Building_A_Legacy

I wasn't able to get that link to work, it had a problem with traffic. That is good to know though that I will have to transfer the pan.

Thank you so much! And seriously thank you so much for walking through everything with me. This car physically pains me sometimes to work on but you are correct in saying I'm trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist. I believe I found a turbo that should fit my application, I just have one more question regarding this. I would have to transfer that pan underneath correct? And in regards to oil pressure to the new turbo, since it's being pumped from the head already the pressure should be fine I would imagine right? I know it changes from turbo to turbo but I can't imagine this thing needing to have an orifice.

I just came across something on eBay to convert the header to a V band. I will go down this route instead. Do you know which shim buckets would be needed? I have both a set from my STI heads and the ones in the car unless I would need to buy some sort of after market deal?

Am I wrong in thinking I can correct that curve with a different trim? Also is that the only major difference on the heads? It would be nice to swap the exhaust cams. Maybe I'm wrong in thinking this but if I move the turbo and adapt the flange I'll have more room for different options. There are a lot of power limitations with these cars. I will say I was very irritated with Mitchell when it came to missing information on this thing which is a large driving factor for me wanting to change it. A lot of this and information came from removing the turbo and water pump themselves. Again maybe it's only worth slapping a rebuild in the turbo with a bigger billet wheel.

Good evening to all from the East Coast. My name is Derek, I've had a 5th Gen Legacy GT for about 2 years now. When I purchased this, it was at 19X,XXX miles with 1 owner and 11 pages of service history from a dealer. This has been a GREAT CAR! Super fun and love the challenges associated with having a unicorn. Recently I wanted to rebuild the suspension in the front from the ground up and replace absolutely everything. I also needed to do a timing belt which is what led me into this position I'm currently in. Look below at the waterpump I had to cut out with tin snips DISCLAIMER: I know this will be A LOT of work. I currently work as a mechanical engineer and design custom equipment for different industries and have automotive design experience. Also I know some of this may have been talked about before, information is kind of scattered everywhere so I apologize for that. If anything please just enjoy my struggle. ALSO: This car is actually really clean with no rust on the body and has limited rust everywhere I'm not removing parts lol. Since I've gutted a lot of stuff from my car to drop my turbo and remove the water pump, I discovered I need a rebuild on my turbo. I'm very temped to figure out a new setup with the turbo in a more "normal" location. I currently have a FMIC from my 04 WRX I was going to retrofit into the front of my car and create piping to route everything. I wouldn't mind running a down pipe from a typical WRX but I don't know that it would clear underneath the car (it looks like it would be TIGHT). Another concern of mine, and a large one at that, is the heads. I currently have STI heads from a 2011 as I know that the heads on our cars are special. Is there anything special that may be needed to just bolt the STI heads on my block? I know that it has a special blueprint according to IAG. As for the headers, what exactly would need to be changed? I have access to my own license of CAD software and can model pretty well. This very well could be worth not doing, that's why I figured I'd ask. It may just be worth slapping a rebuild kit in my turbo and putting everything back on and leaving it the way it is. I look forward to responses as I haven't heard or many if any people attempting this.