Dumb Question Thread!

[Guest]

No point upgrading from 440cc imo if youre on stock block. Will gain 20-30kw with a far nicer curve anyway.

[GC8E2DD]

Fair enough. The bottom end is forged rods and pistons, but has taken a good beating. Probably won't go any further than a 34/36 once the 24 gives up.

[Dairusire]

 GC8E2DD said:

Fair enough. The bottom end is forged rods and pistons, but has taken a good beating. Probably won't go any further than a 34/36 once the 24 gives up.

Not being silly, but if you go to Pinks and top feeds you could run Ethanol?

[GC8E2DD]

Yeah, had considered it, but changing to phase 2 yellows is a $150 adapter kit and $80 worth of injectors to get more like 700cc. I might put it off for now anyway.

[Guest]

Open deck? Five-o do bolt in options but you might net 10-15kw more before the turbo runs out of puff.

[Guest]

Phase 1 and 2 yellows are both 440cc unless decapped which results seem to vary 700-850cc.

[GC8E2DD]

As I understand it, phase 1 yellows cannot be decapped (hence the conversion). But, it seems like I'm not going to bother with injectors at this point.

[Guest]

Yep correct wasnt clear was i.

[Sancho]

V1/2 WRX upgrading to a Link G4( From a plink) , got an IAT sensor, but where do I put it?! I was just gonna chuck it in about where the MAF would go, but in the manual it suggests after the intercooler?! Wouldn't it be boost air then? Haha where's everyone put theirs?

[Guest]

 Sancho said:

V1/2 WRX upgrading to a Link G4( From a plink) , got an IAT sensor, but where do I put it?! I was just gonna chuck it in about where the MAF would go, but in the manual it suggests after the intercooler?! Wouldn't it be boost air then? Haha where's everyone put theirs?

Yep between intercooler and intake mani.

[Technikhaus]

How do you mount it there?

Haven't received mine yet, but I assume it's a threaded sensor?

[Sancho]

Thanks, my assumption is the link IAT sensor is quite small hopefully will arrive soon!

[Guest]

Yep tiny. If tmic just put it close to the outlet in the end tank.

[Dairusire]

 Technikhaus said:

How do you mount it there?

Haven't received mine yet, but I assume it's a threaded sensor?

Correct, threaded in. Tap n gap.

[GC8E2DD]

I'm getting a bung welded into my intercooler beside the throttle body neck.

[Technikhaus]

Would it be the same for the water>Air I/C, just thread at the joiner to the TB?

[lachlan]

Correct .

[Passtheacid]

Is it worth going Process west tmic for my GC8? Or is a V7 Sti cooler a step up enough

[Dairusire]

 Passtheacid said:

Is it worth going Process west tmic for my GC8? Or is a V7 Sti cooler a step up enough

If you have the coin for a process west TMIC. They're spency spency new. If you don't have intercooler sprayer, set up that. If you do, honestly and tastefully done front mount would work best with your Link.

[Passtheacid]

 Dairusire said:

If you have the coin for a process west TMIC. They're spency spency new. If you don't have intercooler sprayer, set up that. If you do, honestly and tastefully done front mount would work best with your Link.

Gotta dream big!

I have a factory rear sprayer; should be easy to divert that to intercooler spray

[ADIKT]

 Passtheacid said:

Gotta dream big!

I have a factory rear sprayer; should be easy to divert that to intercooler spray

I used the rear window sprayer as my intercooler sprayer - worked mint!

But yea you will get better results witha fmic

[Passtheacid]

 ADIKT said:

I used the rear window sprayer as my intercooler sprayer - worked mint!

But yea you will get better results witha fmic

I read somewhere that there is not much point in a FMIC with a stock turbine? something about not pushing enough air to make it worthwhile, and just gaining lag

[Andy_Mac]

There is if you're upping the boost. Can go with more advanced timing as the intake charge should be X many degrees colder, intercooler sprayer has the same effect really. And picked up barely any lag with mine on a stock Leggy turbo. If you choose the right sized core and piping its not all that bad. And should be able to make one up and still have a few hundred $$$ left over compared to a Process West one.

[Dairusire]

 Andy_Mac said:

There is if you're upping the boost. Can go with more advanced timing as the intake charge should be X many degrees colder, intercooler sprayer has the same effect really. And picked up barely any lag with mine on a stock Leggy turbo. If you choose the right sized core and piping its not all that bad. And should be able to make one up and still have a few hundred $$$ left over compared to a Process West one.

This, most definitely this.

[Munkvy]

Go log your IAT when you install the IAT temp sensor in your stock top mount, then tell me if it's worth upgrading. For reference my IAT at idle is around 40 degrees max. On boost it's in the 20s and 30s. Good luck with that on a top mount.

With a FMIC, it's worth rotating the turbo and running a small core, still does the job without blocking air flow to your radiator then.