Just sharing recent experience with well-infamous intercooler to throttle body pipe 11459AA461 (which shall be renamed as a shame of Subaru).
It is my third one and it has blown again (on stock setup)
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so I looked for alternatives and found a mishimoto product: https://www.mishimoto.com/subaru-wrx-throttle-body-hose.html. I could not get a confirmation whether or not it fits for Gen V turbo GT so just tried to fit. Fortunately the mishimoto one and the Subaru original are very close ( see the photo )
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and I managed to install it - I would say it is 99% fit. The bottom corner of the intercooler will press slightly into the mishimoto pipe so I took a small piece of a thin rubber pipe, cut it along and placed onto the intercooler corner with some RTV/gasket maker. That keep the small pipe in place and prospects the mishimoto from contacting with the intercooler's aluminum edge. Sorry I dont have a photo of the final install, but on the photo below you will see where the intercooler is close to the pipe. The corner below marked would press into the mishimoto pipe.
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CMA and Amazon sell the mishimoto pipe for $100 approx. named as:
Mishimoto MMHOSE-SUB-ITBBK Throttle Body Hose Compatible With Subaru WRX 2008-2014 Black
Mishimoto Silicone Throttle Body Hose (WRX 2008+)
I am glad to confirm it can also be used for Gen V.
Regards, ilib11