one bad dx

Book marked for later, good find Roo.

one bad dx

My only questions are....

1. Does anybody make a TB spacer for a MY 1998 Forester with a MAF?

2. What 2nd hand intakes fit a MY 1998 with a MAF?

3. Are there exhausts from other chassis's that are a direct bolt on to the Forester?

Nick.

Forester 2.5 XTi

Hey! Hope things work out in your pursuit of power!
#1... Read here about the TB spacer: Throttle Body Spacer Installed

#2...Hopefully people will back me up on this one, but I think the older GC chassis Impreza 2.5RS intake. I can't remember which years had MAP, and MAF.

#3...Another thing that could come from an older GC chassis Impreza. I believe the 2.5RS OEM would be an upgrade for you. Also note that these Impreza exhausts will be a few inches shorter. I for example have an Impreza STI exhaust and it overlaps just a bit right where the bumper molding begins under the car.

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one bad dx

Well I've got a decent start, nothing crazy but some Phenolic 8mm intake manifold spacers will help me out in the persuit of Fuel economy + power, ultimately that's my goal for a Daily driver.

I've done alot of research on the TB/spacer but it does not seem to specify if it works with a 98 which has a MAF, Now that I think of it I'd have to assume that any chassis from 96-98 with a 2.5 would deffinetly work as they were the DOHC 2.5's opposed to the revised SOHC found from 99-02(_?_).

So the GC chassis is basically anything from 1993-2001 correct? So pretty much any mid pipe/axle back combo will need a little "tweaking" at the muff shop then? I figured as much as I know the Forester is an overstretched Legacy with some Tuff body lines. So basically any Intake from a OBD-IIa chassis will work and pretty much any exhaust will need some customizing to work.

Thank you very much for the heads up

Nick.

Forester 2.5 XTi

GC is the 1993-2001 Impreza. Everything for the exhaust will bolt up, just the factor that it will end about 2 inches shorter. Some people don't care (like me!) you could have a tip welded on, FWIW you could probably buy a tip that uses bolts to tighten on. Also I'm not sure, but you may need extended hangers for the muffler section. The 2 right behind the bumper.

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one bad dx

What does FWIW mean? lol.

But 2'' of extension is not bad, it's like $20 bucks at the shop I go through for a quick mod like that.

fujisan

Anyone tried this out? Is the power increase substantial (stage 1 specifically)?

I assume this must void the Foz's warranty?

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dions

Fantastic read. Gives me some great ideas for my N/A Forester. I just hope my dad doesn't mind me hotting his car...lol

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