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@WRX USA thanks for the tip- received the Killer B high flow water pump housing. They never disappoint with the quality of their gear. Love it.

Took some time but sourced a low mile alternator. Good to check that off the list.

Question that came up regarding tuning down the road:: the S402 headers don’t have an O2 sensor in them like USDM ones ( JDM has the O2 sensor in the downpipe-at least on mine). We can port a sensor in the headers, but the piping is already pretty skinny and the sensor would def disrupt some airflow. We’ll see soon enough. (pic is a usdm sti header then mine sans the sensor)

Looking for some time tonight to put a few bits in to distance myself from the mirror mishap..

@DoctorDaveLGT the bulbs are halogens and came with the fogs( not sure what they are but def’ not bright like an LED-I like the old school look.I would have opted for halogens anyways but looking forward to your pics-thanks)

Aaaamd I thought I could remove the Prova mirror overlay from a donor rear view mirror. I wanted to keep my original rear view mirror mount and not switch to a whole new unit. Even with a blow dryer to heat the adhesive and a trim tool slowly working its way behind it “pop” and were done. (The edges are easy to come off-it’s the giant middle Prova adhesive piece that did me in). So mad at myself-should have installed the whole thing-ah well, next time. Boo. 

if you come across a Prova mirror and it’s attached to a unit-remember this pic. Don’t try and remove it please. 

but they look cool instead of a Nav unit...

Powder coated parts has come back from the shop and look great. (They’ll also last longer and be highly visible in the engine bay-worth the wait and not terribly expensive to do.)

Installed some JDM rainbow fogs without taking off the bumper-( a friend with small hands was able to reach up and make the swap underneath)

very pleased that there were no mods/wiring issues that usually come with JDM parts swapped into the usdm Leggys.

Installed some JDM rainbow fogs without taking off the bumper-( a friend with small hands was able to reach up and make the swap underneath)

very pleased that there were no mods/wiring issues that usually come with JDM parts swapped into the usdm Leggys.

Happy Easter’ (the bunny put a 1/43 S402 in my basket this morning-I’m hoping it’s grows if I water it)

@s402legacy ha-saw your post on Modified Legacy’s- such a nice car you have there. As the video says, enjoy that 3rd gear!

(I almost forgot the logo in the shifter-so that’s lucky 13 for the s402)

enjoy that BP-lucky man 

Engine is all set minus the powered coated bits.It's a good time to install some random bits as spring cleaning takes over the garage. ( like the grampus winkers , I've been hoarding parts for years to put into one project. I had an 08' 5eat for over 10 years and would shelve parts for this future car.)

16 hours ago, s402legacy said:

I have noticed the front s402 grill badge on mine was a bit crooked too. Thought it was damaged, then I goggled other ones, and they’re all the same!! 

Good to hear- glad it's a 'trademark' for the 402, and not just my crooked parts. 

Question for you-:do you have an actual s402?( just curious- not a 'stump the geek' question) I wanted to know how many "S402" emblems are on the car? I believe it's 12? ( 2x mufflers, 4x door kicks, 1 in the center console, 3x in the engine bay, 1 front grill and 1 rear emblem? 

The s402 badging on the ecu and engine covers(that I’ve seen) seem to always have a crooked placement. Could be they did it on purpose as a reminder it’s a one-off model? Or I have the Friday assembly line bits.

On 3/26/2024 at 4:08 PM, ToyeTuning said:

Hello there. I was wondering if you can give me a few pointers on finding a LHD EU center console and radio setup? I've had zero luck. Thank you!

I got mine from Ethan Nakaya- he’s here on the forum with a 08 QSM Soec B for sale. Great todo biz with/he’s got the goods.

Added some blue Grampus turn signals while the car sits for the winter engine update. 

Added some blueGramps'

Always a friendly reminder when shipping your winning auction prize from Buyee.jp, to select the "extra packaging" option. The  pulley doesn't even spin anymore along with the sound of cracked fins rattling around on the inside of the alternator. A few extra bubble wraps would have saved everything. Safe to say I'm not using this one.

On the good side, the S402's oem headers( now coated) and new Fluidampr are on.( thanks again for the suggestion-)

Just waiting on the turbo bracket to get powder coated to mount the turbo, then the real work can begin swapping engines. 

I'll document a dyno run on the USDM basic stage 2 set up that's on the car now before we put the new engine in. Overall power probably won't be too different between the two on 93 octane. The torque curve difference is what I'm really looking forward to. 

@seanyb505 I forgot to mention the pulley doesn't even spin. They must have dropped it out of the plane.

It’s always a bummer when a part survives 14 years then meets it’s demise from a careless shipping accident. Boo.

Finding an oem low mileage altinators for our cars gets harder everyday. 

@DoctorDaveLGT thanks for pointing out the fan blade difference between the s402 vs USDM models. The s402 nose in the garage sits over in a corner and I haven't looked in the back for sometime...thanks man!

I wonder if the radiator has any tweaks or lives in all JDM Legacy models. 

@Georgeikm thanks very much. ( I fiddle around but I don't build engines-credit goes to 'theSUBARUshop' in Tiverton RI. One stop shop for a build and  tune. )

So since the original alternator in the car has over 165k miles on it, I'll use the s402's-it  has far less miles on it but still has a lot of corrosion. I wanted to remove the front and had to drill out the 4 screws. One didn't come very easily but it's off for powder coating.

Fuel rails are on as well.

Cool! Never knew the s402 had smaller tweaks to components like the fan blades(thought the engine cover/ecu/some badging/strut bar and turbo were the only under the hood upgrades)- great grab. Thanks much for the Stateside part numbers.

Was tempted to get the washer tanks and hosing for the jam headlights. There was also a VF-58 on the Japan Yahoo auction that was of course very pricey. I have too much hay already in the car to get a loan for the vf58. One day..

Today I drilled out the 4 screws out of the alternator cover to remove the face for power coating. (Harder and harder to find oem alternators these days). One screw really didn't want to come out. 

4 hours ago, Fenrir1 said:

think ur buddies can make another one and sell/ship it to me? 

I’ll ask them- send you a PM when I get any info.

thanks

 All votes are in..landslide victory.

 I asked if anyone on FB's ,'Modified Legacys' had any opinion/experience with the Fluidampr pulley on their EJs. Sounds like the pulley is coming aboard.

( again- thanks for chiming in above )

I took off my lightweight Perrin pulley years ago-but this is different.

thanks for the eyes on- really appreciate it. ( most first impression reviews say the idle is a lot smoother after install-sounds good to me)