are v7 sti intercoolers bigger than the v7 wrx one's?

[scoobygt]

as above

[Marky]

Yes

[rex-leggy]

yes they are quite alot bigger

[Pappu1]

yep as above

[Bugle]

Yes, and they will bolt straight on as the mount is universal. Get the STi diffuser and y pipe as well, the std WRX y pipe is horrible and the diffusers are quite different

Getting the gearbox dipstick in and out afterwards is a bit of a bitch though (small price to pay and you shouldn\'t need to that often anyway)

Heres what it will look like

[Marky]

Google for the exact but it\'s basically about 25% bigger in all three dimensions sti vs wrx, and is literally double the volume and weight of the v5/6/b4 cooler. weight is good as sort of = heat sink ability

It can fit in your b4 - just (you have a b4 right?)

And it\'s semi kinda sorta useless without a bigger splitter to suit, _but_ probably flows better than early ones and is thicker so for the $$ is worth the upgrade

The stocko wrx one is not really any improvement over the v5/6/b4 cooler, I think it\'s a touch wider but that\'s it

[Guest]

Noticeable gains in the sti y pipe in the early ones.

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Yes its bigger. And as far as tmis\'s go, within reason, bigger is usually better

[rex-leggy]

if your after a intercooler with y pipe I have one. also possably have a splitter

[scoobygt]

is there any fabrication work to be done when fitting to the b4 marky?? i\'m guessing there could be abit, where do I buy the silicon ic hoses as well??

[Marky]

Not fabrication as such, apart from making the brackets fit

Little bit of cursing though

Needs a v7 offset clutch master to fit right, and the bov points the opposite way to where it needs to go on a tt. I actually did a how-to on it somewhere... It\'s somewhere on here anyway

Pipes just any generic 45 and 90 deg hose - trademe / sta / japrace whatevs

I\'d say it was worth the trouble but it still heat soaks like a mofo in traffic, save your pennies and go single turbo and / or fmic and skip the stopgap measure

[scoobygt]

i\'m thinking single turbo is the way forward now tbh!

[boon]

 scoobygt said:

i\'m thinking single turbo is the way forward now tbh!

And now you\'ll come to the usual realisation that you\'re better off buying a STI motor and swapping that in.

Or at the very least a WRX one.

Usually ends up cheaper and less hassle than mongreling a TT to T

And then you\'ll realise that you may as well just sell it and buy an RS that\'s already single turb.

Or an Impreza.

Just saying, it\'s what usually seems to happen

[Bugle]

 boon']

[quote name='scoobygt said:

i\'m thinking single turbo is the way forward now tbh!

/quote]

And now you\'ll come to the usual realisation that you\'re better off buying a STI motor and swapping that in.

Or at the very least a WRX one.

Usually ends up cheaper and less hassle than mongreling a TT to T

And then you\'ll realise that you may as well just sell it and buy an RS that\'s already single turb.

Or an Impreza.

Just saying, it\'s what usually seems to happen

Its a rite of passage

[Guest]

 boon']

[quote name='scoobygt said:

i\'m thinking single turbo is the way forward now tbh!

/quote]

And now you\'ll come to the usual realisation that you\'re better off buying a STI motor and swapping that in.

Or at the very least a WRX one.

Usually ends up cheaper and less hassle than mongreling a TT to T

And then you\'ll realise that you may as well just sell it and buy an RS that\'s already single turb.

Or an Impreza.

Just saying, it\'s what usually seems to happen

+1

[Marky]

To be fair there\'s not much mongreling involved

It\'s more just not a job I\'d pay someone to do... It\'s as Lego a swap as swapping Nissan motors around

... Assuming all the correct parts are acquired first and you\'re not an electrical wiring n00b with a test light and a lot of optimism