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Looks in very good nick tbh

Prob wanna put up some more info, milage, what engine it is etc

Fingers crossed you caught it before there was too much damage, although you wont find out untill its stripped back of course 😞

100% will need a map for the new turbo, will prob need a 3 port boost sol as well to allow porper boost control. be wary of whaty cob say about mapping, they have a very different way of tuning in the US

its borderlione if you'll get away with it at that power, if you give it some mechanical sympathy you will possibly be ok. There 3 options you have for upgrade route, 1. hawk 5 speed box, these are alot storng than the older 5 speed box's, i ran 420 ftlb for 14k miles with no issues. 2. Aftermarket gear kit, not mega cheap 3. 6 speed setup, again not cheap, but will be fine for what ever power you want to go. bear in mind you'll need all the running gear bits to suit, rear diff, drive shafts, hubs etc etc Tbh i'd be looking at the 6 speed route myself. I have had all 3 options over the years and while 1 and 2 are strong, the longer ratios on the 6 speed suited the extra power better.

Syvecs has a plug in bluetooth module. Had one for my type R, the software was a but clunky as it was first iteration of it, i understand its much improved now but not had any experiance of it for 5 years or so. It's not cheap either haha might have to give the OBD thing a go, any recomendations?

Noice, keep thinking when i go syvecs i might do something similar.

the 2.5 is well known for shatting itself. ring lands and headgaskets are the common ones but bearinf failure isnt that uncommon either. Could it be something they did? possibly, but at 70k miles i expect it was on the way out and just conicidence. Either way, unless you have some prrof of them doing the damage, like vid of them thrashing the hell out of it, you wont get anywhere anyway, subaru never accepted there was a problem witht he 2.5, depsite it being well documented. To find out the damage will need to be stripped and assessed, i expect it will be found to be wear and tear on the bearings. What you do next is pretty much up to you, if you plan on keeping the car then i'd see about getting the engine rebuilt properly and forged maybe even closed decked depending on budget. If you plan to get rid then you can either sell it as a rolling shell, or source a second hand engine. really depends on your plans and budget.

Not heard of them before tbh i have alot of perrin stuff on my car.

did you buy it private sale? or from a dealer?

wasn't it diagnoised before mapping? racedungnamix map it by any chance?

Really depends on the setup and parts used. For example race engines tend to have higher clearances as they tend to have higher peak temps even with cooling mods like oil cooler etc so your unlikley to get it hot enough, however a forged road engine shouldnt be slappy once warmed up unless the clearances are too high. do you know anything about the engine build?

Sounds like its hitting boost/fuel cut. is it decatted and mapped for it? best bet get it on a dyno and see whats what, could be as simple as a boost leak somewhere.

have a google for subaru specialists near you.

perrin is top notch kit, but you pay for it.

Prices are all over the shop at the min, best bet have a nosey on autoitrader and see what some similar ones are going for and price accordingly, bear in mind a trader will low ball you as they will be trying to make a profit on it

depending on midel, the impreza's leveling is done by mechanical linkage, but on the front lower arm, it tends to corrode and break off !Removed! up the leveling, as mentioned above. proper fix is a new lower arm, but in reality a quick weld will prob solve the problem 😉

yeah its the fuel filter,

i would imagine tbreakers have plenty of them so could trying ringing round a few, i expect a new one will cost an arm, leg and a kidney from subaru. as far as welding one, no idea if its a good or bad idea

subaru gearbox's do get described as being a bit notxhy and take a bit of getting used to (i switch between a ford foucs and a hawk sti and damn does it take a few mins to switch my brain over haha). as far as clutch position and stifness is totaly dependant on the clutch thats in it, how worn it is etc. im not sure how the 6 speed in the xv compares to the 6 speed in the impreza sti's (i shall go and do some digging out of interest), but the 6 speed sti box is mega strong, but as said a bit notchy so takes some getting used to

few folks i know over in NI get a ferry over and have it done over here, not exactly cheap, but some good roads over here to go on a trip on 😉

bit late to the party, but i went tein flex z and been really pleased with them.

some people say yes, some say no, for me i'd only run it on 99 even if it costs £10 a tank more, cheaper than an engine rebuild.

if its the brake line goiong from the front of the car to the back its a ball ache as it goes over and under all over the place.

breaker will prob have plenty of these, might not be in the right colour though. As far as carbon goes, it's are rarley a perfect fit. Really depends what you want to do, its not an uncommon mod