With this all complete you can now gaze upon your large open area covered with wires, hose and brackets. You can now replace the parts you have, add an aos or anything else that tickles your fancy. For those curious of how to easily reinstall your intercooler lets go ahead and get to it.

This is never an easy task. I honestly upgraded my Forester xt’s turbo and intercooler because the factory intercooler is so awful to put back on. Instead of a silicone hose you have a plastic fitting which after many years of heat cycles, with that the plastic shrinks down and is so hard to reinstall when cold. A protip for that are using a heat source to help the plastic relax prior to reinstalling it.

I always start on the driver’s side when installing my intercooler. Making sure to move you a/c lines and brake booster hose out of the way. It loves to move over the driver side mount causing you trouble when installing it. Now you will try to do your best to get the 90 degree hose to start it’s way on the coldside of the turbo.