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Hello, I'm looking for rear calipers and brackets from a 4th gen LGT for a brake swap project. Would also be interested in rotors and pads depending on mileage. Thanks
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Essential mod help?
dwmccauley01 replied to mikec1's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
There's smaller stuff like a catch can and maybe replacing OEM FPR with the 05 STI one but other than that it sound like you got most of the major mods done already. If you're looking for a larger turbo 16g, jmp vf40, or vf52 are good options for a daily. -
I would definitely not be giving her the beans with that much correction. The DAM dropping below 1 at anytime is no good. It could be phantom but then again it could not be. I think checking the turbo and seeing if you have any heatsheilds are rattling would be a good idea. Sent from my motorola edge 5G UW (2021) using Tapatalk
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You should probably take off the downpipe to check for shaft play. If you're still making boost it means the turbine hasn't snapped but the metal scraping sound is very concerning. If the turbine snaps it'll likely send metal into the pan and therefore into the bearings requiring a new short block Sent from my motorola edge 5G UW (2021) using Tapatalk
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I have never noticed my coolant temp go above halfway, may be something to keep an eye on. I redid all the timing components and thermostat not that long ago so that may affect it. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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If it's catless without codes it definitely has some sort of tune. I'm not sure how it would work if it's married to an ap, I'm not sure if you can reflash it or not. But if it was open-source it's super easy to pull the flash to see what was changed in the tune. Thankfully, there's a tone of resources related to subaru tuning so I would just search up subaru tuning guides or on romraider.com to get more information. It's a bit intimidating at first but once you get your stuff set up and understand the basics, it's not bad at all. I would recommend getting a general VAG-COM KKL 409.1 cable from Amazon or elsewhere to start or go ahead with a openport 2.0 but they are a bit pricey. Either way since it's tuned there's no easy way to tell what's going on without logging some data on it Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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You can get an openport 2.0 or cheap vagcom cable to log and reflash. There's a few good writeup on how to get that set up. https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/using-autonostics-vag-com-cable-read-flash-ecus-110768.html https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/complete-beginners-guide-e-tuning-vendor-and-vag-com-cable-158118.html Hopefully he has a tune, these cars don't usually respond well to modding without a tune. Once you get a cable and pull a learning view it may be easier to see what's going on. Also if you're burning oil, at that mileage it may be more worthwhile to get a shortblock as the piston rings are likely worn and the cylinders like to round out over time.
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5eat center diffrential bulletproofing how to
dwmccauley01 replied to frank_ster's topic in Transmissions
I understand I'm nearly a decade late to this discussion but I had a similar inquiry as above. Does anyone still have a hookup for these? If not, is there any dimensions I could give to a machine shop to get a similar set made? I see the dimensions posted above but I'm not sure if those were deemed accurate. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk -
There's a Russian guy on ebay selling modded valvebodys for the 5eat. Not sure how good they are but I think read a member buying from them. Other than that you can buy the RE5R05A HD-2 kit and follow hexmods walk through or get a shop to put it in. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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Small update, took a look at the heads. They are pretty dirty but couldve worse I guess. I didn't see any obvious scoring but I'll be moving it this week closer to my house so I can get into taking the heads off. Still got to get those cam bolts off. Another big reason why I'm going the route of rebuild this engine is because I got it basically for free Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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Friend of mine just got a 05 OBXT. We got a little hoodscoop gang going now. Mine is the black 05 LGT and the Mustangs are 5.0 California Specials.
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Obtained another cable elsewhere Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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I was planning on getting it honed and just doing some drop in pistons if the block looks usable. I'm fairly certain the ringlands aren't ideal due to the age of the engine. Assuming there is no major scoring and the cylinders aren't severely out of round would it be safe to assume my plan would be viable? Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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Hello, I bought a used engine awhile back and I am just now starting to tear into it, haven't taken the heads off yet but I put a boroscope into the spark plug holes to take a look. 2/4 cylinders look good with the cross hatching still visible, however, the other 2 have what looks like caked oil or something. I wouldn't be surprised it the ringlands are bad because it's got around 140k on it. The engine has also not been run in almost a year. I just wanted to confirm what I'm seeing is oil or something and not bits of the shortblock.lmk of you guys notice anything else. Thank you Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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My old Vag-Com cable has seen better days so I figure it's about time to get a nicer cable. I'm looking for one in decent condition, doesn't necessarily need to be Tractrix. Let me know what you have! Thanks Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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Bump, vf38 sold Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk