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Can only echo above, i'm running 380bhp on a panel filter and it's still not a limitation.

When the headgasket goes on a 2.5 there are normaly other issues, crank bearings etc. i'd get it checked out, leak down test etc to see whats going on. might be something simple

Ah decent set of coils will be fine

What exactly was done when the headgaslet was done?

uk setup is pretty soft and also bisualy pretty high, so you get a better ride, but not as good if your pushing on. It's a catch 22 and a case of finding the right balance to suit you.

Vapour has always been there even before the system was introduced. But yeah the system is a bit daft

Ah fair enough, there's alot of myths around aftermarket suspension and coil overs being too hard for the road etc with correct setup (spring rates etc) they are fine for road use. I have flex Z on my daily

It's used for about 30 second during cold start to do with emission. full description here, http://www.subaru4you.co.uk/how/how6.shtml It's pretty crap as it gets water in it which causes rust and such making the system fail. At that point most folks remove it, but it has to be done correctly so the butterfly's in valves are removed so they don't fail in the wrong position or you risk cocking up your afr's down the line. So it's ot as simple as just mapping it out.

Secondary air system, Not sure why they just didnt remove the whole system and blank t at the block, which is the normal way to do it.

Why not aftermarket? with the right selection they can be a great improvement over the standard ones.

i always thought they did, but google shows no 04's with them but 03's did. you learn summit new every day 🙂

The daily fail predicts the next winter will be the worst in history every year hahaha funny thing is the one year it is they will be all over it saying we told you so,,, haha

they were built well back then, also alot cheaper so could afford to spend a bit on spare parts etc

2.0 non turbo petrol, https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/forester/2005-55-subaru-forester-2-0-xe-5d-158-bhp/10315280 something like that, but i'd go with a manual myself.

It's the same with everything you buy, from a pair of socks to a house

From the vid just looks like he went round the bend to fast and ran wide, went to pull back left and !Removed! stepped out and then bang, although don't think that would have made any difference to the outcome. Don't see any warning signs to say sharp left bend unless they are further back. As said doesn't look blind. No mallace in what he did, he just got it wrong, not that it takes away from what happened.

https://www.carscoops.com/2020/01/the-subaru-!Removed!-edition-isnt-the-!Removed!-wagon-youd-expect/ fpmsl, apparently this is actualy true, although im a tad sceptical myself

Don;t know them tbh

i'd find out who built the engine as a starting point

I;d put it back on ebay, flexy is a big no Scoobyclinic is over at chesterfield.

No way to know till it's in and you get it on a dyno to check afr's. Given it has a cat back already I suspect it may push it too far on the stock map.

Haha, yeah they are pretty funny. Then a sherp turns up and does it easy haha

tbh i think half the fun of it is whatching them go up lol

andy forest called him dung khan, he made a right mess of piggsniffers car (member on here) and has bad working practises, not road testing cars, rushing maps, by passing failed sensors that should be fixed before mapping etc i wouldn't trust him to map my toaster.

How many remember tractor pulling? please sir, can i have my engine back,,, hahahaha