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I think it may have had it at one time but no longer. It doesn't raise and lower like my XT6. I think the rubber shock tower caps were just left on. I didn't notice the air compressor come on if it is still installed.

Cool! These are the things I like to know. I don't try to make simple things difficult but I try to get as much input on the tiniest of things just so I can decide which way I want to go with as many options as possible. You may have had some cool fancy setup underneath that no-one else had thought of....so I ask. Simple and effective always works though. Thanks! *Off Topic* Will, I'll be needing your input on a few things if you don't mind. I'll be PMing you (and a few others) on a few things throughout the next few days. *that is if you don't mind*

Hey Will! What rubber pieces did you get to make this work. Just any ole rubber piece of whatever laying around or did you go to a store like Home Depot and pick up some rubber pieces?

I talked to Tom of Techworks last week and he spoke of a list of turbos that our setups (Techworks setup) would be compatible with. He's going to send the list since there was a bunch of sizes (VF series, Garrets, IHIs, etc) that I can't remember. Currently, I'm getting a GT17 setup. I'm not sure if he was speaking of just the GT17 setup or our setups as a whole. Then I mentioned a Garret T3/T04E to him and I remember him laughing. I can't remember exactly what his comment was after that since I was at work and things where happening around me. I currently have a rebuilt Garret T3/T04E sitting in my garage from a Ludespeed turbokit I had on my Outback Sport. I still have the uppipe and downpipe that may be able to be modified to fit if I end up not getting or selling the Techworks setup. Plus, I'm pessimistic and I can't see me receiving the Techworks setup until sometime in the summer at least because that's how things seem to happen when I get really excited about it. So, is this turbo to big for an RX turbo? I know someone else here have probably used this turbo on their setup. What are the pros and cons of it (Lag for instance)?

Who's that? He doesn't happen to have a brother name Steven does he? And when are you getting on the dyno again?

So this is the thingamajigga dohicky that you are speaking about...?

Too low a degree thermostat can also keep the engine running cool as well. I know one of my XT6s have a 180F thermostat while the other has a 195F thermostat. The temp gauge of the 195F thermo is right in the middle while the 180F thermo stays around 1/4 of the way up on the cool side, whether it's warm outside or not. But you would've already known if you installed a cooler thermo I assume so....:-\

Melis, Nice to see you join he USMB.net site. Good to see more of the XT6 folks hanging out around here as well. *Wave Hocrest*

Hey all, I'd like to install an intercooler sometime this week. I've already done my homework and have the silicone and vacuum hoses that I need. I measured the turbo-intercooler and intercooler to throttle body length and have determined what length and diameter of piping I'd like to use. It's just a matter of me going to pick the piping up (hopefully tomorrow). I just need some help from those that have already done this (or haven't but knows how I can go about this). I'd like the intercooler to sit a certain height upwards. I have it sitting in my engine bay now almost exactly how I want it mounted except that I'd like to tilt the part facing the throttle body slightly downward. So, here are my questions. 1. What can I use to help make the intercooler sit higher up? 2. I have a BOV (Blow off valve) mounted onto the intercooler. There are two places for vacuum hoses to go to. I know one is supposed to be routed back to the intake (the larger one). Where does the smaller opening go to and can I hook it up like you see in the pic below? 3. The stock turbo to throttle body piece has a place for a vacuum hose to hook up to. When I get the new piping to replace this part (turbo to intercooler), where can I route the vacuum hose that's suppose to go to the stock intake vacuum port? I think that's all for now. Pics are below.

Ok, here are a few pictures I took of what I think you guys are talking about. If it is what you guys/gals are talking about, then it'll help some of us 'EA82-T for Dummies' folks feel a little more knowledgable. These are picturs of the driver's side strut tower. I'm thinking that the pieces with the vacuum hoses going to it are the pressure switches. If I'm correct, then one if for the turbo light on the dash while the other is for fuel cut like the picture at the beginning of the post states. If these are the right pieces, which one is for the turbo light and which is for the fuel cut (refer to them as the one with one red dot and the one with two red dots). The 2nd picture shows two wire-like pieces that extend outward from the pressure switches as white wires. Since these look like vacuum lines (I didn't trace because I have to leave for work RIGHT after I post this), then all I was suggesting is placing a manual boost controller in between the one that triggers the pressure switch for fuel cut and wherever it goes into the intake manifold. I do understand now that the ECU receives information from both the pressure switch AND the Maf sensor. I'll be taking my FSMs to work tonight because it should state this inside somewhere. ??? I could be looking at the wrong pieces altogether. Thoughts? BTW: These pics are from a 1988 RX Turbo (Manual tranny, FTWD).

Oh no! I PM'd 'All Talk' to clarify his post in that what he saw was in fact information from a 1989 FSM. I have an '88 FSM and I can look in it as well to check if the same info applies. I don't want fuel cut.

That block you speak of, does it have a vacuum hose or something going to it so that it can monitor boost pressure? If so, do you think my idea could work? I can't check or do anything as I have 7.5hrs more to go before I get off of work.

Whatever you do, you wouldn't want Consumer Reports to do a rollover test on that thing. Somebody probably would get killed. :-\

Wait a minute guys. In that link I posted where that pic came from, All Talk said this, That's why I posted what I did. It was found in an '89 FSM so it would apply to a 1989 vehicle (at least that year). I know I'm missing somthing but what?

I was reading information on fuel cut and there doesn't seem to be any clear cut answers on how to eliminate it. Some people have suggested an SAFC, others a device built by someone to electronically fool the ECU. So, tonight I've been reading posts from back in the day to see that even with my VERY limited mechanical know-how, I could think of something. I don't want to have this problem when I crank up the boost. Then I saw this posted up in a past thread by 'All Talk. It's from this thread: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=14610&highlight=fuel Apparently, it's not a maf based signal. It's just a signal from a positive pressure switch. I'm by far no mechanic and I'm at work like I am always posting this suggestion so I can't look in my engine bay but here it goes.... Since this pressure switch works by positive pressure coming from the intake manifold, a simple solution to this mess would seem to be to install a manual boost controller between the intake manifold and the pressure switch itself. Set the manual boost controller at a psi that is a psi or two less than where the fuel cut psi would take place. This way the pressure sensor would see positive boost when the turbo is supercharging but it would never see a psi over what the manual boost controller is set at thereby eliminating boost cut. Does this make sense? If it's a stupid idea, I'm sorry. I don't have much if any experience with these cars and how they work.

Hey guys, check out SubaruTex's response in this post: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10204&highlight=fuel Apparently he used an SAFC on his Subaru and have had some success with it. It was installed and everything. I thought I sent out questions about the Sensor Calc and Sensor Number setting but maybe that was another board. Ask him how he had it setup and what did he think about it overall.

First off, what is the part# of that fuel pump? What modifications do you have to do to your fuel lines to get this pump installed? Does the pump itself install right up where the stock one fits? And lastly, what does the stock EA82-T pump flow at (gallon per minute wise)? Thanks!

I sent you a PM with info. Did you get it?

That was me. It was the wrong probe though. The probe I was looking for on my XT6 is actually near my foglight, not the power steering pump although the FSM states one is a 'temp sensor' and the other is the 'outside temp sensor'. I got confused. I'll be changing it when I get the XT6 back on the road (mysterious battery draining problem). You need to get started on your car with some Techworks sexiness. :-p

Dcrawford, Hey what's up? I didn't realize this was you. Yeah, I still have the OBS but it's N/A now. I got this thing for old school subbies I can't shake. I know this is getting off topic but I still remember your infamous intake air temperature data that I have saved up on my hard drive at home (I'm at work). I've never forgotten those.....http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166611&highlight=intake http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169520&highlight=intake Too this day, I'm STILL blown away at how effective a throttle body mounted air filter is and how cold the air gets. Yet people still argue over the data and don't utilize it. Let me get a MAP based scooby. Glad to see you over here. I've been here forever as well (See member join date) but I just recently have become more active on the board. Glad to see you are still hanging around. Any new news?

I miss the days when SCC used to post a whole bunch of dyno information on project cars. It seems now that they've gotten their own dyno, you don't see much of it going on anymore. That's the only reason why I don't subscribe anymore. I just want to know what stuff works and by how much.

Old Postay Bumpity! Yes, it should! How much is a question. Even still, as long as he consistantly dyno in 2wd, then it'd be cool. You're just trying to find out where you are at and where you came from when you did a baseline dyno.

Another thing about that SAFC. I was unsuccessful at installing it on one of my XT6s. Two important setting you need to figure out are: 1. Sensor Number and, 2. Sensor Calc... The Apexi SAFC handbook doesn't mention what exactly these numbers are for but it will tell you how to set these setting for what specific cars. If your car isn't on that list, you have to 'trial and error' the settings and hope you hit on the right one. It is risky! My trial and errors almost ended in a roasted engine. Apexi USA refused to help me if my car wasn't on that list. Apexi Japan may have been able to help but the rep there (talking in Japanese) stated that I needed to 'bring my car to them' so they could look at it and decide what setting was safe. Not! No matter what settings I put it on (I started with the Impreza settings), the car would go extremely lean on the top end and my EGTs (Exhaust Gas Temperature) would start to soar past 1600F. This was extremely dangerous as my car only ran around 1530F tops. It was running this lean even before I attempted to try nitrous (which actually cooled it a bit but it still was too lean). So I took it off. However, using a Hyper Fuel SFC (same function as SFC but is simpler with much less options), I was successful in my Outback Sport when it was turbocharged and running nitrous. I had no problem on stock fuel injectors, stock pump, stock internals (Totally not recommending anyone do this) for many, many miles. The car actually ran too rich at some settings but my EGTs were in happy-land throughout the abuse. I believe you can use these sucessfully in adding fuel although I've read most people had better success using it with fuel injectors that do not flow more than 50% over stock. The choice is yours and good luck! If you do install it, please post your Sensor Calc and Sensor Number settings. Thanks!

Turbo? Man, I dunno! I feel the same way about the turbo too. I knew what I was getting into though.

Cool! That means two peeps posted just about the same info, at the same time. So we MUST be right. Muhahahaha!