/Subaru general/

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>>14895559
I bought this bitch for 500 and put 700 dollars worth of parts in it. This shit is way too easy. I'm starting to love these things so much I might start vaping

Looks clean as. Is it a 96? I had one till i rolled it 2.5 times falling asleep at the wheel. My first car. Whack an ej36, big turbo and start doing 11sec 1/4 mi. times

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>>14895613
97. I'm surprised at how well this thing moves. I've always drove v8s and these things are really starting to grow on me. Here's my last one I bought for 800 and sold for 2500. All I did was put a new tranny for 500 bucks.

The little flat fours pack a kick. Subaru wagons are still running as underrated for performance platforms but i see more and more lately. The black liberty (Aus is liberty, rest of world is legacy) pictured is mine and want to run 325bhp with nothing but slightly bigger turbo, ecu tune and 98 octane. Was it worth the buy pre-built for 22k aus?

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>>14895559
I am on my fifth year! Keeps on going!

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How much of /o/ actually knows what the fuck they're doing and works on their own shit? Itt: we weed out the bubble blowing babies who pay mechanics to touch their shit

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Had my Legacy GT for two years since my dad sold it to me.

Fuckken wagons, man, gotta love 'em

>>14896490
what happened to your cup holder?

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>>14896334
found it at a junkyard, bought it for $1200 with a blown motor

>>14896709
It broke so I took it out, haven't replaced it yet is all

Had an 03 Forester for 13 years without a lick of problems (other than rattling heat shields).

Now have a 14 Outback H6 3.6R. Wish it sat lower, but they don't Legacy Wagon any more. H6..mmm.....Smooth... power....

Sister has a '16 Legacy
Nephew has an 02 Outback
Brother has a '14 Crosstrek

Nobody has ever had a problem.

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mein

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ej25 is painfully slow, any upgrade recommendations?

>>14896853

Adjust expectations? Combined with a 4EAT it's never going to be a speed demon.

Maybe just a general tune up and change all the fluids / filters would make you feel better.

>>14896853
Trade it in on a turbocharged Subie. Alternatively, swap in a turbo drivetrain for the ultimate troll-mobile (and cheap insurance).

>>14896890
I've researched swaps and nothing seems *quite* plug-n-play

>>14896334
I paid for a full motor build after a spun crank bearing. Most expensive and regrettable thing I've done in recent years. Since then , I haven't paid a single person to touch anything on my car. Almost 3 years and counting. Feelsgoodman

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>>14896853
>mfw my 2nd gen Legacy's EJ25 is more than enough if you don't short-shift

>>14896916
It's not though. My 07' 2.5i is slow as fuck. I have to wait for bigger spaces in traffic and merging during rush hour is terrifying.

>>14896985
Maybe the older Legacies are lighter or geared differently or something. Mine runs pretty well with the 2.5 DOHC

>>14896992
>2.5 DOHC

How many times have the head-gaskets blown?

>>14897012
One did a few years ago around 280,000 miles

>>14896992
It's definitly the SOHC, it feels like it's going to rattle to pieces over 4k

>>14897025
My carrier bearing likes to whine at 4.5K, but that's all (and doesn't even have anything to do with the engine)

>>14897025
Honestly the phase2 really comes to life over 4k (but still slow as fuck). It has a system very similar to VTEC called AVLS.

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Post more pictures of your Subarus my dudes

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>>14896726
You win man now I feel insecure about my purchases.

How tf do you petrolniggers find these shells so cheap? Even with a blown engine a 2002 wrx shell is rougly 4.5k is aus.

How hard are subarus to work on? Besides the oil filter meme, ive heard they're still a bitch because of the flat four.
I kind of want one for my first car, but I want to be able to learn how to wrench it.

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>>14897426
Ok

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Hello friendos

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>>14897856
I can't even put together Legos but I can pull a motor disassemble and put it all back together in like 7-8 hours. It's fucking easy bro. It's only got 4 bolts holding it in there

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Saw this today.

>needing 2 spoilers.

>>14897856

>How hard are subarus to work on?

Mechanically simple, but they can be ridiculously labor intensive to do relatively simple things....and are in all honesty one of the worst cars i've ever worked on in that respect, things are just downright awkward and unintuitive at the best of times.

For example in my Forester you have to remove the airbox, wiper fluid bottle, battery, loosen the engine mounts and jack up the entire engine....just to change the spark plugs.

>>14898114
>For example in my Forester you have to remove the airbox, wiper fluid bottle, battery, loosen the engine mounts and jack up the entire engine....just to change the spark plugs.
you don't have to jack up the engine. everything else, sure, spark plugs that you will likely do once in your car's lifetime are a little bit harder than an inline 4 cylinder.

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bout to pull the trigger on a wrx sti lads

can't fuckin wait

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>>14898052
All hawkeye STis have that second wing on the rear windshield.

Also, here's mine. Getting an accessport soon with an intake

>>14895583
>I might start vaping

you just went from cool to a faggot real quick.

>>14896845
>Brother has a '14 Crosstrek

how long until he becomes transgender?

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>>14897426
M'kay

>>14898468

Grow up faggot

>>14898485
tripfag pls go

I want to buy a 05 Forester XT as a weekend warrior/overlanding platform..

its either this or a 3rd/4th gen 4runner...

How fucked would I be if I pick the forester.

I am in western Canada if that helps.

>>14898504

Grow up faggot

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>>14898484
What wheels are those? They look so good with that color wagon mang. I picked mine up off a 2000 outback limited I bought for parts. This was before power washing and getting it running. But now I have another 2.5 engine w/ 5 speed that I can put in another subie. God I fucking love these things man. I've had 3 since January and made at least 1k profit on each

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>>14898807
I'm actually running the stock rims from '99. Always liked the stock/sleeper look so they work fine, plus they already look pretty good imo

>>14898965
Is it an outback gt? Those things look way ahead of their time for a 99. They look better than the early wrx stock wheels

>>14898995
'99 Legacy GT

there was a Legacy Outback, but that's not what I have. The GTs are starting to become somewhat rare (seems like it at least), makes for a pretty cool daily driver

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>>14895559
>>14895709

Still stock.... for now.

>>14899046
What are your plans?

>>14899074

BC Racing coilovers, engine mounts, shifter bushings, brakes, then stage 2 tune. Probably going with a high flow cat because CA emissions and I'm too lazy to put in the stock downpipe when it comes time to smog..

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Earlier today some guy asked me if I was interested in selling my car, since he was looking for a hatch for his son..

but I just bought new floor mats for it so that wasn't gonna happen

>>14899168
Floor mats are essential

>>14899172
Why did they only make legacies in homo colors :( the imprezas and wrx got all the coolest schemes

>>14899168
>Giving an STi to a teenager

Assuming this was his son who is new to driving. The guy probably has no idea what the car can do.

>>14898513
Pls respond

>>14899248
Tons of people here in Bellingham Washington daily turbo subarus. I guess as a weekend car you could make it last forever. They are a complete blast to drive. But if you daily it, shits gonna break. Especially if you drive it like a mong. My father in law works at a shop here in bham that specializes in ripping people off for fixing their turbo subarus.

>>14898513
4runner is going to be leaps and bounds better off road. if all you are going to encounter are trails and unmaintained roads, the forester will be fine.

>>14898220
Better get yourself a stumble kit, also AP's with OTS tunes are garbage.

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>>14899181
What you on about bro?

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>>14895559
ayy Vic as well, looking the goods. I need those black plates.

Just bought a 2016 impreza hatchback, should i rice it into a sti?

>>14899392
no

>>14899290
thanks br/o/ther

here is a (You)

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>tfw 3.6R Outback and Forester XT don't come in manual
I like my Crosstrek but if it had a turbo it'd be perfect

>>14899338
Every legacy comes in boring ass colors. That grey isn't anything flashy. All personal preference though man, your ride is still nice

>>14899419
turbo crosstrek when?

>>14899451
fuck, imagine if they lowered the crosstrek a little then put a turbo on it

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>>14899451
We can only hope, anon.

>>14899456
>lowered the crosstrek
Why would you ruin it like that anon

>>14899451
>>14899456
It would be a fucking wrx then lol. The crosstrek is literally just a lifted impreza and the wrx is a turbo impreza.

>>14899472
damn nigga why you gotta crush a niggas dream?

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Dead set on getting 01-05 WRX, waiting until i find a clean one with under 130k miles. I understand such a car would need a little extra maintenance, would be my daily driver.What am i in for? I have had zero luck finding RS coupe

>>14899500
I still don't know if you guys were serious or just bait lol

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>>14899524
Keep looking

>>14899546
nice rs anon, how has it been?

>>14899567
fun car, little noisy. feels a lot more tossable than my old bugeye wrx. hoping to put a wrx drivetrain or an H6 in it somewhere down the line.

>>14899586
why get rid of the bugeye? Been leaning towards the WRX because its got a turbo and way more practical than the brz with space and shit, then again those rs coupes are pretty bulletproof. Have only driven 15' wrx and sti, i have no idea how an older wrx would feel

>>14899600
just wanted a change, sold it to get an MR2. Honestly I regret selling it because the bugeye ended up getting rekt by the faggot that bought it. the newer ones are going to have better interiors/ammenities, and you get an extra gear. personally i like pre-2008, didn't really like where they went design wise after that.

>>14899625
Pre-2008 Subaru was quirky I reckon. Design wise they went from this really odd and loveable look to a bit more normie tier.

>>14899653
anything after 05 looks bad

Thinking of picking up a 2006 subaru outback. It's supposed to be the sports model, don't have the carfax in front of me. Anything you guys can tell me about it? Is there anything I should be looking for in the prepurchase inspection?

>>14899361
>>14899338
Those look clean. What year are those?

>>14899796
05-06

>>14899442
>boring
Nigga you must've missed my post earlier
>>14898484
Aspen green's sexy as fuck

>>14896726
sweet baby jesus

>>14899796
>>14899994

Mine is a Jan-2003 build MY04. Pretty sure US only started 05 or something. Can't believe my pos is over 13 years old.

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mine
wagons are best car type

>>14900754
Did they stop calling them legacy outback and just change it to outback after 2003 in the rest of the world too?

>>14901734
i think in 2000

sad there isn't any 1st gen posts yet, 92 2.2 base leggy wagon, matience is generally simple and the engine bay has a good amount of room

>>14902147
I have a 92 loyale auto sedan 1.8. It's a good car and all but straight up boring and slow.

>>14902147
Also, post a picture.

>tfw legacy wagons are rare in the US

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Got It for 900, 175k,fwd, no rust, First gen legacies seem super hard to find in Florida, but when you do they're normally rust free and cheap, cars been maintained by an older nasa worker on merit island by the space station

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>Need a cam for each cylinder
>Only 4 cylinders

Wow you guys really did fall for the meme

Anyone take their Subaru camping? I'm thinking about getting a used outback

>>14899442
>Every legacy comes in boring ass colors
>Implying that's a problem
It's like you WANT to get pulled over all the time.

>>14899456
If you wanted a lowered crosstrek why didn't you buy an impreza hatch? They're literally the same car except for suspension height.

>>14903885
That's the joke.

>>14903810
I'd like to, but I haven't had the time since I bought mine. There's enough room for sure if you fold down the rear seats

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>>14899466
>>14899472
>>14903885

All these clueless peons.

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C.. can I post here guys? Just picked this up.

I've got a 2002 Outback with a check engine light that hates me.
>Be me
>5 years ago
>Pick it up from old mechanic
>Runs great
>Ride is so smooth
>Iamsohappywiththis.jpg

2 weeks later
>Driving to work
>Idiots on road cutting me off and all over the place
>He slams on breaks in front of me
>Swerves into other lane in front of semi
>Pothole the size of my 24 years of life that is flashing before my eyes
>35 mph
>THUMP
>Check Engine

I fucking hate the city streets of West Virginia I swear. Now the bolts on my left rear shear about once a year each. Turns out that pot hole had turned the bottom of my good old outback into such a mess that the new mechanic though I had been involved with a rally cross circuit .

I literally drove that thing with a broken sway bar, strut, engine, and everything else for 5 years without the old mechanic ever seeing the damage. I think that car just loves me and I've been doing my best to love it right back.

>>14905127
yeah as long as you take that sticker off you fuel door

>>14905205
outbacks are motherfucking tanks

Got redirected from my thread

What do you guys think about the Crosstrek? My dealership didn't have any in Manual when I went, but I'm interested. I need something with ground clearance to get to the construction site where I'm building my home on. But for the 2 years it'll take to build the house, I'll be living in a city finishing up my schooling.

I wanted something compact, but still practical. 4WD/AWD mandatory.

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>>14895559
it came in today

>that fucking cat on the bug eye up pipe.

>>14906061
a crosstrek will do the job, and then later on you can STI swap it.

>>14906071
>just a swap

>>14896853
Intake, exhaust, look into Delta cams, and get someone to tune it (not sure what's involved in that). Guaranteed to tickle your pickle.

I'm looking for a cheap 1st gen Impreza as my first manual car, which one of these looks better?

https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5549053693.html https://allentown.craigslist.org/cto/5532170116.html

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Picked up a bugeye after selling my 2.5i. I dig it

Look forward to staying stock though, not sure why people are inclined to ask when I'm gonna upgrade the turbo

>>14906573
replace the down pipe, that pre turbo cat is a heart break waiting to happen. and it will make your turbo spool more freely and requires no tune. there is literally no downside bug and blob eyes are the only ones with the problem, by the time the hawk eye came around subaru realised the pre turbo cat was retarded and removed it.

>>14907110
up pipe rather, sorry im very drunk.

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My dirty ass '05. Thinking of upgrading to an '08 WRX when I get back to the states. What do you guys think, should I do it?

>>14906042
It has kept me alive through ice, mud, and places where the road has completely fallen away. So long as I keep replacing wheel struts on it, it keeps going. So yeah... I think it is a motherfucking tank too.

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Just put an axleback on for my race car sounds

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it hauls stuff good. Somewhat regret not getting an H6.

>>14907110

Just the uppipe and no tune? I already have a Prodrive Axel back installed

>>14907245

The 08 is infamous for being literally the shitiest of all WRXs. If you want a narrow body, look for a 10'

>>14909017
i mean, you can do any number of things but the Uppipe is considered mandatory, because it ads power, reduces turbo lag, and prevents that cat from breaking up and grenading your turbo, and it is a tuneless modification that isnt that difficult to do yourself.

>>14906071
Newer Subies are wired to hell and back. It would be a tremendous headache to have anything remotely resembling an emissions legal swap.

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I just got my 09 about a good three days ago, I love it

>>14909027
Is that the case for the 09/ regular impreza or just the turbo hatchback?

>>14910229
Just got mine on Thursday don't have a good pic yet 09 impreza nothing special

>>14907605
shit i put 1000 miles on a 97 with 95% dead struts and it didnt complain one bit, my tail bone was the only casualty

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>>14895559
>tfw I can't find a decent gen 4 liberty GT anywhere.

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This is moine

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questions
-should I use bondo to fix small dime sized rust spots?
-how do I put a deck in without ruining the car because it has that integrated look

>>14911624
>should I use bondo to fix small dime sized rust spots?
Cut out the rust first or it'll keep rusting underneath the Bondo. Alternatively treat the rust with POR-15 then put Bondo on it.

>how do I put a deck in without ruining the car because it has that integrated look
Buy this single-din swap kit
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120998901/Metra-99-8901-In-dash-Receiver-Kit.html?tp=3121&awkw=75643442185&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=47663433865&awdv=c

>>14911624
Add some sandpaper to the tip of something small, or find some abrasive point. Use the point on rust spot. use till rust is gone, degrease spot, and use a paint pen to touch it up.

>>14909027
>being literally the shitiest of all WRXs.
How so? Im just looking for an upgrade and i got an 08 near me lookin good.

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Just got this 09' Outback Limited Edition ...

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