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That's what I would think. I haven't seen the stainless hardware at all but like Teaser said a combination of the hardware and the pipe expanding could potentially bridge that gap. I would also take into consideration that since these are handmade it's very possible that there could be slight imperfections across the board the dump pipe itself may slightly offset in a perfect way that could cause issues but cant be seen with a naked eye. Just an idea but maybe you could somehow use something to mark where the dump tube is touching, like put some material or fluid that would be safe inside the turbo on the ring of the dump tube, mock it up, and see where it leaves the ring. That probably wont do anything if it only gets blocked under load but if its always hitting that might tell you something.

I reused my OEM studs, and haven't noticed that issue. Definitely worth a try

Yeah, my tuner says that he can control boost better with it and keep it from boost creeping. I figure it's not too expensive so its worth a shot.

Getting mine retuned for 3-port, TMIC, and charge pipe tomorrow, no problems yet other than boost creep tripping the MAP sensor. We'll see how it goes.

Is it throwing a code at you? If i step on mine in 4th gear no matter what rpm I'm at boost creeps all the way up to 24psi then I get a fuel cut and p0108 Manifold Absolute Pressure High Input. My tuner recommended a 3-port, so that and TMIC+charge pipe are going in on Tuesday. If it still creeps after all that then I'm thinking porting the turbo will be the next course of action.

Don't know if anyone has said this, but is it possible that the ECU itself could be on its way out?

https://www.stillen.com/rs-r-2010-2012-subaru-legacysports-i-series-coilovers-xbif660m.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA64uyBRCVmKyT2vuAjzgSJADfINB6CXkI57ndxZi_B9uZ6djiIM2aGSNoPLByPN_yC53ohhoCBdrw_wcB Found these while surfing the web today. Don't know if anyone knows about these yet but I thought I'd let everyone know. They look really nice but they're pretty expensive

The description is pretty funny. "Improve the performance right away!"

fahr_side always coming through with the knowledge. How did you get to be such a wizard?

Now I'm no expert and I'm not saying that isn't worth trying, but if the MAF did take a dump wouldn't that throw off your AFR and be very easy to spot in the logs?

Was that a subtle enable? Because I have been on the fence about E85:icon_mrgr

Thanks, I'll do that and let you all know. For all intensive purposes how much do you all think we can safely run through this turbo before it explodes?

From what I've read our stock MAP sensor trips that code at around 24 psi. Do the 3 bar map sensors for the 4th Gen and WRX Fit our cars?

Opened it up for the first time yesterday. Wouldn't you know, it threw p0108 Manifold Absolute Pressure High Input at me. The car doesn't appear to be down on power at all, but its gonna have to go back to the tuner I don't know what he set my boost target to but I got it up to 21 psi this morning when I did a pull. From what I've read it could be a whole slew of problems anything from a boost leak to to MAP/MAF issues. Any insight is much appreciated.

Its 93, my stock clutch is sitting at 78k last 18 were stage 1 and it still grabs like a champ

Dp, go fast bits bov, and N1 catback not axleback so it's a full tbe. 1/2 nameless Dp 1/2 invidia n1

Just the N1 and a GFB BPV. No baseline dyno graph unfortunately.

I've got the N1 which makes sense why its loud. Its about the same at crushing speed but much louder when you open it up.

Just got mine installed yesterday. Luckily there's a dyno about 5 minutes from my house. I believe it was 280whp/345wtq notice how smooth the curve is. My tuner says "do you have a 3-port? Your curve is gonna be all over the place if you don't":lol:. It is much louder than I expected. Is that amount of torque normal for stage 2? I always thought 300/300 was the standard. Sorry for the shitty pic but it helps to see the curve.

Looks great man!

I just bought an N1 not too long ago. I definitely enjoy the sound it's not as loud as I thought it would be based on what other people have mentioned. I live in Virginia where you can be pulled over for your exhaust being too loud, I drive by police all the time and don't get any unwanted attention. That being said though it is definitely not quiet either. It's got a nice rumble at idle and gets pretty loud if you step on it. I'm sure once I get a down-pipe it'll be much louder. Also I've got my OEM catback from a 12 GT that I will be putting on the classifieds soon if anyone is interested shoot me an offer.

I really appreciate all the info guys. I've got some thinking to do before I make any big decisions but I've got way more to go off of now than I did this morning.

Do you think stage 2 power levels will wear the stocks out faster?

Don't our Legacies have a 5x100 bolt pattern and those 08 plus STI rims have a 5x114? If that the case wouldn't I need spacers for those anyway?

Haha every time I log on I find something new I wanna do if my wallet had emotions it would hate this site, but yeah that's pretty much what I'm thinking especially if the spacers are 128 a piece. If I wait to do everything at once it'll probably cost me as much as a down payment on a new car. Of course I would never get rid of my GT there really is something special about these 5th gens that I just cant put my finger on. What size and offset rim would I need? Anyone got any recommendations?