OUT WITH THE OLD VW. IN WITH THE SUBARU

[DeepBusch69]

Who is doing the tune for you Dave?  Make sure they don't push it too lean.  Some guys that tune street cars worry me.  They just don't understand the constant, hard load these take in the dunes. 

[big dave]

Who is doing the tune for you Dave?  Make sure they don't push it too lean.  Some guys that tune street cars worry me.  They just don't understand the constant, hard load these take in the dunes.

Chris at Wichita Dyno is the plan. I have not made contact with him yet. hoping after the first of the year sometime.

[big dave]

DO YOU SEE WHATS WRONG??? GIVE YOU A HINT..LOOK AT THE RADIATOR

[big dave]

ONE MORE PIC, DO YOU SEE IT?

[dsrace]

well not knowing where you water pump is i don't know if its plumbed backwards but otherwise i don't see any holes but looks like something made a mess on the floor

[big dave]

well not knowing where you water pump is i don't know if its plumbed backwards but otherwise i don't see any holes but looks like something made a mess on the floor

I thank it"s plumed backwards. what a b!tch. I can move the water neck down on the passenger side, put the fill cap were the hose was on passage side. then move the driver side up to the old fill spot. this is the best idea I have came up with so far.  BUT...... I'm thanking about just lowering the one on the passenger side down, half way on the radiator. this would keep some cross flow. the radiator is way oversized. coming off a 6 cylinder motor. and would save some fab work.   what's your thoughts???

[dsrace]

i've always believed you don't want the fill neck on the inlet side. can you turn the return neck on top of the motor towards the bell housing under the plenum? that would aim you forward and easier to get to the top rt inlet port. the pump end.....well damn that's buried down there lol no great way to do that one.

[dsrace]

that radiator is set up for mid engine.....better way to go so yank that motor and flip that trans 

[big dave]

that radiator is set up for mid engine.....better way to go so yank that motor and flip that trans 

WELL. OK. LET THE FUN START. HA HA HA . I thank rearranging the inlet and outlet on the radiator is the plan. i could leave the fill neck ware it is and just mount the return right under it.

[dsrace]

what is the amp draw on each of those fans?

[Punkur67]

You can flip the water crossover under the intake and leave the top radiator connection where it is. Then relocate the lower connection on the radiator. Hard to see but here is how mine is.

[Carlriddle]

I love it when working tired, under deadline, or  LOL.  I got 6-8 pieces of tube for some racks I'm building, all notched perfect- 90* to way they needed to be!!

I'd say DS is right, Subie should be mid engine with that water pump location!  If ya have room to move tubes up/down wo messing with fan shroud too much prob easier.  Looking good!!!

[fabr]

It makes absolutely no difference whether the radiator return is at the top or bottom of radiator.

[dsrace]

so explain??   i know it can be done either or but getting the system to bleed has always been much easier in what most/I call the correct way. i do now from what i have read that the cap is preffered to be on the outlet side for safety.

[big dave]

Thanks for all the info guys. After thanking it over, this is the plan good bad or ugly. I'm going for it. I will get it all welded up next week. Pic. show it better then words. in my case anyway. basically, I just re-plumed the inlets and outlets and the fill cap.  lol lol lol lol lol lol