Building a Legacy

3 Posted by - March 7, 2017 - Features, Uncategorized

What is a Legacy?  To most, a Legacy is something you build and create during your life to benefit future generations.  This is not one of those things but it shares some similarities.  This is a Subaru Legacy GT which in a nutshell in the mature man’s WRX…or is it?  The Legacy from the factory features sleek and subtle body lines but it doesn’t scream performance sedan.  The GT’s come with turbocharged 2.5L (250 hp) from the WRX with either a 5 speed manual or automatic unless you got the Spec B model which came with Blistein suspension and a 6 speed.

Jonathan Morris, a native from Asheville, NC and owner of this beautiful Legacy is the mastermind behind the build.  He bought this car at age 19 but only because insuring a WRX or even an STi was a little out of the question but he knew that the Legacy made a little more power than the WRX and was a more refined machine versus the STi.

Because the Legacy shares the WRX/STi motor platform, simple bolt-ons and a good tune could reach the power Jonathan wanted to get to.  Initially, he wanted to install a front mount intercooler and an HTA35 turbo with some bigger injectors and stronger clutch to hold 350ish whp.  Unfortunately the factory setup “blew up” so it was time to get serious.  The current setup on pump gas is sitting right around 500 whp.

Engine:

  • EJ255 case haves
  • Manly H-beam rods
  • JE Pistons
  • 2013 STi crank
  • King rod and main bearings
  • Killer Bee oil pickup
  • B25 ported and polished heads
  • GSP 272 cams, single avcs
  • GSP springs
  • GSP titanium retainers
  • Stock valves
  • Slight combustion chamber porting
  • IAG billet TGV deletes, top feed
  • Grimmspeed spacers
  • Grimmspeed EBCS
  • Grimmspeed AOS
  • STi intake manifold
  • STi 11mm oil pump with shims
  • Gates kevlar timing belt
  • NGK 1 step colder spark plugs
  • Perrin pitch stop

ECU and Tuning:

  • COBB AP V3
  • 4BAR Omni map sensor
  • LAT sensor
  • Tuned on COBB Speed density
  • Fasttech dyno tuned

Fueling:

  • IAG billet fuel rails
  • Upgraded fuel lines -8 feed lines, -6 return lines
  • Fuel Lab adjustable FPR
  • Injector Dynamics 2000cc top feed injectors
  • Walbro 460 in tank pump

Turbo and Cooling:

  • AVO front mount intercooler
  • Custom rotated piping powder coated white
  • Borg Warner 363SX e 8776
  • Mishimoto Racing radiator
  • Mishimoto radiator hoses
  • Mishimoto 180 degrees thermostat
  • AVO radiator shroud
  • Tial BOV
  • PTP t3/t4 turbo blanket

Drivetrain and Brakes:

  • 2005 STi 6 speed
  • ACT 6 puck extreme duty un-sprung clutch
  • 2010 STi shifter linkage
  • 2005 Leagcy 4eat drive shaft
  • 2007-09 Legacy Spec B rear axles
  • Stock front axles
  • DBA 4000 rear rotors
  • HAWK hp + rear pads
  • Stoptech brake fluid
  • Wilwood 4 pot calipers
  • Wilwood front braided stainless steel brake lines
  • Wilwood 14.5″ slotted rotors
  • Wilwood front racing pads
  • Perrin pitch stop
  • Perrin transmission mounts

Suspension:

  • BC Racing BR coilovers
  • Swift springs 10k front 8k rear
  • Cusco front strut tower bar
  • Moog endlinks

Exhaust and Intake:

  • Tomei EL header
  • Custom rotated up pipe
  • Custom rotated downpipe
  • Magnaflow 3″ CBE
  • 4″ Intake
  • K&N 6″ filter
  • Tial 44mm wastegate

Wheels, Tires, Exterior, and Interior:

  • Enkei RPF1 18×8.5 +35
  • Hankook Ventus V12 255/35/18
  • Hella Horns
  • Custom Painted headlights
  • Tinted tail lights
  • Innovate LM2 wide band
  • Prosport oil pressure gauge
  • Lamco factory STi boost gauge

Jonathan’s future plans are to pull this current engine and go with a closed deck, bigger turbo, and finish the fueling system to shoot for 1000whp.  The sky is the limit, go big or go home!

Jonathan

“I would like to thank Fasttech Motorsports in Knoxville, TN for the tuning and fabrication work on the turbo and charge pipe setup.  The rest of the work on the car was done by me, including  building the engine in my living room, which now has 40k hard miles on it.”

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