elgin.owens

Just dug up some old photos of the rear subframe bushing installation process, so I thought I'd go ahead and share them, just in case it helps anyone who's thinking about doing this upgrade.

I'm happy with my Powerflex bushings... Once the entire rear subframe was extracted from the vehicle and the old bushings were burnt/cut/chiseled out, then they were super easy to install. Since I did a ton of upgrades all at once, I'm not really sure exactly what any one component did for the handling. I just know that after everything I did, my car now handles amazing and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out! I'm sure they're better than the old ruber bushings they replaced. Plus it's just reassuring to know, that every last suspension related bushing on my vehicle, has been replaced with a high quality poly bushing.

Picked mine up for $586.90 from generalmotorspartsonline.com back on 11/11/16, looks like they've raised the price about $6 since then.

I did a test fit on the Powerflex PFR69-417 and I'm happy to report that they fit perfectly. Took some pics of the old bushing removal process. The 12ton HF press didn't have the strength to push them out. Had to heat them with a oxy/propane rosebud torch, press out the rubber, then Sawzall the metal casing into halves then use an air hammer to chisel them out.

The main reason for me choosing to replace the entire bushing is so the powder coatin can be baked on but I also believe that it will allow less movement of the subframe common to the chassis. I've already removed every other bushing in the front & rear suspension, and I expect these to be the most difficult of all. Reason being that there is not any sort of metal shell on these, they appear to be molded in place or possibly adhered in some other way. Typically one would just press out the bushing using a proper sized die (pipe, socket, used bearing, etc). These ones may need to be burned out, unless I can press a pipe through to cut/rip the bushing loose from the subframe. I should have the new bushings soon, then I can figure out how to get the old ones out. I'll let you guys know how it goes...

Thanks for all the feedback guys! I was going to just go with the SuperPro inserts (SPF3007K). However in light of of the tip from legacybt, I'm now going to purchase the Powerflex PFR69-417 to see if I can make those work. The rear subframe is out of my car now, so as soon as I get the new bushings and confirm fitment, then I'll be pressing/burning out the old ones then sending it off for media blasting. I'll try to remember to get back in here to let everyone know how it works out for me.

I'm going to powder coat my rear subframe, but first i need to remove all bushings so they can bake the powder coat (@ 400F). Differential bushings are available from Whiteline, but I still need to find replacement bushings for 4 points where it bolts to the chassis. My first glance at the Subaru parts catalog, lead me to believe that there wasnt even an OEM replacement available. Did anyone ever find a replacement bushing for this? Brandon Spec.B - Did you here back from Whiteline on the KDT907 fitment for the Legacy GT subframe? That seems like my best bet.

1. Tocinoman/2008 Legacy GT/ 5 speed 2. gkinslow/2009 LGT/ 5mt 3. 05sleeper/2005 LGT/ 5mt 4. Cincy05LGT/2005 LGT Ltd./5mt 5. Rebourne / 2005 OBXT / 5mt 6. TheMonaLisa / 2006 LGT/ 5mt 7. doobarugt/2005 LGT 5MT 8. elgin.owens / 2006 LGT 5MT 9. 10.

Underdog - any chance you could fix the pics in your original post? Theres a few that aren't showing up. I really appreciate you dedicating the time to document all this for the forum! It's people like you that make this place so great! I'm planning on incorporating this mod into my massive suspension overhaul. Although it's not required I'd like to "while I'm in there" reroute the power steering lines so they will be out of my way when it comes time to install a rotated turbo setup. Found some good info on nasioc about making custom lines which will also be compatible with the '15 STI rack. "For the lines, I followed this write up http://www.rs25.com/forums/f105/t185...ing-lines.html but this part was missing: Earl's 915106ERL DO NOT USE 491970 Fragola 14mmX1.5 O-ring adapter. Use Russell 640820 or Earl's 9894DBHERL instead." Quoted from:http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2679348

His old website seemed pretty outdated when I last saw it there was no online ordering. Plus it seemed to me that Bryan preferred to do business over the phone rather than emails.

Doesn't look like you can have just anyone tune the delicious flex fuel, instead you have to visit one of their authorized dealers. I live in the Seattle area, so that makes the closest authorized dealer Snail Performance in Rocklin, CA which is 804mi from my house. Not sure that's gonna work for me, since I can't exactly drive down there without a tune... I'm assuming that any Cobb authorized tuner will be fully capable of tuning the Cobb flex fuel....

I emailed Cobb back in December to tell them I am very enthusiastic about their development of flex fuel for the 05-06 LGT. I had mentioned to them that I've got TGV deletes done and therefore have a few extra inputs/outputs available on my ECU. I was thinking if they just developed the software and told me which ECU pins to wire where, then I could fabricate the hardware needed for the flex fuel sensor; harness, brackets, hoses, etc. The following was their reply... Michael Sessions (COBB Support) Dec 22, 12:33 PM Hey there James! Thanks for reaching out, I'd be glad to assist! We're definitely taking note of everyone's various requests for Flex Fuel, so no worries there. We've had a lot of interest all across the board and we will certainly try and add support for as many platforms as possible. There are some technical limitations that come up between one model to another so we're taking things one step at a time and likely working backwards through the WRX/STI catalog first. As far as technical limitations, I couldn't begin to explain them all, but it largely comes down to the ethanol content analyzer and sensor and then the various plugs that change between different models. I can't make any promises one way or another, but I will absolutely pass the request along!

I did not un-marry my accessport before shipping it off to Cobb. I simply pulled it from my vehicle, performed a backup of all my custom maps (just in case), then boxed it up and shipped it off to Cobb. Cobb told me that they did a backup of all my maps and then did the reset which resulted in it becoming un-married, then when finished they re-loaded all the maps.

Success! Well at least I think that Cobb has managed to fix the issue with my Accessport! I haven't had any issue with the screen flicker have had it installed for 6 days now, been pushing it hard too, going WOT at every opportunity possible! The only thing that has changed, besides the reset or whatever that Cobb did, was that I installed the latest firmware update just before I re-installed it. Oh and I also changed my spark plugs. When I took out the old plugs I realized that I've had the SOHC/NA spark plugs installed in my DOHC/Turbo LGT for over a year now! Needless to say it's running much better now that I've got the new/correct plugs installed!

I haven't re-married my AP since it came back from Cobb. I have noticed that just driving around with it hooked up and displaying the instructions/welcome screen it does not flicker at all. I will try to get it married again and tested out sometime this week. I'm expecting that nothing has been fixed, but we'll see...

I asked Cobb what they did to fix my AP, the following was their response... "To be totally honest, I don't think there is anything wrong with the Accessport. The issue is likely somewhere in the wiring in the car or the OBD2 cable for the AP. I reprogrammed the AP to be like new and transferred all your data back on to it, and I am also sending it out with a new cable. Try it out, and if you're still having the same issues, I'd recommend getting your grounds/wiring around the OBD2 port checked as 9/10 times when experiencing this issue, that's the problem. As for your friends at lgt.com, I would also recommend the same for them. However, I'm always willing to take a look!"

Got a response from Cobb today... "Your AccessPort is repaired and ready to ship back to you! There was no charge for the repair, and since we already have your shipping information, I didn't want to bother you with a phone call in the middle of your day. I took your AP back to the warehouse and it is waiting to be shipped out!" I'm going to ask if they can provide any more details on what was done to fix it. Also will ask if they will be providing this service to everyone experiencing this issue.

Update: The techs at Cobb's service department recieved my AP today. It should be 3-5 days turn around time... Fingers crossed they can figure this out. I'd like to thank everyone for their input and for sharing their experiences with this issue. My service ticket with Cobb, does contain a link to this thread, so hopefully their techs will read this thread and realize this is NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM!

Update from Cobb... "At this point I'd like to have a look at the device to see if we are able to replicate the issue in house! Any repair or replacement will be covered under warranty!" I'll be sendng it back to Cobb sometime this week. Hopefully they can replicate the problem, so it doesn't come down to being something wrong with the Legacy ecu/wiring! As always, I'll keep you posted as new developments occur.

I've updated the firmware as recommended by the Cobb Service department, now running firmware v1.7.2.0-11034. The issue has not been resolved! I've managed to capture a video of the problem. Sorry for the low quality not sure how to get the GoPro to focus better... I'll be contacting Cobb to update them on the situation.

Well I got a response from Cobb customer service today... Hello Elgin, Please update your Accessport and make sure that you are on the latest firmware version 1.7.2.0-11034. Give that a try and see if the issue persists! Thank you, Drew

News from Cobb support (see quote below)! Now I'm wondering if this was a known issue that was resolved on this fw update or if they are just guessing here. Anyway I'll be updating my firmware this afternoon, then I'll go for a quick rip and let ya'll know how she goes. "Hello Elgin, Please update your Accessport and make sure that you are on the latest firmware version 1.7.2.0-11034. Give that a try and see if the issue persists!"

Oh, what!?! Customized startup image... That sounds pretty sweet!

I've started a service ticket with Cobb. They replied quickly asking for my firmware version (v1.7.1.1-10170). It would appear as though they are working diligently to find a resolution to this issue. I will post their response/resolution here, as soon as I get it. Contrary to my initial thought that it was a voltage supply problem, I'm starting to think this is a hardware/firmware issue within the accessport. If the voltage were dropping out of spec I would expect the AP to do a full reboot (IE display the startup screeen, etc.) however as Serx7 previously mentioned, that is not happening, it's more of that the gauges disappear, screen goes gray (not black) for a second then the gauges re-appear with all the peak values reset.

I just thought it was strange that my friend had the same exact problem with his. Made me wonder if there were a bunch of people having this problem and if anyone had actually gotten it resolved.