Myxalplyx

Digging into the web of hard vacuum hoses, I was trying to complete a recent project looking for a certain hose to attach too. Amongst the hard, brittle tiny vacuum hoses, I tried to wriggle one free but it took a piece of something with it. Now, whatever this thing it was connected to has no way of connecting to it because the piece is broken off into the vacuum hose my finger is on. This thing the hose was attached to is located just to the right of the turbo inlet. What is this piece? *Jeopardy music sounds* :-\

I'd like to be squirt'n, spark'n and spank'n. Man, that could be taken a whole lot of ways. Oh well, I guess I'll looking forward to a lot of downtime and tuning. I need to learn about this stuff someday anyways. Good to read about your efforts and success. Dang, I got a dyno practically waiting for me to do a lot of tuning on.

Hey, Einstein couldn't tie his own shoes. Maybe you are a genious. I'll stop now.....Fwee Bumpay!

Not so fast Will! Ah B Teh Cheata--> J/K

Hey Gary, There may be one problem with disconnecting that connection. I did it in my AWD XT6 and it shifted quicker/firmer. However, lifting off the gas pedal suddenly after spirited driving would make the rpms bounce up and down (Ex: 4200-2800-4000-2900-3900) until the car slowed. I don't know why it did this but it did. It felt the same as if you were driving a manual trannyied XT6, you'd hit the gas, then let off, the hit it a little lighter, then let off, etc. Only when I hooked the connection back up did it stop doing that. I haven't read about anyone else experiencing this yet it did it on both of my cars. :-\ I always get the weird cars. On another note, you guys may be able to adapt a Small Car Performance shift kit for the XT6 to your EA82 cars.

OddComp, I'm totally sold on your system. I just feel like it'll be overwhelming to someone like me but I'll give it a try. I'd like to try it out on one of my XT6s since it's basically the test bed for what goes on XT6 #2. If I get the MS & EDIS setup, I'm going to have a TON of questions. Just thought I'd let you know. It may become annoying if I go through with it. Just warning you! *From the old Newb*

The ECU handled it fine. No hesitation what so ever. However, RallyRuss pointed out to me via PM that I don't have it hooked up properly and it should blow off with more force and be louder. He also stated that it will perform better between shifts. I'm not concerned for the louder sound but performance would be a plus. So, I'll address it and make another vid if it actually gets louder or what not.

Well, I tried to make a short video anyways. It was freezing cold outside and the windows were rolled up. My son tried to record but he squirms around a lot and I kept hearing moving background noise. Kids! I could've made a longer video but it would take that much longer to download. Other videos the BOV was whistling a little louder but lots of other noise was in the background as well. I'll try to get a video of the BOV venting with the windows down in the future. Anyway, here's a short clip of how the Blitz Bov may sound on your car if you have it vented to the atmosphere. http://home.comcast.net/~thomasck/BlitzBOV.MOV Edit: Ok, the BOV still isn't hooked up right. Will get on it again. Re-Edit: BOV is hooked up right this time. Video here! *Right Click and Save* http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNjk1MTMzNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE=

Well, looks like the job is finished. Just want to thank everyone who helped me out in this thread and in PMs. The intercooler air guidance is is controlled by ghetto cardboard I had laying around in my garage. I went to Home Depot but had 'writers block' and couldn't think of anything else to use. So cardboard and duct tape it was. Seems to work ok as the intercooler was icy cold after a few runs. I simply routed the BOV vacuum hose to the high idle hose and the car seems to idle and drive well. No more hissing noise coming from the BOV at idle. I think I'm done with this for now unless that BOV vacuum hose can cause an explosion or something. Believe it or not, the part directly over the cardboard is part of the hood scoop itself. It should do ok but I don't know for how long. Oh well! Oh yeah, I tried hooking up a crankcase air filter to that high idle vacuum hose in a failed attempt. It looked pretty for all of 5 seconds. That's because the car would die because it couldn't hold idle. Yeah, I don't know what I'm doing but I'm trying. I thought I read somewhere in the thread I could do this. Oops!

Hey Guys, I had PM'd Michael of ECUTune to do a reflash for us back in August sometime. This was before I had an RX turbo (I had XT6s then...and now) but he game me an interesting reply. BTW: For those of you not familiar with Michael of ECUtune, he's the one that has the chip out for the SVX that everyone is raving over......chips programmed for 87 octane, normal high octane and for nitrous use. Those guys over at SVX network loves the low end torque the chip gives their SVX. Also, there's a Stage 3 chip that's for use with the supercharger he's almost finished making for the SVX. Ok, here is the PM I sent Michael and his reply. "We have the hardware to do any obdI subaru. If you set up a group buy with enough people for whatever model it is you want then we will do it. Michael quote: Myxalplyx wrote on 08-28-2004 05:16 PM: Do you plan on making chips for other Subaru models like the Impreza in the future? The N/A 2.5RS folks are dying for an aftermarket ECU to put on their cars. I have a 2.2ltr Imprez (N/A) and two XT6s. I spoke to you previously about making them for the XT6 and I'd be the first purchaser. Unfortunately, you'd need an XT6 where you are at for testing purposes and I'm just too far from you. There's a LOT of money to be made, especially if you can tap into the N/A impreza market. Michael 94 SVX LSI, Ebony Pearl profile 94 SVX LSI, Ebony Pearl from back " So there you have it.

Still though, you need a more extensive step by step process. I was lucky enough to happen to have intercoolers in my garage, a car that happened to already have a hood scoop. I understand that everyone doesn't have the resources to be cutting their hood open and installing some aftermarket hood scoop. That's an FAQ all it's own despite how simple it may seem. After that, you have to shop around for intercoolers. There are so many intercoolers to choose from and the one you choose should determine how big of a hole you need to cut into your hood. If you choose an air-water intercooler, no cutting of the hood is necessary but you rarely see anyone with this setup so they'll be less help available. Here's a decent write up on intercoolers (why you should use them, the affect it can have on a non-intercooled car, what you need, etc). http://www.turbonation.com/intrcool.htm

Yeah, and some tuner networks where when you get it installed, people can help you tune it (or tuner tunes it, like on a dyno). This would make it a very attractive product (on top of being cheap and having a wide range of tunability).

Hello Richard, Here are some pics of 'Yukon' attempting to put a Ford 351 in an XT6. http://ptrlabs.com/pictures/xt6/Monster_XT_351Ford_powered/

This is good to know because not everyone here has an engine lift. My garage has so little space that I have to move sideways on both sides of it and the bumper is almost touching the garage door. No room for lifts and stuff. I guess removing and reinstalling the power steering lines would be a pain in the butt. Looks like on a scale of 1-5 (1=easy, 5=Master Subaru Tech needed), this would be a 3. When you have to lift engines and shim/drill/scrap/sand down parts, people get squeamish. This is the 'printer wire with pic is blue - plug in blue port on computer' age. Did anyone have any trouble with rerouting inlet/outlet lines going to and from the turbo? Plus, our turbos are water cooled too right? If the aftermarket turbos aren't water cooled too, then the inlet/outlet turbo coolant lines would have to be plugged or connected together. Just something to think about if you are considering tackling this.

--*Weird music plays in background after the quote*--Thanks Will! <-----Sees wise old man sitting on a rock embedded with 5 stars that only lights when the sun hits it through some boulder cracks, at 5:55p.m. *Ok...back to topic*

Dagnabbit! I'm trying to call/reach them now but the phone is busy. Did you have any idea yours was coming (Ex: tracking number) or did it just arrive on your step? Cool that you received it and all. Can't wait to see some pics. How was your installation (like WJMs install)? I'd like to try and install it myself but I know I'll run into problems.

I have noticed this and freaked out. I basically was holding on waiting for the hand of gawd to come down on my car once the injectors turned off. It never happened. Boost would go up to around 10psi or so after sudden application of the gas pedal. It didn't do this all the time, only during certain situations. Even still, if the maf sensor controls fuel cut by the amount of air that it sees coming through it, why is it that some people like you can run higher boost levels without issue? Or is this just the big mystery that most people have solved yet. I personally would like to have an EGT gauge before turning up the boost. This whole discussion is very interesting (as it has been in the past). Good info!

Thanks Tex. The compliment means a lot coming from you. And yeah, that was me on the motorweek video. Met lots of people and had a good time. Those were the good ole days. Surprisingly, the car is still running quite well albeit N/A now. Sure, that'd be great to have the pics. It seems to be ok. The scoop gets kinda jittery post 80+ mph (Don't ask, I was just getting a feel for the new tires). Tex, I just got back from driving around. The BOV was left as is (like you suggested) but I had put a rubber plug into that other piece you spoke of. I was going to wait until hopefully I got some responses tonight but I couldnt' wait so I warmed up the car and drove around the neighborhood. To my surprise the BOV was working just fine. I was expecting either nothing to happen or if it did work, clouds of smoke to be made between shifts and the car run super rich and stall. None of that happened. The car ran just fine like it did prior to the install. Man, I'm sooo happy. I know I had major problems on my OBS trying to vent to the atmosphere and so I thought most other cars would have the same problem. I'll try to make a little video of the Blitz BOV doing its thing tomorrow after picking my son up from school. I'll let him handle the camera but he's only 9yrs old. I'll try to get an air filter like you suggest to put on that PCV line like you suggest rather than leaving it plugged up. I really appreciate the advice. I hope the piping holds together well since the turbo to intercooler pipe seems fussy. Off to work in 15 minutes. Oh..of special note: The turbo boost didn't spool up as quickly as it did prior to the intercooler install. It was noticable. I guess the difference in piping length and maybe the pressure drop inside the intercooler contributed to the slower spool up. No matter! I'm happy!

Well, part of that kit's intake is on the XT6 when I did the Cobb intake. Now, the intercooler is going in the RX turbo. I have just one more thing to try with the turbo/downpipe Huck. I'll post a pic up if it works at XT6.net when I hopefully try it out in January. If it doesn't work, then it'll probably be history. You'd probably have your own kit built by then and selling extras. Hehe! I didn't realize this turbo was THAT big. It seemed to work ok on the OBS.

There are just SO many vacuum hoses under the hood of this car that it can frustrate the average Joe (me) in understanding what is what. I look at my Impreza and XT6 and they seem like they are worlds apart than this RX turbo as far as vacuum hoses go. They are much simpler. Thanks 'All Talk' for posting and clarifying the info from the FSM. To know that the FSM is giving bad info is scary. Now I'll be doubting everything I read from it.

Point taken Huck! Thanks! There is space between the intercooler and hood scoop now. I don't have anything but a box of sorts that is propping it up from the rear. It's all I have at the moment. This morning, I went out to a local warehouse and picked up pieces of tubing for the turbo-intercooler and intercooler-throttle body. I was looking for aluminum but the warehouse only had this 304 stainless steel piping. Boy was that expensive. I don't think I have to worry about any rust for a while. Hehe! Got home and put the pieces on and here's what it looked like. I had to situate the piping at a weird angle because hey both would not go straight back to the intercooler without affecting the other one. Fortunately, the intercooler-throttle body pipe comes --><-- close to the hood but it doesn't hit. Make me think about the flexing you spoke of Huck. :-\ I seems to work for now though. Also, I thought I'd have to remove the plastic 'F' shaped piece near the throttle body and connects 3 different vacuum hoses. It seems to go under the throttle body piping without issue. So now I'm left with two problems. Problem #1 is that the BOV vents right into the turbo to intercooler piping. If it was to vent to the atmosphere, it would be ok but it needs to go between the maf and turbo like those of you said. There is little to no space here. It may be able to be rotated 180 degrees and face the intercooler-throttle body piping so it can have more room. I don't want to vent it to the intake just yet. I want to temporarily keep the BOV disabled. With it on the intercooler the way it is, how do I go about that? I took the BOV piece and changed it out for a little piece I have with an air filter on it. It doesn't make a difference but I wanted to see what it looks like. It's in the last pic. Do I HAVE to do something about the piece that's supposed to connect to a port that's after the throttle body plate? I mean, can I just leave the BOV just like this and it be non-functional until I hook up the two vacuum hoses to it? Trust me, I'll be working on it this week. Problem #2 is that with the way the car sits now, I still have that vacuum hose that connects to the stock intake between the turbo and the throttle body. Where can I tap it into now or can I just cap it off until I'm ready to use it? Finally, here's how the car sits now with the BOV having an air filter on it. Remember guys/gals, I know this is a simple procedure but to the majority of us out here, we don't know how to go about this. This stuff may be as simple as scratching your back to many of you but trust me, there are way more of us back in the shadows that are clueless and don't care for the 'use the search' response or other stuff. I've been here for ages and know about this stuff (in theory). I just never went about doing it. I thank all of you for your help. It seems to be coming together ok.

It's funny that you ask this because I'm doing this very thing right now and even posted about it. Installing an air-to-air intercooler is much simpler than installing an air-water intercooler so this is the route I chose. Right now I just need to get the piping together to complete a top mount installation. If you want, you can see me fumbling around with trying to complete this in my post. I'm not afraid to share my mistakes either. Ha! http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26592

Got me! *shrug* It was like this when I purchased the car. Take a lookey at WJM's BOV setup. http://consumer.inkfrog.com/pix/WJM/DSCF3522.JPG He's cheating! It doesn't look like his BOV's vacuum hose is routed to the intake manifold. The little hose coming out of his BOV is routed somewhere over there pre-turbo, in the intake piping it seems. Yes.....I'm teh newbie at this.

93 octane Wawa gas here for turbo, 89 octane Wawa for the N/As.

Ok, I think I have #1 and #2 covered. Will gave me an answer to #1 as I can use rubber pieces to tilt the intercooler forward and have it sit a little higher. If you have suggestions then that's fine too. #2 I found on the internet. The one piece to the BOV goes back into the intake I know but the little piece on top of the BOV, I didn't know where to hook it up too. Looking at the pic below, it has to go into the intake manifold somewhere post the throttle body valve. http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i21/2188_15mg.jpg #3 I'm still weary on. What alternative can I use once I replace the stock intake piping with new piping from the turbo to intercooler? I don't want to have to drill a hole in that intake piece so I can hook a vacuum hose to it. If there's an alternative, please let me know. Thanks!