Sleepy turbo wagon dyno results!

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 10/16/2020 at 18:34 • Filed to: None

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Two months ago I dropped off my Outback at Rallispec in New Jersey to have a new built motor and 6 speed transmission installed. The plans started pretty simple, mild upgrade to the internals, TGV delete, upgrade the injectors and oil pickup, etc. At some point a big Bloush turbo was added to the list, along with an upgrade to the intercooler, downpipe, and entire fuel system. Today I finally get to learn the sum of its parts.

Any predictions? In her previous configuration she made 200 at the wheels.

UPDATE: it took a while to get the dyno results because the guy who built my engine, who is also my point of contact at the shop, wasn’t there for the session (he had to fly to California to build the motor for Bucky Lasek’s white GC).

Assuming all guesses were whp unless stated otherwise the winning guess by Price Is Right rules goes to gmporschenut with his guess of 337 h p. Absolute closest though was BeaterGT, whose guess of 350 was only off by two. The Outback put down a whopping 348whp/339wtq. Corrected this comes to about 425 bhp. That said, thanks to the SI drive I’ll normally be keeping it at a pedestrian 280whp (345bhp) for daily use and only toggle the big powah button when it’s needed.

The plan is to pick up the car at the end of next week, along with another. But more on that later.

4kc > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 14:53

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322.5

Dusty Ventures > 4kc 10/12/2020 at 14:55

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I like the .5

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:02

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T wo fiddy.

DipodomysDeserti > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:04

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315, Bob!

rctothefuture > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:05

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I assume they are tuning for reliability, so 287 at the wheels.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:05

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13,440 Ducks

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:06

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201

Taylor Martin > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/12/2020 at 15:06

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What’s that in racoons?

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/12/2020 at 15:08

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That’s 319HP

nerd_racing > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:13

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Looks like you could use a Fluidampr.  I’m going to guess 286 hp 

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Taylor Martin 10/12/2020 at 15:13

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Depends on the amount of trash eaten 

rctothefuture > nerd_racing 10/12/2020 at 15:16

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What is this, Price is Right?

gettingoldercarguy > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:18

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555

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Probably off, but I’m ok with it.

nerd_racing > rctothefuture 10/12/2020 at 15:19

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LOL I didn’t even see that.  If it was PIR  I would have bid 288.  

bob and john > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:26

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i’m going to aim high, and say 375 crank

Poor_Sh > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:28

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290WHP

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:28

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185 and a puddle of sadness on the floor.

Real guess: 293

Tripper > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:31

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I knew a guy without a fancy built motor going 300hp or so in an outback, so I’m going to guess that you are within spitting distance of 400 horsies

Darkbrador > gettingoldercarguy 10/12/2020 at 15:39

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555 miles per head gasket ?

BeaterGT > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:39

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350!

HoustonRunner > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:47

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220, 221, whatever it takes.

wafflesnfalafel > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:53

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296 at the wheels on standard premium

Sovande > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 15:54

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302 at the wheels and 400 at the crank on a conservative tune.

This was my neighbors WRX and on stock internals he had 400hp at the crank. He also had a Forester suspension. This was the loudest daily driven car I have ever heard and I heard it every night at 11pm when he got home from work.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 16:15

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320 on a livable tune and premium.

I’m quite jelly but I also think you should lower it to make a Legacy wagon. 

CivicWagonEngineer > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 16:30

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12MPG

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 18:18

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260, plus or minus 10.

Wacko > DipodomysDeserti 10/12/2020 at 18:43

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One dollar bob!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 18:44

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337

Goggles Pizzano > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 19:20

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What model year is it again? Can it make more than 276?

Dusty Ventures > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/12/2020 at 19:29

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It’s staying tall because it goes on rally stages

Dusty Ventures > Goggles Pizzano 10/12/2020 at 19:29

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2008

Dusty Ventures > CivicWagonEngineer 10/12/2020 at 19:30

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Highway should be at least 10 more than that, especially with the 6 speed

Goggles Pizzano > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 19:39

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Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 20:07

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Also acceptable. 

MM54 > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 20:16

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More than sixteen

gettingoldercarguy > Dusty Ventures 10/12/2020 at 22:02

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Heads and cams stock?

Dusty Ventures > gettingoldercarguy 10/12/2020 at 22:19

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Refreshed, but yes

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dusty Ventures 10/13/2020 at 03:23

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330hp

Poor_Sh > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 18:50

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Well shit, that seems awesome. When exactly don't you need all the power? 

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 18:54

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O ooh, that should be downright rapid with the big-power button pressed.

BeaterGT > BeaterGT 10/16/2020 at 18:56

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Aww yeah, glad to see it putting down the ponies. Enjoy! 

Dusty Ventures > Poor_Sh 10/16/2020 at 18:57

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I mean most of the time if we're being honest. SI drive is like the N button on the Veloster, so when I do want it I can have it instantly.

krustywantout > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 19:17

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Wow, big improvement! Will you be doing field testing on I91 or RT 116? Maybe the back roads in Orange or New Salem?

VincentMalamute-Kim > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 19:18

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Interesting intercooler placement. Subaru was really hunting for any place to put it.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 19:21

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I was fine around town with the 90hp or so (altitude corrected) on my 98 Forester. Would’ve been nice to have more power trying to merge onto the freeway.

Dang. En visioning 348hp in my old Forester!

Dusty Ventures > VincentMalamute-Kim 10/16/2020 at 19:47

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The angle isn’t as aggressive stock. When they put on the new unit they angled it more and added ducting to the backside of the hood scoop to increase airflow. This is how it looks stock.

Dusty Ventures > krustywantout 10/16/2020 at 19:51

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No comment, officer

VincentMalamute-Kim > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 19:52

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ah! That’s what I’m used to seeing. I thought Subaru stuck the intercooler between the engine and firewall on your model.

Poor_Sh > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 19:53

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Oh i thought it was like an ecu tune. Then nice!

Dusty Ventures > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 10/16/2020 at 19:54

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Hell, it’ll be pretty rapid even without. 280 puts it well above an STI.

zipfuel > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 20:27

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That is awesome and I suspect will be extremely surprising to a few people when you unleash it...

Also now you’ve put all the work in don’t Eric Bana it!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 20:40

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Nauraushaun > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 21:06

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that’s rad

VaporishPuma > Dusty Ventures 10/16/2020 at 22:56

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Fantastic! How easy was it to set up the different tuning profiles with the SI Drive? If I ever do serious engine work on my Legacy, I’d love to be able to have a “normal car” mode button...

Dusty Ventures > VincentMalamute-Kim 10/19/2020 at 16:21

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Update: it’s a Process West Verticooler. They’re as close to vertical as possible for more direct airflow from the scoop

Dusty Ventures > VaporishPuma 10/19/2020 at 16:38

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Very easy. Apparently the tuning process leaves a gap between S and S# by default. They actually usually raise the power level under S afterwards so the difference is less dramatic but I asked them to leave it because I feel like that's perfect daily driver power.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Dusty Ventures 10/19/2020 at 23:42

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The unique/weird location is very cool. Also can’t be as effective with the extensive ducting as a front mount is .

Dusty Ventures > VincentMalamute-Kim 10/20/2020 at 00:38

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Not as effective as a front mount, but certainly far better than the horizontal stock one. Also on the Outback installing a front mount means removing the bumper bar, which falls firmly under the category of “no thanks, I choose life.”

VincentMalamute-Kim > Dusty Ventures 10/20/2020 at 12:44

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I don’t know if you’ve seen this, I’ve put it up on Oppo a few times. A very long time ago, I turbocharged a Grand Caravan and liked the weirdness of a minivan hoodscoop and top mount intercooler.  The weirdness is why I like that rear mount IC.