Jay762

As far as I am aware it was only the exterior that had the face lifts with some changes to performance spec along the way the interiors from the version 2 Impreza should be interchangeable

Excellent!!

Thats useful - knowing you have an in house capability, would you offer the same service by mail as well? (obviously not the removal part ;) )

Wotcha and welcome Andy- we have a few owners of that vehicle on here so some information should be forthcoming

Congratulations :P in all honesty either of those models is a good choice, if you can run to a newer model with a 2.5 turbo that has more lower down torque which gives a very civilised drive - also we have managed no problem with a hatchback and I know people who manage with kids and the saloon. Why not try driving each of the models, imp saloon, wagon and forester to see which suits - when it comes to kiddies obviously safety is paramount so the wider track and bigger brakes of the STI aiding stability and stopping with confidence are clearly a requirement ;)

here you go http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/210-lifting-subaru-forester/

They do indeed - very nice!

There is a thread where Farmerpug details taking sti springs off his forester, so the springs definitely do even if the struts don't

Wotcha and welcome - price and some pics I'm sure would help the sale

No problem - and just for clarity if others read this - I'm not saying bolting this unit on will instantly get you 400bhp but with the right additional components and tweaks to ECU etc it will support 400bhp power generation ;)

That should go on no problem - the housings are the same and the 20G is good for up to 400BHP

nice swap :P

No problem ;)

Here is a diagram showing alignment example of SOHC And one with DOHC

The timing belts will have to come off in order to remove the heads and get to the gaskets, there will be marks on the pulleys which will have to be in a set position when the belt is put back on. If you want to you could use a dab of white paint to mark belt position in relation to pulley.

oooo its a slippery slope but a nice slide ;)

Agree with Gambit - that is the most likely cause, when it is apart you will have to check for any warpage of the head

Somebody took some brave pills this morning :lol: :lol:

That is a nice improvement over 12 months!

That's a nice match with the surround, has the sound clarity improved over standard?

That is great to see will pass it on to people who I know are on FB

Just found another slightly different description P1380 Glow Relay Circuit (Low) my advice - you have an earth somewhere check the relay, all glow plugs and any connecting leads in the circuit for resistance to ground / earth they should all be high - you can do this with a multimeter

Glow plugs have to warm up and before the engine will start hence why you wait for the coil light to go out - this is done through a relay due to the amount of power required, given it has twice blown a 50 amp fuse on startup - no mean feat - I would say you have an earth and because the engine continues to run after startup which is when the relay cuts out I would say the earth is related to the relay

Wotcha and welcome - glow plugs are mass produced and the chances of one going down and engine not starting I would say is low - If it did it would very lumpy indeed Any chance you could check the error codes that would probably narrow it down somewhat

and now its going to be on rails - nice mod!! :P