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  1. I looked up the Carfax report. It had one owner till it was writen off in '14, since then it's gone through 4 more owners and nobody for much more then a year. Unfortunately it didn't revele much else.
  2. Well I was worried about those compression numbers. Yeah I should have put new plugs in, didn't think of it. They didn't tell me what turbo I had either.
  3. Well I finally got my car back from Mazda. Compression came back LF115, LR125, RF120, RR130 PSI, Spec indicates 142-171PSI with 7PSI difference. So my compression seems a bit low and off spec. Leak down passed with 5% leak down on all cylinders. Turbo was inspected and has very little play but an oil leak was noticed near turbo.
  4. If my memory is correct the other White 09 Spec B that was for sale at the same time had black seats and red shift knob. Perhaps the white Spec Bs don't come with the blue accent's.
  5. It's a Canadian 2009 Spec B, the leather is in good shape, perhaps it's different leather in 09, Canadian models or been replaced? VIN decoders have it as Spec B. Yes HID ballast
  6. There's no Subaru dealer in my city but after calling almost every dealership in town Mazda said they would take it in. Previouly I made an appointment with Chrysler but then they called back saying they figured it would require special tools and cancelled my appointment. Guess they didn't want to work on a Subaru. Here's some more photos in the daylight.
  7. I figured out why I got such a good deal, when I registered it I found out it has the status of "Repaired" meaning it was a total loss and rebuilt at some point. I plan to do a compression and leak down test as soon as I find a willing mechanic. And I'll get them to check what turbo it has when I get them to check the shaft play. It has adjustable coilovers and the wrenches were in the trunk when I bought it so I should be able to get it back to stock height.
  8. I should clarify the Subaru dude is no mechanic just a Subaru enthusiast who had a few tuner cars in the past, I asked him where the VIN was stamped on the engine and he replied it was buried underneath. Also I meant intake manifold not intake. Yes it's a blowback and makes one hell of a pshhhhh sound. Why would someone buy a full exhaust and intake manifold and not put a tune on it? Plus wouldn't it run poorly? It runs and sounds good.
  9. I took it to a Subaru guy and he doesn't think it has a tune but said the engine sounded very nice and he looked at the oil cap. He said if engine failure was likely then they typically have back pressure in the oil and it bubbles up but it has no signs of that. He said it definitely has an intake, intercooler & full exhaust. He thinks it's the stock engine but we couldn't find where the engine serial number is to be sure.
  10. It has full Cobb exhaust, and this little guy was plugged into the OBDII port
  11. Ok so I'm a noob and more of a motorcycle guy, Subaru's are my winter vehicles. I bought the car off a small dealership specializing in imports who got it from a Hyundai dealership who picked it up on a trade so no information from the original owner. The guy I bought it from literally had time to unload it, put in on the hoist, give it a safety inspection and then I showed up, test drove and bought it. He was told everything on it worked. It's lowered with a mechanical height adjustment. I got it for peanuts, less then most regular 09 Legacy sell for and almost a third what a 09 WRX STI goes for. Mechanically it seems fine. I am going to raise it up as much as I can because it's way too low and bottoms out on my driveway. It's fast as hell and that's really all I know. Is there a spot on the turbos where there's typically markings or how would I tell which one it has? How would I know if it has a tune or not? The I, S & S# modes all work. AP as in AccessPort, I don't believe so, certainly no keypad. There is an aftermarket starter/alarm, front and rear cameras and a strange button on the dash but that's all I've noticed and I haven't figured out how to get any of them working. The Nav screen doesn't work either but the buttons aren't secure so it's like someone was in the dash and didn't put it back together properly. I haven't even had time to check fuses or anything. I'm hoping it's just something simple. Do command starters for manuals typically let you remove the keys and leave the car running? Mine stays running and shuts off if I hit the brakes or walk a few feet away with the keys. If I press the start button it flashes orange a few times then red and beeps but doesn't start the car. I have the parking brake on and it out of gear but still doesn't do anything.
  12. I recently bought a 09 Spec B and was wondering why it has these badges on A & C pillars? I looked through Spec B photo threads and haven't seen another with them. Perhaps it's common to de-badge them. My intercooler looks a little different as well. Wondering what I got myself into.
  13. Yes I am aware, hence my username. Two white 09 Spec B's were for sale in Winnipeg at the same time, I bought one of them to replace my 99 Legacy GT. I was only looking for one day and both ad's were only one day old. The odds seem very unlikely to come across two white spec B's for sale at the same time in the same place. With the rarity of the car and having never seen one in person until now I was interested to know how many exactly were white in Canada.
  14. Can someone do a breakdown or post where too look for how many of each color were sold in Canada?
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