gravelRX Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Everyone is all about the spider intake. Someone please supply info regarding the benefits of swapping the regular type intake on a turbo car to the spider intake. I have two spider intakes( sure, make me an offer) sitting in the garage and am about to take apart my RX for resealing and a little massage. Should I do the swap? I am guessing that the flow characteristics are better but has anyone done the swap and noticed any difference in HP or seat of the pants? Hard imperical evidence would be nice, but opinions are welcome. Bring on the Tech! Curious, Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Jay, there are several reasons the spider is better The flow dynamics of the long smooth runners and the common plenum being just one. Another for us high boost turbo owners is the location of the throttle body, very easy to attach an IC there and avoid the noid of the ninty degree turn into the normal plenum throttle body. As for is it better? well Subaru is not known for going backward very often and the ER and newer EJ engines all use this design. I would also like to see some empirical results. Butt dynos are okay but G-TECH numbers are muttsnutz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch184 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Do you have the spider intake off a turbo? Or is there a difference between the spider intake for a turbo and for a n/a? Do they interchange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 as far as i know there was never a turbo model with a spider manifold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybuilder Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 I'll second what achemitis said. Looks like this is true according to my '88 XT FSM. I think the best thing about the Spider intake is that it looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch184 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Then how hard is it to swap it into a turbo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 sorry Arche, take a look at any turbo XT made after mid 87 or you could ask, Scrapdaddy Tatum, or Trogdor. Trog lead us to it and we yanked the lump that had one on it. Yes they are the same physically except for the hose to the MAF which is not part of it actually The TPS may also be different, and the wiring may not match exactly connector for connector. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybuilder Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Thanks for the info Skip. Guess I should have looked into the FSM a little more thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 The BIGGEST difference between an NA and a Turbo spider manifold is the turbo has the coolant plumbing for the turbo, coming off the thermostat area. I used an NA manifold, and had to end up Tee-ing my coolant line off my heater connection. Luckily the IC hides a little bit of that... but all the same, its kinda ghetto. When I put it in, I noticed quite a bit of gain. First, it drops a lot more pressure when the blow off valve vents... which makes turbo lag more evident. I fixed this by making my stock WRX BOV on my IC into a 50/50 BOV. I routed a hose back to the air intake, just before the turbo. Problem solved. I also don't have a lumpy idle thing that I used to. Not only does it perform better, but now... it looks way cooler. I got rid of about 10" of intercooler plumbing (from the IC to the intake) when I did the swap. Highly suggest it. 8-10 on the neato scale. Would do again in a heartbeat. (i'd make sure and get a turbo one first though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 Hey Tex, have you thought of drilling and tapping the housing? There is an extension there with a flat spot just for the plumbing (I just looked at mine). Want to help me do the install of mine when I get the 88? Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stngllhm Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 i got a bunch of parts off a guy when i bought a car from him one of which being a turbo spider intake how much are they worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyKeith Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 i got a bunch of parts off a guy when i bought a car from him one of which being a turbo spider intake how much are they worth I'd say depending on the completeness $100+. I and others are looking for them. At the moment I'm only in need of the waterpipe section that houses the thermostat. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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