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    Legacy BD5 Wheel sizes

    in Legacy & Outback

    Posted

    Hi all

     

    I did a search but couldn’t find the information I needed.

     

    I have a Legacy BD5 RSB and I would like to know if 18x7.5  wheels with 215/45/18 tyres will fit and have no issues with scrubbing. I will still run the stock suspension and stock rise height.

    VF18 and VF27 work on TT?

    in Legacy & Outback

    Posted

    Hi All,

     

    Just a quick update, almost everything has been put back together. 

    We are just trying to source a plug for the EJ207 Short block oil breather pipe. Apparently this oil breather line would connect to the intake manifold.

    However the Legacy RSB does not have this.

     

    One question a split fuel rail system would this work on my 96 Legacy RSB? I was thinking of purchasing this:

    https://www.nzkw.com/fuel-rails-c-104_81_160/nzkw-fuel-rail-line-kit-for-subaru-gc8-v3v4-p-1293.html?zenid=3ujduekjag7g0blrrc065e6av2

     

    Any advice?

    I will put pictures up soon. 

     

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    VF18 and VF27 work on TT?

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    Posted

    Bad news from Drury Auto Services today. 

    The ej20r block is warped.

     

    So now I am not sure what to do.

    I took down a brand new EJ207 short block I purchased in January, and we are checking to see if it will fit? 

     

    Any advice? 

     

    VF18 and VF27 work on TT?

    in Legacy & Outback

    Posted

    I actually have a 96 BD5 RSB with the ej20r motor in it. The engine has 255000km on it.

    The turbos are definitely labelled vf18 and vf19.

    The car just suddenly overheated at the back of Carbine road in Mt Wellington about 1year ago.

    Apparently it was a split hose somewhere, but it did enough damage to the head gasket on cylinder 3 on the exhaust valve side.

    I didn’t fix the car at the time as I saw a black S401 come up for sale on trademe and went and brought it.

    I originally wanted to single turbo the car, so I have all the components, like a rebuilt greddy td06 20g, fmic, exhaust manifold, twisted turbo pipes and ej207 short block. 

    But paying a workshop to do the install is quite expensive, about 9k and over which does include a link ecu and tune. 

    The car itself is a beater and cost me 1400.00 originally so I lost the desire to spend so much on.

     

    Anyway skip 1year later and I have taken it to our local mechanic Drury Auto Services, to give it a birthday and fix the head gasket. The engine is out now, and the heads are machined, new steel head gasket, the new vf27 turbo replacing the vf19 turbo, the eBay twin turbo silicone intake, radiator being checked over, new thermostat and a Mines ECU. I have got a 240km/h instrument cluster, 18inch Legacy sti wheels and window tints to finish it off. It will just be a run about car for my parents business and family.

     

    in the meantime I purchased a second hand closed deck block only from e&h and I am going to rebuild it into a short deck block by myself as a learning exercise. I am a novice so it will be interesting rebuilding an engine myself as I have always paid workshops to do it.

     

    I am looking for the right GC8 Type R car to eventually put one of the motors in.

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    VF18 and VF27 work on TT?

    in Legacy & Outback

    Posted

    Hi All,

     

    Firstly TT Legacy's are a pain in the arse. 

    Secondly I cannot find a VF26 in Auckland.

    I only have a VF27, so I would like to know if I could replace my VF19 with the VF27?

    Will the VF27 work with a VF18?

     

    I was going to do a single turbo conversion - but to be honest most workshops were asking for 7k upwards - not including a Link ECU. This made it uneconomical. 

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    EJ207 Block + EJ20R heads

    in Engine Related

    Posted · Edited by Bobby

    On 18/10/2014 at 6:28 PM, ReubenH said:

    e price of my first PBMS build, and will offer better drivability. It won't be able to handle 25psi on the track like my PBMS block could though (not that I ever had a chance to do that (the 25psi part)), and that build also included things like ARP headstuds and a baffled sump. But this engines going in a GT, not a rally car, so woopty doo. And I'm swapping the baffled sump and ARP studs over anyway.

     

    Hi All 

    • I am replacing my EJ20R short block in my 1996 Legacy RSB because it overheated quite substantially. We currently believe the engine needs a new headgasket maybe more.
    • I have also placed an order at Winger Subaru for a EJ207 Short block kit (10103AB470K) however it is most likely the V8/9 STI one as I was informed that they weren't sure if they could source a V7 STI EJ207 Short block. I will chase them up to get a definitive answer.  
    • I am still hoping that I can get a V7 EJ207 short Block.
    • I know that the pistons are different between V7 and V8,Will the hypereuthectic pistons be reliable and suitable for my application below?
    • I am personally only going to keep it as a street car.
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    Zero Sports Sequential Controller Assistance

    in Legacy & Outback

    Posted

    30 minutes ago, les666 said:

    You have the harness so it is super simple! Plug the harness in between the ecu and stock harness then plug the bullet connectors into the harness. It does look like you need to solder/splice a few wires back together on the controller. You can remove the face plate from the main board if you need better access. I have a spare controller at home that doesn’t work so can take some pics later so you can see where that wire goes if need be?

     

     

    Thanks Les that would be really helpful. 

    Zero Sports Sequential Controller Assistance

    in Legacy & Outback

    Posted · Edited by Bobby

    I currently have no mods on the car, except for the line #1 boost restrictor pill.

     

    I am the car's fifth owner and I received the car in poor mechanical condition. It has recently had a lot of maintenance work done to it. Such as Cambelts, waterpumps, all filters, service, all new rotors/pads, new clutch and a full groom. 

     

    The interior was very feral, now its been updated with new parts and clean trim. The body is in very poor condition however, 

     

    I was looking at an exhaust but I decided to keep my stock muffler. Apparently my stock muffler has a valve on it to manage back pressure to assist the turbo spooling up better.

     

    I will freely post the before and after results once I get it .

     

    Zero Sports Sequential Controller Assistance

    in Legacy & Outback

    Posted

    I had a few import agents looking for it in Japan, and I had been on a lot of auction sites.

    However I was very lucky and found it in a BG5 Legacy at Pick a Part Avondale in Auckland.

    I originally saw it 2 weeks earlier and thought it was a crappy turbo timer. 

     

    Here are the photos of the unit, the BG5 harness and the ecu it came off. 

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3SvNIEJMAKCSHM0N1J5Rmt0cGs

     

    I also purchased a MINES ECU from a auction site: buyee.jp 

    I will be doing a stock dyno assessment at PBMS first.

    Then I will be installing the MINES ECU and doing another dyno assessment at PBMS.

    Its just precautionary to see if there are any improvements or if the Legacy is leaning out etc. 

    According to MINES they have people running these ECU on 98RON fuel without problems. 

     

    This is the information on the ECU from MINES:

    This VX-ROM is for a Middle version (as in early middle late) Manual Transmission BG5 Ej20T 

    Fuel Mapping and ignition timing optimized

    Speed limiter removed

    Boost set at 1.0kg/cm2

    Rev limit expanded +300

    For use with the normal type air cleaner

     

    Designed for use with 100 ron octane rated fuel.

     

    Thank you

    MINE'S

     

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