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Well, today was installation day. Had some electrical work to do first but then it was time. :) Took a little longer than fitting a standard lump as the exhaust manifold sticks out further so dropping it in took about an hour. And as it's a Sunday and a nice dinner was calling, that was it but here's a gratuitous pic of what's waiting to surprise unwary motorists :) And, yes, I know the thermostat is missing .

That's a lovely looking car. Torque GT do seem to get some clean ones in. As long as you stick to 99 octane fuel it shouldn't need a remap. It's probably a sensor issue that comes and goes. It could be a simple as a knock sensor or a MAF needs cleaning. Best way to check is take it to a subaru specialist as I think that model can be plugged in to a machine. I'm not sure about any in your area though.

Its looking like the motor will go in over the bank holiday weekend. Sorry to hijack the thread.

Thats probably a fuel pressure regulator. Heres what came out: And this is whats going in:

You did ask for it. :P

The modifications you mention are all quite subtle and a great place to start. The advice from Gambit on the spoiler is spot on. Any mods you do are totally personal choice so changing from silver to black grills should just be a quick paint job. Stereo: Again, completely subjective and personal choice. Its not a field I know a lot about to be honest. I prefer the exhaust music. Although, I know you can spend anything from a couple of hundred, right up into the thousands for competition grade stuff. Has to be said though, stock Subaru stuff is usually not that good, so any upgrade will be a bonus :)

I used to have a 147 2.0l Selespeed. Well impressed with the car, right up to the point when the engine decided to let go of the big ends for no apparent reason. It had been serviced about 1000 miles before it happened and I checked fluids religiously on it. To be honest, having bought the car, it was then I was told how dodgy the gearboxes were and I was dreading that breaking, but the box was fine. Oh yeah, almost forgot about the windscreen wipers. They just decided for themselves if they want to stay on the screen or rub the paint of the 'A' pillars. :)

I think they would look great for about 5 minutes. The inside of all the covers I've ever taken off are filthy. It's great for a show car but maybe not so good on a daily driver.

That's taught me something new. I've seen it on some older Legacy's. I didn't know Imprezas had it too. You learn something new every day :)

I'm already going but with a different group. It's a great weekend, we went last year. Great atmosphere. :)

The conversion was done here : http://www.autotech-lpg.co.uk I think. I know it was in that area and the website looks familiar but it was 7 years ago now. (Senior moment :)) The LPG ecu re map was done local by Gibbs automotive in Coventry. I know of LPG kits fitted to Bentleys and Ferraris amongst other things so, I was quite happy having a turbo charged car converted.

I know, it's getting exciting now. I've got a bit of cleaning to do in the engine bay, some wiring to install for the gauges, the fmic to sort out and then drop the new heart in. Annoyingly, work is going to get in the way for a few days now. :)

I did about 70000 miles after the conversion with no ill effects attributable to the LPG. During that time, I changed the turbos for larger ones, changed ecu and various other bits to increase power. I had the LPG ecu remapped to cope and it did happily.

Yes, that's the plan. I need to source some more fmic pipework. I discovered the stuff I have is from a newage and would involve cutting holes in my inner wing so I'm looking for classic stuff. I have the temp sensor to put in the pipework already.

Had a cracking morning today, until the rain became torrential. Attention turned to the car itself today and prepping it for the power to come :) Knew the weather forecast so a bit of a cover was required. The parts pile began to grow :) It was out! Next was to remove everything I won't need later. To access the vacuum tank and allow fitting of the FMIC, the bumper came off next Then all the AC parts came out followed by the black solenoid box. I also had a very brief trial fitting of the FMIC before the heavens opened and our cover failed, so that was it for today.

Yeah, have fun guys. The more pictures the better for those of us who would like to go but can't .

You may not need new bushes but if you suspect you do, now is the time to do it whilst its all in bits. To get the bolt out is a pain. I would suggest loads of WD40 all over it and left to soak in overnight.

If its the same as the Legacy which I suspect it is, take out the back seat and the parcel shelf can then slide out revealing the strut tops.

With what you have done, it sounds like MAF, although its just guess work. Checking the codes takes moments and is an easy job. It will also give you the answer you need. Taking the battery off overnight will clear the codes so you shouldnt have any stored from before the original maf was replaced.

I have had a lot of experience with Scoobs and LPG. First thing to mention is this. Do the maths and see how long you need to keep the car before you break even. If it takes 2 years to break even but you normally only keep a car for 12 months, it's never going to be worth it. Only you can make that decision. Onto the systems. I had a BRC multi point system but loads are available now that are compatible with the power. I had mine on a twin turbo Legacy with about 280bhp so they can cope with power. With a Subaru, you will need to get a flash lube type system to fire some lube into the cylinders as LPG has no lubricants. Without it, you will get valve seat recession very quickly. I had my tank in the spare wheel well so retained the boot capacity. You will always lose a little bit of power when running on gas but not really enough to notice, and if you suddenly find you want a bit more power, flick the switch on the dash and away you go.

Hi and welcome, Try reading your fault codes. That should point you in the right direction. Here's a how to guide http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/2366-manually-reading-ecu-codes/ My guess is the O2, aka lambda sensor but the codes will reveal all. You may have to do a reset first, then drive the car again before check for codes again. Reason is, it will store the code so when the MAF threw a wobbly, the code will still be in there, until it's reset.

No, that will give me the burble back. I will save the equal length ones for the next upgrades, once it's all run in.

Had a good day on the engine today. I changed the exhaust manifold for an RCM ceramic item I had. With that fitted, the TD05 fitted perfectly. I still need a turbo to head bracket to complete that installation. I then sorted out the crank/cam cover breather pipes along with the parallel fuel conversion. That led on to finishing off the inlet manifold and fitting it. It was at this point, I remembered I still need a knock sensor. It's probably going to be easier to take the inlet manifold off again to fit that. Still, in the grand scheme of things, that's no biggy. :) Most of what's left now is some soldering on of plugs for sensors and changing the injector plugs. Then it's on to fitting. :)

I guess you've found how fiddly they can be then :)

Like your thinking. :)