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turboback exhaust was added, as well as a manual
boost controller and a autometer Pro Comp 2-inch
boost gauge to make sure the car was hitting the desired
14psi of boost. This sorted out the power and the
sound.
two months was all it took before the next mod
bug bit. This time it was to improve the looks, so the
factory 15-inch Rs rims were ditched and some MY05
WRX rims in bronze were fitted in their place. but tim
was not happy with the look they gave, so they lasted
three weeks before changing them to the MY01 WRX
Rims in silver.
as a result of increasing the boost, a few issues developed
with the standard ignition system. In order to
fix the problem bosch coils were added and a Walbro
fuel pump was also added as a safety measure to protect
the engine.
When you change and modify your car, the next
thing you usually do is to go and test the mods, so up
to the mountains tim headed for a day out to test the
package. Unfortunately, the inevitable happened: The
engine decided it wanted to destroy a piston ring after
winding up the boost a little too much.
When something like an engine lets go, many
things run through your mind. Do you sell the car and
start again? Do you replace the engine or do your take
the opportunity to modify to a whole all new level? tim
decided to take the last option.
a low-kilometer 1993 Legacy engine was sourced
and installed. tim had worked hard to afford it, and
AUSTRALIAN LIBERTY EqUALS U.S. LEGACY
The Legacy was introduced back in the late 1980s
when Subaru was bringing the first batch of cars into
Australia, and it had a problem with using the Legacy
name. In Australia there is an organization called Legacy.
It is a uniquely Australian organization, established in
1923 by ex-servicemen dedicated to the task of caring
for widows and dependents of their fallen comrades.
Legacy would not allow Subaru to use the name for the
car. Hence in Australia the model is called the Liberty.
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