ea251d07708714c63b.jpg

My 09 Outback didn't look anything like that at that mounting point. Has your car been in an accident or did someone modify that piece to clear another TMIC?

I did have an issue with the throttle body hose that you mention coming off, although I think it was because I didn't have the hose clamp tight enough or the clamp wasn't completely past the bead.

I went for a half hour drive into the mountains and then for fun took my FLIR One to check the surface temps of the intercooler. I understand that this is not the same as the actual air temp inside the IC but it does give you an idea of the efficiency. Ambient temp is 59 degrees.

http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv87/JoshEAllen/2957179A-5DE6-4E3D-99F9-FC4FFB2BEA0B.jpg

http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv87/JoshEAllen/59BEF7A1-3B9B-47A9-8400-77034C7FB08E.jpg

http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv87/JoshEAllen/FABA7E88-D0FB-4890-8786-922699E86010.jpg

that would be part #ST2050021000?

No, part #ST2050221010

http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv87/JoshEAllen/1498505F-E91F-40CA-BCFB-D0C02ABAE8F4.jpg

No problems clearing my STi STB although getting that throttle body coupler on the IC was a bitch.

Not true, GS used my car 4+ times to test fit and also for the splitter. if anything its possible u got shipped a wrx top mount

The only difference between a "WRX top mount" and an "LGT top mount" is the splitter.

Based on this, I think I should have no issues with my STi STB

http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad187/BarManBean/CA6E8C3C-0662-4E13-B678-9D2C4524D072_zpsfki2lidv.jpg

http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv87/JoshEAllen/47C04D81-86A7-4FB1-9854-BFF62CB17B83.jpg

Now, FOR THE OBXT GUYS (and Grimmspeed

The TMIC fits. The splitter fits. IMO, the splitter is not perfect for outbacks.

 

The front mounting point is attached to the engine, and therefore drops the front of the TMIC down towards the ground by approximately 1". The result is that the whole TMIC is tilted forward just a bit. Not a big deal, but the splitter material (the rubber) begins to lose contact with TMIC as you get towards the front of the TMIC. You can see the gap start to form there.

 

Big deal? Probably not. I think it can be fixed with some foam (or similar material) being stuck to the TMIC itself. I also may try some small spacers in between the splitter and the hood where the front fasteners are installed. I think this should angle the whole splitter similarly to how the TMIC is angled and things should line up.

 

Grimmspeed, maybe including spacers and new bolts/screws for those mounting points would be the ticket for the OBXT guys

What if the front of the TMIC were lifted to match the amount of "lift" on the back?

Thanks. That's more or less what my plan was so ill just run with that I guess. Not terribly happy with it though.

 

I'll try and take some pics when it's all done.

The same guy mentions later in the thread that he is thinking of 3D printing a better solution.

Anyone do an install with an aftermarket BPV hose, i.e. Samco? The extension doesn't seem to work with the Samco BPV hose...

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=43019238

Any more pics? Specifically the back side clearance of the firewall.

I'm sure Matt will give an official update but OBXT owners can now break open the piggy bank! ;o)

Hopefully with lots of pics! I am still hoping I can keep my STi flexible strut tower bar.

Check part numbers on opposed forces and report back!

The pitch stop is the same, but all that confirms is that the distance between the two mounting points is the same. There is still a difference in the position of the motor/trans relative to the firewall.

After watching this I am confident that this won't fit an OBXT in its current state.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/V2ZiU3PhJ24?feature=oembed

The first issue is this CMC and the second is that the rear mounting point for the IC is on the firewall (just above the pitch stop). It would seem that a bracket or spacer would need to be made for the front mounting point to account for the difference between the LGT and OBXT (which may also lift the inter cooler to the same location as an LGT, relative to the splitter). On a side note, it seems odd to have the IC taking the same impacts as the pitch stop (since it connects trans/engine to the firewall)

I do have to point out that the Killer B ELH does NOT fit all Subaru Turbo Engines, one of the guys in the 818 forum found out the hard way. I'd have to go look up why, can't remember off hand.

With EJ20's you need an EJ25 oil pan, or KillerB oil pan, for clearance.

So - to your point - the OBXT body sits higher (which is where the CMC mounts), while the engine (which is where the GS TMIC attaches) sits lower in the chassis relative to the body, bringing the TMIC closer to impinging the top of the CMC? Knowing GS, they probably took all of this into account.

Let's hope they can post pics of one installed in either an LGT or OBXT soon so we can see for ourselves. Given than OBXT owners are in the minority (when compared to WRX and LGT owners) I sure hope they took it into account.

Isn't that becasue of the chassis spacers ? Isn't the body of a OB raised ? If that is the case then the CMC would be higher up on the end of the tmic.

Exactly my point, and the GS TMIC needs to fit over it.

LGT splitter is coming out at the same time as the intercooler. I'm not sure about the OBXT cause of the hood to engine distance, but since it's larger and not smaller, I surmise that the LGT stuff should work without an issue but with a gap between the IC and the splitter.

Seems like they could show us what it is they are selling before we buy it.

My concern is with the clutch master cylinder clearance on the OBXT.

I have a few questions about that testing.

The ambient temps were between 20-22 degrees and the GS TMIC is essentially a giant piece of aluminum.

How much of this efficiency in the test can be attributed to that giant cold piece of aluminum?

What happens after two minutes of testing? Or even, thirty minutes of more "typical" driving?