awfulwaffle Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Got backed into in the parking lot at work, and then had an inner tie rod on my STI rack start to pop/clunk within the same day The rack's off of a car that hit a wall, but it was on the opposite side and that inner tie rod has been replaced. Le sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylew Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Sounds to me like it's time to completely restore the entire vehicle! I second that...especially if it is a wagon...as a non-biased 3rd party Wagon is LIFE! - 265,000 miles and climbing Unofficial Build (Restoration) Thread Steering Rack Rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I second that...especially if it is a wagon...as a non-biased 3rd party mandatory if it s a wagon ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 where did i take this off ?? let me know cause i m almost done putting back everything , will hate to have to remove everything again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Not something I'm familiar with, or at least I've never removed those. Any idea what part of the car you were working on? Looks like something that came out of the door, or door jam maybe. EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 where did i take this off ?? I wanna say those were part of the side skirt attachment scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydunno Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I second that...especially if it is a wagon...as a non-biased 3rd partyNope... a sedan. I don't like the wagons. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the side profile, the extra interior space for activities, and the whole "you got spanked by a wagon" bit... but, I'm not a fan of how they styled and finished the rear. I just don't like it. I know, my taste is weird.. Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydunno Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Met up with Code yesterday and traded some top feed injectors for beer Now THATS a trade deal! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylew Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Nope... a sedan. I don't like the wagons. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the side profile, the extra interior space for activities, and the whole "you got spanked by a wagon" bit... but, I'm not a fan of how they styled and finished the rear. I just don't like it. I know, my taste is weird.. Scotty You're not weird, just wrong. I will say the USDM rear bumper isn't the greatest. The butt looks better with EDM or JDM rear bumper Wagon is LIFE! - 265,000 miles and climbing Unofficial Build (Restoration) Thread Steering Rack Rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08SpecB_DE Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not today but I installed a set of Perrin el headers on the car over the weekend. I like how its quieter at idle but still has a nasty sound when I get on it. If I knew I was going to like it this much, I would have done it sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocinoman25 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not today but I installed a set of Perrin el headers on the car over the weekend. I like how its quieter at idle but still has a nasty sound when I get on it. If I knew I was going to like it this much, I would have done it sooner.ELH FTW! Lol. Add the EWG and you'll be in paradise. I just got the grimmspeed adapter for the 3"DP to oem catback along with the donut. Getting older and considering putting oem exhaust back on for stealth mode. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Follow me on IG @chefodiycarguy and @chefo.soriano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorDaveLGT Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 JDM facelift Spec B/STI bumper got delivered today which was the last item I was waiting on before dropping everything off at the shop for the paint prep work to begin. Need to take pictures of everything tonight to document and update my build thread. Also need to get going on flipping the shields on the JDM headlights. First time I will be cracking open a set of headlights so should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkinslow Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not today but I installed a set of Perrin el headers on the car over the weekend. I like how its quieter at idle but still has a nasty sound when I get on it. If I knew I was going to like it this much, I would have done it sooner. "But, But, But, what about the rumble?" Good choice. Power and efficiency over "rumble" any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) ELH FTW! Lol. Add the EWG and you'll be in paradise. I just got the grimmspeed adapter for the 3"DP to oem catback along with the donut. Getting older and considering putting oem exhaust back on for stealth mode. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk You and I both. I love the Stromung sound way too much, specially with the windows down but it does drone a bit too much for my taste, specially when I have the family in it. I've had a vibrant resonator sitting in the garage for months now, but I'm afraid it will change the beautiful sound of the Stromung way too much and I'll just end up hating it. Sorry for the long rant, I'll eventually get the resonator on and go from there. Edited February 26, 2020 by Gabo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Fwiw, I've had resonators added to two catbacks in my time. Both examples the exhaust note was improved, significantly in one case - lower tone, less rasp, less drone; one time I had fitment issues afterward. Edited February 26, 2020 by BoozeRS05 EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorDaveLGT Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not today but I installed a set of Perrin el headers on the car over the weekend. I like how its quieter at idle but still has a nasty sound when I get on it. If I knew I was going to like it this much, I would have done it sooner. Damn, this makes me more anxious to get my killer B headers on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enlight Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Fun stuff happening in the 5th gen. forums . It's a whole different world over there. STI trans fitted into 5th Gen LGT FS- Location: Sti 6mt in a 5th generation Legacy Trans mount Jig Info Edited February 27, 2020 by Enlight muFreight.co A JDM Container Sharing Service from Japan to NYC Website | Instagram | Email Bessie II's Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awfulwaffle Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Tis a rare day to see someone flamed that hard on this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awfulwaffle Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Finally finished cleaning these up and ready for reassembly. Hopefully going on this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Fun stuff happening in the 5th gen. forums . It's a whole different world over there. STI trans fitted into 5th Gen LGT FS- Location: Sti 6mt in a 5th generation Legacy Trans mount Jig Info Didn't 5th gen LGT come with 6 speed standard anyway? Just SpecB style, not STI style, correct? I know the tranny case and mounting is different from BL/BP - we have 10 OB with 6 MT. The OP is either beginner scammer, or simply , uhm, slow. 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 249K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 272K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilredwagon Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 So how about this - I put an AEM 320 fuel pump in my car about 10K miles ago, and it already went bad! Still confirming, but I replaced the whole bucket (fuel pump/filter/sender) with a low mileage STi takeoff, and haven't had any problems whatsoever since. Prior to this, I was having a problem where the car would die only after running for a continuous couple hours on the highway. Which was a big problem as it would only die when I was over a hundred miles away from home... usually in the middle of nowhere and on a roadtrip. When I put the AEM pump in, I tuned it since there were a few other things changing at the time. Well, now with the stock STi pump in there, I'm rich across the board on the same tune and it's running like a champ. In hindsight, I think the AEM was slowly dying because it kept going slightly lean up top (inconsistently), and I kept revising the tune for it. Now with the STi pump, it's been dead consistent for about 500 miles so far. After changing out everything related to the fuel delivery, the new AEM fuel pump was the last thing I thought would have been the problem, but it's looking like it was. It's hard to confirm because I need to drive it for over 100 miles at highway speed to see if it dies, but so far it's been good! So here's a heads up - when fuel pumps start to die, they do weird things and don't show a CEL. Even if you recently put in a brand new aftermarket fuel pump, it could be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flinkly Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Didn't 5th gen LGT come with 6 speed standard anyway? Just SpecB style, not STI style, correct? I know the tranny case and mounting is different from BL/BP - we have 10 OB with 6 MT. The OP is either beginner scammer, or simply , uhm, slow. 6 speed crammed in a 5 speed gearbox. Edit: as in a 6th gear crammed inside a 4th gen 5mt. Not a 6 speed as we know it. Edited February 27, 2020 by Flinkly * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08SpecB_DE Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I have more cabin noise/vibration at cold idle but I tack that up to the headers being a slightly tighter fit than I would have liked at the heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 6 speed crammed in a 5 speed gearbox. Edit: as in a 6th gear crammed inside a 4th gen 5mt. Not a 6 speed as we know it. I've always wondered this too. So they have an LGT 5 speed with a highway gear? Sounds pretty decent for a daily driver. EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I've always wondered this too. So they have an LGT 5 speed with a highway gear? Sounds pretty decent for a daily driver. Correct; same with the newer WRX. It's the same weak 5-speed style gearbox, but with an overdrive. They still have the skinny gearsets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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