much appreciated. The only reason I switched to the 04 sti ecu was because it reads a higher maf voltage which I needed for big power. the fxt ecu reads lower and jorge couldn't tune it any further without it. and becareful with those hondata spacers. they effed me over royally with their fitment. caused me to miss a dyno session and a fair amount of $ in labor to take the IM back off. I am using the kstech ones with no problems.
much appreciated. The only reason I switched to the 04 sti ecu was because it reads a higher maf voltage which I needed for big power. the fxt ecu reads lower and jorge couldn't tune it any further without it. and becareful with those hondata spacers. they effed me over royally with their fitment. caused me to miss a dyno session and a fair amount of $ in labor to take the IM back off. I am using the kstech ones with no problems.
have fun doing your lateral links. i just started mine today and my cars stuck on the lift waiting for new bolts. the ones that go through the hub seem to seize up and then you have nothing else to do but cut them. so note. buy new big ol bolts and nuts.
have fun doing your lateral links. i just started mine today and my cars stuck on the lift waiting for new bolts. the ones that go through the hub seem to seize up and then you have nothing else to do but cut them. so note. buy new big ol bolts and nuts.
Haha, thanks! Yeah, all OEM suspension stuff is a bit** to take off. I am hoping since the forester hasn't really seen any snow, it wont be as bad. I already have the suspension bolts from my STi, so I dont care too much if the Forester ones break or need to be "persuaded" to come off:icon_razz:
This coming Monday, I will be taking my car in for some warranty work. There is a strange knocking noise in the transmission. When I engage the gears, even in park, there is a strange noise. Also, the front or center diff is starting to become really loud. Some instances, my forward gears sound like reverse gears. Maybe the dealer that sold me the car put the wrong transmission fluid in.
So, she will be taken from me next week. Hope to get the car back soon. As soon as I do, the parts I have stacked up are going on!
Hey All -
Long time lurker. Finally building a dream car of mine. I'm not new to subarus and had built a JDM swapped bugeye that was unfortunately totaled by someone not paying attention last year.
A while ago I was looking at craigslist/nasioc for sale ads and this 06 manual xt popped up with...
I found this car for sale with a hole in the block, I picked it up for only $200. It's a 5 speed 2005. I had a motor from a car I parted out, which I was intending to put into my project beetle I have. But I would rather have this forester as a daily driver.
Here it is from the ad
Had to...
So I should have done this a while ago and thanks to encouragement from @NinoS and @Blingstrom here it is! I’m mobile now so I won’t post much for my first post but what I’ll do later is go back and link some other threads I started when I first bought the car. It definitely wasn’t the easiest...
Figured I would do one of these since my car is getting rebuilt. Mods prior to the current build;
Dom 1.5xtr
Perrin equal length header
3" Invidia catless exhaust
ETS 4" front mount intercooler
ETS intercooler piping
Grimmspeed Intake
Cobb 1050x injectors
DW300 fuel pump
Socal Porting - ported...
In the past few months i've gone from owning 2 VW to 2 Subarus. My garage currently has a 2017 Forester XT Touring w/eyesight and a 2005 Forester XT Premium. This project log is for the 2005 as the 2017 will remain mostly stock. I've found this forum to be very helpful in finding information...
We’re the best Subaru Forester Owners Forum to talk about the best years of the Subaru Forester, modifications and reliability history of the Subaru Forester.
boohooo. Can't wait to see what it looks like when it's all on there!
