My 1st Subaru and love it!!!

thisgr8ride · Post by **thisgr8ride** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:25 am

My first subaru.love it.have to install steering wheel and bezal gauge,then fix rust.

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:53 am

Looks nice!

I like the black wheels with black car

entirelyturbo · Post by **entirelyturbo** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:20 am

I agree, black on black always looks sexy.

Are those General tires though???

Get better tires and you'll be amazed at how much better your car will handle, just from a set of tires.

Manarius · Post by **Manarius** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:30 am

Pre-Face FTW.

stipro · Post by **stipro** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:33 am

Ah, do I see an Alberta plate.

Car looks good, did you by chance get the car recently?

AWD_addict · Post by **AWD_addict** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:12 am

Black 91's are awesome.

thisgr8ride · Post by **thisgr8ride** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:27 am

Yes , I just picked it up in June.Today i just installed my evoluton 3 port BOV.and tommarrow i will install my autometer boost gauge and air/fuel.I will post pics tommarrow night so check it out.And thanks for the feed back.I still have so much to learn and so much work to do on this car,but now i have all you guys on this sight, things should go well i hope.I used to be a honda man,Now after driving this,I'll never go back.Just a Quick question for you all is it cheesy to put STI seats and STI steering wheel(SHOWN IN ABOVE PICS) into a non sti?

thisgr8ride · Post by **thisgr8ride** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:31 am

yes subyluvr2212,
they are decent tired,but not the best ,I put them on a month ago just for the winter,and in summer will put some nice blackies on with polished lips.thanks for the advice though.Still handels great!

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:18 am

noticed you used to be a honda person, same here.
The thing I miss about Hondas- less trips to gas station, and almost zero repair needs for the couple hundred thousand miles+

Subaru-lots trips to gas station, almost always need some repairs....upkeep.
But, power windows, good heat, AWD, and safety, good.

wiscon_mark · Post by **wiscon_mark** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:58 am

don't forget low end torque

thisgr8ride · Post by **thisgr8ride** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:15 pm

hey Bheinen74
thats true that they need some upkeep,and use way more gas ,but you know what's great about the legacy,it beats every honda off the line,every time!!

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:23 am

And doesn't dent when someone so much as sneezes directly at it.

thisgr8ride · Post by **thisgr8ride** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:25 am

here are the photo's iowe you guys.

volt gauge and soon to be nitrous swith(one day in no so near future)

matches my bezal not yet installed and center of my sti wheel(shown @ topof thread!

my evolution 3 port bov sounds great and loud!!

feed back and suggestions welcome!

thisgr8ride · Post by **thisgr8ride** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:49 pm

Does any one have any suggestions on what else i could do to it?I'm thinking the motor needs more power.I't pretty much stock,took out platum plugs and put in new ngk's as suggested in other post and it did make a difference.Snokus removed.BOV.K&N filter.Air conditioner belt removed.But need some idea's for power.I also am running very lean @ idle.I have have been reading post about it running stock @ 8.9 or so psi,but for some reason it runs 6 or 7 through 1st to 3rd gear and 10 to 11 psi in forth and 5th.Is that normal,i do not have a boost controller either?

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:54 am

Well...first thing...if you are basing your AFR observations on a Narrowband Oxygen Sensor, you might as well throw it out the window, as it really doesn't do anything apart from look pretty. I would check for an exhaust leak around the turbo, because it should hit 8.7 psi in every gear.

As far as making more power...

1) Get a Walbro 255lph fuel pump
2) Get an intercooler of some variety
3) Maybe a larger turbo (vf10, vf8, TD05-16g)
4) Fuel Cut Defender (do a search on this one)
5) Bleeder-type boost controller

Notice that I numbered all of those things, meaning they should be done in that order, to preserve your engine. Also, I hope you don't actually plan to put nitrous on a turbocharged car, especially a stock one, it kinda seems like a silly idea to me, since you already have a device that oxygenates the mixture installed (i.e. the turbo)

Hope this is of some help

thisgr8ride · Post by **thisgr8ride** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:17 am

thanks,I was looking for some good advice,yours is great.If i had an exaust leak wouldn't my boost not hit 10 psi in 4 & 5th?

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:18 am

thisgr8ride wrote:thanks,I was looking for some good advice,yours is great.If i had an exaust leak wouldn't my boost not hit 10 psi in 4 & 5th?

It still could, because your motor is under more load in 4th and 5th= more exhaust= more boost...

Let me know if you have any more questions...

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:12 am

My car had the problem of a faulty wastegate solenoid. It held 8.7 pounds in 1-3, but in 3rd under a heavy load the boost would work its way up to 13 or 14 pounds and fuel cut would kick in.

Just a thought to help you troubleshoot the problem.

thisgr8ride · Post by **thisgr8ride** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:18 am

this car is now for sale,please see parts shed!

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My 1st Subaru and love it!!!

My 1st Subaru and love it!!!