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Such a nice car man. I really hope you do keep her instead of flicking her off. Did you buy from a dealer?? If its only a week old cant you just take it back or send them the bill?

Sorry to hear mate. That was always my biggest fear after buying a car. You can get a second hand short block cheap enough these days. I picked up a ej207 (v7 Sti) long block for $1500 then if your not competent in doing it yourself get someone to do it for you. Not sure what that would cost though. Plenty of back yard gurus on here

Then theirs this http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/subaru/ecus/auction-978880761.htm

So after hmmming and harrrrring about a ECU for my B4, I have returned to the forum for help TBH i dont know a fricking thing about ECUs. All i know is that their not cheap and everyone seems to go for a Link G4 =) So my combo goes as followed I have a 99 B4 Legacy Ej207 long block TD06 Turbo Equal length headers with a 3inch turbo back 550cc injectors Probably have to do fuel pump but i havent gotten that far yet into digging What ECU should i be looking at? I have a tuner ready for when everything is bolted on and running, I will never be plugging my laptop into the ECU and making changes myself. So theirs like G4 storms, extreme, lightning, atom (some even plug and play but mines going to need repined no mater what) And then theirs ECUs that plug into ECUs and wtfs Im assuming that one has more features than the others like a basic/medium/advanced options list. Came across this on Tardme. Seems pretty cheap comparing it to other Extreme links http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/other-accessories/auction-980183914.htm So should i be going for a link or something cheap and nasty

I got one in my GC8 no worries. To make life easier just take the passenger seat out

I got this list from a guy selling a "complete rebuild kit" off eBay. It's about $700 shipped so I will go with partsouq

The block has done 170,000 so I wouldn't mind changing the bearings and whatever seals that are in their

Uhhhh yes so theirs a bit of work their. Yeah this idea can get waved on by and I will just get rid of the green tint and run white leds, track down the carbon fibre backing plate

Hey Rosssub did you replace and your seals and gaskets when you done the pistons? If so do you have a list around with a majority of all the part numbers?

Just by looking at the pictures their different. Duhhhh haha. Anyone know if a V5/6 complete dash will fit into my V3. Then as a bonus i will get the extra storage and a cup holder

Thats what i thought. BUT i did come across this link http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2104322 then im not sure if that only applies to USDM etc From what gather i will need V4 dash and wire up a speed sensor

Sweet cheers guys. Wasnt sure if i should fork out and get a set just for them to be the same. Problem solved =)

Can this be done? I done a black faced cluster swap into my Gen 3 Legacy just by re pinning all the wires, Can the same thing be done in the V3 STi. Big fan of the white background and pretty lights and hate the V3. V3 cluster (Does anyone know why some have the carbon fibre and others dont? Mine doesnt) V4/5/6 cluster (im assuming all 3 versions are the same)

So i recently purchased a V3 STi but i dont like the seats at all. After driving over 100km i get a sore back. And where the lower back positions in the seat has like a hump that digs into you (i drive with the seat completely upright and not like a homie in a civic), So my question is. Are V7 seats the same design as the V3s but just different color or are they completely different and more comfy?

If i copy my BBoD to the exact one in the following picture that is fine and i wont have any issues? I had a read over Rossubs one on here but it confused me a bit

So ill be removing my engine in a couple of weeks. What is your number one tool that you recommend? (other than the obvious) Anything to make a hard job easier A flexible socket extension is first on the list

Why not go coilovers and decide your own lowness =)

As far as im aware the A7/A8 (V5/6 standard WRX) ECU is used because Rev A-C B4s compression rato is 8.5:1 and that matches my EJ208 where as the STi ECU runs 9.0:1 compression ratio. So if your running a REV D, They run a 9.0.1 ratio and it matches the STi ECU so it will be fine?? Rossubs the man with the correct answer

At $50 shipped these are pretty cheap http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/tools-repair-kits/jacks/auction-943093293.htm Will probably only last 1 lift though

Yeah I tried the alternator pin in the bulb and that worked. Yeah red/white wire at the cluster end gave me nothing so I will run a new wire. Good that's it's the same colour at the ECU end. Makes it a bit easier. Awesome if I don't have any luck I will go with the stahlcar option and check it every so often. That's good though cause I'm going to pull the engine so i want to check it incase I forgot to plug something in etc

So after doing a cluster swap in my BE the check engine light no longer works, Not entirely sure why. 99 percent its all wired up correct. Checked bulbs etc So im starting to think that maybe when i was doing the swap i pulled the wire to hard??? Does the check engine light come straight from the ECU? If so i could just run a new wire right straight to the dash light. I would just forget about it but as i want my car to be as healthy as possible it would be good to know if something is wrong etc. That also gives me another question. I know that when the diagnostic plugs are connected the CEL flashes and you match the code. Are you able to plug in a OBDII diagnostic tool to get a reading aswel??????

Just the answer i was hoping to hear. Cheers Marky

Does anyone know if a "GC8 GF8 1997-00" FMIC will fit a BE legacy? http://www.redlineperformance.co.nz/products/intercoolers/front-mount-intercooler-kits/subaru/subaru-wrx-gc8-1997-00-intercooler-kit/ Will all the piping work in the Legacy and plumb up nicely or will the front be out a bit due to different fronts on either of the cars?

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[quote name='evowrx said: Would want to throw in decent forgies. Yeah i was wondering why go to the extent in changing the crank and not change the pistons. If i got this block for say 1300 would that be worth it? Then get it bored if need be and new pistons, bearings maybe, and the block decked. Or am i better just paying that sort of money on a block that has all that done. What sort of block is this possumbourne one anyway? EJ20X??