Devan's 91' SS!!! (*Updated June 5th! Auto-X Video!!*)

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:41 am

Great car man! Very complete.
You should post some engine pics with the AWIC.
Does that steering wheel have provisions for the cruise controls?

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:36 am

We had to mount the cruise control in another place. Hopefully I will be getting a toggle switch soon to mount in under the steering column.

Red91SSFWD · Post by **Red91SSFWD** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:17 am

livestrong14 wrote:Some more recent pictures from the last two weeks:

Subaru Meet:

ISR Meet:

i have that same jack ^_^ does that mean im fast?!?!

Red91SSFWD · Post by **Red91SSFWD** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:21 am

SHOCKS, PEGS, LUCKY! have you taken it over any sweet jumps?!?!

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:06 am

GX22 · Post by **GX22** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:55 am

Really nice car! I love it!

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:46 pm

Thanks!

Aerotech · Post by **Aerotech** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:23 am

Tasty ride....

2 questions;

-Any issues fitting the AWIC into the engine bay, or move any components?

-What brand/model is your front strut tie bar, and what was it originally made to fit?

Ok, 4 questions....

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:29 pm

Thanks man!

No problems with fitment of the Air/Water for us. My engine came with all the mounting brackets that support the TMIC, so there were no mods needed on that end. I am using a 98' Forester Clutch master cylinder which is shorter than the SS 5-speed one.

The STB is a whiteline piece that was meant to fit 95-2000 Legacy's. No it is not backwards! lol

I have had that question a lot.

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:21 am

New pic from downtown last night!

dropdfocus · Post by **dropdfocus** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:36 am

Very nice ride as always!

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:33 pm

haha, thanks man!

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:58 am

Update!

As a few of you know, we have been very busy down at the shop lately! Sorry I haven't been able to update more, our time frame was very short. But now, the legacy is back in action! With a few new goodies;) Thanks to many friends I have been piecing together more parts to be installed this spring break. But, enough of the future, here's what we did over the last week!

Kory (koryh2009) and I drove to Portland on the 26th of Dec! We immediately pulled the motor out of my 91 Turbo. It was time to remove the torqueless 2.0 shortblock! Time for a closed deck 2.2T! We also threw in a few goodies to go with it, including ACL bearings and a (VERY) low mile JDM WRX crank. Everything was torn apart, checked, and checked again then given a clean bill of health.

Then, I decided to do a little dress-up. I got this idea from David at RalliTEK, and I personally think it looks bad-ass!

Then after we got all of this assembled, it was time to go back in!

The car runs better than ever! Smooth and beautiful idle, can't ask for more! My dad can sure build one hell of a motor!

Vid of start up!

Here she is all put back together, still needs to be cleaned up a little, but she sure looks pretty stock. New mods to add to the list include: JDM Forester high volume oil pump, ACL bearings, STi Group N Pitch Dampener, STi Group N 5MT Tranny Mount, STi Group N Motor Mounts, and to finish it off, a Diamond coil pack.

Driving Impressions

There is no comparison between the 20G bottom end and 22T when it comes to torque. After driving the 20G for a year, then swapping over to a rebuilt 22T shortblock, I can't believe it took me so long to finally make the swap!!!

It takes less gas to get moving from a stop, the clutch/gas transfer is minimal. It finally has enough torque to go up Germantown Road in 3rd! I used to have to downshift at every turn. And perhaps the best part is having an active 5th gear, that you can still accelerate from at 60 mph to get up to freeway speeds (Idaho 75mph) The best part of all of this, after driving back from Portland to Idaho yesterday is my 28 mpg highway! What more can you ask for from a high 13 second car????

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:13 am

Cool that ya posted the pics that Cory took...

Could ya email'em the rest of them to me for the website?

And I can attest to the power this thing has... IT HAULS!!! (Devan drove me home after a day at their shop.)

Very nice!

Seeya man... BTW when ya comin back, Spring Break?

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:29 am

Yeah man, I can e-mail them to you tomorrow first thing! Should be back Spring Break time!!

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:35 am

DUDE I have never heard such a smooth engine in my life. My EJ22 is always making random knocking noises and is very underpowered. I think my engine needs a rebuild or my car needs a nice newly rebuilt EJ22T from your shop more likely

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:47 am

thanks man. We can do that for you. We can also do forged internal builds!

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:53 am

I am definitely going to have to drive out there maybe next summer. Maybe even this summer. Where is portland anyway? LOL! I am near Detroit or New York are you anywhere close to those States?

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:54 am

haha Portland, Oregon. Only a couple thousand miles away!

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:03 am

That's not to far I guess. Would be a fun drive lol!!

AWD_addict · Post by **AWD_addict** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:01 am

I like the cam covers.

What year 2.5 are those plug wires meant for? I'm guessing '96.

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:51 pm

Yeah they are off of a JDM Forester intake manifold that was shipped to us. They are the only ones long enough.

dropdfocus · Post by **dropdfocus** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:56 pm

Yeah, there's tons of slack on the Magnecor wires I have installed on my wife's car. Pretty ridiculous.

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:25 pm

Crazy stuff man. I wish my engine sounded so delicious... I wonder what a well done rebuild would do for it.

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:44 am

very nice job, i like all the detail you put into the motor and car.

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