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Last weekend was more or less a bust due to some missing parts and the mistake I made thinking that my intercooler piping was stainless when it's in fact aluminum, so I had to order an aluminum BOV flange for the Tial. I also test fit the downpipe but needed to get a wideband bung installed which I didn't have yet so that is back off the car.
Today was a lot more productive.
I couldn't get the stencil off the intercooler to my satisfaction.. it was just too hard to get out of the fins. I ended up painting the entire face black. It'll be more stealthy this way anyway.
The Perrin piping to me isn't all that great in terms of fit. The cold side pipes go together pretty well but the hotside leave something to be desired. I had to really tweak each joint several times to get things together satisfactory. Here's the hotside completely installed with the blow-thru in place to check for fit:
Here you can see just hot tight it is coming off the compressor. 4" inlet with about 3.5" of room... this is after I reworked the breather tube coming off the head. Before it was entirely in front of the compressor. I really don't want to run a reduced intake on the car but I might not have a choice... unless of course I just run a screen for a filter.
I picked up StreetTuner this week from a fellow New Englander (thanks crazymikie!!) that I will be using for tuning since the only dyno shop relatively close to me closed last fall. Also picked up a LC-1 wideband with custom LCD display. So far I have the display mounted in the Forester pocket, but the wiring might have to wait til next weekend due to Easter. I used a piece of 1" x 1/2" aluminum angle screwed through the bottom of the pocket and some velcro to attach the display to the angle.
Last thing that I got done today was the install of the Turn In Concepts cowl stays. Used the write up in the How To section for install tips and went to town. I found that taking out the top 3 bolts on the fender and just loosening the top bolt by the door was perfect. Also learned that one Tein hood damper is enough to hold up the hood. Huge props to TIC for a killer group buy!!
Last thing... a teaser of my cars new stable mate... 05 STI running the Ultimate Racing GT30R kit. Can you say 800whp garage?? Let's keep our fingers crossed for the next couple weeks and we'll see.
