Super charger for suby
#33
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Car Info: MY2000 RS cpe Sedona Red
Originally posted by downshift
i prefer turbocharger, theres no lag in my book wen i full throttle , turbo is cheaper, much cheaper and ur belts wont snap if too much power.
i prefer turbocharger, theres no lag in my book wen i full throttle , turbo is cheaper, much cheaper and ur belts wont snap if too much power.
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#35
new around 3-4000
used ive seen them for as little as 100 bucks.
best bet would be to go to a salvage yard buy a front clip for 500
and use everything you can to mount it to your car and fill in the
blanks.i havent tried it yet but i think its going to come down to it.
im not clear on what i have to do with the engine management.
any one want to answer that one?
used ive seen them for as little as 100 bucks.
best bet would be to go to a salvage yard buy a front clip for 500
and use everything you can to mount it to your car and fill in the
blanks.i havent tried it yet but i think its going to come down to it.
im not clear on what i have to do with the engine management.
any one want to answer that one?
#37
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Car Info: MY2000 RS cpe Sedona Red
WRX ECU mapping...
Don't know if anyone made the mappings for the stock ecu. I figure if anything, a supercharger with low to mild boost levels would be easier to accomodate for the stock ecu than an aftermarket turbo with higher boost expectations. Probably, the supercharger is good with the stock ecu and an APEXi fuel management monitor (similar to what Vishnu did with the NA 99 Subaru before the turbochager kit and with the older MAF wire kit) For any lean conditions.
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#39
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Car Info: MY2000 RS cpe Sedona Red
anything below at or below 1/2 atmosphere is considered low to mild boost. (1 atmosphere is about 14 psi, so 7 and below psi is mild to low boost levels). Most if not almost all long term (Not specialty makes or one offs, ie. SS brands from GMC, or the SHO brands from Ford, and independents such as Saleen and Greenwood. They are made for extreme power and have been know to break on occasion both on street and on track.) corporately made superchargers fall in this realm (ie. 100K mile warranties from the factory). Even some turbos fall into this as shown by Volvo's use of low pressure (boost) turbos in their sedans. Also another thing people don't realize is that most SC compressors do not go out at 100K or more miles, instead the belt just needs replacement. Turbos, on the other hand, are almost always required by factory to replace the compressor or at the very least rebuild the compressor and bearings at 100K+, if not sooner depending on driving habits.
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#45
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: my home is Portland but I'm @ School in Seattle
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Car Info: 1998 Subaru Legacy L 5-speed
Originally posted by PDXImpreza
I went to Whipples site and looked around.
Sent the tech department an e-mail though, they recommend the 1600AX, which they said is good fro 400-450 HP.
Its about $1600
I went to Whipples site and looked around.
Sent the tech department an e-mail though, they recommend the 1600AX, which they said is good fro 400-450 HP.
Its about $1600
just to clarify this WILL fit a subaru?!?!?
if so, where can i find it?