Subaru Impreza WRC 2008

[adamfraser]

For 2 pictures? Is it worth it?

[Rockefella]

Originally Posted by adamfraser

For 2 pictures? Is it worth it?

Oh, I figured there were more. You could post them in the Rally Acropolis Thread.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Originally Posted by adamfraser

For 2 pictures? Is it worth it?

that a look at some "not-so-worty" threads from the past...

it's always worth for new pictures

[adamfraser]

Originally Posted by Rockefella

Oh, I figured there were more. You could post them in the Rally Acropolis Thread.

Good call.

[adamfraser]

Well that was lucky gettnig them pulled off SWRT this morning - seems like all those pics are all off the media site now - replaced with one studio inage and 3 pictures of DR - someones going to get a slap on the wrists!

[fpv_gtho]

Might sound like a stupid question, but where's the intercooler for the new model? Theres no bonnet scoop.

[adamfraser]

They are running a FMIC (Front mounted intercooler) this year.

[RenesisEvo]

Originally Posted by adamfraser

They are running a FMIC (Front mounted intercooler) this year.

They've finally realised that heating the intercooler up with the hot engine is a bad idea... although from a reliability point of view, that IC will be very prone to damage at the front.

[adamfraser]

Originally Posted by RenesisEvo

They've finally realised that heating the intercooler up with the hot engine is a bad idea... although from a reliability point of view, that IC will be very prone to damage at the front.

Agreed. The old one, at water splashes anyway, was like a big jug and just drowned everything in the engine bay (Theres some clips on YouTube of this, I cant remember the exact rally). By using the FMIC, larger surface area so better cooling, and (hopefully) not as much water will pass through.

[JRodrigues]

Originally Posted by fpv_gtho

Might sound like a stupid question, but where's the intercooler for the new model? Theres no bonnet scoop.

Here it is

[whiteballz]

Thats pretty cool, its still a top mount then.

[fpv_gtho]

That looks inconclusive. Theres no core for one, leading me to believe its just part of the intake. Theres also those 2 massive tubes leading to and from the front of the car.

[rx7_guy]

I think the older bug eye wrc model had a front mount intercooler. The piping goes to the front on this so i assume its the same.

[clutch-monkey]

Originally Posted by fpv_gtho

That looks inconclusive. Theres no core for one, leading me to believe its just part of the intake. Theres also those 2 massive tubes leading to and from the front of the car.

it's def a front mount, the piping matches up. you can see the top of it whereas the front is covered
cool how the intake is where the top mount used to be.

[fpv_gtho]

Ive seen Patrol's with that sort of setup with a top mount, where the air entered from the front of the bonnet but surely such a setup would be too restrictive for WRC. The intercooler for the Patrol mightve only had the same surface area as an A4 sheet of paper.