fkyx Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Favorite sedan on the forums. Slick ride, Arith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arith Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 After almost a whole year of waffling back and forth on whether or not to do a front mount, I finally gave in to the dark side. My soul now sports a "Property of Satan" stamp on it. It was worth it in the end though, as I got the following fitted on: - GReddy front mount intercooler - SARD fuel pump - HKS Twin Power Ignition Amplifier - Custom modification to the Blitz intake The installer, Phat GT (on Liberty.Asn.Au) took a GReddy FMIC kit made for the Liberty and customised the heck out of it. By doing that he was able to: - Invert the intercooler so that the piping does not interfere with the foglights and washer bottle (original kit as well as most front mount kits for the Liberty call for the re-location of the washer bottle in front of the passenger side wheel as well as the removal of foglights) - Use less piping by curving it to a more direct path and ensured no contact with any other part (original kit calls for piping to go over some areas with contact with other parts) - Make it not to obvious to the casual observer. If anyone were to lift the bonnet you wouldn't be able to tell it's a front mount setup. Here are some pics for anyone interested: Test fitting to ensure all the pipes are in place and not interferring with anything. http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-01.jpg Front mount and piping after they have been painted matte black http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-02.jpg A close up of the GReddy intercooler. It's secured to the Cusco radiator support bar http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-03.jpg Inside the engine bay after some of the CF covers went on. Except for the noticeable gap where the top mount used to be, the front mount setup is hard to spot http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-04.jpg For the time being the opening where the top mount used to be has been covered with black mesh, making it even harder to notice it's not a stock setup. http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-05.jpg Front view of the car. Front mount is hardly noticeable I think! http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-06.jpg Some more pics from the front. http://nyomi.arith.com.au/images/Pic-140.jpg http://nyomi.arith.com.au/images/Pic-141.jpg http://nyomi.arith.com.au/images/Pic-142.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserpro2 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 whey arith, that is seriously a fantastic setup. i should say "sleeper to the max" or similar. i'm also curious about that engine cover, cause i've never seen it before, what brand/model is it? also, considering the bumpers need a bumper beam, did the FMIC take over its position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arith Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 i'm also curious about that engine cover, cause i've never seen it before, what brand/model is it? The carbon fiber engine cover and the other CF covers (battery, brake, fuse box, etc) are from Zero/Sports in Japan. They have quite a few performance and aero items for the Legacy. also, considering the bumpers need a bumper beam, did the FMIC take over its position? Unfortunately that's the sacrifice in this case. If I were to have left my car there for a month, there would have been an even more customised install that would work around the beam. But alas, I didn't have the time. The front mount and the radiator brace will absorb a little bit, but it's definitely no replacement for the beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookslikeanevo Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 dear god Current:MY05 SWP wagon - 253/290 UP, AEM CAI, Invidia Q300, tuned@yimisport OLD: MY06 GRP - 274/314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tito_b0y Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 dear god, please send us the legacy sti. amen. 2006 SWP 3.0R 5EAT VDC BBQ 2008 OBP 2.5i 4EAT BBQ [RIP] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Pen Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 i would do very dirty, dirty things to your car:dm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 your car is just effing amazing. If you don't vote Trump, out, you're a bigot who hates america. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigInALegacy Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Straight sexy... will you take a trade for my GF? She's very hot, and can do things your car probably can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Amazing car..do you have any photos of the FMIC piping that runs along the passenger side (driver side in the US) of the engine? I am interested in seeing how they ran the pipe under the fuel lines and around the air pump, looks very, very clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 It's official....I hate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLegacy Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 this car needs to be in the "words cannot describe the awesome" thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arith Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Do you have any photos of the FMIC piping that runs along the passenger side (driver side in the US) of the engine? I don't have that many for that side, but here are a few. Hope it answers yours questions. But the original battery had to be replaced with a half sized one in order for the pipe to squeeze through and a custom flange was made to accommodate the Go Fast Bits blow off valve. I've highlighted the route of the pipe in red in case it was hard to spot. http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-07.jpg http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-08.jpg http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-09.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 That is perfect..thank you. Again..great, great install on the FMIC. I wanted to customize my FMIC piping to fit better and this is about as clean as an install gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Pen Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Straight sexy... will you take a trade for my GF? She's very hot, and can do things your car probably can't. in for pictures of Big's GF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoRilla Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Perfect FMIC install. Looks great...now you just need a blouch dom 2.5 or 3.0r and your car would be done in my book! Maryland's Suby friendly Realtor. My favorite suby shop: http://www.IAGPerformance.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 dear god +infinity It reminds me of the farmerjohn car porn from years past... but this sedan has so many incredibly high end JDM parts on it, I weep golden tears every time I come into this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeondacouch Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I would like to know who does your installs. Everything is soooo clean. Am I correct in assuming you have a high-end professional doing the fabwork/fitting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 +infinity It reminds me of the farmerjohn car porn from years past... but this sedan has so many incredibly high end JDM parts on it, I weep golden tears every time I come into this thread. Yep...it is a little farmer Jon and a little CreoSTI rolled into one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unequal Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 What is that chrome part of the headlights, in front of the high beam? http://nyomi.arith.com.au/parts/FrontMount-06.jpg Some more pics from the front. http://nyomi.arith.com.au/images/Pic-140.jpg http://nyomi.arith.com.au/images/Pic-141.jpg http://nyomi.arith.com.au/images/Pic-142.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_luv Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 ^^^^ Preasure washers. Mr.350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buru Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 That is so badd aaazzz!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I officially hate US cars and want to kill emissions nazi's for not allowing us all of these beautiful cars. can you imagine how many legacy STI's would sale here vs the rest of the world. We'd have thousands of them sold. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 ^ on this forum alone. but the emissions thing is only going to get worse. I imagine within 10 years we're going to have a ban on cars like ours to even operate at all. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 thats ok if Tesla gets there car down to an affordable price. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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