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  1. The s402 badging on the ecu and engine covers(that I’ve seen) seem to always have a crooked placement. Could be they did it on purpose as a reminder it’s a one-off model? Or I have the Friday assembly line bits.
  2. I got mine from Ethan Nakaya- he’s here on the forum with a 08 QSM Soec B for sale. Great todo biz with/he’s got the goods.
  3. IMG_1629.MOV Added some blue Grampus turn signals while the car sits for the winter engine update. Added some blueGramps'
  4. Always a friendly reminder when shipping your winning auction prize from Buyee.jp, to select the "extra packaging" option. The pulley doesn't even spin anymore along with the sound of cracked fins rattling around on the inside of the alternator. A few extra bubble wraps would have saved everything. Safe to say I'm not using this one. On the good side, the S402's oem headers( now coated) and new Fluidampr are on.( thanks again for the suggestion-) Just waiting on the turbo bracket to get powder coated to mount the turbo, then the real work can begin swapping engines. I'll document a dyno run on the USDM basic stage 2 set up that's on the car now before we put the new engine in. Overall power probably won't be too different between the two on 93 octane. The torque curve difference is what I'm really looking forward to.
  5. @seanyb505 I forgot to mention the pulley doesn't even spin. They must have dropped it out of the plane.
  6. It’s always a bummer when a part survives 14 years then meets it’s demise from a careless shipping accident. Boo. Finding an oem low mileage altinators for our cars gets harder everyday.
  7. @DoctorDaveLGT thanks for pointing out the fan blade difference between the s402 vs USDM models. The s402 nose in the garage sits over in a corner and I haven't looked in the back for sometime...thanks man! I wonder if the radiator has any tweaks or lives in all JDM Legacy models.
  8. @Georgeikm thanks very much. ( I fiddle around but I don't build engines-credit goes to 'theSUBARUshop' in Tiverton RI. One stop shop for a build and tune. )
  9. So since the original alternator in the car has over 165k miles on it, I'll use the s402's-it has far less miles on it but still has a lot of corrosion. I wanted to remove the front and had to drill out the 4 screws. One didn't come very easily but it's off for powder coating. Fuel rails are on as well.
  10. Cool! Never knew the s402 had smaller tweaks to components like the fan blades(thought the engine cover/ecu/some badging/strut bar and turbo were the only under the hood upgrades)- great grab. Thanks much for the Stateside part numbers. Was tempted to get the washer tanks and hosing for the jam headlights. There was also a VF-58 on the Japan Yahoo auction that was of course very pricey. I have too much hay already in the car to get a loan for the vf58. One day.. Today I drilled out the 4 screws out of the alternator cover to remove the face for power coating. (Harder and harder to find oem alternators these days). One screw really didn't want to come out.
  11. I’ll ask them- send you a PM when I get any info. thanks
  12. All votes are in..landslide victory. I asked if anyone on FB's ,'Modified Legacys' had any opinion/experience with the Fluidampr pulley on their EJs. Sounds like the pulley is coming aboard. ( again- thanks for chiming in above )
  13. I took off my lightweight Perrin pulley years ago-but this is different. thanks for the eyes on- really appreciate it. ( most first impression reviews say the idle is a lot smoother after install-sounds good to me)
  14. Coming together with OEM: Water pump/thermostat/Oil cooler lines/clamps/AVCS oil pipe/water pump lines, hoses,clamps/Cam gears(exhaust)/Center timing cover/timing tensioner bracket/Billet TGV's/ gaskets for coolant cross pipe, tensioner bracket, AVCS Can gear O-rings, Exhaust manifold, Uppipe, TGV upper and lower, and timing cover/ STI intake manifold. Fuel: ID1050 Injectors/Injector plug and play harness adapters, Billet fuel rails/Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator/new fuel pressure sensor and harness and a braided fuel line kit( they look very tidy).
  15. Ceramic Coating (CERAKOTE) drying on the oem headers( Subaru describes the s402 unique headers as: "Equal length/burst exhaust system" . (Found a gasket as well for the up-pipe. part# 44011AG020 ) I Should be all set with the manifolds for now. ( most of the engine bay is black, so I went with little color. It'll darken some after a season or two)
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