New owner Cross Sport
Hi all, just bought a 2007 cross sports SG5. Im looking for some info and advice, as you all seam very knowledgable and i feel like i have a lot to learn.
Im looking to get a few bits for the car, and im having difficulty finding parts being a JDM import, so i though i would ask for some help. (im away from home and my car for the next week and wanted to do some online shopping
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Firstly im in need of some new breaks, disks and pads. What would be the best options you suggest?
Secondly, exhausts.. iv been going over and over and over websites, have sent emails (very few have come back, and with no definitive answers), Everywhere i look either has for the UK models, or the FSTI . Hayward and Scott said the FSTI exhaust should fit , but wasnt a clear answer. Im not looking for something too loud, but something to help free up the flow and have a nicer sound than the standard quiet sound i have now. Iv found some in Japan, but the cost, plus the cost of shipping is pretty steep.
and lastly.. Has anyone managed to tune the Cross sports ECU , iv looked over the forums and not really found an answer?
Sorry for a lot of questions on my first post
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Im looking to get a few bits for the car, and im having difficulty finding parts being a JDM import, so i though i would ask for some help. (im away from home and my car for the next week and wanted to do some online shopping
)Firstly im in need of some new breaks, disks and pads. What would be the best options you suggest?
Secondly, exhausts.. iv been going over and over and over websites, have sent emails (very few have come back, and with no definitive answers), Everywhere i look either has for the UK models, or the FSTI . Hayward and Scott said the FSTI exhaust should fit , but wasnt a clear answer. Im not looking for something too loud, but something to help free up the flow and have a nicer sound than the standard quiet sound i have now. Iv found some in Japan, but the cost, plus the cost of shipping is pretty steep.
and lastly.. Has anyone managed to tune the Cross sports ECU , iv looked over the forums and not really found an answer?
Sorry for a lot of questions on my first post
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Welcome to the forum
Sounds like someone needs some justification :grin2:
Brakes are safety items, better brakes = better safety
High flow exhaust and intercooler are just improving efficiency of the engine = Using less fuel and less stress on the engine as it is now outputting more power so less strain on it when you drive, improving longevity of the engine >
Same for forged wheels = Lighter alloys = better fuel efficiency - Some designs might even be more aero dynamic than factory wheels
Tints require less cooling = Less fuel used by running the Air Con.
Edit: I used EBC Bluestuff NDX pads on my Forester and have been very happy with them - They've lasted a huge amount of miles too. I use Brembo OEM or Brembo Sport Grooved Discs so can't comment on the EBC discs.
Sounds like someone needs some justification :grin2:
Brakes are safety items, better brakes = better safety
High flow exhaust and intercooler are just improving efficiency of the engine = Using less fuel and less stress on the engine as it is now outputting more power so less strain on it when you drive, improving longevity of the engine >
Same for forged wheels = Lighter alloys = better fuel efficiency - Some designs might even be more aero dynamic than factory wheels
Tints require less cooling = Less fuel used by running the Air Con.
Edit: I used EBC Bluestuff NDX pads on my Forester and have been very happy with them - They've lasted a huge amount of miles too. I use Brembo OEM or Brembo Sport Grooved Discs so can't comment on the EBC discs.
Being new to Subaru and to Foresters i dont know what one to compare it to, Its an SG5 so 2 ltr , with Turbo, JDM model. Its suspension is slightly lower than standard. Seams to share a lot of parts with the Sti and the standard models. Lower BHP than sti.
Iv talked to a few places for full exhausts and still havent been given a straight answer what will and wont fit. As i have read else where, the Cross sports seams to be a bit of an oddball model.
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