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Are you using the stock EPAS in the BRZ?
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BlackMK4 posted:Are you using the stock EPAS in the BRZ? No, it's a GC8 hydralic. Kaptain Ballistik couldnt get it working when he tired a few years ago
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Oct 4, 2023 22:15
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Ah okay. Mine cuts out like mad and it drives me nuts, the only actual solution I've come across is DCE who wants $5k for their drop in motor / controller upgrade. Thank you
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Oct 4, 2023 22:48
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0Xs91QIBM FINALLY the loving point of this thread    Its time to get this Clubspec EVO4 GC8 intot he garage and finally .... FINALLY.... begin to restore it. Only taken five loving years to even begin this project (Forester seems to have a intermittent starting issue. Still stuuuupid fast when it runs altho I have turned it down to sane boost levels now) First tasks - Fix sunroof Redo passenfer side guard Disassemble front bumper Look at rear rust issue Clean interior About bloody time the actual reason this thread exists is beginning. CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 11:18 on Oct 19, 2023 |
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Oct 19, 2023 11:15
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Alright, looking forward to this! Godspeed Mr. Interceptor! 
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Oct 19, 2023 16:45
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Maybe not an issue in Australia but uh... this makes me nervous. "Look at rear rust issue"
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Oct 19, 2023 20:29
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builds character posted:Maybe not an issue in Australia but uh... this makes me nervous. Surface rust from what looks like to be a crash repair. Also this car has spent 5-6 years under a tree before I got it, I got it going and registered before the gearbox made weird noises and I put it aside again .... annnnd then didnt get to it for another five years -_- If it wasnt 170/300 of a limited edition it probably would have been parted out years ago.
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Oct 19, 2023 22:59
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I have no idea where I'm up to talking about this project so it's just gonna be a photo dump with kitties                    
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Jan 14, 2024 09:49
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I have no idea where I'm up to talking about this project so it's just gonna be a photo dump with kitties Hold up, what? Are you OK?
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Jan 17, 2024 17:00
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You'd better be ok CAT INTERCEPTOR
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Jan 17, 2024 19:01
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Yeah I'm Im fine, the stomach haaaaaaaates blood pressure medication https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iweCicso6Jo Something about a AWD BRZ not being posted.........
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Jan 21, 2024 02:23
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Yeah I'm Im fine, the stomach haaaaaaaates blood pressure medication Yeah mine messes with my vision, so I only take it if my blood pressure gets really bad now.
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Jan 21, 2024 02:26
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I'm on 3 blood pressure meds, still have high BP. I'm just not a walking stroke with the meds...
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CommieGIR posted:Yeah mine messes with my vision, so I only take it if my blood pressure gets really bad now. The thing that pisses me off so much about blood pressure medication is that the side effects are so badly communicated, esp for someone like me who is in general intolerant of medications - not allergic, just dont tolerate them well. I can accept that sure the family issues with high blood pressure meant even a person who is far fitter than the doctors (let alone general population) I'd need medication but FFS I've gone through 6 in short order because the side effects are just awful and some "rare" ones like GERD on turboboost. It's in some ways a relief to hear others saying yes they get hosed up side effects. Because it's misreble to be so blindsided by issues caused by trying to address an issue like BP One positive effect tho is that ACE inhibitors it turns out is a known PED and that has helped increase the amount of cycling I do from 1250Kms a month to 1800kms+ (as well as you know just getting out there far more and finding any excuse to ride....) But mostly just gently caress BP medications and gently caress the lack of communication of just what they can do to you. (The side effects do make sense because you are fuckign with a fundamental body process but still)
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Jan 22, 2024 20:40
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:gently caress the lack of communication of just what they can do to you. Been fighting this too, both with my father and myself. I was telling him to go thru his meds and check ALL the side effects, and low and behold it explains some of his problems, so I did the same myself. My main problem is weight, but I'm struggling with muscle and joint pain and trouble moving, so exercise is proving hard. I know it's hard, that's fine, but I'm not seeing progress and for a while now I've just felt like somethings not right. Oh, turns out two of my meds cause muscle and joint pain and trouble moving, on top of what excess weight does. I'm not just lazy! What I realised is the communication problem is doctors and pharmacists focus on the dangerous side effects, they tell you all about them, but you're on your own with the more mundane ones. Turns out those mundane ones can stack up!
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:One positive effect tho is that ACE inhibitors it turns out is a known PED and that has helped increase the amount of cycling I do from 1250Kms a month to 1800kms+ (as well as you know just getting out there far more and finding any excuse to ride....) I wonder if this applies to ARB inhibitors as well? I had to switch from ACE because they gave me a dry cough (let me tell you how fun that was during the height of COVID), but ARB carries many of the same benefits (including protecting kidneys)
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Been fighting this too, both with my father and myself. I was telling him to go thru his meds and check ALL the side effects, and low and behold it explains some of his problems, so I did the same myself. My main problem is weight, but I'm struggling with muscle and joint pain and trouble moving, so exercise is proving hard. I know it's hard, that's fine, but I'm not seeing progress and for a while now I've just felt like somethings not right. Oh, turns out two of my meds cause muscle and joint pain and trouble moving, on top of what excess weight does. I'm not just lazy! The first BP medications caused extreme lethargy, loss of morning appetite, stomach pain and depression. Eventually I just said "No gently caress this" and stopped cold to prove it wasnt something else. When my brain refused to ride beyond 5 kms - and if you know me you know 5kms isnt even a warm up normally - thats when i understood that no, these fuckign thngs do real harm even if it's not "severe allergy" Next was the hives breakout. I'm not allergic to anything. The we circle back to more stomach issues and then the GERD just going utterly crazy oh and then sure how about the sinus and breathing issues caused by Bardayn(sp) enzyme buildup? Now I can only sleep on one side else I cant breathe lying down Ahhhh well, did you also know caffeine also interacts poorly? And hey if you have a sweet tooth like I do, say goodbye to the sweets and chocolate, your system wont like that anymore either! Positive side effect of that, with the sugar gone from the diet things do taste sweeter. And of course alcohol is a "gently caress no" for anyone on blood pressure medication but no issue there for me, I dont drink. That one did get mentioned as a negative but not the straight out "just loving dont" that is really what is the case. I'm tolerating the to medications now but jeeeeez the ACE inhibitor can be wild. Oh and last...... did they mention have the medications with food? No. But with CCB's that better happen or I'm going to have either a lethargic spell or the guts will be raging pain esp if you have a hint of diverticus - which CCB's actually also cause and inflame your large intestine. But hey here's another pill to help the symptoms - no get hosed, I'm not taking another medication long term because the first one cause problems, PPI's might be GERD fix magic do poo poo like damage your liver long term. Sometimes I feel like the amount of pills being popped by society is a cascade all trying to fix another symptom caused further up the chain and it's not sustainable. Oh and yeah good luck if you are a woman, medical studies do a piss poor job studying effects on you because for too long there was a presumption women would react the same as men and all the focus was on a male subset. Really over this poo poo. I'm happy to do somethign about blood pressure but goddamnit not like this. (TBF, I am kinda tolerating what I'm taking now but yeah I have bad days)
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Ugh and thats part why I'm not that quick working the cars right now. Maybe this weekend I'll muster the mental energy
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Yeah I'm Im fine, the stomach haaaaaaaates blood pressure medication Sorry about the BP woes but the BRZ is 
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 Well that aint good (Gearbox)
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Artisanal home made lapping compound?
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Uhh.... where was I? Photodump to catch up           (4am riding bike? Yeaaaaaah)      
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 Taking apart the yellow WRX's motor    Uh.... wait a sec, that's not standard  Thats standard WRX [img]https://alliancemotorsport.org/newgallery/i.php?/upload/2024/03/17/20240317033505-11aca7a3-xx.jpg[/img] And thats standard STI  So having a look under the motor to see what bottom of the pistonslook like, they look like forged Carrillo's. Well thats a bit of win.... must have been installed years ago tho, the motor hasnt been apart in a long time   I dont remeber EJ205's being that well baffled......? THere's a fair bit here to unpack and some oddities. Forged pistons but stock rods? Stock turbo? Very odd.
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How do you do fellow Subarusiasts? I have a 1985 VW Vanagon with an EJ22 swap and I'd like to move the oil pressure sender from a filter sandwich plate to one of the galleys. I'm inexperienced at this sort of thing... can the galleys just be... unscrewed? And an adapter fitting threaded in with teflon tape? Or do I have to drill/tap something? Thank you.  
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rope kid posted:How do you do fellow Subarusiasts? I know this is not the exact engine, but I helped a friend do this on their WRX with no issues. https://www.wrxtuners.com/threads/oil-pressure-sensor-install-in-galley-plug.45194/
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 With cats ! With Bikes! With... a very sus thing growing at the side of the road! Engines torn down! Street art! Cars moved and a once again working WRX/STI swapped Forester!                      (YEllow WRX's motor had bearing wear so engine out was adamn good idea, it didnt have long to go) (Forester's issue was the blue ECU conenctor had loose wires. Now it starts once again) (3:40am is when I catch the train to go to work) (The handsome boi is not my cat) (Those are possums under the roof of the deck having a very noisy fight) (Maddi is a good poo poo poster and loves sitting with homans when they are playing Minecraft) CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 12:05 on Apr 14, 2024 |
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