88GL10T Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 I am looking to get a intake for my 88 GL-10 T. I have heard that the spyder intake from the XT is what i want to look for is this true? what years? turbo or n/a? what parts need to come with it? do i need to use the fuel injectors? do i need the ECU? what about the throttle body? Will it bolt right in? what size is it compared to my intake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 its not a very easy task to undertake. Really the best thing to do is get the complete donor car for ALL the wiring and brackets and so on...it will bolt in....but wiring and tweaking things here and there are key....really you need to 'sit down' with both cars for quite a while to get it absolutely 100% correct. Mine never ran correctly at idle/around town conditions because I never sat down with them...and I didnt have a donor car...jsut two complete spyder's and a few other complete non spyders. most are NA...some are turbo...found ONLY in the 87.5 and up XT's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4WDFrenzy Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 88GL10T, I'm sorry to slightly jack this thread, but I have a question that concerns this topic, so please forgive me. Hey Will, is the layout of the engine in the XT turbo different than a GL-10T? If not, then wouldn't it be more worthwhile to swap the motor out of the XT turbo into the GL-10? I know there will be differences in the wiring(XTs ecu is under the parcel shelf in the rear while the GL-10s have theirs underneath the dash). But if you have to get the wiring harness anyway, then why not just rewire with the XT harness and find a different location for the ecu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Lots of Q's very few A's Lets see I have heard that the spider intake from the XT is what i want to look for is this true? yes what years? The switch occurred mid year of 1987 turbo or n/a? Turbo preferred both can be made to work what parts need to come with it? throttle cable and bracket, dog bone (pitching stopper) ps mount, AC comp mount do i need to use the fuel injectors? depends of if you find a turbo or na do i need the ECU? no what about the throttle body? yes Will it bolt right in? yes what size is it compared to my intake? ?? Please refine this question The intake tracts have a larger volume as there is one per cylinder. Sideline: If you look at the newer Subaru engines (EJ series) you will see there is a remarkable resemblance Do I need tell you why?? Note: Parts in question, wiring harness, TPS, EGR system Hope this covers your Q's with a little more precise set of A's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Ive noticed that with the stock mounting of the TB on the spyder, it hits the pitch stopper thats stock on the non XT spyder cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausubaru92 Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 I'm gonna hi-jack here as well... What is the difference between the spyder intake and the normal mpfi intake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 it flows better. Spyders were offered only in MPFI and MPFI+TURBO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbobdole Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 I have a question.... Are the spyder turbo injectors and the normal turbo mpfi ones the same? Is the N/A distrubiter and the turbo distrubiter the same? Will the N/A spyder pitch stopper work with the 87.5 Turbo spyder(I think so)? Will the N/A spyder throttle cable work with the 87.5 Turbo spyder(again I dont see why not)? Thanks people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Yes. I dont know 100%. Yes. Yes. No problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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