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looking for some more information about random little things.
ive tried the search function and come up with very little but im sure its out there.

hi rise intake, i read about this a while ago not actually sure what it is (spider intake??)

spider intake, details? the cars the reasons whats so good about it

anything else interesting im missing?

The spider or hi-rise intake was fitted to MPFI and MPFI 1987.5 onwards Vortex's/XT's

It flows better than the regular EA82 MPFI manifold.

A couple of images I found on Google






Thanks to Nev for the images

Better flow, bigger plenum, cooler intake temps as the coolant passages dont flow through the entire manifold in the spider.

And it is easier to fit a top mount intercooler and a GC8 Front mount kit

Ohhhhhh...baby

mmmmmmm i wants one of them

cheers gannon i thought they were 2 different things but wasnt sure.

next question

does anyone know of any custom intakes that have been made? i was reading of carbon and fiberglass ones but didnt get any photos or documentaion

sub4 in NZ made custom for a price, mainly for aviation, ran their engines with their heads and rocker covers in their blue Brumby.

Got the rally kit Subaru sold ? Safari in your data banks yet?

Dunno why 87.5 is used, is .5 meant to mean May the 5th month, or half? My Vort was built 4/87 and is kitted with spider

says from january 87 in my parts book

??? noted, thanks FROG

steptoe wrote:sub4 in NZ made custom for a price, mainly for aviation, ran their engines with their heads and rocker covers in their blue Brumby.

Got the rally kit Subaru sold ? Safari in your data banks yet?

there is very little information on SUB4. ive been chasing down the guy who actually made them, maybe i can buy the castings =P

i havent found any information on the safari kit. Ive seen 1 photo, talked to the people who made it (possum motorsport in NZ apparently) but apart from being told it was a custom job some guy did for the event thats all ive heard.

I was told it was made to increase the power but not reduce the reliability as much as the turbo. To win you must finish, stuck on the side of the track with a destroyed motor doesnt work.

I was talking to the bloke and have a few
pics of his DOHC heads for the EA82

he does sell them.

H-top wrote:I was talking to the bloke and have a few
pics of his DOHC heads for the EA82

he does sell them.

82? thats a new one, ive only heard of the 81s with duel ports
ok cool, cause yeah i checked the website and its gone down.

I only got a name and couldnt find any contact details

A Kiwi rally fabricator for Neal Bates was telling me (ten years ago) about the rally kit for EA81's, thought Subaru sold the kit - in NZ anyway - different manifold to take down draught directly over the inlet ports - so would shift alternator a little I'd think

mmmmmmm....yummy!

steptoe wrote:A Kiwi rally fabricator for Neal Bates was telling me (ten years ago) about the rally kit for EA81's, thought Subaru sold the kit - in NZ anyway - different manifold to take down draught directly over the inlet ports - so would shift alternator a little I'd think

yeah the photos were twin downdrafts straight over the heads. Alternator between them. I cant find any reference to it being sold just that it was made by a team and only 1 example existed with that one photo

No, not just DUAL PORT, DOUBLE OVER HEAD CAM

Tweety wrote:mmmmmmm....yummy!

Note the distinct lack of vac-lines on that manifold

H-top wrote:No, not just DUAL PORT, DOUBLE OVER HEAD CAM

JIZZ

i wants one.