Hi - have moved this discussion from the Introductions section.
Some advice please on the Subaru Sti Turbo Gauge Pack that's available for 2005MY onwards - H0010AG000
ie this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sRzhiIt-bg
Sits in the sunnies box / sat nav compartment.
I've always liked having a boost gauge in my turbo cars - good for trouble shooting.
I spoke to my 2 local Subaru dealers about this one.
Phillip Subaru were unable to track down the part. They limited their enquiries to Subaru Australia and some contacts in Subaru dealers Sydney.
Fyshwick Subaru spoke to their Japanese and American counterparts via email and confirmed that:
1. The Subaru Japan said that it was not 'compatible' with the 2.5T electrics
2. Subaru USA use this for the American sti Legacy market, left hand drive (might explain the higher cost buying from Japan)
Fyshwick Subaru speculated that it was most likely designed for the older 2litre turbo GT.
They were not willing to supply the part to me on the basis that they would then be obliged to provide support for the product in the event of a problem. However they'd consider fitting it as they were interested in seeing it in operation.
PDF of the install is attached below.
Now - Subaru Fyshwick said that there is enough of a difference between the Gen IV 2litre and Gen IV 2.5litre electrics to warrant caution. I was surprised since afterall we're just using the same install area and connecting generic sensors to 3 very commonly tapped sources? No different than the huge choice of aftermarket gauges on the market for our cars such as Pivot, Rigid, SPI, Zero Sports, GReddy, HKS, Blitz, Apexi, Omori, Sard etc etc