bhinak Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y330/boobsak/78c1799c.jpg http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y330/boobsak/5ddd7b3c.jpg http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y330/boobsak/e303cd35.jpg It was way worth it. looks awesome and my car is faster, and doesnt fall on its face like it did with the VF40. I'm extremely satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweezy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Looks good. I love my swap as well. Even though its an old school way of getting more power vs the newer setups, alot can be done and had with the sti swap. What turbo did you end up going with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 if it's a vf39, it's a modest upgrade. i'm sure your car is much faster with that VTA BOV too........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhinak Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 a VF48 out of a 2011 STi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Did you do the 6MT and DCCD as well? My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhinak Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 That's on my to do list. Getting one of those up to Alaska is going to cost a pretty penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbperry Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 very nice - enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn06SpecB Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 that is a dirty engine bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhdrockstar Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 that is a dirty engine bay Must be those Alaskan roads. -Urban Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlubaru Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 How long did the swap take you? God created turbo lag to give V8s a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-2 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 How much fun is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_sheen Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 how much faster is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhinak Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 How long did the swap take you? Swap took me about two days of leisurely work on it including trying to find a few vacuum ports that were missing from the new manifold. Luckly I have some awesome friends with big parts piles ha. How much fun is it? Doing the swap, or the car after the swap? Doing the actual swap was pretty fun. Had to use a lot of body English to get some of the clamps off and on. The car is much more fun now. Holds boost til redline, doesn't fall on its face in the high RPM's anymore. how much faster is it? There is a big increase in the butt dyno. I'll have to go to the track and race my friend in his stock lgt and see for sure. There's no AWD dyno up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhinak Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 that is a dirty engine bay Must be those Alaskan roads. YEP! It's break up season. All the snow is melting and there are wet roads and puddles everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20lgt06 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 missing a hose on your TB- i see a bare nipple:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shades Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Nice work, enjoy it. Those engines are fun as hell:icon_mrgr You gotta push your limits to learn your limits:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhinak Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 missing a hose on your TB- i see a bare nipple:eek: It's the coolant nipple. I deleted that hose and just ran a small piece to bypass it. Apparently running hot coolant through your throttle body makes sense. "Lets just heat up the air we just cooled off!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 It's the coolant nipple. I deleted that hose and just ran a small piece to bypass it. Apparently running hot coolant through your throttle body makes sense. "Lets just heat up the air we just cooled off!" It doesnt heat the air up, the tb is a smooth internal surface for air to flow through(unlike an intercooler), the velocity of the air at that point plus the amount of aluminum that is actually hot makes NO functional difference in IATs. I love it when people refer to this function like subaru were idiots when they designed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontGT Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 It doesnt heat the air up, the tb is a smooth internal surface for air to flow through(unlike an intercooler), the velocity of the air at that point plus the amount of aluminum that is actually hot makes NO functional difference in IATs. I love it when people refer to this function like subaru were idiots when they designed it... So what is it for then, oh subaru master? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 So what is it for then, oh subaru master? The throttle body is aluminum. The butterfly is steel. Which material has the higher coefficient of thermal expansion? Aluminum does, by almost 2x (depending on the alloys of each). In the cold, the TB contracts more than the butterfly does and can prevent the butterfly from opening and closing smoothly. Warm the car up, the TB warms up, and the butterfly moves freely. There is also the possibility that happens on old carb'd vehicles, Icing. There is a pretty substantial pressure drop across the throttle body and that can cause humid charge air to condense and freeze when it's cold out. The coolant flow-through prevents that. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Its to prevent the throttle plate and motor from seizing up in freezing temperatures. FXT, OBX, LGT's all have this coolant routing. The reason sti people bypass this setup is to reduce the heat transfer from the tb to the intake manifold which is aluminum. Yet another reason why the composite manifold the LGT and wrx uses is superior to the aluminum sti one. We would find no benefit in bypassing the system as composite does not heat soak nearly as much as aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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