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  1. My OEM is rotted and I need a cheap replacement, shipped or picked up is fine. I'm around Chicago, the trick is I need the Outback variant with the downturns, and want it stock or almost stock quiet. Please PM, thanks!
  2. Yep, best way I found was a used HKS downpipe off Buyee.jp, it bolted right up to the stock catback with a donut.
  3. Is there any chance you would sell the back seat panel (with the net) off the passenger seat? I've been trying to find one and/or a part number for a long time and can't, so far the only solution is a JDM recycler with crazy international shipping costs. If you want to sell it just PM me, thanks a lot!
  4. Just to update, I got Dorman 524-595 and 596 control arms, these are aluminum replacement STi control arms with the revised 2011-14 sealed rear OEM pillowball bushings, and they also have new balljoints and front bushings. Troll a bit on Google Shopping, eBay, and some other sites, I got them for ~$208 shipped but they average ~$120 per side.
  5. I've been enjoying the EJ20Y swap but a few weeks ago it slipped and that's stuck on my mind, I got on it from about 10mph to merge over and it shuddered and went "hrrrrrrrrrrrrd," paused a half-sec and finally just took off. I'm hoping to pick up a cheap used one to build eventually, here is the 5EAT info I've collected: 5EAT rebuild: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/jayrex-5eat-rebuild-251969.html Rear diff fluid: https://legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2024688&postcount=3 HexMods: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/5eat-valve-body-upgrades-finally-164484.html HexMods 2: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/valve-body-mods-giant-leaps-forward-160101.html?highlight=hex+mods TransGo impressions, good leads for research: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/transgo-kit-and-working-good-163856.html Trans cooler DIY, HexMods: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/properly-plumb-your-5eat-transmission-cooler-221643.html Note post #393 for possible alternate configuration: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/transmission-cooler-installation-17293p27.html 5EAT front LSD discussion: https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1895421&page=4 HexMods experiments: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/5eat-front-lsd-fitment-test-fund-134603.html
  6. Just got Teins for the Outback and am working on getting the other stuff I need for the project, I've been researching LCA bushings and was hoping for a little advice. First, I'm using Tein Flex Z and plan to put them at the top of their ride height (independent adjustment from spring preload) with .75"F/1"R spacers, so I should end up at just above OEM LGT ride height, which means I should get to skip just about all the Legacy parts swapping I read about here since I'm not going low: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/info-ob-gt-suspension-geometry-removing-spacer-180579.html I also know that the 2011-14 STi used upgraded spherical bearings, seen here, that should fit our front control arms; I emailed them to confirm OEM part number: https://www.fastwrx.com/collections/bushings-and-end-links/products/front-lower-control-arm-rear-bushings-2011-2014-sti Plenty of people just buy a new set of Mevotechs to skip the bushing/press BS and because they are lighter aluminum, however when I searched Mevotech's part number RockAuto also showed an UltraPower set that look identical, except they are $30 cheaper per side. Does anyone know about UltraPower? The UltraPower description makes it sound like they are just rebranded Mevotechs... UltraPower: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=8445624&jsn=3 Mevotech: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6506949&jsn=4
  7. When my 255 blew I swapped in the 2.0 and see +/-30mpg on the highway on a basic stg2+tune setup. I have 50/50 driving and average 24.7mpg as of yesterday per the engine computer, I wanted the smaller engine and figured why not when I needed a new one anyway, its much better than the ~19 I was seeing before. The OBXT needs new struts and tires so I feel like those few things will definitely help bump those numbers up a bit more, and I want a boost gauge too!
  8. They're the same, you can definitely use the X with a manual trans. The pre-facelift were more different, where the X had a VF38 vs. the Y with a TD04HLA, but the post-facelift all had VF45. Post-FL also had 3-wire ex. cam sensors and an airpump. The biggest issue is that you need the engine to be the same year as the car so you avoid handling the differences. Look me up on subaruoutback.org, my engine swap thread covers all of it.
  9. Spec B is an upgrade over the regular and GT brakes, the calipers are better but allow the use of larger rotors (and the rears let you use vented instead of solid rear disc). I'd also invest in a Grimmspeed master cyl brace, I was skeptical but it really makes a huge difference.
  10. Lots of little stuff could be different, I had to swap injector plugs since I installed topfeeds instead of the stock sidefeeds, and when you're talking about using Impreza parts on a Legacy it can get more complicated. I had looked into using a USDM ECU for the dual-AVCS but never went down that road, it *seems* like it could work as long as the wiring and immobilizer are handled, but that's beyond anything I did. You can swap to static exhaust cam gears but you have to degree the cams, they have fully-retarded timing when the AVCS gears aren't active. The cams are all basically the same, its the variable timing itself that makes the difference.
  11. I got an HKS downpipe used off of buyee.jp, it was perfect and bolted right to the stock exhaust. You'll have to looks for wiring coming off the front bottom corners of the engine on both sides, there is a cam sensor and oil control valve on each side (next to the exhasut cams)
  12. My EJ20Y swap, I did my best to cover every aspect, problem, and solution I encountered: http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/109-gen-3-2005-2009/416186-2005-xt-jdm-spec-b-swap-imported-front-clip-auto-manual-conversion-bolt-ons.html The USDM ECU CANNOT run exhaust AVCS, you have to add wiring for the exhaust cam sensors and oil control valves, install the JDM ECU, and reprogram the immobilizer to make it all work. edit: make sure to use the Photobucket extension for Firefox, Chrome, or whatever browser you're using
  13. It won't pass unless you get the CELs turned off. The USDM ECU cannot run it since it was never designed for those connections (exhaust AVCS cam sensors and oil control valves). The engine will run on the USDM ECU, not that well, but it will, so as long as you turn off the CELs and put some miles on it after it should pass.
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