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Seat Safety Switch posted:I'd doubt diff bushings unless you get a similar wobbly feeling on hammering-it upshifts (like at WOT... automatics are pretty smooth unless you're doing that). Is there a CLUNK sound? I don't think there is a loud clunk, only the feeling like the car jerks backwards then forwards, all other shifts are either imperceptible o barely noticeable. Only when coasting and only on downshifts... it doen't happen every time, it happens roughly 3 times a day.
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Could this help? http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=118224&d=1337178727
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Speaking of flywheels, is the one in new NA imprezas crazy heavy, or is there some weird trickery going on to keep the revs artificially high as you shift? Seems like it's taking me ages to get used to shifting the XV, largely due to the slooow rev drop when I put in the clutch.
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Dec 12, 2012 22:12
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STi picked up. Cool car.
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Dec 12, 2012 23:20
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It only took him all day to get this amazing piece of internet history (*cough*) together. http://www.cicchini.org/pictures/SubaruRepair/ He'll never be a web designer, or a photographer, or to the point, but he.. uh.. sure does try, I guess.
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powderific posted:Speaking of flywheels, is the one in new NA imprezas crazy heavy, or is there some weird trickery going on to keep the revs artificially high as you shift? Seems like it's taking me ages to get used to shifting the XV, largely due to the slooow rev drop when I put in the clutch. That's something with the drive-by-wire. They do it for emissions or something and it has been like that since they came out with it in 04. It's pretty straightforward to re-flash the throttle mapping with a laptop and cable. mulligan posted:Could this help? I would try it, and also inspect all the driveline mounts and bushings like others have said. jamal fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Dec 12, 2012 |
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Dec 12, 2012 23:33
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powderific posted:Speaking of flywheels, is the one in new NA imprezas crazy heavy, or is there some weird trickery going on to keep the revs artificially high as you shift? Seems like it's taking me ages to get used to shifting the XV, largely due to the slooow rev drop when I put in the clutch. I think it has to do with the drive by wire system. Because whenever I drive an 05+ legacy I get the same thing. I can't time shifts because when I let off the gas the rpms hang for a bit before dropping. If you rev it up in neutral, hold it there, and let off the gas. You'll see the same thing. Apparently you can have a tune flashed that makes it better, but I haven't ever done it. Some day when I own a new car I'll worry about things like this...
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kylej posted:STi picked up. Cool car. Nice! No pictures? Hard break in or easy? Mod plans? I kind of assume so but what do I know. I wated almost 11k to install the AccessPORT but if I had it to do over I would have waited half that time or less. Congratulations! Get some steering rack bushes!
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jamal posted:That's something with the drive-by-wire. They do it for emissions or something and it has been like that since they came out with it in 04. It's pretty straightforward to re-flash the throttle mapping with a laptop and cable. Seriously? I would love that in my 06 wagon.
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Sockington posted:Seriously? I would love that in my 06 wagon. Here's one about re-mapping the throttle: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1537010 Still looking for the rev-hang stuff. Might be worth it to get ahold of willaty directly. jamal fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Dec 13, 2012 |
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So one of the major points here is that you don't want the throttle plate to linearly follow the pedal, but isn't that exactly how a normal cable operated throttle works?
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No, even a cable throttle has a bell crank so throttle opening doesn't directly match up to pedal position.
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jamal posted:Still looking for the rev-hang stuff. That's the part I'm interested in. I don't pretend to drive a racecar and need to remap the throttle.
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Should I be buying the Excedy Cluth and Gate timing belt kit from you Jamal?
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Sockington posted:That's the part I'm interested in. I don't pretend to drive a racecar and need to remap the throttle. Sock if you find a map I'll bring up my tactrix cable. 
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THE BLACK NINJA posted:Nice! No pictures? Hard break in or easy? Mod plans? I kind of assume so but what do I know. I wated almost 11k to install the AccessPORT but if I had it to do over I would have waited half that time or less. Congratulations! Get some steering rack bushes! Pics tomorrow, I picked it up at night. No mod plans. I crapped through so much drat money on my old WRX, and I just bought a house, so I'm leaving this thing alone for time being. Easy break in. I must admit, this is my 5th Subaru I think and the first one with heated seats. Feels weird to have creature comforts in a Subaru!
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That's extremely interesting about the DBW stuff. If anyone successfully eliminates the slow rev drop, post here with results. I'm going to do some more research too as it'd be great to have it normal.
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Would this apply to the Outback as well?
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powderific posted:That's extremely interesting about the DBW stuff. If anyone successfully eliminates the slow rev drop, post here with results. I'm going to do some more research too as it'd be great to have it normal. Agreed. Our 2010 OBS almost blips the throttle between shifts. It's terrible.
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Having my first manual car be a 2012 Impreza can someone try and explain more what the differences between this DBW throttle/rev control stuff and the old school way is? I feel like I ease the clutch a lot between shifts to smooth the transition up the gears, I guess with the revs dropping more naturally this wouldn't be as needed if you could just wait for the revs to drop so you could rev match?  I know
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Pretty much as you said. When the revs drop naturally you don't have to rely so much on the synchros to match everything up. You can shift faster and smoother. I assume there's some technique that makes it work better with DBW, but it's definitely taking some getting used to. Seems like shifting reeeeally slow helps.
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DreamOn13 posted:I put a deposit down on a unicorn. It popped up 10 minutes away from me and I'd been looking for a 9-2x for awhile.  Bought a tactrix used locally for $100 and already flashed a stage 1 tune and shut of the CEL. Using a 91 octane map though I get 93 just to be safe. No wideband yet but when I get a downpipe it'll happen. Ordered new black Saab badges for the front and rear since they've disappeared. Also picked up a water pump and timing belt kit with pullies and tensioner but holy poo poo is the labor for install expensive. It's 30 degrees here in Michigan and I don't have a garage to work on it so I may just try and keep the miles off it until spring and do it myself rather than pay $600 (that's the quote I got without parts). Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Dec 14, 2012 |
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Ouch. I'd get a second opinion from an independent Subaru shop. 4 hours of labor more than enough for that job. Looks nice though, I've always liked the saab version.
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Any idea on what might be wrong with a 2006 WRX hatch's rear windshield wiper not working? It will squirt water but the wiper is frozen in time. Not sure if its a motor issue or what, any ideas on where should I start? I tried to replace the fuse but it that didn't do anything.
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Iron Lung posted:Any idea on what might be wrong with a 2006 WRX hatch's rear windshield wiper not working? It will squirt water but the wiper is frozen in time. Not sure if its a motor issue or what, any ideas on where should I start? I tried to replace the fuse but it that didn't do anything. Probably the motor is toast. But you can check the wiring easily. Open the hatch. There should be two thick black tubes, one on each side, running parallel to the hatch hinges. One of those will contain the water line for the rear washer sprayer, and the other should have the entire wiring harness for the hatch stuff (3rd brake light, defroster, washer sprayer, wiper motor). Take a quick peek to make sure the black weather cover isn't damaged. You can pinch at the bottom of the tube and drag it up to expose the wires, just check the insulation if it's OK. You could probably multimeter this as well, but I'm not sure how you'd do so without cutting the insulation back. Replacing the motor is pretty simple as well, it should be pretty similar to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFLjikMaCyI You could probably also try to move the arm by hand while the wiper switch is turned on to see if you can "get it started", though I've only done so on older Imprezas. If that works it would indicate a motor that has a partially seized bearing and has too much internal friction to get started. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 07:26 on Dec 16, 2012 |
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Subaru has a thing where you enter your mileage that is kind of neat: http://www.subaru.com/LoveEveryMile.html
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My EJ22 is a spring chicken at 348,000 km / 216,237 miles 
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Turbo motor people, has anyone tried these filters yet? Not that I've had a problem with the blue Fram filters, but they make me nervous. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=38713573&postcount=623
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Congrats fellow 06 Aero buddy!  63k and the first time she's seen snow (previous life was in Phoenix and the Bay). The Hankook Ventus V12 Evos that came with her were fine, but not optimal. I'm not sure if I want to do snow tires (I'm only in it 0-7 days/year), or if I should just switch to something more all-weather (something really good in the wet, I do see a lot of rain). Any recommendations?
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I happened across a mutual friend of poster, Tongsy. I had always wondered what happened to his red wagon, and I got some news.Tongsy posted:So I am looking at rebuilt wrx/sti with 100,000 km on it Turns out he tried to play rally driver, put it into a 8foot ditch, and bent the unibody to hell. He never mentioned it because he felt embarrassed. Apparently it was the day after he watched the Bancroft Rally. 
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blk posted:Congrats fellow 06 Aero buddy!  I wouldn't bother with snows for that sort of duration. Just some decent all seasons.
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Sockington posted:I happened across a mutual friend of poster, Tongsy. I had always wondered what happened to his red wagon, and I got some news. Putting cars into a ditch is how you learn, but you should probably do it at a sanctioned event or at least in a playground zone.
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blk posted:Congrats fellow 06 Aero buddy! Here's the question: How cold does it get, for how long? Or where are you?
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Took the Forester into the forest.
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nm posted:Here's the question: How cold does it get, for how long? Or where are you? Lots of rainfall, rarely below freezing (western Oregon).
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blk posted:Lots of rainfall, rarely below freezing (western Oregon). I wouldn't want to run a full summer alone, but all-seasons just don't cut it for me in the summer.
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After soaking bolts for 3 days, I finally disassembled my 2002's rear brakes. I'm going to need one new caliper bracket as one bolt busted off for me, the remaining 3 came out though. I don't think it's worth trying to go through the exercise of drilling it out. Getting the discs off wasn't TOO bad with the bolts, though one of the bolt holes for the driver's side was misaligned so I had to pop that rotor off with just one. I'm going to be taking a dremel to the remains of the lower portion of the dust shield as it's basically just hanging there by a thread. I'll clean up what's left and put some high temp BBQ grill paint on it to keep it from rusting further. I'm also going to need to replace one of the adjuster springs for the parking brake as the driver's side one was broken and just rattling around in there. That could be the source of the on again, off again scrape I was getting. And finally, there's one wheel stud on the passenger side rear wheel that has some messed up threads, I managed to get the old one out, so hopefully I'll be able to get the new one in. The ABS sensor is frozen in its place so I can't take it out for easy access. With the rotors off though, I can clearly see why I had braking vibration.  The drivers side rear rotor had some serious spalling. These are the original rear rotors though. I already have some centric rotors that I bought back in July to put on, I just knew it was going to be a serious PITA to take them apart and have been stalling. I do want to get the 2002 back on the road with the snow tires before the weather decides it wants to be winter though, so I really needed to get this done.
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You can aggressively remove those dust shields and have no issues. My RS hasn't had them for 3 years. They were originally rusty, so I took them off with a grinder. BBQ painted the spot weld areas where they were originally mounted.
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Meanwhile on my 174k mile EJ25  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0jzGom0K_E
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Slow is Fast posted:You can aggressively remove those dust shields and have no issues. My RS hasn't had them for 3 years. They were originally rusty, so I took them off with a grinder. BBQ painted the spot weld areas where they were originally mounted. I would dispute the no issues bit. I set my ball joints on fire due to nothing between the brakes and the rubbers when I removed the front shields - and there's enough heat to cause problems too on the rear. Thence despite all the advantages of removing the dust shields, I put them back on as a heat shield. I'd rather not have them on buuuuuuuuuut....... setting fire to suspension / steering parts is a bad thing. I'm also presuming that if you are interested in removing the shields, you are most likely to be driving your Subaru hard at some point. If yu are tooling around you probably wont hit that kind of unexpected issue.
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