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[Morgan]

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This is my third Subaru, it's finally a turbo!

Purchased on the 3rd September 2011 from a private seller in Brisbane with 79,666kms. Drove back home over night; 870 odd kms - more than double what the car had driven in the previous 2 months
Perfect way to get a feel for her.

WHAT IS IT?

2005 MY06 Subaru Forester XT

Engine/driveline/under the bonnet
EJ255
TD04
TMIC
5sp manual
Resinatorectomy
GFB plumback BOV
Longpro short fat bit
Ultrex short shifter
Fumoto oil drain plug

Exhaust
X-Force diffback with STi tip

Suspension/Handling
MY06 WRX STi struts and springs
GD WRX front strut brace
Whiteline 22mm adjustable rear sway bar
Whiteline HD endlink kit
Heavy duty swaybar mounts
PMD lateral link strengtheners

Interior
Cloth trim
Prosport vacuum/boost gauge (mounted in AC vent)
WRX 5sp gear knob
ECU Datascan custom mounted in genuine dash pod
SH Forester floor mats

Exterior
Burgundy (mica)
17" 5 spoke XT alloys
Bridgestone Potenza RE001 (215/55/17)
20% tints
DIY custom mesh grille
Genuine Subaru monsoon slimline weather shields
Blacked out headlight inserts
EZ Lip
Personal plates
Roof racks & bicycle/ski/board holders (only attached when necessary)
Colour coded rear emblem

Electrics/Lighting
HIDs
LED SMD parkers
LED SMD number plate lights
LED footwell lighting
DIY Cup holder illumination

Audio/visual
Pioneer AVH-P3350BT double din head unit
-5.8" LCD display
-CD/DVD (bypassed)
-Bluetooth hands free
-USB/iPod
-SD card slot
Response Kevlar 6" up front
Response Kevlar 4" in the back
Pioneer 12" sub
Clarion APX4240 4ch amplifier

Future plans
3" TB exhaust
Rear spoiler
Bonnet struts
Tune

[Grant]

Nice buy Morgan
Looks awesome!

[aekOne]

nice one morgan! welcome to the club mate

[AussieTemplar]

Great looking Foz dude.

Needs lower, and change that horrible grille.. it's all I ask

[Morgan]

Cheers guys!

Haha Nick. Maybe lower, just maybe. I didn't like the grille when I first saw them but it's grown on me.
If a nice honeycomb one pops up I'd look into it

[Scuba-Roo]

Looks good Morgan you'll need an intercooler exhaust and turbo before that tune

Coming to hooters on Wednesday?

[AussieTemplar]

Sounds like a plan Morgz.

[AussieTemplar]

edit: fail.

[Morgan]

Scuba-Roo, on 04 September 2011 - 10:28 PM, said:

Looks good Morgan you'll need an intercooler exhaust and turbo before that tune

Haha I've heard the tune can pry a little bit more out of it... Really enjoying the quietness though

Scuba-Roo, on 04 September 2011 - 10:28 PM, said:

Coming to hooters on Wednesday?

Not this month Will have no plates on Wed as it will be getting NSW rego. Def next month though

[BigWillieStyles]

Looks great, does it feel much bigger than the Outback?

[Morgan]

Nah it's smaller than the Outback.
Higher off the ground, but smaller cabin space, etc.

[aekOne]

yeah you'll get a bit more out of it with a tune but if your not going to upgrade cooler, tb exhaust, cai, fuel pump and turbo i personally wouldn't be bothering. you'd hate to pay all that money for tuning only to decide a) a tune is a lot of money for a smallish gane or b] yeah it's more drivable now but i want more and having to fork out for a second tune after doing all the mods you need.

you say now you don't want much more out of it, but i bet that'll change lol. in the past with your n/a's there was nothing much more you could squeeze from them but it's a very different story now. knowing that a 3" tbe and CAI will give a huge difference after a tune as opposed to a tune on a stock car i think you really need to consider them before committing to tuning it as is

do it once, do it right i say

BigWillieStyles, on 04 September 2011 - 10:56 PM, said:

Looks great, does it feel much bigger than the Outback?

mine feels the same, maybe even shorter than my legacy did

[Morgan]

aekOne, on 04 September 2011 - 11:01 PM, said:

yeah you'll get a bit more out of it with a tune but if your not going to upgrade cooler, tb exhaust, cai, fuel pump and turbo i personally wouldn't be bothering. you'd hate to pay all that money for tuning only to decide a) a tune is a lot of money for a smallish gane or b] yeah it's more drivable now but i want more and having to fork out for a second tune after doing all the mods you need.

Fair call. As parts become available I may look at my options and then finish it all off with a tune. We're just seriously trying to save for a house now so now that I have a comfortable, quick (IMO) car with decent boot space for lugging gear around I'll settle for a bit

aekOne, on 04 September 2011 - 11:01 PM, said:

knowing that a 3" tbe and CAI will give a huge difference after a tune

Dammit don't tell me that haha!

aekOne, on 04 September 2011 - 11:01 PM, said:

do it once, do it right i say

Couldn't agree more

[RX25SE]

Nice one Morgs.

[Show Us Your Tints]

Nice pickup Morgs.

Glad everything went well on the trip back. Looking forwards to seeing it.

Cheers,
Shazza

[Jordan]

Congratulations on the buy Morgan....

Does this mean no more OUTBACK jokes?

[Show Us Your Tints]

Jordan., on 05 September 2011 - 07:35 AM, said:

Does this mean no more OUTBACK jokes?

Nope, just changes to FOZBACK!

Cheers,
Shazza

[Scuba-Roo]

Keep your eye out on different forums as exhuasts come up cheap every so often. A mate is looking at some intercoolers on eBay for around $150 and his planing on running 260+kw.

Mod smart, take your time and you'll be surprised how cheap you can get away with it.

Sif you'd wanna move out from your current house!!

[Marv]

Car looks good, Morgan. I should get cracking organising a SubyClub Central Coast run, shouldn't I?

I support the notion of doing turbo/IC/exhaust/tune all at once. Enjoy stock reliability until you can piece together all the bits and get it done in one go. I'll also put my neck out here and say that you'd be mad NOT to go to Michael South Racing as Somersby to get the work done. If you disagree, I'll get the Channel 4 news team to fight you - that is no lie.

PS: we should swap rides some time. I'll enjoy quiet refinement and you can enjoy 20psi through a VF23 and 6-speed/plated diff launchoscity (it's a technical term, write that one down, son).

[Morgan]

I would only go to Michael. Only ever heard good things

Haha we should have a swap! I'm afraid it will make it impossible for me to hold back on mods but thats your motive isn't it?!

Keeeen as for a CC run