In case you were wondering, no, this Subaru Legacy is not a turbo

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein) 03/05/2018 at 10:50 • Filed to: None

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I’ve been semi-regularly seeing this Subaru Legacy with a silly tacked-on wing parked at the strip mall between my gym and house. Yesterday I stopped at the Walgreen’s in said strip mall, so I finally got around to taking a picture of it. Let’s count the performance enhancements!

While I did not perform a thorough inspection of this Legacy, I did check for any indications of turbo-ness like a GT badge or hood scoop. It has none of them. There’s a small chance the owner removed these turbo indications, but given all the other things they’ve added to the car, I doubt it. Those things include:

SUCH DOWNFORCE wing
Meh looking aftermarket wheels
Red brake caliper paint
Slotted & drilled brake rotors
Canister style mufflers
Window visors
DOUBLE side mirror enhancements: convex mirrors and   visors
Subtle K&N logo stripes on the top of the door under the mirror
License plate cover (to prevent the man from scanning my shit, man)
Dark window tint that may be a little lighter on the front windows

I can’t handle all this added performance.

AestheticsInMotion > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 10:53

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What a shame. Waste of a good color. And wow, those wheels are hideous

Spanfeller is a twat > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 10:54

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Hey, the box said 10hp!

boredalways > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 10:57

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Probably has a Stage 2 CVT

Matt Nichelson > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 10:57

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Bruh, he needs the wing to keep it on the road because of all the horsepower he’s added from his enhancements.

Or so he can eat his lunch.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 10:57

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Maybe it is at least a 3.6R? The only outward difference between a 2.5i and a 3.6R is that stock the 2.5i has 1 exhaust outlet while the 3.6R has two. Of course the bumpers on all models of this gen has 2 exhaust cut outs with the 2.5i getting an insert to fill the driver’s side cuttout.

diplodicus > AestheticsInMotion 03/05/2018 at 10:58

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They look way too small to. Like a subaru that skips leg day.

fintail > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 11:00

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For the family man with a wife and kids who also vapes and has a flat brimmed hat?

wafflesnfalafel > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 11:00

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That is a lot of money to blow on a stock Legacy. Not even the 3.6? Agree - those wheels make it look busy. Funny thing is if it’s the stock 2.5 then it would be slower than if they had done no mods with the heavier wheels and big parachute on the trunk...

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 03/05/2018 at 11:01

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Recalling how far the trunk hinge on these lets the trunk open I imagine that wing also hits the rear window/pillars every time you open the trunk.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 11:03

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“ enhancements ”

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > fintail 03/05/2018 at 11:05

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No I bought a 328xi... wait I don’t vape

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 11:07

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Subaru does have a good rally legacy.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > boredalways 03/05/2018 at 11:40

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Don’t forget it’s a quad cam.

gettingoldercarguy > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 12:36

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Since the wheels are probably a reduced diameter, he probably thinks that he accelerates way faster than he does due to speedometer error. Slams on his brakes when he sees a cop while going five under thinking he’s doing 15 over.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 13:04

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“I know what I have. No Lowballers or Tire-Kickers. Will accept Crypto”

Textured Soy Protein > gettingoldercarguy 03/05/2018 at 13:10

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I don’t think the wheels are smaller. The stock ride height and huge fender flares make the wheels look small.

wraedeohed > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 13:34

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Done correctly....

Textured Soy Protein > wraedeohed 03/05/2018 at 13:37

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And it’s even in a chain pharmacy parking lot!

gettingoldercarguy > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 13:42

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Sorry, I meant overall diameter of the wheel tire package. The low profile tires look much smaller than the stock 26.7" diameter.

wraedeohed > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 13:46

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Gotta rep the Midwest... I think this may be my last Winter/Spring with it though, but it’s a hard car to replace.

The AWD, manual sports sedan is dying a sad death...

Saracen > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 13:46

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I think the term ricer is way over used.

Having said that, this thing fits the original definition of rice rocket.

Crawleybug > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 13:51

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2017 Susquehanna rallycross champion n/a 05 legacy

Textured Soy Protein > gettingoldercarguy 03/05/2018 at 13:53

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The stock tire size on the base base base model is 205/60-16. Conceivably these could be something like a 225/45-18 and they would look dinky with the ride height and shape of the fenders.

gettingoldercarguy > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 14:01

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I saw 225/55R17, looking at a 2016 base. It’s a big tire, these don’t look it. I get what you’re saying about the fender gap, but it seriously doesn’t look factory on overall size at all. Only one way to truly know.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 14:39

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Small wheels = cheap lowering kit and an increase in applied torque.

Enhancement.

Niewodmj > Textured Soy Protein 03/05/2018 at 21:04

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Done my way

Niewodmj > wraedeohed 03/05/2018 at 21:05

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I will replace mine witg 2020 STI

CAN’T WAIT

Niewodmj > wraedeohed 03/05/2018 at 21:10

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Carpenter > Textured Soy Protein 03/06/2018 at 11:49

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Why hate? If he likes it, he likes it. Props to him for not throwing on a GT badge or Twin Turbo sticker to fake, which cost like $6.00 on eBay; less than the “double convex mirrors”. He’s not at fault for you mistaking his car for a boosted one; you’re the idiot here.

Carpenter > wraedeohed 03/06/2018 at 11:53

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done correctly? done what exactly? Put some 17's and Eibach’s on it? -done not much.

Textured Soy Protein > Carpenter 03/06/2018 at 11:59

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I didn’t mistake anything. I saw the silly wing and other mods, checked for the exterior features I know would identify it as a turbo, and then noted that the silly wing had been applied to what I know to be a slow, non-turbo base model Legacy.

People like all kinds of silly stuff, the fact that they like it doesn’t make it less silly.

But ok.

79 horsepower monster > Carpenter 03/06/2018 at 13:33

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In his defense, the only ways to quickly distinguish the GT is the hood, badge, wheels, and sort of the exhaust, all of which he looked for.

Carpenter > Textured Soy Protein 03/06/2018 at 15:14

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You sure it’s not a 3.6R? Err...you don’t know what that is huh? Check yourself before you start bashing bro. -silly stuff.

Textured Soy Protein > Carpenter 03/06/2018 at 15:23

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The 3.6R has a 3.6R badge below the Legacy badge, like this:

The car I posted does not have this badge, and even if it did, a 3.6R is also not a turbo.

Carpenter > Textured Soy Protein 03/06/2018 at 15:32

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Would you hate on it if it were a 3.6R, just because it’s not turbo?

Textured Soy Protein > Carpenter 03/06/2018 at 15:46

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Hate is a strong word. At most, I’m making light of the choice of these additions to the car. And I would make light of these mods on any pedestrian car.

I’m also making light of your “BUT WHAT IF IT’S A 3.6R?” question because A) it’s not a 3.6R and B) if it were a 3.6R that wouldn’t change the “it’s not a turbo” headline.

Time for you to chill.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Textured Soy Protein 03/06/2018 at 17:08

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I knew a guy who did this (and more) to a Legacy as well. Best part was that it was leased and he stated “this stuff adds value to the car, so im sure Subaru wont mind it being returned like this”. He included painting all of the interior trim, some aftermarket front/rear lips, crazy sound system, and all of this crap. Didnt know this was a Legacy thing but apparently it is.