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So far, are the axles the only thing you've had to have custom fabricated? I know you've had to modify a few things to address mounting issues, but I don't recall having to special order anything up until this point, right?

I shipped both of my vehicles (LGT, former Impreza) from Burlington to Portland. They were on separate trucks, as we staggered them a week apart so we were never without a vehicle. Both were picked up in an open car carrier with several other vehicles. My only complaint was that when the cars arrived, they were actually dropped off at a lot in Vancouver Washington and driven to my house by some guy. But the vehicles appeared to be in good shape. I didn't notice any differences to the exterior.

The carbon fiber trim is stock. So are all of the options. There was only one trim level for the 12 LGT and it was "everything". Well, navigation was still an option I suppose.

Next time you visit Portland, you should bring your roller.

Looking rather stock.

At least it matches the curtains.

You have a 4th gen, right? I'm assuming your rear brakes are different than ours.

Is this amount of soot pretty normal for a new exhaust/less restrictive downpipe or does this also indicate a fuel-related tuning issue? It's only been 2 months.

That's a car I explored for the wife, as she wanted a 7 seater. It turned out to be too expensive, though. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk

Does this mean you have different wheel sizes in the front?

No. I did originally make an appointment to go stage 2 with COBB last year. I had it timed to be within a few months of receiving the exhaust. However, my clutch started slipping so I converted that appointment to a clutch replacement instead and I didn't really have the available budget to do both. I was on the OTS stage 1 map up until my install with English. I've yet to really see anyone complain about HMS and they appear to have an on-site dyno and tuner so I might chat them up first. If things feel squirrely for some reason, I'll call up COBB. The thing with the singlemass/dualmass flywheel back-and-forth I had to do with COBB when setting up the clutch replacement was weird, although minor. No ones perfect, but it kind of left the impression that they weren't really paying attention to details.

Hmm... looks like I'll accelerate my plans to reach out to a different shop. I'm sure the wife will be excited.

I feel like we already had this conversation.

The great state of Oregon has 92 octane. However, I was running the 91 octane stage 1 OTS map with 92 OCT gas prior to the TBE install.

I have an issue of finding a place to do 100 MPH around here and I'm assuming a second gear log isn't ideal. I can look into seeing if PIR has tuning nights - looks like they have a Saturday evening drag event almost every week. Here's the log that I received from English. When they sent it, they couldn't be sure if it was the final dyno run log or the second-to-last log. I don't know if this has all of the data you'd want. Based on your most recent reply as I was typing this up, I'm assuming not. Despite a target of 17.5 PSI, the peek boost is 15.7 PSI. I can occasionally reach that on the street according to my AP, but I'm usually pretty consistently under 15 PSI. I'm more often in the high 13's or low 14's than I am 15+. For reference, the stage 1 OTS tune has a boost target of 16 PSI which I could hit or come close enough to hitting pretty often. When I asked about this, particularly in the context that the car wanted to run 20 PSI with a non-leaking BPV, I got a response that largely included things I already knew about or felt unsatisfactory in explaining things. By this point, though, I was already a very, very squeaky wheel and I got the impression that they just wanted to move on to other vehicles they had to work on. EDIT: For completeness sake, the only performance-based mods are the Nameless TBE, Grimspeed EBCS, a "ported" wastegate (see previous posts for the double-quotes), and the Accessport + tune. Everything else, including hoses, are stock. 2012 LGT stage 1 - Throttle test2+ECU Mapping_170306134127.csv

English Racing ended up installing a 3-port EBCS as my boost control was inconsistent after re-installing the stock BPV. Having said that, though, the more I drive my car the less happy I am with the tune. My target boost, I believe, is 17 PSI but I can't reach that. I honestly don't understand why it's like that. Right now, the boost the car can reach is lower than it was with the OTS map. There's a Subaru shop with an in-house tuner here in Portland that I'm contemplating taking my car to and seeing what they think. Edit: well, there's 2 shops if you include COBB Surgeline. But I'm not really considering them right now.

That needs to go into a sticky. I have longed for a comprehensive list "for dummies" on logging parameters (and AP gauge suggestions for that matter). My Google attempts way back when weren't really sufficient at producing a good answer. I'm not sure if it should go in this http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/5th-gen-tricks-and-tweaks-179781.html or this http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/5th-gen-diy-maintenance-and-repair-259742.html but it should go in one of them.

He's obviously from a place that Subaru likes a lot better than here. 2013 LGT Wagon is a complete oxymoron in the USDM.

This project is moving right along at a brisk pace. Pretty neat!

Any plan to put some boost in it? There's a 3.6R in the 5th gen forums that's running a supercharger.

So... yesterday around 4:30 pm PDT, I saw a LGT wagon with Mass plates on Walker Road in Beaverton, Oregon. Didn't notice any mods. That counts as a New England sighting, right?

I'm not completely convinced that properly porting the turbo will let you run an aftermarket BPV with this downpipe. I'd also like to think getting just an AVO downpipe is cheaper than some other options for where I am at. I'm just considering things.

Well, we certainly have more clarity on his relationship with his car.

Does this mean that we could just swap out the Nameless downpipe for an AVO one? ....not that I'm considering doing that or anything.

Maybe the dark color is causing an optical illusion. I'm having difficulty determining what was ground down too.