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He seems to go to hospitals rather often... or it's just an excuse.

Hi Team, Long time lurker, little poster here. Well... after leaving the Subaru world for a company car for 2 years I have just purchased a new vehicle for a weekend project... 2003 Subaru Forester Cross Sports XT, 2.0L, Manual. After owning several Subaru's to include a '99 B4, '06 B4, '03 Forester 2.5x, V5 STI and a few others well, you can only go so long before wanting another! Now long story short the modification idea has been in my mind for some time. The car has 210kms on it but is in good order and drives well. At current it appears it has been fitted with a VF22 turbo ( V3 STI?) and a Cat-back exhaust. My question would be what modifications to increase performance would be? Realistically the car has little value so spending large amounts of money on it doesn't seem logical. Has anyone got any good options to get me going? To name a few I was thinking: *STI top mount (what would fit without modification of pipes, hoses etc?) *Fuel pump *K&N panel filter * STI manifold *STI standard shock and struts any ideas of cheap reliable performance would be of great help. Ive also looked at tuning via cable such as a COBB upgrade but this is quite costly! cheers Ben

Plugs are the same.

Mean, its nearly always something small

Can't find the Dyno sheet atm but will find. Youtube video is below Model: 1999 WRX STi Type RA Version 5 Displacement: 2.0L Mods: VF23,Greddy / Trust Profec B EBC @ 20lb-ish, Syms Headers, 3" exhaust Fuel: 98 Ron Tuner/dyno: (didn't tune, was power run) Torque Performance, rolling road. Power figure came out at 183Kw on a nice hot summers day with max heat soak.

Model: 2001 BE5D Legacy B4 Displacement: 2L 9:1 comp Mods: ST Conversion, VF34-P20, 3in TBE, FMIC Fuel: BP 98 Tuner/dyno: Dave - DTech, Dynapacks

"#staytuned" wow...

Model: 1998 WRX Displacement: 2l Mods: VF22, V8 STI TMIC, TBE, Link G4 Fuel: BP 98 Tuner/dyno: Keith Stewart, Dyno pro. Comparison is same mods with STI ECU pinging its arse off.

As far as performance goes. Replace y pipe with a silicon or sti version. Cheaper than replacing intercooler and hacking scoop to match. Shouldnt cost you power at the level youre playing at. Fuel pump. Aem is my preference best bang for buck or walbro. Exhaust 2.5" turbo back. Basic service oil/fuel/air filter, plugs type thing. Then tune best mod you can do to it. As for handling stuff foz nailed it.

Vf22 is quite an old turbo but they do the job. If you want to stay within the same single scroll family a vf30 will give you more midrange without sacrificing the top end, a vf34 being probably the best you can get from a factory range. Tune it. Tune tune tune. You will have a SIGNIFICANT improvement in drivability, response and fuel usage. If its jdm, you are S*** out of luck with a Cobb, they work on usdm and a select few audm ONLY. Sti shocks and springs are a good upgrade, drop it somewhere around the 70mm mark. Get hold of an sti rear swaybar endlinks and bushes, or a big whiteline one to help the body roll. Remove the subframe and gearbox spacers if its a manual, sets you to the same geometry as a wrx. Once done though, keep an eye on your front control arm bushes as they'll S*** out pretty quickly Sti and wrx mani, ehh not worth the effort. Sti tmic, definately worth the effort to swap. Try to get one with the y pipes. The support bracket can be bent to hold it iirc. Walbro or deatchwerks fuel pumps are considered a good idea, more a supporting mod tbh. You cant hardwire and relay these, as they are controlled via a speed controller by the ecu. K&n filter... Much of a muchness. Tbh a ryco filter is easier, because they dont need cleaning and they dont coat the afm in a thin film of oil. DO NOT STICK IN A POD Going backwards in performance. Tl;Dr Good tyres, lower it, fuel pump, sti tmic, tune and you'll be upsetting a few people