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New to me (Used) cleaned up, Top Feed fuel lines and Blue top feed injectors attached to the ported TGV's in their new home with new OEM gaskets. I cut off the alignment rails on the sides of the blue top-feed injectors and reused the factory side feed plugs.They clipped right in after the mod sweet! Thanks Marvick08GT! Also, I ordered a new turbo inlet (Cobb) but it looks like they are on backorder
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So, I was putting some more of the factory hoses on today and I realized that I have replaced almost all of them. I also realized how much money I forked over for OEM and how destroyed most of them were. Now I’m trying to figure out a way to protect them from the heat, especially the ones that hang out by the turbo. I’m reinstalling all of the factory heat shields and such but does anyone have any ideas how I might increase the longevity of these hoses?
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Tehnation's Ballin on a budget rebuild!
ViscousSquirrel replied to Tehnation's topic in Engine Rebuild Threads (Engines Only)
Well, a friend of mine is a Suby tuner and when I was going with a new factory shortblock he told me to get the nitrided crank. Specifically he told me to buy this one: https://www.flatironstuning.com/subaru-oem-shortblock-w-heat-treated-crankshaft-09-sti-ej257 -
Tehnation's Ballin on a budget rebuild!
ViscousSquirrel replied to Tehnation's topic in Engine Rebuild Threads (Engines Only)
Good god man! Spun a Rod bearing already? Sounds like maybe the machine shop cocked something up... or worse you have some silicone from either the oil pump or the block halves blocking an oil passage somewhere. -
Top Feed Conversion on the Cheap
ViscousSquirrel replied to TMBLKDG's topic in Turbo Powertrains (2.0GT, 2.5GT, 2.5XT)
Sorry to raise this thread from the dead but I need a hand. I picked up some stock top feed TGV’s with fuel lines and injectors. I see that I have a fuel pressure regulator on the strut tower. So do I eliminate this and keep the one on the 2008 legacy GT fuel rails? And if that’s the case how are you eliminating it? -
Tehnation's Ballin on a budget rebuild!
ViscousSquirrel replied to Tehnation's topic in Engine Rebuild Threads (Engines Only)
Masochism, it’s what makes a Subaru, a Subaru. If it makes you feel any better I swore off Subaru’s somewhere in the 5-8yr ago range. (The time flies by so fast now) I’m back. -
Tehnation's Ballin on a budget rebuild!
ViscousSquirrel replied to Tehnation's topic in Engine Rebuild Threads (Engines Only)
Man, you’re just not having any luck at all... -
New year, new build...v.3.0...R?
ViscousSquirrel replied to BrandonspecB's topic in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)
Yep I was in the car trying to extricate the driver when the car burst into flames. It was not ideal. I will never forget the sound or the heat. -
Broken compressor blades
ViscousSquirrel replied to THM's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
If the turbo didn't explode you don't need to replace all that. Again see my build thread to see what that rabbit hole looks like. -
New year, new build...v.3.0...R?
ViscousSquirrel replied to BrandonspecB's topic in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)
I am fan of really good insurance. -
New year, new build...v.3.0...R?
ViscousSquirrel replied to BrandonspecB's topic in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)
Open hood, douse engine close hood. It was a pretty solid accident and it was a ruptured fuel line that started it. -
Bp9 S402 in the states
ViscousSquirrel replied to TVHZB's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
Swap everything over to a US spec legacy. DO NOT drive it with different plates. The police frown on that pretty heavily when they catch you. -
New year, new build...v.3.0...R?
ViscousSquirrel replied to BrandonspecB's topic in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)
I emptied a 6 pack of fire extinguishers into an engine bay one day after a nasty car accident and nothing short of a firetruck put a dent in that blaze. -
finsta's 2007 specB
ViscousSquirrel replied to finsta's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
Nice ride -
Dash Melt Down
ViscousSquirrel replied to millerdmsm's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
Yeah my interior is pretty melted across the board -
New year, new build...v.3.0...R?
ViscousSquirrel replied to BrandonspecB's topic in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)
That’s pretty badass. -
what did you hicksta today ?
ViscousSquirrel replied to frank_ster's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
That’s funny I typed it half a dozen times fighting autocorrect and it looks like autocorrect won. -
Did they solve your trans issues?
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Tehnation's Ballin on a budget rebuild!
ViscousSquirrel replied to Tehnation's topic in Engine Rebuild Threads (Engines Only)
Good lord -
what did you hicksta today ?
ViscousSquirrel replied to frank_ster's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
Now that I have read 10 pages of this thread I need to see some links to some of these Hickson disasters...