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Yeah, I think it's the one under the turbo. Not the oil drain that's under the turbo. But the coolant house between the block and the turbo. I haven't really seen it, because it's such a mess in there. Mine is just leaking and I need a new one. Trying to figure out the part number because I really don't want to dig into it without knowing what it is first.

Which of these is engine block to turbo coolant hose?

I should take a picture of all my bikes. I bought that green one in my pictures that might or might not work in 2018. Now I have three that I ride regularly, full suspension, hardtail, and gravel/road bike. My friend decided to take up frame building as a hobby so I get a new frame hardtail or gravel frame every 6 months or so as he figures out his process and improves. I also got a Ford Transit medium roof aka giant full size van mostly because it makes going biking easier. So winter project is setting it up for weekend / week long trips. I don't know what year your brakes are but SRAMs aren't bad to bleed. Shimano and Sram are pretty similar. Just sram uses Dot fluid so you have to be a little more aware. But this is a car site and we are all used to that.

Do you have the whiteline camber bushings? My alignment shop said they had to grrind down an Allen wrench to "make a tool" They never once mentioned my rear toe. I imagine those bolts have been frozen for years.

Lowering won't impact the strut perch. However at 245/40 you probably will have to roll the rear. Getting your alignment dialed will help, but be prepared to role the fender lip front and rear. Just reread and saw you are on Bilsteins, the Bilsteins have a higher strut perch so you pretty much never have to worry about it. You do want springs made for the Bilsteins / JDM cause otherwise the front will always be too high. Imo the front of your car needs to come down. Rear looks great.

That makes sense that doing it the "right way" gave you a performance improvement in high performance driving / autocross situations. Did you notice a difference at the track or only in autocross?

My car has been lowered (not slammed, but lowered) to an inch above Legacy GT height for almost 100k miles and a decent amount of miles at lower than Legacy GT height. The only issues I have had were both CV boots going. But that was mostly heat / age. Nothing to do with my suspension angles. The axles have been fine - and Subaru's sort of just go through axles on their own. I did get the parts needed to get my alignment exactly where I wanted it through. I would need to look it up, but I think the drive train drop is only an inch and a Legacy GT is something like 3 inches lower than an Outback. So an Outback is pretty much at the extreme end for suspension geometry anyway. If you lower your car 2 inches you are basically at stock legacy "angles". If you slam it you will probably encounter problems, just like slammed legacies will. If you want your rear wheels centered more in the wheel well, the Legacy GT brackets help with that (see Dead.Mrs thread) So, it's for sure a consideration, but it's not something that "has to be done", unlike adding rear aftermarket camber /toe control, which "has" to be done, or you will eat tires like crazy. This guy - he has a thread here forgot what it's called has one of the most consistently rebuilt (all engines) Track focused Outbacks out there. He hasn't removed his body spacers. And this is literally a no holds barred Outback that has been rebuilt 3-4 times. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JxnmjggqB40--i4kAZi4VOQyceTxzPM5F8cOr_88ZX8/edit

You don't actually. Many many many have not done this and been beyond fine for basically ever. That's the way to "turn your outback into a legacy for real." But it will get you basically nothing as a benefit. They don't do it because they have 100% reliability and longevity without doing that. The CV axle boots are going to go sort of no matter what you do just with age. You can get the whiteline bumbsteer kit to correct the front end and the whiteline KTA124 kit to get your rear alignment to wherever you need to be.

I ran 255/40/18 18x9 et40. I ran into no issues on the inside with the suspension components. I did rub the rear inner fender liner. I was lowered to lower than a Legacy. Use those numbers on a site like willtheyfit.com to compare to the stock wheel / tire set-up. Then compare whatever set-up you are considering to that to understand where it might rub. Alternatively, just go to tirerack.com plug in your car and buy the wheel / tire package that appeals to you the most. Note: the above advice only applies if you aren't lowered. If you are lowered you will probably rub on the OEM set-up somewhere.

I installed a Koyorad Hyper V and a KillerBee oil pan. It did not solve my 100 degree days overheating up steep grades with the AC on. It was worse when I got stuck behind cars going too slow (not enough airflow). Loaded car: 2 adults 2 dogs + camping gear. Sometimes a bike sometimes not. Adding an actual oil cooler and not just the in-block coil thing was my next step. I bought a Sienna and now don't have any issues going up and over the Sierra's in the summer.

I don't think you can. I think you need, bumper, headlights, fenders in order to use the 05-07 hood.

My front axle seal cured it self after about a weak of driving after a did my clutch. So there is still hope!

I have never had issues with the fumoto. It does what it's supposed to do. No fuss. Same with my oil filters. I pre-fill / oil the ring and hand tighten to "snug". I wonder if there is something wrong with the mating surface (contamination etc) on your car?

225/60/17 is just slightly larger than stock. I would have thought they would fit on a normal height outback. What size were you going for?

Mine all lined up without much fuss in the rear. I have a whiteline RSB, Kartboy endlinks, and the Avo braces.

For the exhaust everything from the mufflers forward is the same as a WRX / Legacy GT. It's just the mufflers back that are different for an Outback. And the only reason it's different on an outback is that we do not have exhaust cutouts and have turn downs on our mufflers instead.

Until they start leaking and you need to pull the timing belt off to replace it and you turn a $100 part into a $1000 job. My gates waterpump started leaking after 15k miles, so that was fun. Luckily that time around I replaced it myself so it was no big deal. I think it took 5 hours with someone helping me. When you think of a timing belt as a 100,000 mile / 10 year job. Sort of stupid to not spend the extra $100 and just do it all at the same time.

I don't remember what they are called, but the single lane rockwall lined roads speed limit in Ireland is like a challenge. "just see if you can maintain the speed limit here!" The speed limit was the same or higher than their version of freeways. It was crazy. I was not able too. Too afraid of an oncoming car or the crazy tight narrow turns. Also, whatever diesel thing I was driving and shifting with the wrong hand.

It's probably because he exploded the OEM turbo and wanted to make it "run" before dumping it. Get an oil analysis done. Look for metal in the oil.

With blow-by it's probably worth trying to track down the source of it, before you go with a catch-can which get very very mixed reviews. Also depending on your state my not be legal (yay! California)

2. In my experience whitelines grease-less bushings are also the quietest. For KTA124 I would go with theirs. 4. Most tuners can change Si drive to work better for you. It doesn't overwriteit but it can change it. i.e Eco mode, normal mode, extra boost mode.

Do water pump and thermostat while you are in there.

I was able to cut my OEM under tray so that it still sticks up nicely. (somewhere in my build thread)

Those are great pictures. I found this youtube channel earlier this week - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdVOry0oNF9WIe_3uCfz9Q Now you know who to call if you get stuck. I have been out to Moab once, and those pictures are really making me miss southern Utah, it's such a strange / beautiful area. I have one it's good. For some reason I got the super thick one. Probably should have stuck with the normal weight....

Just moved to the West? I am not sure that we call southern Utah "the west", That being said, so much to do in Southern Utah. National parks, BLM land, mountain biking, etc etc. I am a little jealous. Going so stir crazy with covid+fires.