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What are the main differences between the engines in the Legacy GT and STi?

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Old 06-17-2004, 10:22 AM
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What are the main differences between the engines in the Legacy GT and STi?
Is it easilly tunable to 300 hp?
 
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Old 06-17-2004, 10:48 AM
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Allegedly it is, according to a friend who works at a Subaru tuning shop. Turbo-back and a reflash should take care of most of it.
 
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Old 06-17-2004, 11:19 AM
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Isn't the Legacy running a detuned STi motor? If so couldn't you just swap the legacy ecu for the STi ecu?
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Old 06-17-2004, 11:35 AM
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The detuning isn't in the ECU itself, it's in the TD04 (WRX) turbo, smaller intercooler, catted up-pipe, injectors, etc.
 
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Old 06-17-2004, 12:12 PM
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ah i see
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Old 06-17-2004, 01:19 PM
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I figured it wouldnt be as simple as an ECU re flash or replacement. I imagine for about $5k you can get comparable power, in a mid size lux. That sounds pretty good, and Id take it over a g35 sedan...not a coupe though.
 
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Old 06-18-2004, 08:08 PM
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the legacy gt is running the forester xt motor with .5 more boost to get to 250 hp.
 
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Old 06-22-2004, 09:40 AM
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I would imagine someone who could tune with ECUtek or similar to Cobb (as they have done with the Forester XT) it wouldn't be hard to make significant gains in power.
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