Andy_Mac

I would have thought a decent sized vac leak somewhere. Makes sense with it struggling at idle but being fine once pushing heaps more air. Have you got a cable/app to log what the car is doing?

Noise and smell is fine, the car behind you might say otherwise but I've never had any smell in the cabin. I'm running the same catback but with a decatted DP and the noise is pretty tame until you open it up. It's a joy hopping into it after driving the overly noisy STI. Grimmspeed ones will be for some 2.5gt NZ new vehicles but does not fit a JDM vehicle. The only catted options really are JDM brands which usually come in a lot more expensive than that. If you want a catted one you’d be better off having an exhaust shop making one from scratch. SAS are a good choice. Probably worth them chucking in a 3-port MAC valve too as it helps with boost control.

As expected, they did a good job of f***ing up the dash on the Legacy. I may have let it go if it had been in a corner or something considering it is far from perfect in general but a decent mark and a few cm section of the top layer peeled away right on the top of the dash cluster isn't acceptable. They're going to get back to me once their dash repair guy can have a look but not really sure what he could do in it's current state.

4th gens can also be set up to say happy birthday too but have no idea how that would be done.

It's only the top covering that is falling apart so doesn't guarantee they make it any worse. Some years they can apparently get to without completely removing and just need to lift it lightly. That's why it is important to have a bunch of pics showing exactly how it was before they got near it.

What's the question exactly? There isn't an official recall on the dashes for JDM vehicles but some have had them replaced if the dealers mess them up badly enough doing the airbags

Not sure about anything at 1hr10mins, but at 2hrs it throws up a little message in Japanese text with 2 readable that is basically a reminder to take a break.

That sounds a lot more realistic. Dunno why exactly they were getting fuel cuts unless that really is where the stock map has the boost limit at. Should be easy enough to raise the limit to something a lot more usable. Stock side feed injectors will be good to around 200wkw but you may end up leaving a bit on the table in the mid range as that will be where you max out the injectors.

Would need turbo, injectors, pump and intercooler. You'll get 190-210wkw with everything but the turbo depending on the dyno.

They can feel crazy fast even when only making 150-180wkw with the quick spool and an aggressive ramping e-throttle map Is that peak of 16.5 or at max power? It definitely won't be making 230wkw on any legit dyno, even pushing 20+psi it's an uphill battle after 200-210wkw. Have you got a tactrix cable? It's easy enough to log some pulls and chuck the data into virtual dyno to get a ballpark curve

@iludez has it had a turbo swap?

Good to know. Most people would have assumed you'd very definitely fail proper emissions test without any cats.

Not 100% sure but imagine the replacement of factory emmision devices such as cats would need to be tested and confirmed to meet factory standards It has been illegal for years but not actively pursued by WOF issuers but something has changed in the politics of it so they are now getting a lot more serious with checks. Previously you could try your luck and easily slip through as many have. Not that we would advise anything outside the law, but decatted factory downpipes very often still slip through as they look factory so testers often don't think anything more of it.

In theory it is better to keep them for moderate power levels. Apparently the later ones aren't just closed when cold then open the rest of the time and actually operate over certain load ranges to improve fuel atomization.

Yea that's pretty annoying that they can't even guarantee they've put a good one in. My Legacy is going in to get it's one done next Tuesday finally, figured I should probably get it sorted before putting it on the market

Neither are performance mods really. The deletes just save space and future failure points

@Technikhaus Very interested to see what it can make.

I wasn't aware of any ’larger’ axle options for these short of something from the US. Larger would usually mean moving to a r180 setup which you'd need custom axles or a custom front hub. Bush replacement will depend on whether you go for OEM or aftermarket stuff. With a semi decent press you can do the majority of them at home on the cheap with factory ones from partsouq.com Yea might as well try him at 6.5 and see what he pushes back with.

Looks super tidy for it's age and we'll maintained. I'd be questioning the diff situation though. From factory for an 06 it should have a r180 viscous rear, viscous centre and open front. If they haven't been done already then almost every bush will be due for replacement too.

No idea but Jesus Christ those things are expensive. Hope you're sound deadening/isolating the car from top to bottom as well or you’re just spending a huge amount on some speakers that still won't sound amazing.

Is this for the front or rear? Partsouq.com has both inner and outer available in their catalogue for the rear but only the inner boot for the front. If you could track down the part number for the front outer they would probably have it too.

So it will do it in any gear when loaded up, say going up a steep street in first second the same as at speed? Can you share a Learning view snapshot?

Standard Subaru ones are fine for almost all cases. What are you calling big HP?

Probably not a major. Getting pretty tall compared to all other wheel options for the chassis. The spec b size (215/45/18) already had to have a bump stop/bush/whatever in the steering rack from factory apparently as with the normal full lock it could rub

No more super faded full red taillight paint. Undecided if I'll get some vinyl overlays or get them properly painted and clear coated with the centre sections left clear. No real answer on the clunk. Had a mechanic go over everything I couldn't get at easily without a hoist but still no exact answer. Got a bunch of random bushes sitting around so might just start swapping them in and see if anything changes. Also gotta realign the exhaust as the mechanic who put it back on didn't bother checking how wonky they are 😒