1. You will have to cut the Samco IC hose to extend the Samco IC hose. Use 1 7/8" OD coupler from Advance auto part to extend the length. I P&P'd the pipe to smooth out the edges.
2. Longer Throttle body hose
Intercooler to TB hose is about 67mm ID (too short @ 2" in length). You can order a 2.75" ID turbo hose (3" in length) from here if you decide to correctly mount both brackets. http://www.stylinmotors.com/turbohose.html
ps: picture shown above has color matching turbo to IC hose. I bought it for $38 shipped from sylinmotors.com
How did you get the driver side bolt to line up with the bracket?
I had to bend the pass side bracket to line up with the IC but the driver side looks like it has to be shortened in order to line up.
this is for a different intercooler, but same idea...
...and you can buy STi cast aluminum inlets with silicone hose for about $70 on ebay...just be careful when you cut the hose is VERY VERY easy to end up cutting off too much...I ruined 4 before I got it right.
If you are looking into replacing your OEM TMIC with USDM STi TMIC, make sure to replace air splitter kit with JDM one from rallispec ($84).
I've been driving my car with regular WRX splitter for several months now and noticed TMIC was getting noticeably hot... I placed an order for a correct air splitter kit from rallispec yesterday finally.
hope you havent sent it back the rubber fits you just have it backwards, just installed mine last week and made the same mistake at first just turn it around, seems unatural at first but thats the way it fits
i wont be home till after nine but i will take a pick or two but if you look at your own pick of the old spliter and compare the rubber you can see the smooth side faces in the way you have it it faces out if you still have a problem pm me your number and ill walk you throught it
You actually noticed the big difference? I know that STi TMIC with WRX splitter wasn't effective in cooling STi TMIC. It had gotten too hot to touch after one hour of driving on highway...
hey i have an 06 wrx and i bought an 04 sti stock tmic. what do i need to get in order for the tmic to fit on my wrx?
cuz i spend alotta time today trying to line up the y pipe hose to my turbo inlet... .and it was clearly not fitting.
do i need to buy a new y-pipe?
yeah its alot different
but im pretty sure a;lotta wrx's that have switched and got the sti tmic, had to buy a different y-pipe... andbody know what i should look for? cuz the stock wrx ypipe wont fit on the sti tmic, and the sti y-pipe isnt fitting either
This is all great info thanks. Be doing STi TM soon., Im not doing a turbo ubgrade rite now but am gonna snag a guys TMIC couse its a great deal. I'm gonna put it on anyway. May be pointless to dothis without a bigger Turbo but it has to help the car some still, rite??
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