dan04103

I confirmed the Tribeca (06) vb is moddable.... by Modding it. If you own one give climber some consideration will you.

Well I couldn't help myself... I pulled the wife's 06 Tribeca vb and modded it. A bit quicker install this time. No issues and shifting after 20miles is going as suspected. MUCH better! Perhaps an expanded albeit very small group of vb mods climber can help with.

Chiming in one last time to say that the VB is fully in sync with the TCU now and still love this mod to no end. The sport mode teaching finally settled down and really brings the H6 to life on the freeway and has become the default setting for me. The upshifts are seemless. Manual mode is also really responsive and frankly a lot of fun when I am feeling a bit more spirited.

 

If your still on the fence about this mod, it's time to get off and get 'er done.

I thought I would post my initial review here for exposure reasons. I installed the transgo shift kit in my 06 outback h6 this last weekend. I have now logged just over 100 miles and this mod is in a word... AMAZING! THE shift response is crisp and responsive. The downshifting is a real hoot too. The tcu is still learning so some hiccups as described by others here is prevalent for me as well. The 4_5 shift in sport during low throttle is still wonky but man what a difference. I was not happy that subaru paired such an efficient engine with such an inefficient transmission, but turns out it's just the shoddy shift behavior that is the issue.

 

I want to give major props to climber and others whom pioneered this endeavour (lt.columbo, frankster, koukis14 to name a few, sorry if I missed anyone else). The ez30d was a joy to drive before but now has gone to extraordinary. The strength of the h6 is the flat torque curve and now the trans can keep up. Combined with my suspension swap out she is now truly a highway cruiser.

 

I can't recommend this mod enough. Even if you are stock don't hesitate on this. Well worth the money. Give climber a buzz... Do it.

She's in the car now. Tcu acting weird as was expected but I can already feel a difference. 2-3 and 3-4 snap in nicely. Definitely well worth the time and learned a bit in the process. Putting in that inhibitor switch was slightly nerve racking. Would have been in quite a pickle if that went awry.

Climber... finally tackled this mod thanks to your great insight and unselfishness to post this despite a lost sale. I just have the DIY blood flowing through my veins! I didn't drill any passages nor did I put in the reducer. The mods were a snap with your tips.

 

I will wrap up the install tonight, reset the Tcu, and report back my review in a week or two.

 

Climber... I sent you a pm

 

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'06 3.0R

... Slightly modified

Backpressure... Really? I thought that was finally dead, but I guess not...

 

http://www.tercelreference.com/tercel_info/turbo_exhaust_theory/turbo_exhaust_theory.html

 

Ok... exhaust velocity... hows that?

 

Edit... did some reading and backpressure seems to be the correct term. Let me know it I am off. Exhaust velocity is effected by back pressure in NA engines. So an exhaust leak I created with the washers caused back pressure to drop and thus sluggish throttle response?

 

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Sadly I had to remove the mod last night. It messed with my back pressure and my throttle response seemed a little flat. After removing and driving to work my throttle response has returned. OH WELL... it was fun while it lasted. I'll miss what times we had

Thanks for the install walkthrough. I just put a set on my lowered outback and were just what the doctor ordered. I now have my eurowagon look/feel. Only problem I ran into was the shaft going limp on me while trying to install the tophat LOL! Other than that was a breeze.

 

Running right now at 1 turn from soft and I think I might go another 1/4 to 1/2 turn as once the struts settle in it they will probably soften a touch.

Thanks. I never finished this write-up, though if you make it this far then the rest is not terribly difficult in comparison.

I actually do have a kit here, but it's just sitting in a bag with all the hefty TransGo packaging thrown away. I don't think I'll be using it. PM me if you would like to buy it. It won't come in the massive TransGo packaging that tries to make you feel like your purchase has some heft. It's just small springs, valves, balls, and some useless drill bits. But it should work just as well. My price won't be much better than Summit, so don't set your hopes too high in that regard.

 

Thanks Climber... still have my LGT brake system & STI BB/MC upgrade to do so the transmission is going to be after that. Have to save my pennies again. Thanks for the offer though! Cheers and keep up the great work.

Fantastic write-up. I would be immensely interested in doing a DIY mod kit. I love getting my hands dirty. I have no qualms getting the VB out and taking it apart. Thx Climber. Do you sell the transgo kit?

Just got my STI BB/MC and am doing this in conjunction with upgrading the outback brake system to LGT system. Really looking forward to the increased braking capacity. Thanks for the mod. Cheers!

Decided to give this a go on the LLGreen H6. I only went stage1 and will report back my thoughts. Cheers for the mod HM!

 

EDIT: Drove to work tonight and I really like the added rumble it gives the H6. I think Stage1 is perfect for me though. My biggest concern was the popping/backfire but at least so far I haven't heard a single one. Since I shift the 5eat manually, I get to hear my shift points now without having to look down at my RPM all the time. I LIKEY!

Well i finally got my alignment. First off grinding the nuts out was a pain but saved labor cost. But after that it was easy. Now it rides a lot better no wallow at all. The only problem was he rear passenger wheel was .01% out of toe spec. No big deal there.

 

Same here... ground off the nuts. Clearance kinda sucked but the biggest gripe was the stealership charging $28 for hardware. Sigh...

 

By the way you should look into DIY alignments. String/jacks for toe, build a camber gauge, and some box wrenches to get a nice tight alignment. NASIOC has a great writeup on how to do it. I do my LLGreen, the wife's Tribeca, and the 71 chevy. Easy money.

Deer Killer/ John M... Thanks for the writeups and idea. Worked brilliantly on the LLGreen (06 Outback) w/ DRL disconnected mod already done. Love it, thx guys. Cheers!

mwiener2, I just did this mod and was LONG overdue. I did slightly overheat the drivers map light but I was able to work it back out and now is working normally. Close call. Thanks a bunch for the write-up! What's wierd is the wife's Tribeca has the mod done form the factory (and the same year car). Strange that they couldn't be bothered to do the outbacks. This also gave me an excuse to grease the sunroof. Cheers!