Aftermarket Turbo Inlet

Hi community,
My car is still completely stock but in the case of preventative maintenance (94k miles) I was wondering if installing a new aftermarket turbo inlet hose would require a tune? I've yet to to buy an accessport because of recent maintenance bills but I plan to in the very near future. My current oem inlet is looking a little oily or saturated but car drives great and sounds great. But as parts need replacing, I'm going with better than oem if possible. Any info greatly appreciated.

Thanks

No tuning required for an inlet. Make sure it is installed correctly. It might be worth resetting the ECU (bulling negative battery cable for a few minutes) to remove any learned compensations for potential leaks. The install is a bear.

Thanks Spec.B! It's been a great 9 years with the Subie and I don't want to rush into stage 2, well actually yes i do but eventually she'll get there on her own! Any inlet brands yall recommend or advise to stay away from? Or are they all just about the same?

If yours is not ripped no need to replace it. My FXT with 160k miles still has what looks to be the factory inlet, since no one mocked with the turbo on it was never ripped. Take flashlight and take a look around.

Also get a cheap VAG-Com cable and pull the learning view log, can tell you if you have a leak or not. If your planning on going stage 2, just get a Tactrix cable, and eventually get an e-tune.

Good to know Covert. Definitely no rips but lots of saturation from what I believe is coolant or oil? I just don't want anything getting sucked into the turbo causing further damage. Peace of mind I guess? Thanks for the link, I've always been somewhat familiar with the Cobb accessport but that VAG-Com looks like some good reading material for me to dive into. Off topic but every time I read that name of that cable I think of VAG-ina Com cable lol!

Haha I'm the same way, I fought myself not to write it wrong and had to google the name.

Agreed on piece of mind, in which case get yourself an aftermarket one, silicon or hard.

So I recently saw a member with a slightly used hard inlet for sale it looked like it was for a wrx tho. Will these fit lgt's? What mmodifications would be necessary for proper fitment?

Hard inlets are nice, but I believe they are harder to install (must remove the intake manifold?). You would be good if it was for an 09-14 WRX, but 02-08 had smaller turbos, and I'm not sure if they had the same size inlet.

FWIW, I'm running a Perrin inlet. Its flexibility made it easy to maneuver in place, but it was a pain to connect the bypass valve (aka BOV) return line. The inlet kept flexing, preventing the hose from getting a good seal. It has been a few years, but I think I actually ended up taking off the intake manifold to connect that hose.