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Although something odd: I don't seem to be able to edit any of my posts. I have some on-going edit threads (body kit compendium, my own build thread) and I don't seem to have the ability to edit those posts anymore, the only option in the 3-dots is "Share". Also, I just tried to edit my comment immediately above this, and the "Edit" option appeared, but when I clicked it it went to a "sorry we can't find this thread" page, and now the option is gone and it only shows Share, Hide, and Delete.

Yeah now that you mention it, it doesn't seem to be completely gone, but something is still off. My old post count was like 3-4k and dropped to 600 after the archive forum vanished, and after the migration is still sitting at 600, but if I go into my made-posts and topics, I can find my very first post I ever made on the forum. So maybe everything is in fact there and its still just populating/calculating/tallying some of the post counts or something. That's better than I initially thought.

So the ENTIRE Archive forum is just fully gone then? That is a huge blow to the platform in its entirety.

Did another thing recently: new street wheels for the car. Enkei RS05RR 18x9.5 +43 in Sparkle Silver. Really missed having silver wheels, and love how these look on my color. Making my Konigs my track wheels until my track tires are used up, then probably selling them, making the Enkei's my track wheels, and getting back into a 19 setup for street.

Reach out to him. He'll make them for sure. Is there actually a difference between 05-07 and 08-09 3.0R?

After more than 19 months since purchase and more than a half decade of anticipation, my car finally has headers! Took the time over the weekend to finally install my Inferno Fab headers, and MAN I should have done this years ago. Not only are the headers, welds, materials, and fitment absolutely top notch, but the way that Inferno set everything up, in 5 pieces with v-bands between the headers and cats and slip sleeves on the rear y-junction, made installation super simple and smooth. Additionally, since my engine was replaced only about 8 months ago, and I replaced my midpipe less than 1.5 years ago, all the factory hardware was relatively easy to remove. They sound *fantastic*. They took the sound characteristics from the previous setup with just the Nameless Axlebacks, and basically just remixed and expanded them. Much, much louder at rev and full throttle, but no extra drone, and still just a near-silent at warm idle and traveling speed. It kept everything I loved about the Nameless without making it obnoxious or intrusive. I suspect that it would do the same for any other muffler setup as well. Could not be more pleased with the quality of these, huge shoutout to Inferno Fabrications for this fantastic product. Sound clips comparing the previous stock setup with only axlebacks to the new setup can be found in this post on my instagram, on the 5th-9th images of the post (press the little right arrow on the image, or swipe right on mobile): https://www.instagram.com/p/CfvIokbMGJD/ Also, I learned that the specific high-flow cats Inferno used are by Canammex, part #435, called the "Thunderbolt 6000". So I definitely have the exhaust setup with the sickest name: Inferno Headers and Thunderbolt 600 Cats.

Literally just yank it. I actually find it comes out easier if you pull the carpet and let the carpet pull it loose rather than trying to pull it with your hand or a tool.

Ironically, the tune revision the car was running on for all runs was made with the Kakimoto intake installed on the car, so the stock intake ran the Kakimoto's tune better than the Kakimoto did. Tbh, Ed with XRT was surprised too, but he said that the Intake may show more benefit after installing headers, so I'm going to retest stock and Kakimoto post-header install as well, and possibly have Ed do a live dyno-tuning session.

Installed the 180mm rear threaded bodies on my Fortune 500s, got the ride height finally where I want it and even with the front. Then spent the day at Ultima Race Works for alignment & corner balancing. Found out my cars curb weight is a pretty dang good and a fair bit lighter than I was expecting: 3674 lbs with a 240 lb ballast in the driver's seat to account for my weight, which puts the dry weight at 3434 lbs. I was honestly expecting more around 3800 with me in the car. Considering my car is not at all stripped and there's still tons of weight I can realistically shed, that's a really exciting figure. I'm officially lighter than a modern STI lmao. Advantages of being a base model. Super happy with the ride height, and still totally drivable/livable even at this height. After the alignment and corner-balancing, I've even noticed that the few large bumps on the highway that I would get a slight rub on no longer even give me trouble. The car feels absolutely *INCREDIBLE* to drive after this. The whole thing just feels like it moves more cohesively as a single unit. Definitely recommend for anyone on coils. Corner balancing isn't all I did at Ultima: also did some dyno time! Just power pulls, no tuning, but to get a baseline before installing my headers and to compare the Kakimoto intake to the stock intake. And disappointing news: stock made more across the entire power band. Exciting news however, my car apparently makes freak power?? 251hp/261tq at the wheels on a Mustang dyno! On stock headers, AEM panel filter, HKS intake funnel, stock intake, Nameless 5" Axlebacks, and XRT 93 oct tune. This is massively more than I was expecting. I last dyno'd my car in 2018 and put down 228.49 to wheels on a Dynojet, which I was pretty happy with (translates to about 286hp at the crank). Mustang dynos however usually read LOWER than Dynojets, and too see this number is astonishing to me. I found formula online to estimate Dynojet numbers from Mustang numbers, as well as a calculator to estimate crank hp from wheel hp, and got the following results: (Mustang Dyno HP x 0.9)/2615 + 1 x Mustang Dyno HP = Dynojet HP (251HP x 0.9)/2615 + 1 x 251 = 273HP on a Dynojet Obviously this numbers are purely speculative, but considering that stock 3.6R's typically put down 180-190 on Mustang dynos and tuned typically run 210-220, I'm *extremely* happy with this power figure. This is even higher than some cars I've seen with Raptor headers. Needless to say, I'm starting from an excellent jumping off point to install my headers, which I should hopefully be doing tomorrow or over the weekend.

Sold. Mods please lock.

Didn't this forum use to have a power figures thread stickied?

For sale - $90 Pair of Kartboy Front Endlinks. Brand new, never used. Fits a huge number of Subarus, one of the best endlink upgrade options out there. Will require a larger spacer (KB-017WLS) to fit 5th gens that you can contact Kartboy for, as well as longer M10x1.5 80mm Bolts. Pick up in Schaumburg, IL or surrounding suburbs, or can ship at buyer's expense.

For sale - $250 Lightly used 15+ WRX Mishimoto Radiator. Will also fit 10-14 Legacy/Outback 2.5i. Great condition, minimal bent fins, no damage. Can meet for pick up in Schaumburg, IL and the surrounding suburbs. Can ship at buyer’s expense.

Nope. The ENTIRE Archive section is just gone.

Also ffs, put Thanks back. It was one of the only things that made this forum still feel alive and honestly in many cases was the only indication that something you’ve posted has even been read by anyone else. It’s a lot more than just “like culture” and validation. It’s genuinely useful to communication and feedback.

Sure, remove old sale threads and classified. But as it stands now, you nuked ALL of the Gen-specific archive sections, which is like the majority of useful information and just history in general on this site. Seriously hope you have all those forums backed up. Hell, my post count dropped from 3-4K to 600. All my early posts and progress on my build and a lot of stuff I didn’t document anywhere else is just gone. If it was an accident, it was extremely careless. If it was intentional, I wouldn’t hesitate to call it completely negligent if not downright malicious, not to mention wholly detrimental to the Legacy’s longevity as a model into the future (which seems like the absolute antithesis of this forum’s purpose if you ask me). Also honestly, the forum has NEVER been slow in my experience, so although I obviously don’t see the server/admin side, this whole exercise seems entirely pointless to me. Even pages with 20 pictures in every post on the page load in like 10 seconds or less.

They nuked all of the Gen-specific “archive” forum sections entirely. Hundreds of thousands of posts gone out of the blue, countless valuable information threads and virtually all documented Legacy history. It almost seems like they didn’t even realize it because I can’t find an official comment about it anywhere, and “to speed up the forum” is horsesh*t, the forum’s load times in the entire 6+ years I’ve been using it have never been an issue whatsoever. Seriously hoping they backed up all those sections, because if not, they just seriously crippled the next generation of Legacy owners and the longevity of the Legacy into the future as a whole.

The admins very recently removed all of the Gen-specific “archive” forum sections, and thus nuked like 80% of the entire forum, which is like 15-20 years of Legacy info and history. I have no idea why they did this (to “speed up” the forum gets tossed around a lot, even though the forums load times have never been an issue) and god hopes they backed it all up and plan to re-up it somewhere else. Also check your total post count. Bet it dropped by more than half (I went from 3-4K to 600). Really frustrating tbh. Check your post

https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/3-6r-aluminum-radiator-upgrade-finally-40mm-dual-core-plug-288165.html

The radiator does seem to be paying dividends. Prior to the upgrade, I’d see temperatures from 197 up to 208 while driving, and since doing the upgrade, I’m ranging from about 188 to 201. The temp pic is after my morning commute, didn’t break 201 once. Haven’t had a chance to thrash it on track to push it, but so far so good and I expect the benefits will carry to track too. I should also note that I have swapped in the STI 78C thermostat for the 82C thermostat the 3.6R comes with. Lastly, for those curious about my gauge setup, here's what I'm running: -Btssm app (Android only, $15) -Lenovo M7 tablet -Tactrix OpenPort 2.0 -Micro-USB to Mini-USB cable -CD tray magnetic mount It works pretty well, and since I already had the Tactrix from tuning, it was certainly a lot cheaper, easier, and quicker to set up compared to bunging, plumbing, and wiring a bunch of sensors and gauges.

Long post incoming. Recently finished up a project I’ve been working on for a couple of months, and figured it was time to compile it into a thread: a 3.6R 40mm Aluminum Dual Core Radiator upgrade that is fully plug and play (or at least as plug and play as possible). The radiator used is actually originally made for BL/BP EZ30. The goal behind this project was to find an aluminum radiator upgrade setup for 3.6R that could be accomplished with little to no fabrication other that what can be done with simple hand tools, and most if not all parts readily market available. Before we get started, you might be asking "What's such a big deal about a 3.6R radiator?". Well, the big deal is that currently, or prior to this project at least, there were no radiator options available for 3.6R that were aluminum, a capacity upgrade, or both. Why? Because of the second upper coolant port. If the 3.6R used a single upper port, we'd have dozens of options available, and all stuff that fits 08+ STI's (the same stuff that works for GT) would also fit 3.6R. But cutting into and welding another upper port onto an already expensive aluminum radiator is something that's outside of the majority of owners capabilities. The company that makes the radiator is “Golpher”. They make three radiator versions that are relevant to us: BL/BP EZ30 40mm, BL/BP EZ30 26mm, and BE/BH EZ30 40mm. The one that I used for this project is the BL/BP 40mm version. Golpher Webstore: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1101235148 BL/BP EZ30 40mm: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256803630438734.html BL/BP EZ30 26mm: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256801706982365.html BE/BH EZ30 40mm: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256801706939513.html Credit for the genesis of this project goes to Patrick (ThreeSixMafia on the forums). He originally found Golpher’s BE/BH H6 version radiator, and did all of the original cross-platform radiator measurement research. He did his experimenting with the BE/BH version of the radiator and used the Mishimoto STI fan shroud with its original fans. He did have to make some modifications to the trans fluid lines, as well as the upper radiator stays, and the radiator cap positioning/overflow tube path was different as well. After his project, I discovered that Golpher offered the BL/BP Gen H6 version radiator, and through my own research, found that it should be much closer to direct fitment for 3.6R than the BE/BH Gen radiator, so I decided to go all out with my setup. Link to his Patrick’s work is here, we had a lot of DM back and forth between us trying to figure this whole project out: As stated, the radiator is originally for a BL/BP Gen 3.0R, but fitment is nearly identical to 3.6R. The top and bottom stay mounts are identical, the upper and lower coolant hose ports are identical, and the rad cap location is identical. The only real difference between the two is the trans cooler ports: 3.0R uses 2 straight fittings, while 3.6R uses 1 straight and 1 90-degree elbow. Here's a comparison between the 3.0R & 3.6R OEM radiators (using the CSF website pictures just for comparison). Again, since I’m not a welder and I didn’t want to have anything custom-manufactured for this project, that elbow fitting was what held this project up for the longest amount of time, as Golpher used an uncommon thread pitch fitting, and the male end is welded into the radiator so it’s unable to be changed easily. It turned out to be 9/16x24 thread (which is very near the thread pitch for common sizing AN-6 fittings, but AN-6 fittings are 9/16x18 thread so will not work). The adapter I found with the correct female end thread had another, but different, uncommon thread for its male end: 5/8x18. I finally ended up finding a 90-degree elbow fitting with 5/8x18 pitch that would work. Being that this radiator also has an integrated trans fluid cooler just like the factory radiator, it should also increase ATF cooling efficiency as a side benefit. I’m going to be reaching out to Golpher with my project to see if they could make a version with 90-degree elbows from the get-go instead and offer it directly for 3.6R to hopefully eliminate the need for the adapter shenanigans. There’s multiple ways you can go about this setup. There’s a minimum list of parts you need to get it up and running, and there’s a handful of non-essential bonus parts that are nice to have if you want a “premium” installation. —Bare Minimum Parts (Basic)— -Golpher 03-09 EZ30 H6 Aluminum Radiator 40mm Dual Core (or 26mm version) - $503 (26mm is $440) -Mishimoto 08+ STI Aluminum Fan Shroud w/ Slim Fans (MMFS-STI-08P) *might not be necessary with 26mm rad, needed for 40mm) - $277 -BrassCraft 3/8" Female Fine Thread Flare (9/16x24) x 3/8" Male Flare Adapter - $10 -Parker Elbow Fitting 90-Degree Swivel 3/8" x 5/8-18 Thread (37982-6-6) - $13 -Various 10mm & 13mm hardware (M6 & M8) and brackets/mending plates (I opted for stainless everything) Total: $803 ($740 for 26mm, possible as low as $463 if stock fan shroud can fit) —Non-Essential Bonus Parts (Premium)— -SPAL 12" Medium Profile Curved Blade Puller Fan (30101522) x2 *need to drill new holes in fan shroud* - $206 (can be found cheaper by googling part number) -Mishimoto 08+ STI Aluminum Coolant Overflow Tank (MMRT-STI-08) - $202 -Samco H6 3.6 L Non-Turbo Coolant Kit (TCS700/C) - $211 -Samco Clamp Kit (CK700/C) - $30 Additional Total: $649 --- Grand Total (40mm Basic): $803 Grand Total (26mm Basic): $740 (possibly $463) Grand Total (40mm Premium): $1452 Now onto the install: Thankfully, all of the difficulties with this project were on the research/part sourcing side. Install was a breeze. Everything fit exactly as I hoped it would and it looks *fantastic* in the bay. I fabbed up a little bracket assembly to mount the fan control module on, made out of mending plates and a t-bracket I found at Lowes. Wiring was pretty straight forward, my buddy helped me with it since I’ve never soldered before, but essentially we just chopped the plugs off the SPAL fans and soldered the plugs from the original fan control on. We also swapped out the large fan control plug as well, since I had a burn/flare issue that damaged my original plug and fan control (which we think is what murdered my original engine). A side note on the fan control: the control module is the identical part # between Legacy/Outback 3.6R and 08+ Tribeca. If you look them up on eBay, you typically find cheaper results for Tribeca than you do for Legacy/Outback, despite being exactly the same part (I paid $41 for my new unit with all three plug ends). Radiator fitment is perfect, the entire assembly rad/shroud/fan is EXACTLY the same thickness as the OEM assembly, 5” thick, so absolutely no clearance issues. That means that it’s likely that the slim fan shroud *is* necessary for the 40mm radiator, but the 26mm should be able to use the factory fan shroud. I did have to trim about 3/4” off the three coolant hoses, and did need to get a different hose clamp for the radiator side of the lower hose, as the radiator nipple is just slightly too large for the OEM clamp. The Mishimoto overflow tank also fit perfectly, with the only caveat being that you have to rest the tank on the shroud bracket but NOT insert the bottom tab into the hole. This is the only way it will fit; using the tab hole makes the bottle contact the engine and not clear. But it holds more than firm enough with the top two screws. It actually clears better set like this than the stock bottle does when inserted into the hole, and the Mishimoto bottle is about 1.5x as thick. Moving the rest of this to a new post as I believe I've hit the 20 image limit with this one.

No it never was. Especially not to the point of needing to remove site features/eliminate 80% of the back forum. I really, really hope they backed all that info up and are at least migrating it somewhere that can still be referenced.

So, more than just the Thanks button being gone: the entire archives are gone. Y’all check your posts counts recently? I’m down about 80%. S2 above me has only 300 posts. They just obliterated an Alexandria’s Library of Legacy information and history in the interest of “sPeEdInG uP tHe SiTe”.

For real, the entire batch of archived sections seems to be gone unless I’m blind. That is *so* much Legacy history and info just straight up gone. Site speed be damned, keep the threads.

Bring this back. It’s one of the only things about this forum that makes it not feel like it’s in a death spiral.