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1 hour ago, motorbreath said:

I only have experience with the Invidia cat, which is very spendy,

https://www.invidia-exhausts.com.au/invidia-liberty-2010-down-pipe-j-pipe-with-high-fl

but keep in mind that all of these aftermarket cats have, from what I understand, a more restrictive opening in the flange compared to the stock cat. The one that I have from Invidia causes a notable noise when the wastegate is wide open, so I think that you might need a tune if you use an aftermarket one.

I could be wrong about this, hopefully people with more experience can jump in.

You can get it for around $700
https://www.importimageracing.com/products/hs10sl1dpc-invidia-invidia-high-flow-cat-downpipe-subaru-legacy-gt-2010-2012

I will say this: Get the high flow invidia cat - it will cost you a tune/ map update. But for $1000 you'll gain a nice high flow downpipe and ~+25 hp +50 torque (roughly) and you'll be at stage 2.

Downpipe/exhaust, recirc bpv, and a 3 port boost controller (also not expensive) should get you 295hp and 345 torque @ the wheels. This is the perfect time to do those mods since you need a new cat anyways. Plus: many smiles per gallon

if you don't want to do that stay OEM. But I'd still recommend a protune over cobb maps. Cobb doesn't do maps for stage 2 5th gens. It also runs very poorly if you don't get a tune with the downpipe (from my experience, don't be me). Car was constantly running rich.

**push the tire out about an inch compared to the OEM legacy wheel. Both being a wider wheel and the 15mm bump

15 minutes ago, NVAKeith said:

Sweet, love me some used stock wheels!  You doing hub swaps with the Brembos?

Thanks! They aren't my first choice but they are STI and were so cheap I said why not, if I decide later I don't want them it's an easy sell later. Came off a 2017

Last I checked the hubs were not easily swapable and would require a slew of things that are half way to the STI 6spd trans swap. So I'm going with 15mm hubcentric adapters for 5x100-->5x114.3 with built in studs. That'll make the (+55) a (+40) on the wheel and push it about an inch out for a more flush look. I'm still on stock suspension so I don't think they'll rub but suspension mods are next.

Ignore how dirty the car is but I picked up some goodies off fb marketplace for a steal to clear the 4 pots I got. I think they'll look great. 18x8.5 +55

How much for shipping on (GT Spec Strut bar + rear swaybar braces) to 19132?

16 hours ago, Humble Rumble said:

People totally under estimate just how much even brand new OEM engine mounts will improve this platforms response and feel since the rear mounts are literally ON the transmission itself and function as trans mounts too. Especially considering that the youngest 5th gens are now 11 years old, even if the car has literally no miles on it, the rubber in the mounts will be suffering from age fatigue and not performing their best.

I have the Kein hardened mounts on mine and the immediate acceleration feedback difference compared to before is insane, feels like it just pulls forever now. It also completely eliminated the hesitation and shift shock when shifting down into 1st, which is something 99% of 3.6R drivers complain about. Smoother than butter now, totally worthwhile maintenance item or upgrade for anyone.

Do you feel the Kein mounts are too stiff or anything? I had the hardrace ones put in but I have a feeling they'll eventually have the same problems the OEM ones have (especially under lots torque). Did you notice a large amount of NVH inside the cabin? Are they street-able?

Just got the car back from PSI Proformance here in Pennsylvania, and she's got the beans. Tuned by Drunkman (dmann)  Very happy right now, the car feels amazing and I can't stop smiling. New engine mounts made a world of a difference for my clutch feel as well. Plus the cabin doesn't rattle from the downpipe!

Big brakes next...

on a side note: anyone have any recommendations for a good body/paint shop in the Tristate area? I'm in Philly

Giving the car a little love at the shop right now, the invidia turboback needed some help, got the Hardrace engine mounts put in, and fixed the oil cooler gasket. Also threw in a Grimmspeed 3 port boost controller.
The drivetrain was so sloppy from engine movement it made the downpipe hit against the sub-frame under acceleration.

Also have some brakes in the works for when she gets home...it's snowy up here and a little more brake pedal will be nice. all four corners brakes and rotors, SS lines, Hardrace brake master brace, and stoptech Z26 street pads. Should add up nicely methinks

19 hours ago, Humble Rumble said:

Been slacking on posting updates for months, so prepare for a big picture dump post. 

September - Had a small rust bubble starting on my roof that got a bit out of control during the time my car was sitting last year, so I got my roof repainted, and while I was at it I had the shop doing my roof also paint an extra trunk lid and  the TommyKaira (Rowen) wing for me as well. Went with body color for the base and gloss black for the blade and end caps. 

Installed the new trunk lid, assembled and installed the TommyKaira (Rowen) wing. Opted for the low-drag blade alignment rather than high-downforce. This is the 3rd one of these wings in North America but the only one with the TommyKaira branding (other two have "Rowen"). Surprisingly, this spoiler mounts without bolts, and uses entirely 3M adhesive tape and small side clips that going around the edge of the trunk lid (my clips are missing) so install was painless and is completely reversible. Fitment is fantastic and the wing follows the trunk curve perfectly, and I love this spoiler way more in person than I thought I would. It extends backwards off the trunk (when looking profile view) a tasteful amount and overall just looks really great. Black blade and endplates was the right call as well. The wing flows with the entire car much better than the Wangan wing I had on there before, and I like how its wider and more visible from the front view. 

The day after installing this wing (and throwing some flashy taillights on), I participated in Tuner Evolution Chicago along with Four Star Society. We rolled in nearly 30 cars deep and ended up taking 6 total awards from the show as a collective group, including both Group Participation (size) and Group Quality (level of builds). It was an awesome experience and I'm really happy with how the car was looking for this event. 

The weekend after Tuner Evo, I participated in Subaru Speed Expo 2023 at Autobahn Country Club South Course. It was overall an awesome event and the car felt better than it's ever felt before. It felt like I could truly trust it and drive it to its grip limits and really huck it into corners. I was genuinely one of the fastest cars in my run class, and got tons of compliments on both the car and my driving. The last session of the day ended up raining but they still let us go out, so it ended up being a low speed drift run lmao. Absolute blast of a way to cool down after a fun race day. 

One of the coolest things I got to do during SSE was participate in the mid-day on-track vendor roller shot groups. The paint shop who did my roof, trunk, and spoiler invited me to go out with them and their shop cars, and it made for some of the downright coolest pictures that exist of my car. Super neat experience to be a part of. 

The week after Speed Expo was SubieFest Midwest. As I've done in the past, I entered my car into the Turbo Stock class since the NA class is typically super small and completely unfair when I'm in it (my first ever autox at SubieFest 2018 I won the NA class by 6 seconds lmao) and my times fit much, much better with the Turbo Stock class. It's been a goal of mine to win the Turbo Stock class without a turbo, and I damn near did it this year. I ended up run 2nd in the class, missing 1st by only .5xx seconds. It was disappointing, but the gentleman that took 1st had gotten 2nd the last 3 years in a row, so it was well deserved and he did some great driving. One of my favorite events of the year, car always gets a ton of attention since it's screaming loud and the entire autox course is ringed by spectator spaces. Can't want for next year.

Also got my first 3-wheeling pic lmao. 

hot dang if you don't have one of the greatest GT's in the US. Looks amazing! Your build is such an inspiration

On 1/17/2024 at 8:20 PM, DrD123 said:

I wonder if it's color specific - I had a 12 Legacy in ice silver metallic until a month or so ago, and the paint was pretty much pristine (from a peeling perspective) - I am pretty good about washing and wax it every 2-3 months or so.  This is in NM - it was garaged at night, but out in the sun all day (and we get lots of sun!) - same deal with my previous 02 WRX.  (I wash with a pressure washer as well - foam sprayer, wash with a wet towel, spray it off, then dry and sometimes wax it)

I wonder too. I also wonder if it's too late to get some $$ from SOA because it looks to me there is a defect causing this. The car was mostly garage kept and only has 118K miles. I never had issues with my 4th gens paint and this makes me sad and cry $$$$ tears lol

On mine it's the whole car just like @creep_nu. The whole of the trunk has come off, pillars and door handles.

I've always wanted a dark emerald legacy anyways....

Anyone else having issues with their clear coat de-laminating? It's happening all over the vehicle and makes me quite sad.

I guess it's time to paint the whole car?

6 hours ago, motorbreath said:

Unfortunately that was something I *should* have done when I replaced the turbo and exhaust manifold...not sure if it can be done without removing the manifold.

*sigh* I know that feeling.

After the third nice filter to have a slow drip of oil I was thinking "hmmm must be above". I was hoping it was just a bad gasket on the filter(s).  I did it on my old 05 LGT and it was stupid simple but the configuration on this gen makes it look like a huge pain.

Did a little maintenance today. Threw some BG EPR in and ran at 1500rpm for about 20minutes before letting it idle for 10. Oil change and it was DARK dark, plenty of carbon buildup in this 118k GT. Oil change with Penzoil Ultra 5w-30 and a can of BG MOA and a mazda Tokyo Roki filter.

The butt dyno says it was effective.

Noticed the oil cooler gasket is leaking, and looks like a pain to get to. Anyone do this recently?

On 6/27/2023 at 1:33 AM, Wade chard said:

Hey mine does it full throttle and letting go of pedal and shifting up

I'd wager your coilpacks are going bad, possibly need new plugs too.

Just pull them out and inspect them, they're pretty easy to get to and are on top of your spark plugs. If you change the plugs you have to pull the coilpack anyways. There are many how to's online for a subaru EJ 2.5, all models are essentially the same as far as location and instruction.

You'd notice if the metal layers are de-laminating and rusty, also look for cracks in the plastic housing attached to the layered metal bit.

Here are some photos of mine when I replaced them at 105K as a Northeast car. Salty roads and old age take their toll.

I don't know but I'm interested as well, the stock lines are looking a bit dusty after 12 years

31 minutes ago, Falcor said:

Good point. Might as well future proof it. 
 

does anyone know if this works in cars with factory Nav? I know other tablet style head units had an issue with the amp.

Yeah I have the same car, they say to include a note to them on the purchase and let them know witch OEM headunit option you have. They have pictures listed A-B-C, ours is option C. They'll supply the cables you need to hook it up properly.

On 6/12/2023 at 11:06 PM, DrD123 said:

 Has anyone bought one of these - looks pretty interesting.  I have been thinking about getting something that does android auto - the S10-B model is under $200 - don't know if the 4GB+32GB is laggy or what... 

I don't have any info for you...but if you're going to replace the radio you might as well do it once and be happy. I bet 4gb is enough but I want that 8gb insurance

I just came across this and it seems like an amazing idea for our decade old cars. Have you tried cleaning the MAP sensor too?

after some sleuthing here is an even better option than what the OP posted. 8gb of RAM and a QLED screen

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803628604848.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000060.1.101fd8c6NdEg8b&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.291025.0&scm_id=1007.13339.291025.0&scm-url=1007.13339.291025.0&pvid=6a9d6af8-27cb-4bf5-847b-3f7dddc8d649&_t=gps-id%3ApcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller%2Cscm-url%3A1007.13339.291025.0%2Cpvid%3A6a9d6af8-27cb-4bf5-847b-3f7dddc8d649%2Ctpp_buckets%3A668%232846%238108%231977&pdp_npi=3%40dis!USD!159.0!96.99!!!!!%402101c5b116864255447142911e0ddd!12000027256553269!rec!US!&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

I am also interested in this, if it's still real

I was looking at it on the BNR site, what's the difference exactly? Just the compressor wheel?

interested in the mud flaps!

On 6/3/2023 at 2:00 PM, amichalski81 said:

Guess what felllas .... this past week it happened AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! another ignition coil went bad and it was another $1400 to replace 1 coil and all 6 spark plugs. WTF at this point? this shouldn't be a repeat issue 4 times in 7 years! 

the service manager gave me a phone number to call subaru relating to this repeat problem and she said they might give me coupons for $$$ off of services? wtf is that going to do for me when i'm experiencing this issue every 18 months or so? 

that's a really crazy price, they are taking you for a ride. Go to a different shop. You can get a NGK coilpack for $75 (the company who manufactures the coils for Subaru). Spark plugs are $15 a piece or less, and accessing both is very easy. 45-1hr of labor time.

I'd expect to pay a fraction of what they charged you.