unstablementaly Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 i have the perrin on. i checked out everything a little while ago. tmic to tb hose was comming apart. fixed. found a small leak from UP to turbo. that will get fixed tomorrow. car ran fine for 10 minutes. now i'm half boostin again and all the connections still look good. probably gonna reflash to cobb stg2 and tear everything apart tomorrow on the lift. oh well. sooner or later it will get fixed. my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTlegacy06 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 I guess this has turned into the "CT owners with mechanical issues" thread Sorry to hear about your bad luck, I only have a 2.5i and probably won't be seeing the same problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 eh, its not bad luck. just pay to play. with the 2.5i you are going to have nothing but years of reliability! so be happy. thankfully i'm the only one havin these kinds of issues right now. hopefully before i leave for syracuse they will all be ironed out and i'll be protuned by ICS. my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoopMan Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 RU datalogging Jeff? Do u think turbo is dying or a boost control issue? I don't know crap as I said b4.... Starting to collect stage 2 parts now, have a bosal catless up on the way. Probably will get a Cobb catted dp, or something else catted. Probably an AVO or Perrin TMIC. Some kind of cbe would be nice as well. Not sure when I am doing it, no rush... sure don't like hearing about problems... Also I am effin BROKE right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 don't do the tmic before doing a full exhaust IMO. tmic will only get real results from a protune. i dont think the turbo is dying, at least anymore. i'm gonna reflash tomorrow after all repairs have been made. see if i get an improvement. my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I thought it said "nutmeg REcall" at first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 cars fixed and runnin strong. next is protune and new coilovers!! my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STiSubie109 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 sweeet, glad you hear your up and running again just in time for some cold weather! are you moving to the cuse or vaca? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 thanks, i'm happy too! neither, training purposes. company will fly me to baltimore for a perk, but won't fly me to syracuse for training. go figure. saturday the new tein suspension goes on. and sometime next week(probably friday or saturday) dyno tune at ICS!! my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoopMan Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Good news dude... Didn't you have K-sport coilovers b4? And how do you like ICS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 KW's, and i still have them. gonna send those out for a rebuild sometime during the summer. those will become the winter suspension. as for ICS. i have no opinions of them yet. i spoke to ryan in person. he called me back a week later to update me on the dyno repair. i have to schedule an appointment, will probably due that tomorrow. i'll give a full report when it's done. they do have a target to beat and i need them to work with my current TDC map. that map ha launch control in it! and the target to beat is 268whp/275wtq my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoopMan Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 My bad on the KW's. Those are supposedly pretty good right? I think people have bad luck on the K-sports. So which tein setup is it? Just got my bosal up from fedex today. It has some crap rattling around inside of the heat shield, I hope it cannot find its way into the inner tube, doubt the turbo would be too happy about it. Won't try the install until it gets warm again, so I have a few months to get a catted dp, and possibly also a catback and a TMIC. I guess I would run the Cobb stage 2 map for a while. Protune would be better I am sure, assuming the tuner is up to the game. Very interested in how ICS is, they are so close by. I have been a stage 1 pussy long enough, gotta make the move.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 tein flexes. thinkin about the electric adjustment down the road, but only if i tend on seriously tracking the car. right now it's just for fun. crap rattling around inside the heatshield? on the new pipe? or the existing catted? and don't do the UP until you get a DP. it's pointless. you'll have to remove the down twice if you do! and buy the factory gaskets!! subaru of stamford should have them. i'm fairly certain they stock extra because of all the sets i've bought from them! my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoopMan Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Naw, the Bosal catless up is from a fellow forum member. Got it for a good price, and looks just like the stock one. Seems in pretty good shape, but that rattling concerns me. I will probably go with a Cobb catted dp. Invidia looks great, but some members say fitment is sh!t. No rush... So what was the final diagnosis with your boost problems? A leak right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 couple of leaks- first was UP/turbo. blew half the gasket out. thats what i get for bending the factory gasket and then trying to reuse it. second was TMIC/TB hose connection. new header install pulled the turbo over which resulted in the IC pulling halfway out of the TB hose. all fixed. had to reflash so the ECU would relearn that it was running right. the bosal up should be catless. i have no idea what that rattle could be. just look inside! you should be able to see straight thru! my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoopMan Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 It's def catless. Has a smooth inner tube. Been too busy to look at it closely enough to find out what the loose crap is or how to get it out. Just want to make sure that stuff can't get inside. What is TB? Turbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTlegacy06 Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 Well now that its hit me again, the only problem im having with this car is nails in my rear tires! Ive gone like 6yrs without a flat tire and now with this car I'm on my second nail in 2 months! At least thats the worst i have to say about the car, I'll be heading to the dealer today (Premier Branford) I'm hoping its a quick fix, luckily I have the wheel/tire warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 ^^nails in tires sucks! yeah it's a quick fix. they can plug it which under normal driving conditions can last the life of the tire, or, they can patch it which we all know will last the life of the tire! TB= throttle body. the hose your TMIC plugs into opposite the turbo. UPDATE! gettin protune 1.11.08 at ICS Performance in stamford. i'll be there at 11:30 if anyone who is not workin cares to hang out for an hour or two. my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoopMan Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Doh! Throttle body!!! I r teh n00bne55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 new suspension is on now. car stiffened up big time. gonna have to adjust the spring rate a little. and for some reason my car is over boostin. not throwin a code, but once it does it i can only half boost. anyone got a clue on that one? my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoopMan Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Sorry about your problems. Running the stock boost controller? RU overboosting when u shift or at wot? Might wanna b driving like granma until you sort it out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstablementaly Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 overboostin during wot. and i'm currently driving less like myself staring more at the boost gauge tha at anything else when my right foot is feelin heavy! i know my boost gauge is inaccurate so when i see it hit 20psi i know i have to back down. just not sure if it's wastegate flutter or BPV acting up. oh well. where the hell is the rest of us connecticutions?? guess nothing else is happenin in the nutmeg state except for my small car issues! my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTlegacy06 Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 overboostin during wot. and i'm currently driving less like myself staring more at the boost gauge tha at anything else when my right foot is feelin heavy! i know my boost gauge is inaccurate so when i see it hit 20psi i know i have to back down. just not sure if it's wastegate flutter or BPV acting up. oh well. where the hell is the rest of us connecticutions?? guess nothing else is happenin in the nutmeg state except for my small car issues! Gitster got banned so there goes 99% of the annoying posts coming out of this state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 but im back bishes. http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTlegacy06 Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 but im back bishes. Oh ya I forgot that Rhode Island was just a colony of CT, welcome back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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