eldrego Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I can't believe I didn't do this before, such a difference [ame= ] [/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRhbAOENPxs&hd=1]2008 Subaru Legacy GT Stage 2 rev - YouTube[/ame] UPDATE: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewj2O1kPnCU&hd=1]Legacy GT 2008 Parking lot Rev and drive by - YouTube[/ame] Mods: Invidia catless dp Magnaflow catback Racer X FMIC Tru-Cool 4454 Transmission cooling kit K&N Typhoon Intake Avo fuel pump Air pump delete kit R-Rev Carbon Fiber Grille Stoptech brake pads E-tuned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 sweet congrats. stage 2 for me is later later down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdBore Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldrego Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Parts? Invidia catless dp, Magnaflow catback, ap 93 ots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdBore Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Sounds good is why I asked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonafide P Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm200 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Car sounds great. How is your stock TMIC holding up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee07 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Feels faster and you can feel it pull you when sit in the passenger seat and you're like damn but when you're in the drivers seat.... Y so slow! What numbers you putting down? Congrats though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 stage 2 is slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeperleg Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 stage 2 is slow. Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 stage 2 is "fun" up to 50mph, after that your boner goes from solid to inverted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shades Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Stage 2 is a good start though. Gotta start somewhere You gotta push your limits to learn your limits:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatsuDano Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Stage 2 took me forever but now it puts a grin on my face. Any plans for going beyond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators BarManBean Posted April 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted April 23, 2012 stage 2 is "fun" up to 50mph, after that your boner goes from solid to inverted This is where most of us like to have our fun--and I disagree. I'm only at the beginning of my stage 2 tuning process and 60-80 (passing power) is significantly different (unless I blow my TB hose off the intercooler, then power is diverted to my aflac sound machine). I have really little interest in what my power level is after about 85/90mph. I occasionally go above 80mph, but not usually on purpose unless I'm doing a pull for logging reasons. To each his own though "Bullet-proof" your OEM TMIC! <<Buy your kit here>> Not currently in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Its not the top speed that matters its the launch feeling you get when passing on the highway. The vf40/46 lacks quite a bit there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 stage 2 is slow...stage 2 is "fun" up to 50mph, after that your boner goes from solid to inverted Im confused. Is stae 2 slow or is it "fun"? I think we should rename stage 1 "stage fixed", stage 2 "stage fun" and stage 3 "stage Id rather be young instead":lol: Stage 2 is a good start though. Gotta start somewhere Stage 2 is the prep for stage 3+ so its not only a good start, its a okay place to stop or just the tip of the iceberg. I'm only at the beginning of my stage 2 tuning process and 60-80 (passing power) is significantly different have really little interest in what my power level is after about 85/90mph. I occasionally go above 80mph Its easy to say that when you don't know what a LGT with 350hp/400tq feel like. I walk a stage 2 to 80mph like a stage 2 walks a 2.5i. I totally agree that a smaller turbo can be more fun in 2nd gear. I carve mountain roads at 50-90 more than very tight twisties at 20-50. Different setups for different folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Stage 2 is like childs play. Lol. Its cute and fun. Stage 3+ is where the thrill seekers lie. And I'm not talking about a bnr 16g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users paintpollz Posted April 23, 2012 Mega Users Share Posted April 23, 2012 stage 2 is like childs play. Lol. Its cute and fun. Stage 3+ is where the thrill seekers lie. And i'm not talking about a bnr 16g. lol u are the man!!! "Remember Danny - Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm200 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Stage 3 pulls like mad but for those of us that can't afford a new shortblock, or 2 (looking at you bmx ), stage 2 is probably fun enough. I'll be jumping to stage 2 soon and that will be it. I don't have the funds to be blowing trannies and short blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators BarManBean Posted April 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted April 23, 2012 Stage 3 pulls like mad but for those of us that can't afford a new shortblock... ^^This. I don't have an engine fund yet so I, like others, cant really justify going with a much bigger turbo or trying to go much farther than 300whp or so. I also have not been in a LGT with 350-400hp, so you're right, I don't know exactly what that would feel like. I HAVE driven cars with close to 500bhp before though (S55 AMG) and know what real power feels like. Short story? I love it, but cant afford it right now...and that includes upgrading my LGT to equivalent an weight:hp ratio. I think it's easier to agree that stage 2 is fast(er) than stage 1 and slow(er) than stage 3+. It's also cheap(er) than stage 3+. "Bullet-proof" your OEM TMIC! <<Buy your kit here>> Not currently in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm200 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 ^ Well said. And if you don't have the funds for stage 3, don't go for a ride in one. You'll want it!! My stage 1 felt like a Camry afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 ^ Well said. And if you don't have the funds for stage 3, don't go for a ride in one. You'll want it!! My stage 1 felt like a Camry afterwards. and that was with 90 psi in 2 cylinders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldrego Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Car sounds great. How is your stock TMIC holding up? Pretty good. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldrego Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Stage 2 took me forever but now it puts a grin on my face. Any plans for going beyond? Yea I don't think I'll be going any further than Stage 2. This is the right amount of power for me at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 IMHO I hope it always feels that way for you. What "everyone" tends to forget is that Stage 3+ is all about SUPPORTING MODS not about the turbo (or even shortblock:lol:) in general, Stage3+ requires these things to support it that you can get away without at Stage2 (although its not as much fun without suspension). Intercooler, Clutch, Flywheel, Injectors, Fuel Pump, Brake Upgrade, Suspension Upgrade, Tires = $$$$$$$$$$ With the exception of a BnR16g or vf52 on OEM fueling which is a great "poor-mans" stage 3 if you want to look at it from a cost standpoint (although there is nothing poor about the performance of a BnR16g/vf52'd LGT compared to a vf40/46'd LGT). Yessiree, Stage 2 is dollar for dollar the biggest bang for the buck. Its one of those too-good-to-be-true moments that are so infrequent in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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