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I've got a rebuilt 6 speed from a 08 spec.b leggy if you're near Tampa.
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I consider myself lucky to have paid MSRP for a new STI...lucky to even find one. Glad I have a buddy who works at a multi-brand dealer and gave me a heads up before it was even delivered to them. Just put on a Q300 w/ catted DP, GS intercooler, boost controller, wideband, and pro-tune. Made 330ish on the dyno, and drives a whole lot better. Q300 is a little louder than I was expecting, but not obnoxious. I'm sure my neighbor doesn't like the first 30 seconds after cold start in the morning. Anyways, seems like a good start over the stock 260-270hp at the wheels.
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Nov 4, 2021 19:11
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Alright is 400whp the practical limit for a stock STI RA block? ('21 STI) I've been out of the loop for a while with turbo upgades so not sure what the new/best choices are right now. Not drag racing, so I don't want some oversized turbo that's just lag city. Car has full turbo back 3" exhaust right now and making 320whp with that and tune on 93. Next round of upgrades will be intake, inlet, fuel pump, injectors, and maybe EL headers if budget allows. Goal is smooth power delivery, still suitable to DD but able to rip the back roads. Not sure if reaching that goal of about 400 is at the edge of the stock turbo capability, and what better turbo will be in it's happy zone.
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Dec 1, 2021 22:52
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I dunno, people in cities like autos for their GT type cars. Maybe Subaru's "new" "Subaru Performance Transmission" doesn't explode? I'd imagine they are separating the STI out from the WRX even more? GT vs Rally/Race? I think heads would roll if the next STI isn't offered with a 6 speed. Majere fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Dec 8, 2021 |
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Dec 8, 2021 19:51
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Rolo posted:Should I look into an air oil separator for my still-new STI? Yes, a good one like the IAG Street series
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Dec 10, 2021 19:43
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rickiep00h posted:Every once in a while I think about getting an STI badge for my old Legacy wagon, just for lols. Then I don't. get the OEM JDM one then =) https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/?id=16000
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Jan 14, 2022 21:59
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rickiep00h posted:It's a '93 Legacy Sorry for your masochism. 
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Jan 18, 2022 22:09
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Going to be pulling the motor in my 08 Leggy. Hoping she just needs a new shortblock, seems to shoot oil straight out the tailpipes so I'm guessing a melted or broken piston at 190K miles. Any specialty tools that I might want besides the cam sprocket wrenches for rebuilding? I've been watching a lot of videos on the process and read over the FSM for removal, doesn't seem too difficult to get it out. last motor I pulled was from a 4 cyl 92 camry to swap in a v6 when it spun a rod bearing after half a million miles.
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Jan 18, 2022 22:27
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lol that fuckin rear bumper. its like ALL the designers of the Asstek got together to just do the rear of the car. MORE ANGLES! MORE LEDGES!
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Feb 4, 2022 17:11
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Are y'all busy beating on your cars instead of posting?
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Apr 11, 2022 20:03
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gently caress yeah. Pulling the engine out from my spec.b Leggy...gotta see why it's shooting oil out the exhaust! Normally I would say its just bonus corrosion protection, but the exhaust is stainless already. I have a new STI type RA shortblock on order already  and half a garage full of parts to resto the drat thing.Pretty sure the old heads will fit...? just like legos they said.
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Apr 13, 2022 14:51
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i own every Bionicle posted:What year? I might have some parts that will fit, if you need anything. Feel free to shoot a PM! 2008. What kinda stuff you got?
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Apr 14, 2022 13:33
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Sounds good. Yeah, I've got the budget brake upgrade, the Powerstop unpainted 4/2 pot STI calipers from rock auto. Had a friend paint them up real nice in hyper blue, and I made the decals. People still want like $2000 for busted old poo poo calipers with stripped threads, stuck bleeders, and failing paint because they have BREM-BRO on the sides.  Pretty sure it already has 740/750 DW injectors from when I bought it years ago. I don't think I would need any larger for a vf52. Might be interested in the fuel rails and lines if mine are scuzzy. My tuner wants to get rid of the TGV's on the legacy and the new STI, is that really worth it?
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Apr 14, 2022 16:50
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Alright so it's something you'd do while you had all this apart, not take it all apart just to do this.
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Apr 14, 2022 22:14
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net work error posted:AC on my 17 WRX has gone right as we enter into summer. fuses first. then compressor operation like 'um excuse me' said. The small cans w/stop leak from the auto parts store work pretty good for a quick fix, if it indeed is a touch low on cold juice (not for completely discharged/open/giant leaks system, just adding a bit to bring the pressure up for the compressor to kick on). used one on my leggy years ago and still blows cold.
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Apr 18, 2022 18:27
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Anyone else have issues with theirs and know if there are any simple checks to make before taking it to a mechanic?
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I'm real glad Subaru makes a master gasket kit for the EJ. REALLY wish they had a master hose and pipe kit for everything attached to the intake manifold. Every single hose is rotten and picking out every single hose from 3 or 4 different systems running along the topside sucks so much. I know I can use some regular rubber hose from the auto parts store for some of them, but subaru really went to town on custom bent hoses to keep them from kinking.
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May 3, 2022 17:27
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Seems every video and forum post on building/rebuilding an EJ gets to assembling the long block and then cuts to "ready to drop in". I guess they all say gently caress it and don't video or document the best way/order to put everything back on top of the motor?
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May 16, 2022 21:28
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Thanks guys. Not my first rodeo replacing an engine, but first time Subaru. I know well enough to let the pros do the precision stuff. The rest is just nuts and bolts, c'mon. I have the FSM but,rickiep00h posted:"Installation is the reverse of removal." I know it's a big ol puzzle and i'll figure it out from my pics and parts diagrams just wondering if anyone has seen an actual guide or maybe a specific manual for the EJ255/57 by itself for reference. Local shops wanted $8k+ to rebuild/replace. I've got about $4k in it now, between new shortblock, reman heads, gasket kits, performance bits and pieces here and there, plus a few hundo more for all the little special bent hoses and poo poo. Probably come in at what I would spend on a "low" mileage drop in job from jspecauto.
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May 17, 2022 21:38
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i own every Bionicle posted:Not really because there are a ton of differences between different versions of those engines. EJ257 just means that it’s a 2.5 liter motor in a STI, and EJ255 is a 2.5 liter turbo motor in something else. Some EJ257’s got sidefeed injectors, some are topfeed. Some have dual AVCS, some are intake only. A Forester XT, Legacy GT, or 06-14 WRX all have an EJ255 but they have different turbos, intake manifolds, injectors, fuel lines, air pumps, up pipes, etc. Yeah you can use a type RA shortblock in any of them, but in the grand scheme of things that’s not a lot of similarity. Even some of the engines have sodium filled valves and others have stainless, and require different clearances. Well I'll just have rely on the FSM, a Haynes manual, and helpful internet forum posters then. 
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My 08 spec.b legacy engine. 200k miles, suffered from low oil pressure that roasted the turbo and sounds like "a skellington jerking off in a metal garbage can" on startup. Otherwise the rest of the car is in great shape. I had the garage space and time to diy r&r to fix it up oem plus style. If it was a regular gt i probably would have sold it to someone else to fix, but since its somewhat rare and in good shape otherwise i figured it would be a good project. I like that it's a parts bin wrx/sti car already so upgrading worn out parts like steering rack and brakes to oem sti stuff seems fitting. Nothing over the top power wise, she made about 300hp/350tq or so with a newer vf52 which is fine enough for me for commuting and travel cruising on the highway. Plus the seats are 10x as comfy as the seats in the new sti.
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Nice. Been finding things the last dealership to work on it said they did and fixed...like re-sealing the oil pan and removing screens in banjo bolts. chucks of sealant packed into the pick up.  Me: "Can you check if there are screens in the banjo bolts?" Them: "this model year did not have filters in the bolts" & "we removed all of them" 
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May 20, 2022 18:55
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Anyone else waiting on a master gasket kit? Been like 3 months since I ordered it =( Dealer still says national back order.
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Jun 13, 2022 15:27
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So anyone have a set of D25 single AVCS heads? Local cylinder head shop wants $800 each for rebuilds.
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I'm no audiophile, but the HK system is decent from an OEM standpoint. I only listen to XM radio and the original Top Gun soundtrack CD and have no complaints. I'd wager any aftermarket system will be better. If you can find the whole system from a wreck or partout, great, it might be easier to install, but aftermarket is way more flexible. Starlink is awful, app implementation is embarrassing and downright useless.
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Am I right to assume that LGT/WRX D25 heads (decked .005) on a new sti 257 shortblock will get around 8.66-8.7 compression ratio?
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Risky posted:What years are those from? Got a link to them? Fronts are 04 sti, powerstop L3698 & L3699. Need same year rotors as well. Rears are 06 wrx, needs adapter brackets for same years legacy, and rotors. No idea if these will fit 2020. I'm sure the consensus would be for you to upgrade your pads and rotors (and tires) first though as the stock calipers arent "bad" or "weak" or some poo poo. Majere fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Aug 11, 2022 |
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Stupid question....are the left and right side cams different? Cams were packed separately with a new set of heads I got, and not labelled.
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Subaru is going to be the alfa romeo of japan arent they? Trying to remember the top gear episode where they had to describe an alfa or italian car without using the word "soul" or somesuch. Sure the car is built....ok...and it rattles all over, and the glove box door won't stay shut but theres just something about the s*** of a subie.
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Rolo posted:I’ve been putting it off but my 21 STi hit 5k miles recently, I still love it and I think I’m gonna go ahead and start working on getting an air oil separator on it. Anytime is a good time for a real aos. 5k miles is still brand new.
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Nov 17, 2022 17:56
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Are dual clutch transmissions worser than cvts all things considered or are they just costly and therefore not used? Seems like a better choice for a sport sedan than a shitbox cvt...
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Nov 18, 2022 18:17
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hobbesmaster posted:Because Subaru (Fuji heavy manufacturing) designed a CVT (with help from Jatco I think?) they can manufacture themselves and they’re going to put it in everything instead of paying someone else. Yeah that makes sense then. I mean for the "low" amount of wrx's they sell they could have used a better automatic for those models. Seems there are at least half a dozen companies making dct's now. If the new sti is going all electric or hybrid...that means cvt for fucks sake.
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Nov 18, 2022 18:52
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Start soaking those pinch bolts with penetrant now then.
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Dec 1, 2022 22:36
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Which bushing(s) makes left/right slop in a 6speed shifter? Is it the cross piece farthest away from the lever?
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Thanks Jamal. Going back and forth between the new sti and the old legacy...nothing makes a car feel "worn" than a sloppy shifter. Up/down is pretty solid, but in gear, there's a lot of left/right wiggle The leggy is a spec.b so it has essentially the same 6speed, and pretty sure it has the factory sti short throw in there already.
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I think the extra plug is there for dual pumps, like if ya got a wagon with a rear washer. I know my legacy sedan has 2 plugs (one red, one black) there, but only 1 pump. Also, I need to do the oem fogs on my STI, there's a good write up on iwsti. Seems most all of the wiring is already in the cabin, just need to put a relay in the junction box behind the glove box and run 2 wires from the fuse holder in the engine bay to the bumper. Using the JDM bezels with fog holes and DRL/sequential blinkers, and the headlight stalk from a Forester which has a foglight switch on it. I already installed the stalk, and the little foglight light lights up on the dash even w/o the relay or lights in so thats a good sign! Why does subaru do dumb things like not having fog lights/driving lights on the highest trim? All the poo poo is in the same harness you put in every car anyway, wtf.
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If its anything like the legacy, the wires in the hinge are frayed/broken
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Every rally I see on youtube now is all hyundai.
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