http://www.subaruparts.com/catalog/?section=424

I still say the JDM ones are better. The USDM holes will be awful small IMHO.

Scott:

I wonder if my horrible sound on my car is the same thing. When the bearings go, does the sound get worse under load: ie: when you depress the accelerator does the sound get worse than when coasting. If so, that was one of the options I was talking to Nate about. I'll give hime a call as well.

I'll let you know next week, I have an appointment with Nate on Tuesday.

Nick

Scott, I've heard of hanging the competiiton out to dry, but there's gotta be a better way of getting it done.....

But seriously, glad it's not anyhting serious ;)

*ducking the response to this message*

Nate uses zipties, not coathangers ;)


kidding, kidding.

Those would probably get the job done. I could aways trim the opening a bit.60 bucks + ducting, could result in a pretty slick setup...I may start on this project soon.

I might still have the flow data laying around, but IIRC we needed at least a 2.5" ducting to get good results.

In looking at them, the hole does not necessarily have to stay round, It can be more oval/ rectangular shaped can't it? I would definately want to make the opening the biggest part of the system, in hopes that that would force the velocity up a bit. I could also track down a set of stock STi covers, like the ones I have now, and do it that way...

Well, at least if Nick put on the wheel, we can be sure the Lug Nuts are tight.... :lol: :lol:

A 2" duct is about as large as you can go and still route the duct around the control arms and axle... any larger and it will end up being exposed to damage from below.

That's what I was thinking. There is not a whole lot of room to work with under there. So that bezel may work out after all...


BTW...this thread is going nuts...34 replies in a little over an hour....nice for the tech forum

Well that's obviously better than nothing, but if you have small tubing and lots of bends combined with a questionable inlet, I dunno how much flow you are gonna have through there.

Scott, your bearings may not need replacement, but they DEFINITELY need to be repacked with synthetic grease- THEY AIN'T GOT NO GREASE LEFT Y0!

According to the shop, they do have grease left, since there wasn't any sign of leaking. I'm not so sure I believe that, since I saw how baked the brakes got, but I really don't have any options other than run on 'em as is or don't, at this late time. If there really was zero grease in 'em, they'd be making horrible noises...

I doubt the grease that's in 'em is in good condition, but I should be able to get through another weekend, then pick up a harbor-freight adapter and try my luck repacking them myself.

I hope it works on my car too... 74k miles, 4 track days, and some autocross = time for new high-temp grease, especially with the abuse they're gonna get next year.

The inlet doesn't have to be round, my foglight openings are rectangular and they worked fine. Like you said, it's good to have the opening area larger than the duct so it will scoop in more air and accelerate it into the duct. Just find an inlet piece with the smoothest taper down to the duct size that you can.

Ha, ha I once left a coat hanger hanging from one of the springs once. But when I heard the funny noise I remembered it was the coat hanger and not a wheel bearing. So I was saved the embarrassment of having a shop remove the hanger and hand it to me.

Now I don't feel so bad Scott. I was test driving the Ghia Monday after painting and such. Pulled into the drive way and the motor screems. Sounds like a cam gear or flywheel failure. Very bad sound. Pull the decklid and notice my bodywork dolly is wedged down on the pully grinding away. The thing is red hot and threatining to cinter itself to the pulley. It was a relief the motor was ok but I sure felt dumb. Trashed the pulley but nothing else.

Theo :shock:

These would make a sweet inlet for brake ducts...

http://southcoastperformance.com/ima...Conversion.jpg

Wow! Those look very EVO5...Where do you get them...

http://www.southcoastperformance.com...t%20Conversion

Cheaper from NASIOC though...
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=635729

Inlets are too small.

Only if you leave the foglights in. :lol:

Looking closer, the inlets are decent sized and you could enlarge them with a dremel.

http://cakeru.image.pbase.com/image/34700412.jpg

Wow...I think I might want to track those down for fog light use..they look pretty sick! :shock: