what do I do first??? new to here

Dec 6, 2003 | 12:32 PM

newtome01gt

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what do I do first??? new to here

hey guys
just bought an 01 gt limited sedan, 43k for 13,900, which i pray was a good deal. its in prefect condition with a 5spd

i gotta go faster, what are some things i can do to increase horsepower and not hurt anything? never owned a sube before, i work at a subaru dealership and know pretty much nothing about these cars, i have a 300zx before. ANY ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated! thanks in advance
chris

Dec 6, 2003 | 01:07 PM

whitelegacy98

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From: my home is Portland but I'm @ School in Seattle

Car Info: 1998 Subaru Legacy L 5-speed

well first of all, welcome. Good choice with the 5-speed, legacy auto's are no fun (my dad has one). There is tons of stuff to do from a drop in air filter to a full turbo kit. I'd say look at Cobb tuning and visit www.rallitek.com and just browse the mods out there. My first mods were a cat-back exhaust, borla headers and an intake from rallitek, really changed the car. I also got some larger rims and tires, those were a good idea, but it sounds like your more interested in power. I'd say do the headers, exhaust and a perrin drop in filter and then if you still want more then high flow cat, pulleys and a comp and if you really want a fast legacy turbo the 2.5 or drop in a JDM EJ20t (subaru WRX sti engine from overseas). Good luck and go ahead and ask if you have any more q's

Dec 6, 2003 | 01:12 PM

newtome01gt

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thanks alot! i know its still under power train warranty so im gonna be careful. the intake thats factory appears to be a cold induction type but it seems cheesy i was going to try first a new intake then go from there, prob going with a exhaust towards the spring. will any of these mods you are mentioning shorten the life of it at all? i LOVE this car i just dont want to ruin it
thanks again

Dec 6, 2003 | 07:01 PM

92legacyej22t

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Car Info: 92 legacy turbo 5-speed,98forester S 4AT

Any time you starting doing Mods to a vehicle you run a risk of shortening it's life, and the more you do the more likely it is to shorten it. Now as long as you aren't going with FI the risks are very small.
Also check out http://home.att.net/~teaguesauto/parts2.htm
There's some good go fast bits here.

Dec 8, 2003 | 12:17 PM

stg2lgcy00

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I'd say go with a Cobb CAI + full exhaust, then maybe a lightweight flywheel and upgraded clutch, that would be a sweet setup for your car if you ask me.

Dec 10, 2003 | 08:52 PM

SHADO

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The engine should hold up just fine, Suby engines are almost bulletproof, its the transmission u should be worried about, well not worried about, u just really gotta baby it, Suby transmissions are probably the worst of any other car make, they cant take much abuse and u will learn that if you are doing hard/quick shifts, and dumping the clutch off the line in an AWD, you can still have fun, just make sure you wait on the machinery, let it do its job and dont force anything

Dec 18, 2003 | 09:25 AM

sybir

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You don't have to baby it, just don't abuse it; there's a difference. Clutch drops and high-PRM launches with stock power mean that, since the tires can't spin (too much grip with AWD) allthe power has to go somewhere. It's going to smoke the clutch, or chew the gears. Guys break trannies and rear ends on FWD's and RWD's too when they put sticky tires on 'em and start abusing them.

Just don't launch it like it's a honda (or 300ZX) and you'll be totally fine.