I thought this information might have been of some use to anyone who might have overlooked it in the past whilst looking for a similar solution.
I currently have installed what I assume is a
CX Racing Front Mount intercooler Piping set which I purchased from another member, with a bunch of new Aeroflow couplers and a
Fenix "stealth" black core, which I purchased
due to the locations of the inlet and outlet coming off of the end tanks, as well as size and its ability to physically mount underneath the factory crash bar and mitigate unnecessary cutting/trimming of the inside of my front
bumper, particularly near the fog lights, which is where many have encountered issues with Post face cars.
The end tanks on this core allow for the piping to run independently of the fog lights, running underneath them in a cavity within the front bar on Post facelift models.
It was a cheaper solution at the time seeing as all other options for front mount intercoolers were;
1. Priced above $1500
2. Not directly bolt on for the Gen 4 GTB (Trimming of the fog light bezels required, with piping visible externally), Particularly on Post face Spec B's
3. Designed to fit the USDM crash bar and Front bumpers
4. Designed to fit Preface
5. All of the above
It fit near perfectly with the exception of the battery, which was required to be smaller than stock. I was happy to compromise as the JDM plastic covers I had acquired were able to be retained with this setup
and hence, provided the bay with a stealthy, clean appearance. See Page earlier in this thread where I detail the install.
LET THE RESEARCH BEGIN!I loved the way it was set up previously with the front bar I have wrapped, but this new bumper is near perfect and I really don't want to have to cut out more than the centre piece in the the middle of the bar
to allow free-flow through the core. So I sought out to find a solution.
I remember seeing on a forum post within NASIOC where a member managed to fit a 2008 WRX FMIC kit to his Legacy GT with great success, however the write-up was short and left with broken links to photos and without
mention of the brands of the parts he installed. This had me thinking... could I do the same, within a budget?
There are a few options for the
2008-2011 WRX and STI.Mishimoto was out of the question due to the size of the core, the price, and also the location of the inlet and outlet on the core.
AVO have a kit but its identical to the LGT.
Perrin and
Process West have kits also but they're priced above $2000... Way too expensive for my puss 14 year old wagon...
I noticed that CMA Stock a
Hyperflow FMIC for the 2008 - 2011 WRX and STI. I hadn't looked too far into this before,
BUT, I saw some things that were of interest and explored further.
1. The kit was
$1149, far cheaper than most others
2. It came with a
crash bar and a "flipped" intercooler core, with ideal location of the inlet and outlet ports on the end tanks. I have seen a member set their AVO kit up similarly in the past with great results and NO need for cutting of the front bar
3. It comes with a
coolant overflow replacement reservoir 4. From photos of it installed, it allows for the
stock battery to be retained, which I wanted, considering mine is an Optima unit and cost me a PACKET to purchase last year....
5. It looks very clean, and comes with the correct
2.75" to 2.5" inch reducer section coming out of the throttle-body hose.
6. Comes with piping to suit both the WRX and the STI, useful for anyone looking to go through with a swap retaining the cast long runner manifold.
After a little a little reading, I noticed something...
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Notice it reads "TurboXS WS08-CAI is required"... So I shot over to the TurboXS website and what do you know,
both kits are EXACTLY the same.
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TurboXS on the top, Hyperflow underneath
NOW, here's what I was waiting to find. The description reads the following on the TurboXS website. I had since confirmed with a stockist that both Brands had the same manufacturer... I mean it's not that hard to tell but anyway.... See highlighted section here:
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Supposedly it fits the 05-09 Lib/Legacy, which would mean the
crash bar bolts up directly... I guess there's only one way to find out,
I got my hands on a Hyperflow kit, I will detail the install at a later date and report any issues and post photos which hopefully confirm the initial
hypothesis, which is that the Hyperflow Kit, will fit.
Hopefully it all works, I haven't been able to find any write-ups here regarding a similar finding/issue/solution, so it'd be good to share if it works out.