[ninefourteener]

Yea I noticed after my little joke. Grats man. That's a great buy. Hope it works out well for you.

Post some dynos when you get it in!!

And if you got time take pics along the way!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

I will definately take pics..... not sure about the dyno though. I trust COBB, they haven't steered me wrong yet. I will post 1/4 mile times though once I make it out to the track.

Here's the COBB map notes on the Stage 3 VF39 reflash though:

http://www.cobbforums.com/forums/images/Ver 2 AP 2.0 Map Notes/WRX 06/VF39 93 MTv101.pdf

 

[Blup]

If I have any money left after my car gets out of the shop I wanna get the Cobb AP. The guy that had the car before me had an ECUTek job done but my poor car's getting ripped apart and possibly a built engine so thinking of almost starting from scratch.

I see they're pretty popular. I have no Cobb parts at all and they seem to like to work together. Are the Cobb maps built specifically for Cobb parts?

Just asking here cause I know you use it.


BTW.. why DID you sell your Porsche?

 

[Mikie13]

wow dude, I'm enjoying that build...I like a lot of what you're doing. I love a lot of gauges as well, but I'm about matching the interior to make it look stock!

I assume your A-Pillar is Glo-Shift gauges...I had a dual pod, and it fit like A$$ so I got an Autometer and replaced it with a triple pod. I just gotta find a third gauge to go in there. Yours doesn't look bad though!

I'm diggin the rims...but the drop doesn't look all that dramatic, which isn't a bad thing of course!

I like the clock reinstall...if you fabricate something to place it in to hide the gap in the DIN tray, that'd be impressive...

How hard was wiring the A/F gauge if you don't mind me asking? I'm in the market for one for my third spot I think...that or an Exhaust gas temp gauge...

Anyway, best of luck and I'll be watching!:thumbup:

 

[ninefourteener]

If I have any money left after my car gets out of the shop I wanna get the Cobb AP. The guy that had the car before me had an ECUTek job done but my poor car's getting ripped apart and possibly a built engine so thinking of almost starting from scratch.

I see they're pretty popular. I have no Cobb parts at all and they seem to like to work together. Are the Cobb maps built specifically for Cobb parts?

Just asking here cause I know you use it.


BTW.. why DID you sell your Porsche?

The COBB AP is the best purchase you'll ever make..... a great start, and infinately upgradeable. As far as Cobb "parts" are concerned, I really don't have all that much.. just the heat shield. They make other stuff.. swaybars, intakes, exhaust, etc... but it's mucho $$$. So no, the maps aren't just for Cobb parts.. the maps are more designed for specific upgrades.

The Porsche?? I bought it when I was a single dad with 1 kid fresh out of a divorce.... I'm now married with another kid on the way.

I'm 31... I've been driving since I was 17...... I'm on my 31st car. I get bored easily.

Just didn't seem to fit in the mix anymore.. so I got rid of it. Plus, it's not fast, just cool looking.

 

[ninefourteener]

wow dude, I'm enjoying that build...I like a lot of what you're doing. I love a lot of gauges as well, but I'm about matching the interior to make it look stock!

I assume your A-Pillar is Glo-Shift gauges...I had a dual pod, and it fit like A$$ so I got an Autometer and replaced it with a triple pod. I just gotta find a third gauge to go in there. Yours doesn't look bad though!

I'm diggin the rims...but the drop doesn't look all that dramatic, which isn't a bad thing of course!

I like the clock reinstall...if you fabricate something to place it in to hide the gap in the DIN tray, that'd be impressive...

How hard was wiring the A/F gauge if you don't mind me asking? I'm in the market for one for my third spot I think...that or an Exhaust gas temp gauge...

Anyway, best of luck and I'll be watching!:thumbup:

Thanks!!!

Yea.. the pod is Glow****. I wouldn't put those gauges in my car if they were free. But the pods? its just plastic. The fit isn't perfect,, but I made it work. The center dash pod is Autometer brand... the third dual pod is just generic.

A/F gauge is useless..... I learned that after I installed it. Honestly, it's nothing but bling (unless you get a wideband for mucho $$$)

But since you asked... I spliced it into the purple wire coming off the 02 sensor.... plus the normal power, acc, and ground. I did a writeup quite a while back on it. If you're just looking for a 3rd gauge... get a voltmeter... SUPER easy install, and it actually serves a purpose.

As for the clock..... I'm going to keep the same location, but I'm going to buy one of those factory silver Subaru din boxes with a door that closes.. to hide it. One of these:

https://www.subarugenuineparts.com/product_info.php?products_id=630

 

[ninefourteener]

Here she is... My new VF-39.... just showed up a couple minutes ago from the wonderful UPS guy

This thing has NO shaft play whatsoever... nada.... zip.... none.

No hairline crack either.... it's practically brand new!!!!

More pics of the install on Saturday

#57 drill bit.... check
VF-39 Turbo... check
Extra coolant... check
Oil change stuff.... check
Accessport programmed..... check
Turbo install...... Pending

 

[Mikie13]

Nice!!!:thumbup:

I was poking around in my engine yesterday for fun...and it never occurred to me how small our turbos really actually are...then I realized how much power they produce and deduced that they are so well engineered thats its not even funny...

 

[ninefourteener]

Nice!!!:thumbup:

I was poking around in my engine yesterday for fun...and it never occurred to me how small our turbos really actually are...then I realized how much power they produce and deduced that they are so well engineered thats its not even funny...

You know... I've never actually seen a factory WRX turbo out of the car...

But I kind of expected this massive, spare-tire sized Turbo to show up at the door.

Then I open this donut looking thing--LOL

Thats ok though.... I know what its capable of

 

[ismegamanthere]

Damn that's awesome work you've done. I wish I knew half of the things you were talking about, but I figure I'll learn some day.

 

[Blup]

dude that's sexy... i wasn't surprised at how small they are cause I built an impeller style water pump a few years ago inspired by a turbocharger for a class in college and the thing was maybe 2 inches across and could pump a gallon of water across the room faster than you'd ever imagine running off a 9 volt DC motor. WOW nice run-on sentence lol.

But yea. Congrats. Write up a how-to while you install it if you can!! It'll help me when I put a new turbo in my maybe new STI shortblock

 

[ninefourteener]

Thanks all...

Well.. I'm far from an expert... this is my first WRX... and everything I've done, was for the first time.... so it's a constant learning process.

I'm going to take pics.... but it looks like someone has already done a good turbo swap instructional post. In fact, I'm going to use this as a guide on Saturday.

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7641&highlight=turbo+swap

Granted... this guy has a FMIC, but the turbo removal and install should be the same.

 

[ninefourteener]

Ok.... it's done..... and before I go in depth... there's just a couple words that need to be said..

HOLY FRIGGIN MOTHER OF GOD.

This car..... is so friggin fast..... I can't even put it into words.

You floor it.... BOOM... 18 lbs of boost....... you go from 20 to 90 mph is literally only a couple seconds. No exaggeration... it is that fast.

Before I start... I have to give credit to the 3 guys that helped...... they were here from 12:30, till after 8pm at night..... I could not have done it without them

JT (jtodaro), from stlsubaru.com
James (Impreza_GC8) from stlsubaru.com
Greg (local buddy.. no computer)

None of us have ever done a turbo swap before... all we had were some directions we found online.... and motivation. Thanks guys.

So... we started with these directions I found on Scoobymods...

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7641&highlight=turbo+swap

for the most part, they were pretty good... although there were a couple things not mentioned that should have been:

1) The vacuum hoses... needed to be longer for the VF39.. had to take a trip to the parts store for that.
2) The FACTORY restrictor pill on the VF39 is the correct size. The only time you need to drill your WRX restrictor pill is is you're forced to reuse it.
3) The COLD side of the turbo is actually much wider on a VF39... yet the HOT side is actually skinnier.... strange.
4) The heat shield that fit the TD04?? Does NOT fit the VF39.... I spent the better part of 2 hours cutting the crap out of my COBB heat shield... I think James has some good shots of it.
5) The oil drain line is MORE of a pain in the ass than you think..... much more.

We actually had the whole thing installed..... cranked it over (with the fuel control unhooked of course)..... and it started POURING oil out the bottom. Why? Because you actually cannot see the line as it connects to the oil drain line when you install the new turbo.... at all. We "thought" it was good to go..... nope.

So.. luckily we were able to loosen the uppipe, loosen one side of the intercooler, drop the downpipe, and unhook the oil feed line.... and literally "manhandle" the line to where it was supposed to be. Once again... couldn't have done it without these guys.

Took it out for the first test drive...... Car runs like a screaming bloody raped ape on methamphetamines..... just INSANE fast (much faster than a stock STI)... but the first stop.... smoke starts billowing out of the hood.

Uh oh.

Well.. we either "forgot" to hook up one of the coolant lines that run across the front of the intercooler.... or it blew off from all the pressure. Either way... coolant poured all over the turbo and made a stinky, smoky mess.

We got back home, and for piece of mind, we added some hose clamps (not installed on the car when it was stock).... and James and I took it out for another drive.

Everything..... without exception... is absolutely perfect.

I cannot possibly express the sense of accomplishment I feel today. Mu knuckles are sore as hell, my back is killing me... but it was well worth it.

My camera only managed to get one picture.,... so I'll leave you with that. Me, with JT, holding both turbos after the TD04 came out. Hopefully James will be quick to post all the ones he took later..... or I'll just post them when he sends them to me.

Thanks everyone... again.

 

[Blup]

wow man congrats. Go get your car dynod so we can drool at some pretty lines. Glad everything went so semi-smoothly! lol.

I'm quite jealous btw! lol. You got one of the sexiest WRXs i know of.

 

[ninefourteener]

Ok... I got those pics of the install from James...

The scene outside my house....

The DECONSTRUCTION PHASE

Modifying the hell out of the bobb heat shield

Test fitting the PITA heat shield

Custom goodness!!! (I shaved it a little more to get the rough edges off)

 

[twoturbos]

NICE!!!

Any pics of the 914? When I go out to my brother-in laws parent's house I drive by a 914-6 rotting away in a field. The owner is a farmer and won't sell it or do anything with it. Such a shame.

 

[ninefourteener]

You know I sold the Porsche a little over a month ago..... here's the thread:

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=164398

914s are cool.....not terribly expensive... and extremely distinctive and different... but they are maintenance nightmares.

And..... they are horribly notorious for rust.

The hard part about finding a 914 isn't that they're rare (although they are)... it's that 90% of them have severe frame damage from rust, or they were crushed over 10 years ago because owners figured they weren't worth fixing.

Poor little bastard child of Porsche and VW.

Great little fun cars... just didn't fit in the mix anymore...

 

[SubieStylez]

nice work, its coming together little by little

 

[ninefourteener]

Thanks!!!

Well..... ONLY because there is a car show coming up... I took the advice of the forum, and I skipped the I/C sprayer.... for now.

The 07 STI limited lip is on the way

I'll post once that arrives.

Otherwise.... I've got a couple things I still need to do. Well, things that are on my "plan anyway:

1) Finally get my Fuel pressure gauge to fill the last hole in my a pillar pod ($180)

2) An intercooler sprayer system ($100)

3) COBB swaybars ($375)

4) Endlinks ($200)

5) Replace my "rice" muffler with a more "stealth" muffler... keeping the pipes though (maybe $150)

6) Pro-tune (thats scheduled on May 19th)

After that... I have no idea...... I might actually just have to stop--LOL

I hate to say it.... but my car might actually be "Done".

Of course..... I'm always open to suggestions--LOL

 

[Mikie13]

Very Impressive dude!:thumbup:

 

[WhiTe_07_WRx]

Car came together nicely man!!