Got a silicone hose for the turbo outlet, on Ebay from a guy in Hong Kong. They didn't have one small enough on siliconeintakes, I had to go down to 1.75" on the I/C inlet side. Works like a charm.
I found the cold start problem. Took me all of 15 minutes, and 5 of that was removing the alternator. First I shot the wires to the main engine disconnects (the big grey plugs down by the battery); one temp sense wire had continuity, the other did not. I unwrapped the wires for the temp sensor, exposed the splices ECS did (had to use the original connector)...no problem there. Unwrapped a few more inches, gave a little tug, *pop* out comes the broken wire from under the coolant manifold. I wrapped up two new wires and made a new run from the disconnect to the temp sensor. Sweet, instant starting goodness in the cold light of dawn is now mine!
I figure this one broken wire cost me an extra 2 months without my car...those clowns swore they checked the wiring, but the car just would not start. Then, one day when the temp got above 40deg., the car miraculously begins to run. Praise Jesus.
Got the new carpet in...that was some work, but it looks great vs the syphillitic grey rag that was in there.
http://aaaautocarpet.com/ the Impreza carpet kit.
AND... got the front seats done up in the new WRX black leather kit. Did that myself, replaced the metal hogrings with zip-ties. Took all day for both seats, but they look HOT! I have to take the rears to an upholstery shop to get modified, as a WRX doesn't have split fold-downs like us.
Put in a WRX red-stitched handbrake handle while the console was out...*Looked* identical to the old one, but the mount holes were a bit off, had to Dremel the holes elongated to fit.
On the down side, (always!) the sunroof motor died. Even w/ 12v applied right to the plug, no action. Does not look pretty to replace! I'm thinking sliding canvas sunroof, like on old Beetles. Webasto makes one, and a few other companies.
+10 pts. 
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) Looked like I was drunk going down the road, the car was bump-steering all over the place. I had to do a field surgery alignment with my adjustable wrench and a tape measure. Got it pretty damn close to neutral, too.
But really, damn, the All-Terrain TAs on my van are quieter.
