Helloreaper1 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have a 99 legacy that is a 30th anniversary and I'm not 100% sure if its a 2nd gen or 3rd gen. I'm leaning toward 2nd gen because of how it looks but I want to know which gen it is for sure because I do want to start upgrading and it would be nice to be able to order the correct parts on the 1st try haha. Sent from my C5155 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrD123 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 99 should be the first year of the 3rd gen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helloreaper1 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Exactly, but its a BD which is a 2nd gen legacy. That's what is confusing me. Sent from my C5155 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minuccims Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 1995 1st re-design. Outback model introduced. 1999 30th Anniversary models 2000 the Legacy extensively re-designed. This 3rd generation Legacy is longer, wider and more powerful, with improved safety components, side air bags on some models, limited slip rear axles, completely new rear suspension, new dashboard, power seat and a lot more. All models now have the 2.5L engine. http://www.cars101.com/legacy2000.html so last year of 2nd gen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrD123 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 someone should tell a mod! We have a whole forum that is wrong! I think the 3rd gen forum goes 1999-2004! pretty funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_m Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Exactly, but its a BD which is a 2nd gen legacy. That's what is confusing me. Sent from my C5155 using Tapatalk Great car! I had a silver one. Always loved the look of it. The 95-99 Legacy body style is definitely second generation where it was completely redesigned in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helloreaper1 Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 I love this car, its my 1st car and its a great daily driver but i am wanting to get a little more power out of the stock engine until I get the money to do some serious upgrading. But the forum says 2nd gen stopped in 98 Sent from my C5155 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I believe 3rd-gen started in '99 in Japan, but 2000 in US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helloreaper1 Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Ah, and that's probably what the forum is going off of Sent from my C5155 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minuccims Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I had a 30th anniversary red GT sedan, fun car. Also a 2004 35th anniversary silver legacy wagon. Both were the last production year for its gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_m Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I love this car, its my 1st car and its a great daily driver but i am wanting to get a little more power out of the stock engine until I get the money to do some serious upgrading. FWIW, I'm not sure how much you can practically upgrade this car. Although it has a rock solid 2.5 DOHC, there are really not all that many mods for it. I loved mine, kept it stock and after 120k of Daily Driving, I found it was easier (and probably much cheaper in the long run) to trade up to my 05 LGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCASEYS Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 It's a 2.2 Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk 2 I donated to LegacyGT.com which allows me to have this nifty signature. If anything SCASEYS posts ever becomes a sticky i'm gonna light this whole place on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helloreaper1 Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Yeah, its a 2.2 sohc. It only has 105k miles on it Sent from my C5155 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 It's a 2.2 Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk 2 The GTs had a 2.5. My '98 LGT Limited was definitely a 2.5. An update: From the Wikipedia page for Subaru Legacy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Legacy USA-spec GT models, first offered in 1990 as a turbocharged sedan or wagon in Japan, and as a trim package for the USA version in 1994, became a top level model upgrade in 1996, using the new EJ25D DOHC 2.5 L naturally aspirated engine. So, all US LGT models since 1996 have the 2.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCASEYS Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 N00bian the 30th anny is a 2.2 phase 2 http://www.cars101.com/subaru_legacy_archive98_99.html WIKI is only as accurate as those who put the info in... I donated to LegacyGT.com which allows me to have this nifty signature. If anything SCASEYS posts ever becomes a sticky i'm gonna light this whole place on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helloreaper1 Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Indeed! Never trust wiki, its right sometimes but it is mostly wrong. so I know that parts from 02-07 wrx will bolt on no problem, however is there a sti year range that would bolt on to 2nd gen legacies no problems? Sent from my C5155 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 N00bian the 30th anny is a 2.2 phase 2 http://www.cars101.com/subaru_legacy_archive98_99.html WIKI is only as accurate as those who put the info in... So the 30th anniversary edition was not a GT? Cars101 confirms what I already stated: GT models had the 2.5, all others Legacies made do with the 2.2. Edit: They weren't called the 2.5GT for nothing. Edit 2: It looks like the 30th anniversary was only an L, which means it definitely had the 2.2, being a non-GT model. In case I forgot to mention it, all the GTs had the 2.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minuccims Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 So the 30th anniversary edition was not a GT? Cars101 confirms what I already stated: GT models had the 2.5, all others Legacies made do with the 2.2. Edit: They weren't called the 2.5GT for nothing. Edit 2: It looks like the 30th anniversary was only an L, which means it definitely had the 2.2, being a non-GT model. In case I forgot to mention it, all the GTs had the 2.5. Yup, I owned a 1999 2.5GT Limited. The Legacy was 2.2, as indicated on cars 101. The Outback also had the 2.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helloreaper1 Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 I have the wimpy 2.2 haha, I want to do an ej257 swap if I can. The main issue is getting the money haha Sent from my C5155 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I had a 30th anniversary red GT sedan, fun car. Me too. Wish I still had it. WAY less frustration than my '05. Edit 2: It looks like the 30th anniversary was only an L, which means it definitely had the 2.2, being a non-GT model. In case I forgot to mention it, all the GTs had the 2.5. Mine was a '99 GT Limited 30th Anniversary Edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helloreaper1 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 I have the 2.2 Soho in my legacy. If I have a 2.5 sohc from a 98 legacy, is it a direct swap, All bolt in? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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