FML! Free VF8

[Decimate]

So just another ordinary evening in the garage, have recently pulled a few bits off the engine as part of upgrading some things, and was putting the oil feed back on my stockers RS legacy VF8, I think I must have over-tightened it cause nek minnit:

Sheared the bolt right off...so I thought oh well f*8k it, might as well chuck the TD05 on (I wasn't going to do this until I'd done the fuel pump, pressure reg, injectors etc, as I need to drive the car when I'm moving house in 2 weeks and wont have all that sorted by then). 2-3 hours of faffing round later and I've finally got the TD05 on.

Anyhow, I compared the two turbos, and they seem almost identical in intake/outlet diameter etc, see pics below:

VF8:

TD05:

TD05 Left, VF8 Right:

I know that;s no exactly scientific but I did get the measuring tape out and they're pretty much dead even. Still got to work out how to get a goddam 90 degree intake for the TD05 too.

So what can I expect by going TD05? I've got injectors and fuel pressure reg ready to do split rail, but not fuel pump yet, if I drive it casually when moving house (25kms away) should I do any damage?

And anyone want a free VF8?*

*Pay shipping, and may require removal of bolt from oil gallery

[subieboy]

Where do you live?

[Decimate]

Nelson, but turbo is already on hold, someone got in there like a snake

[WRXONP]

If u don't thrash it it doesn't matter what turbos on there

Even then I've run a td05 on a bc5 rs before on stock ecu and injectors etc and it was fine

That's a Mitsi front housing hence the straight inlet - swap over to a Subaru housing

[madmike]

 WRXONP said:

If u don't thrash it it doesn't matter what turbos on there

Even then I've run a td05 on a bc5 rs before on stock ecu and injectors etc and it was fine

That's a Mitsi front housing hence the straight inlet - swap over to a Subaru housing

My BC runs a TD05 on standard injectors and a chipped ecu.

He only think is you cant yous the standard boost controller you need either a boost tap or an ebc.

[G-unit]

 WRXONP said:

If u don't thrash it it doesn't matter what turbos on there

Even then I've run a td05 on a bc5 rs before on stock ecu and injectors etc and it was fine

That's a Mitsi front housing hence the straight inlet - swap over to a Subaru housing

subaru do 2 different front housings for the tdo5

[Guest]

 WRXONP said:

If u don't thrash it it doesn't matter what turbos on there

Even then I've run a td05 on a bc5 rs before on stock ecu and injectors etc and it was fine

That's a Mitsi front housing hence the straight inlet - swap over to a Subaru housing

Mitsi front housing is uber different

[Decimate]

That's good, the part numbers seemed to match a Subaru model, it's a big-16g I believe.

I'm going to buy a 90 degree 2.25" - 2.5" bend, and hopefully that will work, I'm concerned as it would be a silicon bend going onto a plastic bend, so I'm not sure if I would be able to clamp them together, I might need to get a piece of pipe to put in between the bend and the stock intake pipe

[WRXONP]

what model came stock with straight inlet td05?

[subaru-mania]

Early wrx ra? have factory Td05 right?

[WRXONP]

ver 2 wrx has td05 90 degree

[Guest]

Mitsi are shitloads different memba your gsr one?

[kamineko]

i would hazard a guess your straight td05 started life with a factory 90degree intake, and has since been modified. its probably the standard small 16G.

[WRXONP]

 evowrx said:

Mitsi are s***loads different memba your gsr one?

Na not really - was just under the impression there were no factory straight inlet td05 Subarus only td04

[Guest]

 WRXONP']

[quote name='evowrx said:

Mitsi are s***loads different memba your gsr one?

/quote]

Na not really - was just under the impression there were no factory straight inlet td05 Subarus only td04

Inlets 2.25" on below not sure on subaru cbf going to garage to check.

[slystiguy]

 G-unit']

[quote name='WRXONP said:

If u don't thrash it it doesn't matter what turbos on there

Even then I've run a td05 on a bc5 rs before on stock ecu and injectors etc and it was fine

That's a Mitsi front housing hence the straight inlet - swap over to a Subaru housing

/quote]

subaru do 2 different front housings for the tdo5

What?! I'll believe it when I see it. All of subaru's td05 were 90degree inlet. Straight inlet was on the vf series turbos (correct me if I'm wrong though)

[G-unit]

yea i remembered after i posted that the tdo5 with straight inlets have been played with

[lachlan]

thats cool to see you can lathe the 90 deg off a tdo5 . althought putting it on a 1kzte the 90 deg might be handy

[Guest]

 lachlan said:

thats cool to see you can lathe the 90 deg off a tdo5 . althought putting it on a 1kzte the 90 deg might be handy

Why bother just buy a chinugawa cover. The wrx td05 have a smaller comp than evo anyway hence making similar power to vf22 even with bigger hotside.