Borf Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 ^ nice.. Stock ECU? Running Cobb stage 1 tune since 140k. Before that it had the shitty SPT air intake on the stock tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PimpFro Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Time to update Stg 2 tune since 30k miles Put coil overs on at 90k miles Replaced timing belt and all those bits at 90k miles Put 16g and tune at 120k miles Factory clutch went out at 128k miles Now at 132k miles Have a small oil leak, that will be fixed soon Thus far, the car has treated me great. Generally the only things that break have been things that I have broken messing with it Pure Adrenaline Attached... To A License Plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF1GG29 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 All stock aside from some cosmetics, about to click over 103k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBear Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Before that it had the shitty SPT air intake on the stock tune. What was shitty about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadvw Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 What was shitty about it? Search is your friend. SPT intake causes all kinds of lean conditions, etc. and doesn't actually make any power. It's a lose-lose mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerlegacygt Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 195k running strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) ^ Stock ECU and oil practices? You guys are so ambiguous, it's good to have a little catalog of what works for people. I actually rolled over 168k miles tonight, all mine since 107k miles.. 3-3.5k oil changes and synthetic only with 5w40 as my preference. Cobb AP running stg1 at 70k miles and stg2 at 123k miles. Original equipment motor, turbo and trans. Interior/exterior holding up well too. I have very minor rust troubling the passenger front door and inside the gas door, another repair two years ago that looks solid at the rear driver's quarter panel. Otherwise the car looks great. Interior looks good for the most part too. Edited May 31, 2017 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...
JBear Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Search is your friend. SPT intake causes all kinds of lean conditions, etc. and doesn't actually make any power. It's a lose-lose mod. Any intake that lets more air in is going to cause a lean condition without a fuel remap, and it's not going to make power unless it wasn't getting enough air in the first place. Which is to say, I've never heard of an intake "making power" on a stock/nearly stock LGT, and any intake in that situation that doesn't cause problems probably isn't going to justify it's existence if and when it's highly modified. I can see now why it was shitty for you, but it sounds to me like you're criticizing a screwdriver for not being a good enough hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac88 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 198,000Km Oil pressure sender unit is leaking and making it smell like oil in the cabin . Will replace this weekend. Also how many more rally cross or autocross events before my motor goes boom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 198,000Km Oil pressure sender unit is leaking and making it smell like oil in the cabin . Will replace this weekend. Also how many more rally cross or autocross events before my motor goes boom? Cheater! For those who dont notice the KM that seems like a solid number Also - how are are you on your motor? If you like the sound of the rev limiter in first gear - not long. If you arent worried about time and take it easy then only time will tell what your engine has left on it. I'm so close to 160,000 mi its annoying. 257,495 in cheatermeters (km). 05' LGT, ZFD Built 5MT, Stage 2 Cryotune 91/E85, 170,000mi running BRotella T6 and Ecoguard S4615 filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 'cheatermeters' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm200 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Almost 140k. Burned valve at 135k. Rebuilt heads and turbo. 138k short block. Rest of the car is holding up great though. No body rot anywhere and just light surface rust underneath. Not bad for New England. Probably in need of struts and end links soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac88 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Cheater! For those who dont notice the KM that seems like a solid number Also - how are are you on your motor? If you like the sound of the rev limiter in first gear - not long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Changed out the transistor for the blower motor today, hopefully that will fix the blower motor slowing down after about 30 minutes or more of the AC and fan on max. After I turned the system off for a mile or so, it would work fine again. Last summer it happened after about 25-30 minutes on the drive on a hot humid day. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatentWagen Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Changed out the transistor for the blower motor today, hopefully that will fix the blower motor slowing down after about 30 minutes or more of the AC and fan on max. After I turned the system off for a mile or so, it would work fine again. Last summer it happened after about 25-30 minutes on the drive on a hot humid day. Glad you got it sorted. I checked the part number I had again and it was the wrong bit, after all LW's spec. B / YT / IG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Glad you got it sorted. I checked the part number I had again and it was the wrong bit, after all LOL, yea it took me a while to figure that out...not like I was in any hurry...LOL 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DementedGT Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Mine has 183,000 and is all stock beside a spt intake a spec stage 2 clutch. I just had to remove, clean and grease the starter because it started some squealing and also had to reweld up an exhaust hanger that rusted through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Well the test of time is certainly there, but many would say it's harmful to run an intake without an appropriate tune. Conventional wisdom around here would say to get the original intake setup back on, and sell the SPT intake unless you are going to mod past stg2 power. Again 183k miles could be proof that it's fine, idk 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...
seanyb505 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 213k here. Engine is 10k and trans is 5k. Still tons of fun to drive to work every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Driving the hell out of it every day! Holds oil and data logging every day looks pretty good too. NEED to get some projects done, both big and small. Recently discovered my driver's side axle boot is separated to go along with my right axle seal leaking. 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...
xt2005bonbon Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 along with my right axle seal leaking. As long as the boot is not torn, use some kind of syringe to 'inject' fresh grease in there, and just tighten the clamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Boot's torn completely around the largest ring, grease everywhere.. yay! 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...
xt2005bonbon Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 mmh, gotta love the smell of burnt grease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBear Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Yeah, just had to replace both of those on ours around that same mileage as well. So it goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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