In 2014 Subaru released the Levorg where its named is derived LEgacy, reVOlution, touRinG. Most people refer to the Levorg as the WRX wagon as it resembles the VA chassis WRX with a Legacy wagon rear end. The levorg was produced with a FA20dit or a turbo charged 1.6L Flat 4 known as the FB16DIT. […]
Specifically for the EJ25 its built with an unequal length header famous for the sound, but its inefficient where equal length have better aerodynamics increasing flow and allowing more power. Equal length Headers may flow better but unequal length headers save weight from shorter exhaust runners and allows you too hit boost faster by about […]
All cars are susceptible to blowing a head gasket but Subaru’s are more prone to failing. Reason being is how the motor was designed cylinder 4 got the short end of of the stick when it comes to cooling leading to over heating and warping the heads allowing a gap and letting coolant leak and […]
Subaru strictly on produces AWD cars with the exception of BRZ. This makes most of Subaru’s work exceptionally well off road, weather you are doing light off-roading or going over choppy terrain. Subaru’s are reliable and built tough to handle tough trails. Some Subaru models like the Forester are built to have more ground clearance […]
For EJ type engines they have a cooling problem on cylinder 4 from factory. A kit includes a coolant hose and a Hose Tee allowing you to split the coolant line going into the heater core to cylinder 4 coolant exhaust port letting coolant flow more efficiently and keeping cylinder 4 cooler. The pro is […]
The Ej255 can handle 300whp and the Ej257 can handle 400whp both with stock internals with an upgraded fuel management and a tune. while the Ej257 has a black nitride crank and forged rods the ej255 only has cast steel rods and crank leading to rod bearing failure causing a decreased of hp you can […]
There are many misconceptions around nitrous. The truth about nitrous is you only get a momentary boost in power which can be unreliable and inconsistent. you’ll almost never see nitrous on a street car mainly because its illegal’s in most states due the unstable nature of the nitrous oxide. For Subaru’s nitrous isnt seen at […]
There are 7 generations of the Subaru Legacy but the 3rd generation is the when GT limited trim level was added to the fleet from 2000-2004. The 3rd gen legacy GT (BE chassis) came with multiple engine options ranging from the Naturally aspirated EJ251 ,the Japanese EJ206 twin turbo, and the flat 6 EZ30. Between […]
Subaru’s EJ motors have a very unique Motor with a horizontally opposed pistons know as a Flat 4 boxer motor. The Engine set up creates a very unique looking intake manifold often times the center piece of the engine bay. most people desire the ej257 intake manifold that come from factory with a wrinkle red […]
The VF45 turbo was released in the Subaru Legacy GT Spec B out of japan on the Ej20X. What makes the VF45 Special? This turbo is built with a twin scroll design allowing the motor to build boost extremely fast due to the duel independent exhaust ducts leading to the turbine wheel. What is this […]