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Hi all,

in need of some info or shown in the right directions

Just wondering if a standard tmic off an 04 wrx will bolt straight on to a 99 forrester gt,

Any info ia greatly appreciated, thanks in advanced

edit:don't know if this is in the right place.

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Dont bother theres no advantage, get a GD STI one.

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500+hp and helis on tap, eta - June 2025.

I'm selling the tmic and I think someone's doing a rebuild on their foz and asked me if it'll be a straight Bolt on

ps sorry for lack of info

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Some advice needed:

I have:
- MY99 GF8
- Stock TD04 Turbo (Will be getting VF34 in ~ 12 - 18 months)
- 3" Turbo back exhaust
- Apexi Panel filter with no resonator and large duct pipe.

My questions are:

Will a FMIC be any good with my planned Turbo or will I still suffer FMIC Lag?

I will not consider a PW intercooler - its way over priced - So its a choice between the following: GD Series STi TMIC - with some modding.. or a "I think Ebay spec?" TMIC a friend is selling with the following specs: Aluminum "380x160x100mm" <- Core size. And "470x300x120mm" total size.

I know its a cheap one VS STi and I know everyone loves The STi TMIC's - heck so do I but at the end of the day I want to know if the cheaper one will do the job.. Will it handle the VF34 later on and will it be any better than my stock MY99 TMIC.

Thanks for your advice and please.. I dont want to hear the Ebay abuse - I don't know if its from eBay or not I just suspect it is. Heck I'll probably get the STi one anyway I just want to know some info.

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* Also want to know if a front strut brace will fit over the above TMICs.

Cheers!

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1989 Legacy GT --> 2001 GD WRX --> 1999 GF8 WRX --> 2001 GD WRX

Simple.

All FMIC will be laggy as they have more pipework that needs to be 'charged'. You can minimise the lag, but at great expense. For a TD04, FMIC is wank. Even a VF34 on a mild to heavy tune doesn't need it.

Ebay coolers are cheap ass shite bar and plate. You may as well stick a heat sink on your engine as all it will do is heat up and make your intake temps shocking causing shite performance.

STi cooler is tube and fin so a much, much, much better design for heat exhange. If you can get the Spec C unit which is better again (has the dimpled top tank). MY99 won't require much modification to install the STi TMIC and you should be able to fit a strut brace easily. I have a Cusco strut brace with STi TMIC on my MY98.

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Awesome, yet again! Many thanks for your advice Kato.

Dave at Stechnic has a second hand STi TMIC - have a feeling its a normal GD STi unit not a Spec C unit. - Asking $400 but its a bit banged up so I might have a quick look around first!

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everyone always says the spec c is better than the standard sti, better flow or something? and realisticly what diffrence would there be from the two? is this just another statement that has no proof? for e.g the sti cooler vs pw

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Spec C has a teeny weeny bit less lag due to the notch on the hot side, less time to fill with air. Not much else different apart from the wank factor of having a Spec C cooler.

Still crimped at the seams, still same size core.

If you already have GD STI cooler I wouldnt bother getting a Spec C one unless you want to use it for dick measuring.

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