Mike07LGT

God I love this car! very impressive swap

I got it with 53k miles on it and have been driving it like I stole it lol and it now has 98k. I use it for work which I should have learned my lesson driving my fully built sti for work and blowing that engine after 60k miles but I have an addiction to subarus now and cant let go upgrading to a spec b isnt gonna change your car seat issue I dont think haha

Got ya.. understood but ive been running 18psi with a tune from bren tuning on the stock turbo and stock tmic with no bulletproof mod and have had no issues for over 40k miles of daily driving. Only reason I feel you're being alittle "safe". Either way if you throw the 16g on there I would hope you'd up the boost to take advantage nice car!

Any reason why your sig says 13.5psi stage 2? That seems awfully low to me...or maybe I dont know the whole story but im hitting 18.5psi stage 2 all day long!

Sounds like its not gonna be an easy find.. check the turbo inlet and intercooler. Otherwise if all looks good you might have to pressure test. You also could pull downpipe and check turbo for shaft play. Best of luck! Some things are easier to spot with these engines than others.

Pop the hood and start looking for something obvious first. Chances are if its that much of a leak then you can find it with your eyes. Otherwise use the tools to pressure test for leaks. Thats a start!

How much are you lookin for on the boost guage again?

Is the defroster vent pod available for a single guage yet?

yes

I had catless on my wrx and my sti, and I never even noticed the smell. Unless its different on the legacy, I dont really understand where people smell it that much. But to each their own I guess! Plus catless is much much cheaper if you have an accessport you dont have to worry about cels or anything here in maryland emission wise. Other states are a bit more strict about it though Edit also your tune might have something to do with the smell.. if its a rich tune, then you may smell it more than a not so rich tune.

Catless is the way to go in my opinion... on the other hand you should send that process west intercooler back and pick up a grimmspeed one... much much nicer if you ask me!

84,000 miles is hardly worthy of this thread to begin with.. mine has 86,000 and I havent had a single issue with anything yet. Good luck to this guy! Lol

I second http://www.agileauto.com ... great shop in fallston md

Just did this on my 07 due to super cold weather here in maryland, and the rough idle and misfire codes. So far so good! Thanks for the detailed post!

Over $200,000 too!!!

And 4+ years since the thread was posted and the only person in the world that decided to put a domestic motor in a legacy

Ehh I still think the engine that comes in the car sounds much better... impressive none the less though

sick ride! although im not a huge fan of gold rims on silver, Im liking yours! I love how clean your engine bay looks as well! Good luck with the new setup it looks like a lot of fun... Mike

Still waiting to see a 10 second time slip from a legacy period let alone a daily driver!

I am running a downpipe with a stage 2 etune from brentuning and i couldnt be happier with the car/tune. You are in good hands with Bren tuning your car trust me mine runs great

I love the factory wing on mine I wouldn't consider trading it out ever haha

Mike07LGT Bel Air, MD 2007 Lgt sedan DGM

WOW. Im curious as to what Ferrari or lambo I could be driving with the amount of money you put into this thing...lol sick car though nice work and way to hang in there!