[Good turbo upgrade for pre-facelift 1996 GF8 with TD04?]

If I ran a small 16g between 1 bar and 1.2 bar would I need to upgrade anything else?

[Car temperature keeps dropping and sometimes doesn't even get up to temp]

I've still got the issue so if anyone thinks of something that's not Thermostat related please let me know.

[Good turbo upgrade for pre-facelift 1996 GF8 with TD04?]

 hate-evoz said:

google it or search on here. Not that hard to find.

This is what I found so far:

TD04

390CFM at 14.7PSI

VF-22

490CFM at 18.0PSI

Small 16G

505CFM at 14.7PSI

Large 16G

550CFM at 14.7PSI

20G

650CFM at 14.7PSI

I'm confused about the 20g though. There seems to be a TD05 20G and TD06 20G. Are they the same or different?

Also how do I tell the difference between a small 16G and a large 16G?

[Good turbo upgrade for pre-facelift 1996 GF8 with TD04?]

does anyone know the CFM ratings for these turbos?

[Good turbo upgrade for pre-facelift 1996 GF8 with TD04?]

What the easiest way to modify the inlet if it's not bent?

Also what is a safe pressure to run a Td05 16g at on a standard v2 motor?

[Good turbo upgrade for pre-facelift 1996 GF8 with TD04?]

Hi guys,

To avoid any confusion here is a similar engine bay to mine:

[Good turbo upgrade for pre-facelift 1996 GF8 with TD04?]

Also which is better... td05 16g or td05 20g an what are the differences between the 2?

[Good turbo upgrade for pre-facelift 1996 GF8 with TD04?]

I've had my ECU chipped anyway and I'm still working on tuning with the guy who sold it to me. It's boosting 17PSI now with the TD04.

I was thinking TD05H or I found a cheap VF23 on trademe. Will the VF23 bolt straight in?

What is the safe boost limit for a non sti block assuming I upgrade the AFM, sensor and injectors?

[Good turbo upgrade for pre-facelift 1996 GF8 with TD04?]

I've got the standard TD04 with my GF8 and am looking at an upgrade and just wondering what people think would be a good upgrade. I've got a full 3" system and I want this to bolt straight onto my next turbo. I also have aftermarket stainless steel extractors.

I don't want it to be expensive <=$300 second hand

I've had some in mind but any thoughts are welcome. Looking for something that can boost 18 all the way to redline that spools early and produces lots of air.

Also, will I need to upgrade the injectors and map sensor or anything else?

[Car temperature keeps dropping and sometimes doesn't even get up to temp]

 Johnnynz']

[quote name='Johnnynz said:

Fans not going on is a good place to start.

I had a short stopping mine going on an temps in traffic were horrid because of it.

/quote]

Mine's not heating up properly instead of overheating.

Whoops should have read thread better... I will get out the way now lol

No worries thanks for taking a look anyway

[Shorten clutch pedal period - 1996 WRX]

 Koom']

[quote name='Koom said:

Have you adjusted the shaft that goes to the master cylinder? Need a 6mm spanner and there's two flats on the shaft to rotate it, need to crack the holding nut first then rotate the shaft. Don't go overboard with it though.

/quote]

I have no idea how to do this. Do you know if there's a guide anywhere??

Those three sentences are the guide. Its the wee shaft from top of the clutch pedal that goes through the firewall.

I had a look and this makes sense now. It looks like it's got a fork at the end of the shaft with a pin through it that holds onto the clutch pedal. Do I have to take the clutch pedal out to push this back?

[Shorten clutch pedal period - 1996 WRX]

... anyone...

[Car temperature keeps dropping and sometimes doesn't even get up to temp]

 Johnnynz said:

Fans not going on is a good place to start.

I had a short stopping mine going on an temps in traffic were horrid because of it.

Mine's not heating up properly instead of overheating.

[Car temperature keeps dropping and sometimes doesn't even get up to temp]

 Stoffa said:

Where are you based? I've got a genuine thermostat thats only done a few thousand kms that you can have. Im in welli

do your fans turn off or do they run constantly?

I'm up in Aucks. I'll talk to my mechanic about what he put in.

Every time I've pulled over to check how hot the engine feels with my hand, the car's been running and the fans haven't been on.

[Shorten clutch pedal period - 1996 WRX]

 Koom said:

Have you adjusted the shaft that goes to the master cylinder? Need a 6mm spanner and there's two flats on the shaft to rotate it, need to crack the holding nut first then rotate the shaft. Don't go overboard with it though.

I have no idea how to do this. Do you know if there's a guide anywhere??

[Car temperature keeps dropping and sometimes doesn't even get up to temp]

 hate-evoz said:

is it a version 2 wrx? they usually sit right on halfway, version 4 wrx's temp guage usually sit slighty lower then half when engines at running temp

Might be a faulty temp guage sensor , or speedo?

It's a ver 2.

[Car temperature keeps dropping and sometimes doesn't even get up to temp]

 Wiretap said:

Are you testing your thermostats before you fit them? This definitely sounds like a thermostat issue.

I've had 2 different mechanics fit them.

The engine also feels cold when I touch it on the top and it shouldn't after running for a while...

[Car temperature keeps dropping and sometimes doesn't even get up to temp]

I'm not sure why this is happening but my engine temp won't stay stable. When I'm doing town driving with a lot of starting and stopping the car EVENTUALLY gets up to temp (the needle is half way up the temp guage) but as soon as I take it on a longer drive without stopping the temp goes down, even to the point where it's below the bottom line as if it's only just started up. There's warm air coming out of the vents but even when I whack it all the way over to 30 it stays luke warm and normally its meant to be scolding hot at 30. When the car gets up to temp from lots of starting and stopping only then its scolding hot.

I've had 2 thermostats put in over the last month and this hasn't solved the problem. Does anyone know what else might be happening??

I need to replace the AC belt and get the AC regassed and I don't know if this may have anything to do with it?

Mine's a 1996 pre facelift GF8 BTW.

[Shorten clutch pedal period - 1996 WRX]

I'm wondering how to shorten the period for my clutch pedal. I've tried the bolt under the dash but because my clutch takes so high it starts slipping with hardly any adjustment to this bolt. Is there another way of doing it... on the cheap?

[Map sensor rating?]

Thanks for the replies so far guys. I've chipped my ECU and want to run 18psi and need to know if this is too much for the MAP sensor.

It's currently running 16 psi with the chip and I haven't noticed any spiking whereas it was spiking HEAPS before I chipped it. It would spike up to about 16 and drop back down to 10. Now it hits 16, stays there until about mid 5000's and slowly drops back down to 13 before red line.

[Map sensor rating?]

 Wiretap said:

All the early ones are 2.5bar MAP sensors. STis (and foresters) use 3.0 or 3.5bar I can't recall exactly.

Really??? I've been reading on various forums that they're 1.2 bar.

[Map sensor rating?]

Hi guys... just wondering what boost my map sensor is rated at. I've got a pre-facelift 1996 GF8 hatch and the codes on the map sensor are as follows:

22012AA020

079800-1720

5v

Denso Japan

[Will shocks from a 1998 WRX fit a 1996 Pre-facelift WRX?]

As the title suggests.

Here is a photo of them:

[Putting a new steering wheel on]

If I replace the steering wheel with one of these in my 1996 pre facelift WRX...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=462405345

... how would I do it and would I be able to do it without getting a new alignment. I've currently got one of the standard Nardi wheels.

[How much will head gaskets cost to do?]

 Stoffa said:

about 150 for genuine head gaskets, 120 for new head studs, a few hundred to get the heads skimmed plus removal of engine and refitting could easily go over $1000 depending on your mechanics hourly rate

Now that I'm actually doing it, It's $1800 for parts, labour as well as cambelt and water pump