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Thanks for the response Josh. Just wanted to make sure that was normal.

Today I was sitting in my car while it was idling. I noticed my "Stop Lamp" light was on and pumped the brakes to see if I could get it to go out. While doing this I noticed my idle would drop to the point where my engine would stutter, almost as if it was going to die. When I would stop p...

I have thought about this as well. I know I am getting oil through the feed line because the banjo piece wasn't tightened into the line properly when I installed the 04 and I pissed oil all over. This was a brand new line from a kit as well. I have one new coolant pipe/bolt on the 28 and inspected t...

Just drove it for 3.5 hours this morning and there was no hesitation or lag through any portion of the spool or speed range. I should be good to go with this cat!

Thanks for all of the comments and advice!

Why I didn't put that together... Thanks for pointing that out! It seems I am good at missing the obvious.

The 28 is in! Instead of a day and a half it took less than 4 hours this time which is pretty awesome. This turbo is excellent. Kicks in hard right around 3500-3600 rpm and holds boost right to redline. Turned the MBC down to 7 for the inaugural run but apparently it really likes to stay in the 10-1...

Thanks for the info Josh! It will take me a bit to wrap my head around it but that is nothing new for me. Can't wait to get back on the road.

Thanks for offering up insight guys! I will turn down the boost and try it out. After this I should be pretty quick at swapping so putting the 04 in quickly shouldn't be a problem if it doesn't work out. I will report back results after it is installed and have run it for a while.

I didn't realize how much variable there was concerning the volume of air in the cylinder. It should have been blaring after reading that the thickness on the head gasket can change the compression ratio. Thanks for making that point. I read it but it obviously didn't sink in. The 28 runs wastegate ...

I guess the question is: Can a larger turbo be run on stock settings/internals and if so what is the formula? I am very interested in this subject now and did a little searching. I have posted some quotes from one person below as a conversation starter here. I don't know if what was said makes logic...

That is what I was thinking without being able to express it very well. And to piggyback on what you are saying, just because it is a bigger turbo is there a certain boost level that will match a stock turbos performance or will the 28 still churn out 415 cfm even at 6 psi? I would think the TD04 do...

Good news to hear about where the 28 performance sits. Glad you got it in the WRX and it is running well! I don't need any substantial power at any point from now until spring and saving another swap would be great. With that said, even if I turned boost down to 6 psi, would this be a good balance w...

Great info! Thank you for posting up. I was definitely being hopeful it seems. Read a lot of comparisons between turbos and the 28 was always the "little" guy. I guess I started thinking it didn't have as much punch as it really does. I will wait and do it right. Thanks for talking me down!

This has been tough to read. Absolutely sorry to see that the leggy is gone but am happy for your outlook on the situation and that you walked away and were able to assist the other driver right away. Your perspective is great with this. I really hope that you are able to get another one and stick a...

A question for you turbo gurus. If I was to put on a VF28 without any engine management at 11 psi boost would I have any problems? Blew the seals on a recently installed TD04 and was just wondering. Rob Tune will go in this spring. Figured I could just save a step and install the 28 if my injectors ...

My roomate and I were just joking about those on his SVX engine - his numbers are 3 4 5 1 (or something close to that). He was saying that's the theoretical limit to the WHP he could hope to obtain, lol. Honestly I don't know the answer. Haha! That is awesome. I am going to have to check out my whp...

With the newest searchings under the hood, I noticed this stamp. This is the driver side where the AC compressor would sit. Does this mean I have different heads installed on this motor already? I have searched through a lot of photos but haven't found anything conclusive. Any help is appreciated. h...

Thanks for the vote of confidence cj! I didn't explore it too far yesterday. The good news is that I don't think it is the head gasket after all. I suck at diagnosing apparently. The bad news is that I am pretty sure I blew the seals on the td04 I just installed. Dropped the oil today and it wasn't ...

I apparently blew a head gasket today. Looks like the tleg is on injured reserve for a while. Looks like I will be hitting the "how to" threads!

Thread back from the dead. When I bought my Subaru I had to look at reviews to see if buying at over 200,000 miles was a good decision. I read this section of reviews and instantly made the call about the car: http://www.edmunds.com/subaru/legacy/1991/consumer-reviews/ Interested to see what everyon...

Mine is a lot louder than the vf11 as well. I had concern but have been driving it for a while with no ill effects and great boost.

I reset the ECU and will move the boost T soon. So far I still have a stumble in the rpm. At this point I am not going to worry about it though (Meaning it is too cold out again) lol

I like that we have yet to reach a decision after a decade. BBS.LEGACYCENTRAL.ORG - OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO CHOOSE A SLOGAN PARALLEL THE LONGEVITY OF OUR CARS That is awesome! lol I would vote for something along the lines of what has been said like "The Legacy Continues" or "Nothin...

That is exactly where it is drawing from. Thanks for answering that Josh!

Dude. That vid is excellent! It would be cool if more people did this!