Jay762

good upgrade - would make a nice how to thread - hint hint ;)

Really sorry to hear you did end up with HG failure - Would be good to put some business this chaps way so if he would like to join the forum or have some contact details in a separate thread more than happy to make that happen

No problem - ask away we wont necessarily have relevant answers but there is always random mutterings instead ;) As we dont know the history or how it was set up being modified from standard the 1.5bar could right... The larger turbo and extra plumbing of the FMIC could impact the spool up time which will give longer lag but a bigger punch when it comes in. I would suggest a good service - plugs, oil and filter, check the air filter and brake pads & discs then you have a known starting point - I would then suggest a rolling road session to see what the current performance of the car is - not for power but to see what is working and where there needs to be focus. for instance your injectors could need cleaning, petrol pump needs replacing etc first thing though - you could share some photos - feel free to set up a new thread in the impreza section for your vehicle ;)

Wotcha and welcome - must admit that is a new one on me - sorry

Wotcha and welcome

Wotcha and welcome - and if you have any photos to share it would be great to see your motor :)

Wotcha and welcome

looking good!!

Wotcha and welcome - echo TLag - without pictures it isnt true :D you could get a full stainless system from these people http://www.haywardandscott.com/subaru/legacy.html http://www.longlife.co.uk/stainless-steel-exhausts/ http://www.powerflowexhausts.co.uk/

I would go for the bailey - they wont do any damage but some cars don't like dump valves so dont run as well. The HKS looks like it needs a good service anyway so that would mean more money - also I cannot tell from the pictures if it is genuine or not so I would avoid

n not necessarily - you can replace the cat with a sports cat which will improve performance over standard - the prodrive pack exhaust part will just be the back box. for sound only go for cat back with the exhaust you are looking at in the link there will be less sound deadening than the prodrive. As you have the turbo anything after it in the exhaust is all about emissions and noise level (NA cars are more sensitive to bore, length and bends in the pipe).

so wrt the dump valves you tube is your friend as people have clips of the sound they make eg you should not lose performance dependant on the pipe you replace it with - so if you went for a standard impreza pipe that would be more restrictive than the prodrive option but by removing the cat and fitting an equal bore pipe you should gain as the restriction from the cat is no longer there and if you go for something like the afterburner extreme that has no back box either so there is no restriction at all to gas flow http://www.scoobyworld.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24_53&products_id=1480 A cat back pipe of equal bore size should give you at least the same performance as you have now

great to hear you are on the way to fixing it :)

nice one - very jealous, looking forward to the photos!!!

Wotcha and welcome awesome car, I would suggest a HKS dump valve as you can have a few different options for sound produced (watch out for copies though) http://www.scoobyparts.com/acatalog/Dump_Valves.html check out these exhaust options and removing the cat should get you more db's http://www.scoobyparts.com/acatalog/New_Age__01-07__-t.html http://www.scoobyworld.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=24_156

I picked one now known as Bostik

it means discrete so same power and brakes etc as normal wrx or sti but smaller spoiler or no spoiler on boot

oh dear - coming soon to a weatherspoons near you

check your top mount on the suspension strut - a long shot but whilst you are poking around ;)

Wotcha and welcome - so clearly some wipe clean seat covers are on your shopping list :D

No it should only be mods and boxed section that you have restricted access to - we have had issues like this before 1st questions asked are, what browser are you using and are you logged in?

Wotcha and welcome - by doing this you may well be hiding a real issue - I would find out if it is the 3 port at fault first

mate that is awesome :D - ahem not that I would encourage anything like that myself cough cough

Wotcha and welcome

agree with TLag - stick with 95 ron and go for the filter... and then an exhaust, and then a new fuel pump and then injectors and then a bigger turbo and then a remap and theeeeen you go for the V power :D dont forget the photos ;)