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Originally Posted by Akya2120
I know I want to get a little more pep from the motor, but I am not exactly sure how I want to go about it.
This is my short term plan. Keep it minimal for about the first three years. I'm thinking GrimmSpeed intake, ECUtek reflash, Subaru radiator/oil heat exchanger, and some general chassis stiffening stuff. Maybe changing the thermostat, but I live in Washington and it's rarely super hot out.
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In the long term, I like the idea of going for a turbo, making about 200-230 WHP and trying to tune it so that I get great fuel economy.
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Frankly I would love to see this car hit a MPG of 40-50. It'd be nice to show the world that a car can be fun, and economical. Not sure what exactly would be required to do this, or if something like that is even possible.
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Originally Posted by Akya2120
Doubling down, sticking to your guns, I like it. I will plan now, and be ready to buy them when I feel like it. I'm sure I will love it the way it comes, I'm just thinking the torque dip is worth spending some money on to smooth out a little. Regardless, if I know how the car feels, what's the difference whether I would be thinking about them on mine versus my father's? I don't think the paint color or model year is going to change my feelings on performance parts haha.
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I highlighted the parts of your original post that tells me you don't have enough knowledge of this car to make mods at this point.
Let me break it down for you:
- Why a oil cooler? What are you trying to accomplish? Are you tracking it to the point where an oil cooler is needed?
- Your climate is EVERY reason NOT to change anything on your cooling system. Want to destroy your engine faster? Let the oil get to operating temp SLOWER with a lower thermostat or oil cooler.
- Driving your dad's car... and the chassis is not stiff enough? What planet do you live on?
- Great fuel economy + turbo kit do not mix together. Aftermarket turbo kits are not built with a properly set up engine in mind, and if you want true fuel economy you'd also (at some point) consider going with lower compression pistons and a different cam profile to take advantage of the boost and optimizing VE in different areas. Oh, and throw in about $10-20k in "R&D" that you will do on your own vs what a normal OEM would do.
Again: if you don't know how to go about achieving your goals, you need to learn about the pros and cons of each setup before you start to mod.
-alex