Flxr_88

I just put a tune on my car, stage 1+ SF 93, and took it out for a test drive. Everything was good and I let it sit for the night. I come back and the Cobb tuner fell off of the dash that I had the mount stuck to, in which broke the connector, but I’m currently working on salvaging the pieces out. I took it out for a test drive without the Cobb or cord plugged in, and when I started accelerating, the windshield wipers wiped one time, the parking brake light flashed and the abs light came on. Additionally l, the speedometer went to zero and then back to my speed. It was very finicky when I was going 35-40 and just holding a little bit of gas to keep speed up a hill, but would work fine when at higher rpm’s. It’s such a specific issue, I had no idea where to start looking. Could the Cobb be the issue? I also noticed that some of my gauges weren’t working. Boost for sure, only displaying -0.1/0.0 psi

Got it. Thanks.

$100 +shipping sounds good. My zip code is 53403. How should we go about payment? Would PayPal be good?

Awesome. How much would you want for them? And they work as far as you know, correct?

Got it. That’s what I will do.

I see now. So it was a theory that didn’t necessarily prove to be true, or effective enough for most cases, and was just a common thing people did due to the theory of making more hp, and freeing up that space. Thanks for all the help. I see my options now are: finding an oem tgv set, finding an OS Tuner, getting a stand alone ecu (expensive though), or doing a top feed conversion. And that I would need all O2 components to pass emissions.

Got it. I am in the US, so were you saying there are a not a lot of OS tuning places left that deal with Subarus, correct? I saw some top feed conversions, but those were expensive as well from what I was seeing, and I would need the tune on top of that. Other than extra hp and space if you really need it for a larger turbo, is there any other reason for a TGV delete. It seems somewhat common but also seems to cause more problems than it fixes. Also, I have two wires connecting to the backside bracket on my TGV’s. Is that a bypass for the sensors, or is that stock?

Awesome, thank you.

That’s awesome. They have the sensors, motors, and flaps correct? And how much would you be looking for? That is if you have them.

The guy got back to me and said he did not have any or was willing to sell the TGV’s alone. Would another option be to just tune it at a good tuning shop? I emailed one Cobb pro certified tuning shop near me and they said I would need to reinstall the TGV’s because it wouldn’t meet the emissions guidelines, even though I have the papers showing that it passed emissions, and he said the codes can’t be bypassed. Would he not be able to do it because he uses Cobb? And if so should I look at a tuning place that doesn’t use Cobb?

I returned the top feed ones as they wont work, but taking a closer look at the Forester XT ones you linked to, it looks like the port is still for top feed. I see some of the side feed short, stubby injector ports on some others, and I'm just trying to make sure 100% before I buy another set.

Alright. Thanks so much man.

I see now. So I have side feed injectors but the tgv I got is top feed, like for the black injectors. And are the ones you sent a link for side feed then?

I don’t have the tune that was used for the tgv’s. From what I’ve seen on the ecu history it was all Cobb tunes

The guy who I bought the car from said he had a stage 1 tune on the car but took it off for selling purposes. If I were to get the side feed, wouldn’t I also need to get new fuel lines to connect to the injectors?

When I was tuning, I was putting the 93 stage 1 SF map on because I had an air intake, and as soon as I turned it on for the first time it went into limp mode and threw tgv codes. P2008, P2011, P2016, and P2021. So I looked at my driver side tgv to see if it had a motor and it didn’t. The old owner did a tgv delete and I assumed that the tgv delete was messing with the tune, so I bought two tgvs for an EJ255 and that’s about where I am now.

I was trying to tune my 05 lgt and was having issues due to a prior tgv delete by the old owner. I descided it would be better to replace the TGV's and run the tune so I bought a set of OEM tgv's with the intact motor and sensor that was said to fit the EJ255. They arrived and I started the disassembly to hold them up to eachother and see that there is no way the injectors would fit. The TGV's I currently have would use EJ205 injectors, or apparently the 2008 sti injectors. I could return the TGV's, but that is a long process, and I tried looking for a used EJ255 tgv and have found none under $300. I was really wondering if I could buy injectors that would fit in the TGV, like from a 2008 wrx sti. And if I did, would I need a specific tune?

Yeah I see that. Do you have any recommendations? Here’s a good picture of the gap.

Of course. I get a Subaru and it comes with an oil leak. Now I believe it is pretty easy to fix but I need some help. I’m a young kid and I know my way pretty well around cars. I am no professional and I would say I’m about an amateur. Ive replaced things all over this car so far and got to the oil leak. I know where it’s coming from and am 99% sure it’s the valve gasket. It was replaced 50k miles ago and is probably due but the problem is caused by what seems to be a gap. I’ve tried tightening the bolt a little bit but I’m not taking the chance of slipping a thread or shearing a bolt. I would like to know what valve cover gasket I should get. Also, I’ve wiped away the oil before and it has come back. Not the head gasket it’s bone dry there. Well I should say it might not be the head gasket. The gap is about the same place on both sides. Pics are passenger side.

The radiator is also slightly upgraded and aftermarket

Got it. Most of that stuff I actually have currently. Well nothing having to do with exhaust. I have spec b shocks, a stage 2 clutch, and the 4th piston mod. But I am looking to get a new intercooler. Would an STI intercooler fit?

I have a question with this then. If I eventually go for a 16g turbo, and a couple other upgrades to open up flow, should I even use the Access port tunes or just get it done professionally. Also would it be reliable with the tune and as it is my daily not much spirited driving. Honestly, I know im asking for a lot because it is my daily, but I’m trying to make it the best daily possible, while keeping it reliable.

Got it. Thanks for the info.

I have a 05 lgt wagon and it always had a burning smell to it. Looking underneath, I find a gap in the seal. I posted on here once, and I thought I had it fixed, props to the guy who helped me, but now, I found the same gap on both sides. The pic is on the drivers side for better visibility. Same gap in the same area on both sides with a little bit of oil leaking out. There is now little to no burning smell, but I did try to tighten the bolts near the gap. I’ll put a picture and I would like to know what I could to, or if I should replace the gaskets. The picture with the burn marks is from the passenger side, I cleaned up the burn marks but still got oil drips at the lowest point of the bolt mounts. IMG_4815.heic

Ahh. I see. It will have to go. In what case though would the car function fine with the tune and the air intake, other than stock