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atchipmunk

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  • Birthday 06/26/1973

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    Hunt Valley, MD
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    '09 Subaru Outback 2.5i
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    Owner/Operator of Mpire Automotive

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  1. VERY interested in seeing how this exhaust work-over turns out, and sounds. I recently picked up an '09 OB 2.5i and have been planning some mods for it. Are those the 4" or 5" mufflers from Nameless?
  2. Unfortunately I haven't gotten a chance to do it yet. Just haven't had the time. Was actually gonna try to do the swap this past weekend, but completely forgot to bring my brake bleeder home from work on friday. :mad:Maybe i'll get to squeeze it in next weekend... sjwelna...thanks for the post and pics. Great comparison of the two boosters...was planning on taking some similar pics when I did mine. From your pics it looks like the STi booster and M/C combo might be a little shorter than the LGT booster/MC. Is that the case or is it just the angle of the boosters, etc in the pics? Just trying to deduce whether the GrimmSpeed MC Brace will work with the STi Setup. I'm wondering if lengthening the pedal rod on the booster a little bit from the recommended length might work to reduce that pedal travel, however I know from the other STi Booster/MC thread that some people that didn't adjust that rod to proper length have had issues with the brakes locking up after a period of driving. Was probably enough to be constantly sightly applying the brakes causing them to overheat. Hmm...might play with that length a little when I do mine... One last thing...any chance you got to check if the LGT fluid reservoir would fit onto the STi Master Cylinder? My '06 STi Master Cylinder didn't come with a reservoir and i'm wondering if I can just swap the LGT reservoir onto the STi Master Cylinder. The spacing of the ports looks pretty close between the two but haven't gotten to actually take any hard measurements or actually try fitting it. Anyway, thanks again for the pics.
  3. Yeah, I'm actually interested in eventually running the GS M/C Brace in conjunction with the STi M/C and Booster. I actually posted in the GS Brace thread but as far as I know no one has tried using the brace with the STi M/C Booster swap. Even the GS guys weren't sure if it would fit. When I do my STi M/C and Booster swap gonna be taking a bunch of pics and measurements so I can compare the location of the M/C swap compared to the stock M/C to determine if the GS brace will fit. I suspect that it will, but there's only 1 way to know for sure...
  4. That from the Legacy's repair manual or from the STi? I wonder if they list different measurements for each ?
  5. Ok, flushing the M/C is merely a matter of pushing clean fluid through the M/C to push out the dirt and crud, etc. You could use the traditional bench bleeding technique and keep filling the reservoir and pushing fluid through the M/C till no more dirt, etc. comes out. Since my STi M/C didn't come with the reservoir, I couldn't do it that way. So, I found a container that just fit the M/C in it...filled it with brake fluid and sat the STi M/C in it... http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk56/atchipmunk/05%20LGT%20Wagon/MCflush-1.jpg Then it was just a matter of depressing the piston in the M/C to suck in and push fluid through the M/C. The fluid in the container would obviously get dirty from the fluid being pushed through the M/C and I would just empty it and replace the fluid with fresh brake fluid until no more crap came out. I actually had to refresh the fluid at least 7 or 8 times before no more crap came out. Anyway, that's it in a nutshell. Unfortunately, I forgot to take any pics of how dark the fluid got while I was doing it since my hands were covered in brake fluid, etc. I can tell you that it was pretty ugly and i'd hate to have pushed that crap into my brake system had I only done a bench bleed to fill the M/C with fluid...
  6. Yeah, originally I was thinking about using the stock LGT check valve and running the side that usually goes into the booster into a hose and then running that hose to the STi booster. Problem is that that end is larger and would require a 1/2" ID hose, where the STi booster port is for a 3/8". I could make I work with some step-down adapters, but in the end it would look a bit hobbled together (read: ghetto-rigged). I'm a stickler for things looking "right" so that's kinda outta the question. Anyway, I'll post a pic of how I flushed my M/C when I get back home to my computer later...
  7. One other thing for anyone looking to do this swap... Depending on where you get your parts from, in addition to bench bleeding the M/C you might also want to consider flushing the s**t outta your master cylinder as well. Most of us will probably buy these parts from a recycler or off of ebay, etc. The problem with these places is that they pull the parts and store them. Depending on how they're stored, crud and contamination can develop inside...especially since brake fluid is hygroscopic and absorbs moisture from the air. When I got my STi M/C there was A LOT of contamination inside of it...almost looked like they stored the damn thing outside in the rain. I used a LOT of brake fluid to flush out the thing MULTIPLE times and you shoulda seen the crap that came out of this thing...definitely not stuff you would want to push into your brake system. Just doing a regular bench bleed wouldn't have done it either. Anyway, I took a pic or 2 of how I flushed it so when I do my DIY Walkthrough i'll post those as well...
  8. Well, that's not exactly correct. On the Legacy, the brake check valve is not built inside of the booster. It is external to the booster, but uses a different type of mounting than the STi booster. The LGT check valve is on the end of the hose and is press-fit into a rubber sealing grommet on the booster itself. On the STi Booster, there is a 3/8" Hose connection for the vacuum line. I'll take some pics of both to show what i'm referring to... I'll actually be doing this swap either this week or next and going to take a lot of pictures and measurements and will be writing a DIY Walkthrough of the whole process. I'm not going to use the STi check valve though. I'll be using an inline brake check valve from either a Toyota Supra or Nissan S13 or S14...
  9. Well, I looked up the pats on OpposedForces and it lists different part numbers for the '05 LGT brake reservoir and the '06 STi brake reservoir. (26451AC010 for the LGT and 26451AC000 for the STi). Now my question is...will the LGT one work on the STi M/C? The port holes visually "look" to be in the same location, but who knows...would have to actually try to fit the LGT one to the STi master to know for sure, but since the one is still installed on my car I can't easily do that. Hmm...was gonna try to do my Booster and M/C swap this weekend, but maybe i'll have to wait and just get myself an STi reservoir. Would hate to take it all apart only to find that the reservoir doesn't fit...
  10. Yes...just asking about the reservoir itself...NOT the M/C since I have both the M/C and Booster from an '06 STi...
  11. Anybody know if the brake fluid reservoir for the LGT is the same as the brake fluid reservoir on the STi? I picked up an '06 STi M/C and booster a little while ago, but it didn't come with the reservoir. Just wondering if I can swap the reservoir that's currently on my car over to the STi master when I have time to do the swap or if I need to pick up an STi reservoir. Anyone know if the reservoirs are interchangeable? Visually they look pretty close...
  12. Subscribed. I'd be interested in a 5x114 conversion mainly for the wider selection of wheels. In for updates...
  13. Great...another mod I need to add to the list. Ever since I picked up my '05 LGT Wagon a few months ago, one of the weakest points to me on the car has been the brakes and their "feel" (or lack there-of). My other car is a AC Schnitzer Widebodied E36 M3 that has a Brembo GT BBK and that thing has amazing stopping power and feel. Makes the LGT feel like trying to stop a schoolbus in comparison. If the STi MC and Booster will improve the responsiveness and feel of the brake pedal then that's definitely something i'll have to look into adding to my LGT. Thanks a lot to those that pioneered this swap!
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