unisafe wrote:Hey good people.
Recently got my Liberty TBSTI in an unmolested state, well looked after with low Kms.. but now I own it. ..
Basically, I want that feeling were you get thrown back in your seat.
Do you people think for example an XB kit from MRT or similar would give me that kick on the guts and sub 5.5 0-100..
Or should I just save my pennies and get a 2011-> wrx down the line?
I do like my car.. it's basically the perfect second hand car condition wise.. but if my previous bomb didn't die, I probably would have saved for the 2011- wrx..
hmm.
Suggestions, feedback are very welcome.
Maybe I should be great for what I have.. most likely. .
Cheers
You want to be thrown back in your seat. There is one problem. You have an auto.
The torque converter comes on smooth, and no torque is lost on gear changes. You never get to feel the rough/hard changes that the manual Soobie gets. Compared to a manual - the auto (5EAT) is faster 0-100, but it doesn't feel as impressive. When someone changes gears in a manual, the car goes from no torque to full torque and it will always kick you back harder than the smooth auto.
You could get a bigger kick out of the auto if you let off the throttle, change gears, then floor the throttle again. It will make the car slower, but kicks you back harder...
On to things to make the car faster
1. Tune. Kido or MSR do a decent auto tune. From experience one is cheaper (road tune) and the other is more thorough (dyno tune), so it depends how far you wish to take the car. Not all tuners can tune the auto properly, and as far as value for money MRT does not get a very good rep on Subaru forums. They do have a very nice website though...
2. In order of descending value for money (kw/$): Remove milk bottle resonator from air box (free). Dump pipe. Silicon turbo inlet. TMIC. Cat back exhaust. BOV. 3 port ebcs. - You'll be slightly faster than 2008-2011 WRX/Stis. Probably reached the point of diminishing returns on $$ spent.
3? Injectors/ fuel pump + E85. You'll get the kick you were after.
(E85 is a bit of a wild card on on stock engines... Quite a few blowing headgaskets even on built engines. Recommend running ARP2000 or even better 625+ head studs).
3. Fuel pump. Turbo upgrade. Should provide a nice kick and much stronger all around the power band. Definitely reached the point of diminishing returns (especially on auto). Focus on suspension/handling/braking mods.
Anything more (and even any turbo over vf52 size, can reduce the engine service life significantly, but you'll have a 5 second 0-100 car with that turbo) and you're really pushing that stock engine. Save up for forged pistons/ported heads/cams/built gear box etc.