Pawlwawl06 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I'm waiting for my engine to explode, then I'm putting the rallitek camshafts in, or possibly when its time to replace the timing belt. hopefully there will be a tuning option available when that time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 It's a non-turbo Subaru man, it'll be a long while before it explodes...unless it's done intentionally lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtbxr22 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 ...it's just hard to find one but mine has been for sale for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I need the 05-07 MT for my autotragic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDowell Performance Tunin Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Sorry, man. You're just not going to get much of a boost in power, in the 2.5i, without spending some $. Try a K&N airfilter...unless others have done this without any noticable power? I have a GT, so what do I know? www.facebook.com/mcdowelltuning [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Click Here for Stage1, Stage2 and Stage3 Tuning and eTuning Info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adidasoutback Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Trade it in if you can, honestly most of us bought the car because we couldn't afford the turbo model, so try to roll your debt into a faster used car or another legacy, I did bought a C350 now I dont have to worry about being slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmhm17 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 how much a diff does the LSD make? do we even make enough power to make it worth while? you have to be reving pretty high in the turns to get a torque snap coming out of a turn.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnout8488 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I don't think a 2.5i has enough power to really benefit from an LSD on dry pavement. Offroad or in snow is a different story however... I was mudding mine and it would have helped a TON if both of my rear wheels had a little bit of composure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtbxr22 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 On dry pavement, it does benefit also. I'll explain. Since my car was lowered, and had the huge sway bars, when the car would go over say.....the crest of a road when pulling out of another road, the left rear would come off the ground causing loss of forward movement. I almost got t-boned twice when this phenomenon occured. After I installed the LSD, I attempted to make this happen. Never did it happen again. mainly due to the nature of the LSD design used. If one rear wheel comes off the ground or loses traction, the majority of the power is transfered to the wheel with the most traction. Remember "from the wheels that slip to the wheels that grip"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmhm17 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 thats wierd i did not know you could dog leg these cars with out coilovers that easy, i see the benefit in that though.. I have an 09 with stability controle, im wondering if even i had an lsd unless i shut VDC off i would not notice it in the snow, VDC cuts so much power and applys breaks individualy that its almost imposible some times to spin the car out on purpose, very good system btw has saved my ass a couple times, but when you dont want it to kick on it can make you loose controle especialy on dry pavment.. any who, im thinking sways then springs then struts, then an lsd.. ill just have to shut vdc off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtbxr22 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 i hate VDC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 any who, im thinking sways then springs then struts You should actually do those things in reverse order, according to the suspension/racing gurus on the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawlwawl06 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 really?? Ive always heard that sway bars were first, then springs/struts lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Apparently struts take away most of the body roll. Sways take care of body roll too, but more for fine tuning the understeer/oversteer. I would hesitate to put sways on stock struts/springs, itll put way too much stress on the endlinks & RSB mount when cornering hard. I'm assuming that's why there's so many stories about broken endlinks & RSB mounts since most people do springs & sways first and struts last... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawlwawl06 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 hmm, i had my sway bar kit on long before i swapped out springs/struts, I never had a problem. I still have stock front endlinks, guess it depends on how crazy you go on the thickness of the sways. I've always followed this thread: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/tech-reference-571.html Its funny how somehow every 2.5i discussion ends up on suspension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtbxr22 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 that's where they shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtbxr22 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I'm glad I had all the experience with my 2.5i that i did. if not, my new car wouldn't be moving along as fast as it is. 17 days..........Lowered, front and rear 25mm sways, pitch mount, trans mount, crossmember bushings, hids, stage 1 tune, taillight overlays, drl disable, new front rotors, de-spoilered, lightweight crank pulley. still got a bunch of crap to do, but i'm trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN 2.5i Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Yah, I did the JDM GT 20mm rear sway first... then springs, then struts, then new springs, then MSI endlinks, then Perrin 22mm RSB, then Tribeca 25mm FSB.... I say sways first, they're an easy upgrade. Springs and/or struts a little more involved than a 'bolt-on'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmhm17 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 care to part with the wing? I may be interested, if i can make up my mind on lip spoiler or stock gt.. Im leaning more tord lip, but figured i would ask. and as far as sways.. im thinking of doing the same thing shtbxr did, 25/25, so I would be putting alot of stress on the rear mounts, especially with a solid bar.. now im all screwed up. struts were going to be the last thing because of how exspensive the Bilstiens are.. I was going to do the sways then pinks then bilstien HD's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtbxr22 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 pinks, sways, bilsteins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmhm17 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 are the pinks harsh? i live in Worcester, they do not know how to keep the roads fixed im constantly dodging potholes, and unfortunately i cant miss them all. i dont want to be forced to by struts in 6 months.. also is there a cheaper place to get them other than japanparts, and rallitek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalyst Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 in terms of cost effectiveness, doing sways first will give you best bang for buck so if that was your original plan then just stick to it bilsteins and pinks are fine for DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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