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ok so i just wanted to say THANK GOD i found this forum not alot of legacy lovers out there!

ok so im going for vacation this summer for about 4 months! im staying at my gmas house and she gave me her 1993 subaru legacy(2.0) and ive been searching for engine mods i hope to get all the info in this forum!
i havent done much to it all ive done is put a stereo system and a exhaust oh and hid lights!
for some reason the exhaust doesnt sound as loud!
if theres any mods for the engine if you guys could led the way thanks!
i will be searching the forum thanks!

hey i have my car on car domain. was it you that asked me about my hood scoop?

if your name is deman then yes!
i was wondering if they make an intake for my car?
or do i need a custom one i cant seem to find one..maybe you can help me on what mods i can do to my car?
or anyone

you got a 93 legacy with a 2.0L? how did that happen? im sure there were only 2.2's. anyways, if its the non-turbo, then yea there is an intake you could buy for it. check ebay. thats where i got mines.

im sorry yes it is a 2.2 my bad i dont think 2.0 excist do they? yes i dont have turbo on it =( i cant seem to find the intake for it on ebay i only find like 95 and up legacy intakes!
also is it posible to find the sport sedan hood scoop?
ebay is kinda new to me...
thats the car im going to be driving

Pretty much every question you just asked can be answered right here

There are 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 outside of the US.

You're going to have to fabricate something to get an intake. You'll also have better luck finding a turbo hood, rather than the scoop itself, unless you're comfortable making holes

my name isnt deman, but you did post a question on my site about the scoop.

well there are tons of places to find intakes for the N/A. just gotta look around.

also DLC said it. as far as finding a scoop for it. i might be willing to sell ya mine. i think i might be getting rid of it. ill hit this post again if i decide to after this weekend.

yes im sorry its outside the u.s im traveling outside the u.s

its a Legacy 2.0 GL
that changes everything if im not mistaking the intake is behind the engine head...can some one tell me something about this car?

whats the difference between the legacy 2.0GL than the other legacys(2.2)
is there anyway i can find an intake for it or do i need a custom one =/
also i put a exhaust but it doesnt sound as loud they told me the car brings a silensor(how ever u spell it) how many hp does this car bring 130hp?

clos36

Welcome to the site----where do you live?

Also on mods--you want to have the exhaust louder than the ICE

Just think of the flat 4 as a wonderful way of turning hydrocarbons into sound and speed.

clos36 wrote:if your name is deman then yes!
i was wondering if they make an intake for my car?
or do i need a custom one i cant seem to find one..maybe you can help me on what mods i can do to my car?
or anyone

I'm the one that goes by Damien on cardomain, welcome to the site. I hope you find everything you are looking for.

There aren't a whole lot of mods for the n/a legacy for huge power gains but there are some topics you will find if you use the search button at the top of the page. To get you started, you should be able to get reground camshafts for the car and you could pull the heads off and port and polish them along with the throttle body. And get a K&N airfilter although that really wont show much for gain at all.

if you want an intake, you have to get the ones they list for newer non-turbo legacies or imprezas. its basically the same thing. it should fit on yours with no modifications as it did on my 2.2L legacy N/A. and sorry i guess you do have a 2.0. didnt realize you were outside of the U.S.

Subtle wrote:clos36

Welcome to the site----where do you live?

Also on mods--you want to have the exhaust louder than the ICE

Just think of the flat 4 as a wonderful way of turning hydrocarbons into sound and speed.

Well i live i miami but im traveling to nicaragua and i have the legacy over seas! how do i have the exhaust louder than the ice?

There aren't a whole lot of mods for the n/a legacy for huge power gains but there are some topics you will find if you use the search button at the top of the page. To get you started, you should be able to get reground camshafts for the car and you could pull the heads off and port and polish them along with the throttle body. And get a K&N airfilter although that really wont show much for gain at all.

yeah i figured there would not be alot of mods but few is good enough! ok im not a genius with engines ..what are reground camshafts? where are the heads located so i can polish them and the throttle body...so im guessin any filter will fit?
i know i wont get more HP but hey anything is good enuff!

if you want an intake, you have to get the ones they list for newer non-turbo legacies or imprezas. its basically the same thing. it should fit on yours with no modifications as it did on my 2.2L legacy N/A. and sorry i guess you do have a 2.0. didnt realize you were outside of the U.S.

so any non turbo legacy ( im guessing 95 and up) should fit perfect i dont have a pic of the engine but i know its long and i think the intake is behind the engine head...how much hp do i have? since its a 2.0 gl and not a 2.2

i have no idea how much HP your car has stock. and if the motor sits the same way as the 2.2L here in the states does then yes it would fit that legacy. the start of the intake from the motor should be up top close to the firewall and goes down towards the passenger side front of the car. that is how the 2.2L one is.

ok you see that picture my engine looks the same BUT the black box i dont have that...where the black box is i have the spart plugs and you can see the headers i will try to upload my pic its not that good but i will see what i cand do

iive seen not alot of mods can be put on the 2.0Gl N/A what kind of engine do i have wahts the name?

clos36 wrote:
ok you see that picture my engine looks the same BUT the black box i dont have that...where the black box is i have the spart plugs

the black box... are you talking about the black cover in the middle of the engine? thats just a cover. doesnt do much. but yea if that is the same way you engine is, then yes you can use the 95 legacy air intake. i have the same thing on my 91 legacy.

exactly its a cover ok cool!
besides the intake what other mods can i do to my N/A legacy?
something you guys suggest?

You'd have to removed the engine to have the heads port and polished. there is one on each side of the engine. Reground camshafts are when you send in the camshafts from your car and they grind them so they have a different profile.

i SERIOUSLY dont think you should get those heads port/polished. i mean if money is a factor, doesnt port/polish cost a couple hundred dollars? the camshafts should be a good way to go. search on the forum for delta cams. im not sure of their website. other than that there is not a lot you can do left, besides a motor or head swap. on top of that, im sure not a lot of us here on this board know much about the 2.0L N/A Legacy motor. the cams will probably give you the biggest gains in horsepower.

does anyone else know anything about this 2.0L legacy motor??? because im wondering, if he would be able to use the rocker arms from the 1.8L on there also.

yeah i searched delta cams..i read a topic that the person got up to 160hp but it was on teh EJ22E engine is that the 2.2 one?
i really dont know what engine i have
and how much would this cost me?
if any one can tell me more about my engine that would be awesome and what are ROcker ARms/.?

i think the delta cam regrinds are like 69.99 per cam? or somewhere around there. you would have 2 of them so around $150 or so.

rocker arms are what is inbetween the cam and the valve. the cam pushes on the rocker arm, and in turn pushes the cam open. the 1.8 liter impreza engine is supposed to have better rocker arms than the 2.2 liter legacy engine. but i dont know if it has the same ones as a 2.0 liter as you have. no one i know, knows anything about that motor.

thasts not good if no one knows about my engine that sorta sucks
well you told me i could put an intake so thats good...any other stuff i can do to increase HP?

i guess i can work on looks for the interior and the outside..i dont think they make lights for the tail and the front right?
what do you think about the impreza hood scoop will it look ugly?
do they make a stock wing for the legacy

by the way thanks for all the help you have given me thanks you

heheh yea no problem. there is a stock legacy turbo wing that you could put on there. its just a small little one. i think you might have to get the whole trunk with it tho. im not entirely sure.

for more hp gains... i really dont know what else you can do to the N/A motor. delta cams and the 1.8l rocker arms might be all you can really do. unless you have a lot of money to put into it, there isnt much. the delta cams and the 1.8l rocker arms will probably run you about $200 or so. and if you are going to be doing these things yourself, you will have to re-do the timing on it.

as for the hood scoop... ive seen one with a WRX scoop on it. looks fine. but then again its the turbo legacy. as for front and tail lights i dont think they do. and if there is any, it would probably be on ebay.

sorry about the thread jack but I am wondering about putting the 1.8 rockerarms in a 2.2turbo. Is there really a benefit? Wondering since I have access to a 1.8 motor and have my motor completely apart. Also I was talking to a suby tech who said the 1.8 had stiffer valve springs. Would this be worth putting into the 22t with the roller rockers? I already have delta cams and I am planning on a stand alone to run the thing. very interested...

by the way good luck with the car.