Hey guys,
I've been lurking for weeks, but actually purchased an 04 Forester XT this morning.
It's a black MT with 55,000 miles and some modifications. It has a full cobb TBE (Forester specific!!), Cobb AP, an upsized turbo, a Perrin TMIC, electronic boost control, and methanol injection.
The car was being sold by the original owner's son. The original owner did all the work on the car and left the car to his son when he passed away. As a result, I don't know the extent of work on the car (like what turbo is being utilized now) and how badly beaten it was by the original owner.
To be completely honest, the meth scares me and the car has some drivetrain issues, so I think it might have been driven pretty hard at some point. That being said, I got an amazing, amazing deal and if I need to put in some money to get it right, I have it left in my budget.
My question to you, my friends, is where to take the car to get it checked out for the drivetrain issues by someone intimately familiar with Subarus. The seller thinks it's an axle issue, but I just picked up the car in the rain and haven't had time to take it off the trailer and investigate. I'm thinking I should take it to Metric Subaru here on Long Island, but I'm not sure how fair the prices are. Anyone have any experience with Metric? Any other Subaru shops or dealers on Long Island that you guys could vouch for?
Second, should I go about detuning the car to obviate the need for the meth and electronic boost control? I'd rather go stage 2 or 3, but without reliance on meth. Is this advisable? The seller seemed to think that the meth was absolutely necessary with the upgraded turbo, but I think the Accessport would be more than capable to handle the current state of modification. I feel safe using Cobb's maps and would like to eliminate the e-Boost and meth. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for the helpful thoughts!
Peter
I've been lurking for weeks, but actually purchased an 04 Forester XT this morning.
It's a black MT with 55,000 miles and some modifications. It has a full cobb TBE (Forester specific!!), Cobb AP, an upsized turbo, a Perrin TMIC, electronic boost control, and methanol injection.
The car was being sold by the original owner's son. The original owner did all the work on the car and left the car to his son when he passed away. As a result, I don't know the extent of work on the car (like what turbo is being utilized now) and how badly beaten it was by the original owner.
To be completely honest, the meth scares me and the car has some drivetrain issues, so I think it might have been driven pretty hard at some point. That being said, I got an amazing, amazing deal and if I need to put in some money to get it right, I have it left in my budget.
My question to you, my friends, is where to take the car to get it checked out for the drivetrain issues by someone intimately familiar with Subarus. The seller thinks it's an axle issue, but I just picked up the car in the rain and haven't had time to take it off the trailer and investigate. I'm thinking I should take it to Metric Subaru here on Long Island, but I'm not sure how fair the prices are. Anyone have any experience with Metric? Any other Subaru shops or dealers on Long Island that you guys could vouch for?
Second, should I go about detuning the car to obviate the need for the meth and electronic boost control? I'd rather go stage 2 or 3, but without reliance on meth. Is this advisable? The seller seemed to think that the meth was absolutely necessary with the upgraded turbo, but I think the Accessport would be more than capable to handle the current state of modification. I feel safe using Cobb's maps and would like to eliminate the e-Boost and meth. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for the helpful thoughts!
Peter