04 Legacy GT performance upgrade

[l3gacy]

Hi all,

Long time lurker first time poster here...

I have had my Legacy for the past year and it has been great - definitely one of the better cars around but as with most cars the longer you drive them the more the novelty wears off and the urge for more power creeps in

I've been reading through some similair threads on here and these have been helpful but I did have a few questions myself that I hope some one could help answer for me....

Quick info on my car -

2004 Subaru Legacy GT 2.0 BL (JDM)

odo ~120,000

Auto - Yes I know...

Currently I am wanting considerably more power while trying to keep it as close to a "sleeper" as possible and remain a reliable daily driver, looking around the stage 3 kit that torque performance are offering seems quite good at least in terms of power (Not sure if a full 3"inch exhaust would be sleeper compatable )

Torque Performance kit -

"LEGACY GT 2.0L 2004 - 2006 Stage 3

Minimum 60kw gain (up to 50% more torque)

Replacement cold air intake and high flow filter

Full replacement 3" stainless steel exhaust system

Replacement high flow fuel pump

Turbocharger upgrade

Top mount intercooler and silicon hose upgrade

ECUTEK, custom dyno tune"

1. As my car is an auto do you think the transmission would be up to the huge increase in power?

2. Is a cert needed for any of the work outlined in that kit as its a fair chunk more power than factory? - looked around and couldnt find anything conclusive.

3. Would it be reccomended to upgrade factory brakes in any way or just better pads?

4. Does any one else (Apart from Torq P) do off the shelf type performance kits for Legacy's?

Thanks in advance and I cant wait to get this underway (ok well I do have to wait a little for some more $$ but you get the idea )

Cheers

[Kiwi_Fozze]

If you are looking at doing it in stages, i'd recommend getting hold of a v7/8 sti intercooler and a reflash... There are a few people around who could massage some maps for you...

(these cars are tunable via a free open source program, if you feel ballsy enough lol)

[Heylin]

youll need a cert for anything that puts the car over 20% stock power. Unsure about auto limits, but alot of the USA guys seems to go stage 2 for years with no auto problems.

Ive been down the same road as you with my MR2, wanting more and more, unless you plan to drag the car or use it for racing, 200-220 rwkw on the street is a good limit to aim for.

Go stage 2, get a good tune, spend the savings on suspension upgrades, get good brake pads.

[Kiwi_Fozze]

But if you get more power from tuning alone... Shhhhhhhhhhh and no need for cert

[GorGasmSpecB]

The TP stage 3 isn't going to be cheap lol. It will also probably need a cert technically, but probably get away without it.

I'm gonna hazard a guess and say $7k for that kit.. possibly more.

[l3gacy]

Cool thanks for the advise guys - I think I may set my sights slightly lower and take it from there.... (To begin with at least )