alright, first off, I'm trying to be pretty vague on some of the subaru forums, so if you happen to see a discussion about my car elsewhere, don't mention it. There are some pretty awesome guys here, and I'm itching to brag......so there'll be more details here than anywhere else on the internet
for the record, here's my car:
(click the picture for full mod list, more pics, and videos)
short version: there's less on this car that's orignal, than what's been swapped. (original parts: rear seat, carpet, dash, gas tank, master cylinder, doors, glass, steering column/wheel, hatch, rear bumper, one headlight, mirrors).
engine is almost entirely stock (cone filter and exhaust....) out of a 1992 subaru legacy. 2.2l MPFI and electronic ignition.
as you might have guessed, I'm itching for more power. got the suspension and brakes dialed in pretty close to how I want them....but want just a little more ooomph.
so, based on some of the stuff pioneered by this guy (careful, it's a 4-year long build, it's an extremely long thread.....). I'm going to throw some belt-driven boost into the equation. now, that particular character has a much larger thirst for power, so, he's run nitrous, and twin chargers, and blown up a couple dozen motors. but I intend to stay on a stock pulley, which would yield a max of about 5psi. with full standalone engine management....
his original setup:
he's now twin charged (super AND turbo chargers) running something like 25+ psi of boost and 300+awhp.
SO. my setup. I'm working on getting my hands on a new motor (mine has 275k miles on it, and I want very little down-time). it will receive new headgaskets, seals, pumps, etc. as well as phenolic intake manifold spacers from grimmspeed.com (I did the wiring on their WRX-swapped race car), delta cams, etc.
but still planning on using a 2.2l N/A motor, leaving it at stock N/A compression (9.5:1). hopefully a '95, so it won't have hydraulic lash adjusters, but will still have dual-port exhaust.
I bought an Eaton M62 supercharger on ebay earlier this week. This is the same blower pictured above. and in mercedes trim (came off a CLK 230) has an electromagnetic clutch in the pulley very much like an A/C compressor. this means, that when the clutch is off, there is almost zero drag on then engine (no parasitic loss) and the screws can free spin, so no need for a by-pass valve.
I also purchased a voltage switch, to allow me to activate the pulley based on TPS voltage....probably at ~75% throttle.
I've also acquired a Link Lem v4 standlone ECU system. so I will have complete tunability.
The engine will be running turbo-legacy injectors (380 cc/min IIRC), so I won't have to worry about running out of fuel.
I'm also looking at Air-Water intercooler setups from http://www.frozenboost.com. this way I can minimize pressure drop, minimize intake piping, and still get efficient cooling. I'll probably run this model:
hoping to have the new setup installed and running in 6 months....
