wannabeboyracer Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Hey Guys Ive got a 1999 Subaru Legacy GTB (ej208), The car is built from 2 different cars with a lower km motor inside. I got it for cheap and it pretty rough, looking at some mods or tips on how to make this car fun but reliable and look the part First turbo'd vehicle i have owned, and i do not know much about this motor, with all the vacuum and boost lines looks like fun Ive heard changing the turbos is a good way to make these cars run nice so far the on the list is: Scarles Front mount intercooler kit and a GT2 600x280x76 intercooler Gauges ( Boost, Oil Pressure, AFR) Ideally some sort of Cold air intake some nice 18x8 wheels and tyres Full respray maybe a body kit, RSK front bumper, or some lips of some sort? New rear Garnish (As cracked and leaking water) Foglights Things i have done already is HKS Turbo timer Fluids Changed Uniden immobilizer and alarm Changed spark plugs ( Not the best to do ) RFRB Grille As I've said I'm fairly new to boosted Subaru's, so any advice would be great Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin thewabbit1 Posted December 17, 2021 Admin Share Posted December 17, 2021 These are some of the things I did on my rev D (2001), your's looks like its an early rev C or late rev B Hose 10 mod rear sway bar redo vac lines re plumb BBOD relocate boost solenoid lower it (see if you can find some sti springs) sti bucket seats genome muffler (I also had some z/s dps, didn't make much difference) re do silicon elbows under intercooler clear side repeaters fiddle with the ECV rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabeboyracer Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) Just finished taking mine for a ride after doing the "hose 10" mod, Seems to be a bit more responsive, slightly higher boost 12psi on primary and 15 on secondary. Plus the added bonus of more whoosy noises 😄 Wth the STI Spring and seats, Which version did you get them out of? any trouble fitting seats, like i know modding seat rails needs cert and my car is a long way off going for cert Cheers 🙂 Edited December 17, 2021 by wannabeboyracer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin thewabbit1 Posted December 18, 2021 Admin Share Posted December 18, 2021 Sti made some springs specifically for the Bh5. Re Seats - anything pre version 8 (maybe 9) will be a complete bolt in, four bolts, too easy 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabeboyracer Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 That'll be next on my list then 😁 after messing around with EVC rod. Thinking about maybe doing a decat on downpipes, just worried about overboosting, EGT's etc (Car has already had main cat ripped out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin thewabbit1 Posted December 21, 2021 Admin Share Posted December 21, 2021 5 hours ago, wannabeboyracer said: That'll be next on my list then 😁 after messing around with EVC rod. Thinking about maybe doing a decat on downpipes, just worried about overboosting, EGT's etc (Car has already had main cat ripped out). The Z/S downpipes I had were decatted and 2.5"(? maybe 2.25" - larger than stock) didn't notice any boost spikes on my RevD but YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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