BAC5.2

I bet you could just get a BP Legacy that has a 3.0 in it, and swap the 3.6 with the 3.6 ECU in and it would be mostly plug-and-play.

No. Obviously not.

Why didn't you read the thread? He's using the 5EAT.

What wheel width? I want, desperately, to run a 245/55/17 on STi BBS rims.

That was insane. Looked fun, but holy crap that's dangerous.

Awesome! What are you using for the mount material? Window-weld? Or are you going to fabricate a polyurethane bushing to press in?

Is that the only mounting spot you'll use for the motor? Just bolting through the adapter plate?

Awesome. I'm excited to see the fitup of the engine to the transmission. I think our waterjet can only do 1/2" holes as well. You could have had the waterjet dimple the surface at the center of the hole, then punched the hole on a mill. I was thinking about that. It adds an extra step, but it means you can bolt the transmission straight to the plate. I wonder if there is a 1/2" -> M10 time-sert. That would be pretty awesome.

Don't blame me! So you just used grade-8 bolts to bolt the adapter plate to the motor, did you have to clearance the transmission at all? You are using the 5EAT, right? Is that 3/4" aluminum plate?

I want to see the adapter plate bolted to the motor! I also want info on the LS1 LGT.

So the ECU does use numerical data from the narrow band sensor?

That's what I thought. Narrow-band is only good for "is it rich or lean?" but not actual numbers. I do know that VW's DO use wideband sensors, and that leads me to believe that they are actually concerned with actual rich/lean values for their engine calibration. Probably explains the relatively high fuel economy their vehicles are capable of. My buddy has a 1.8T Beetle that routinely gets in the 30's, and my wife's old Passat (1.8T with the 5-speed auto) got in the 27-28 range (a solid few hundred pounds heavier, and a few extra ponies than her 09 2.5i Impreza that nets around 26mpg).

Doesn't the ECU use the O2 sensor for "rich/lean", and doesn't really care about the numbers? I think there is inherent accuracy concern with a narrowband sensor, but I never really cared enough to look further into it. Some cars use wideband O2 sensors for stock engine control. Volkswagen is one of them.

Yep, you wired the 12v ACC wrong. You need to use the IGN2 fuse. The Cigarette fuse cuts power during cranking, and doesn't allow the pressure sensor to auto-calibrate. That's why your readings are off.

Are you SURE you wired it correctly (to IGN2)? Those are symptoms of a faulty startup procedure. Idling VAC should be in the -17 range, and -22 for high RPM/no throttle.

So you just unbolted the mufflers and have the exhaust pointed towards the floor?

Has anyone done this in a wagon? How much drone?

Sears charged my wife and I (then girlfriend) $60 to take her Passat from mostly green to all red on the printout. I made them give us our money back. Worst case scenario, take the car to a Subaru dealer. The ones in MD that I know of all have laser-equipped Hunter Alignment Racks. A monkey can do a halfway decent alignment on one of those. I do my own alignments on an older Hunter rack with amazing results. All it takes is time. Find a technician who cares, and it'll get done right. You could also check the Cali section of Nasioc for recommendations.

I drove my extra-lowered Outback through the worst blizzard that we've seen in a decade. No problem at all.

200% of your problem, right there. Get the car aligned, then see what you think.

Did you align the car?

Averages around 23.5ish, lots-of-traffic highway and lots of slow->fast->slow backroads. This is also with a Yakima rack on the roof all the time (with fairing), and the A/C on almost all of the time. Oddly enough, I track the computer MPG with my REAL MPG, and the two are frequently close (within 5%, the resolution of the gauge). I've tracked every fillup since I bought the car.

It certainly handles the 100+ degree days here.

I zip-tied mine in place. Been fine since I started beta-testing!

wow, that's a hell of a career u-turn...