WHoa. Nothing exceeds like excess. I think your covered Rob. Literally. Good work.

 

the last picture that I posted of my solution starts with heater hose for extra protection. I'll be probably doing the STI pipping instead of another retrofit

Jon

 

Thanks man!




How about your ebay TMIC? Any troubles with the AC lines?

 

fwiw guys my jdm sti intercooler busted my a/c line as well.

the usdm sit a/c line works perfectly w/a ton of room left.

 

That's worth a lot to me...if mine breaks again, I'm going that route!

Thanks!

Rob

 

No problems at all. The post above looks like to solution though. That moves it way out of the way.

 

anytime!

 

Anybody try tilting the intercooler up?

 

this actually won't work to well since it would require modification of the mounting brackets. When you tilt the intercooler upward you're not going to make a good connect to the throttle body which can cause a loss of power or a vacuum leak. I have thought of this but if you think about a tilted intercooler in a rubber hose connected to the throttle body the above trouble could happen or you'll eventually cause a rip in the rubber hose causing a leak.

Jon

 

I found this on Scoobymods about the ebay TMIC. Apparently sits very close too and there have been reports on NASIOC about guys rubbing. Might be worth protecting your AC line if you already haven't.

FYI

 

is replacing with usdm sti a/c line a difficult job to do on your own?

 

not if you know how to do A/C. The most dangerous part is where are you going to put the 1394 refrigerant that's in your A/C system? It is illegal to vent it into the atmosphere. If you have the right equipment to do it then it's pretty easy. I'll be replacing mine once I get money or If I can find a wrecked STI somewhere

Jon

 

now another question. whats the difference between jdm and usdm sti tmic?

 

V7 STI TMIC is the biggest factory intercooler the impreza has ever came with. it's taller and maybe a little longer than the USDM. the Y pipe that is supplied (well mine anyway) has a longer rubber hose that connects to the turbo than a USDM and the hose clamp holder isn't on the back side of the rubber hose section but on the front I believe so that the hose clamp doesn't move down when tightening your hose clamp for the turbo.

Jon

 

Well...my patch job lasted almost 2.5-years, but my AC stopped working again. I haven't popped the hood yet but I will assume it ruptured like before. Time for an STI line this time.

Oh well...