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Just a note, 08's are very different than 05-07s. The valve body has much less parts on it, and is heavily computer controlled. ClimberD still thinks he can make improvements, but it won't be as easy as we'd hoped.

I have the kit. I know they should be apples and oranges, but I have all the parts. If I figure it out, great, otherwise, I'm out not much. Considering I need something to help my tranny, I'll try to take a look. I'm looking for the transmission rebuild manual for the car, maybe I can find some valve body info in there.

Yeah, and the detail about the differences for the 08-09. That's going to be interesting to figure out.

This is all great info. Ideally, I'll have enough info to know where to drill on mine when I get the parts.

yes, as good as we'll get until we learn more.

So to follow this, if drilling the holes makes up-shifting "better" but comes with an associated negative on another down-shift....wouldn't it make sense to not drill and just use the physical parts? Maybe that's a dumb question?

Worst case, I'm going to see what I can find. I'll do zero drilling unless I'm sure I know how to install this. Plus, I need a shift kit....what choices do I have? I'd rather not shred my clutch packs.

This is why I need to document the install. Hopefully I won't throw a code

This may be the case. But from their perspective, the only way to find out is to validate. Also, I thought the 05-07 was the same, and 08-09 was different, but I could be wrong about that...

No idea on costs, that's all TBD Instructions are for Subaru, but may not be complete for 2008. I'm digging out my good digital camera for this install, have to photograph any difference we find.

Sounded like they have a kit almost ready to go. That means that mailing your VB to ClimberD will be even easier, as he'll have ready made instructions, plus, he'll probably be cheaper than a local shop. (plus, he knows what he's doing)

It's a Subaru 5eat kit. They need the differences between instructions. I think they said the instructions say "07". I mentioned that ClimberD found it was a 3 channel design, which they said sounded about right.

I'm GETTING A TRANSGO KIT!!!! (i just heard from them) I need to photograph any differences between the instructions I get and what I take out of my 2008. Bottom line, this kit is real. ClimberD, they sounded like they expect this kit to be done by hobbyists, so that makes your mod service very helpful to everyone, plus, you may have instructions to work with.

+1 I agree wholeheartedly. Awaiting on pins and needles your 08-09 analysis. I'd love a full TransGo kit before I shred my clutch packs.

I just spoke with TransGo. They took my number and will hopefully call when they have more of the Legacy GT shift kit together. The issue is that they're working on an OEM transmission issue for another party, and they're going to try to get back to our transmission in 3-4 weeks. The Jatco RE5R05A is almost identical with minor differences, but the big issue is getting instructions so that shops don't break the valve body during the process. This could probably make the install much easier, since official instructions are coming from Transgo. I'm sure many of us (myself included) would love a service to install the Transgo kit.

Subscribed. I have a stock 08 VB and I need this mod... (transgo) Any chance once this is finalized, I could pay for plans? I'd love to get this done locally so I don't have to have my car off the road for a week+

I was in Wayland today, but not around the time snow05gtRI said.

I can't wait to see results. A tunable TCU would kick some ass, and possibly negate the need for a shift kit...

Quiet is a great reason. I hate noise in my office. I just have had issues with power supplies, and yeah....it's amazing what you learn about them on my end.

The truth is, coming from a computer hardware engineer (EE) is this: virtually all consumer supplies are junk. You buy something that claims 25-50% more power than you need, and forget about it. Brand is almost irrelevant. Just make sure you get something with a big fan that doesn't sound like a jet plane. All those fancy supplies are rolling the dice. Just get one that has the features you need (modular is nice to prevent extra cabling littering a build, low noise etc), and make sure it's the cheapest that meets your requirements. Any other money spent is wasted.

I work for a computer company. If you think 5% is all you'll see, you've got another thing coming. The consumer brands you quote are all commodity vendors, and their names mean nothing. The real names are companies like Etasis, Delta and Aztek to name a few. Just because ATX calls for it does not mean everything behaves nicely. The brand names you list do not produce power supplies. They OEM them from one of the big vendors, and cost is a big concern. You have no validation that they can support the wattage they claim, or that they didn't underspec parts in critical areas. Just as an example, I've seen power supplies (not mentioning vendor to protect the guilty) where the standby power was rated for a certain amount, but if you looked at the design, the parts were rated for half current required. This means that early power supply failure on 5v standby is/was common on that design. I'm in the server space, where things are far more expensive than the consumer. Bottom line, for automotive, a PC supply will probably be fine for development, but don't think they're that accurate until you make your own measurements under idle and load. Also don't expect that in the consumer space you'll have any consistency between supplies, you pay a lot of money, and have to buy large quantities to get anything like that.

If you think they're well regulated....well....yeah....you don't want to see the data I have. (A lot of them are trash) They'll work well enough for a car, as your car varies between 11.6V and 14.4V. To turn on a power supply like that, you have to ground PS_EN pin. There should be a ground right next to it on a standard ATX connector. There shouldn't be any current draw issues, just make sure you pick the +12 rail. Most of them have at least 10-20A ratings, which should be fine with any development work this needs.

Just saw a silver lgt with hide at trader joes in Framingham ma.

I was behind him the whole time. Couldn't see the scoop. Did see the directional indicators on the side mirrors though.

Followed a black GT wagon with shaved markings and tint on Elm st Framingham -->Landham RD Sudbury --> Rt 20 sudbury --> Goodman's hill rd sudbury You turned left on 27, and almost got creamed by a silver Camry that ran a red light. Is it sad that the first thing that I noticed (GT wise) was the exhaust?