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bsamu posted:Nice shot! I was in the BRZ next to you I'm going to do BMWCCA again to see how they do a "real" event. Looks like it'll be pretty busy! Question for the thread: even though I'm not looking to upgrade the suspension yet, I'd be crazy NOT to pick up 4 STI limited struts with Prodrive springs and group N top hats for $250, right? I'm pretty sure this will fit my '02 WRX Sedan. e: Just read that Prodrive are just lowering springs and not for performance, but the ad says "Prodrive P1" which I'm pretty sure is just a GC thing Neptr fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Apr 18, 2013 |
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If by "sti limited" struts, meaning off an 07sti, they will not fit. 05+ sti got upgraded hubs and the regular wrx front struts are smaller.Roman Rambo posted:I asked this question on NASIOC but I'm not satisfied with the answer of maybe that I got there, so here goes: I would say most likely will fit, but it'll be really close on both sides and might even depend on the specific tire. A tiny bit of rolling isn't too much work. Just make sure you currently have about 10mm between the tires and struts. jamal fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Apr 18, 2013 |
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Totally TWISTED posted:On my phone or I'd try and Google/look at my bookmarks but I have seen in this thread that the Crosstrek is a lifted impreza and it doesn't open on the impreza so..yeah. That's what I thought. Thanks
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jamal posted:If by "sti limited" struts, meaning off an 07sti, they will not fit. 05+ sti got upgraded hubs and the regular wrx front struts are smaller. Thanks jamal. Fatter tires here I come, well once I check current strut clearance that is.
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How much could I expect to make parting out a 2004 WRX with a spun rod bearing?
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Depending on the colour you could make a lot of money on the bodywork alone - it is hard to find bodyparts for a 2004 STI in WRB (almost everything changed in 05+). A trunklid or rear bumper in particular seems to be a brisk trade on local forums In terms of heavy parts, the transmission, axles and differential are valuable to other WRX owners (especially if third and/or second gear are in good shape and the input shaft snout hasn't been lunched). The interior is easy to sell but the switchgear is not especially valuable (a steering wheel with unblown airbag is not particularly valuable to the backyard mechanic and I suspect a pro bodyshop wouldn't take the risk). There seems to be a demand for clean intact headliners and carpet on our local market, and non-folding-down rear seats may be valuable to a Canadian sedan owner who wants to stiffen their car up. Injectors are worthwhile but I wouldn't try to resell any lines or consumables in the engine bay. Timing covers and pulleys are sometimes in demand to fix accident damage or previous owner neglect. All of the glass is pretty valuable. The main harness and ECU are probably worthwhile to someone who wants to do a turbo swap into a nonturbo Subaru or replace some freak-rear end mods on their own WRX. Removable panels - hoods, front fenders, bumper cover, bumper beam, doors, headlights and door cards are always in demand, especially in the rear. If you didn't live in NEAI Land it might be worthwhile to chop the rear quarter and sell it to a junkyard to use as an accident repair spare. The radiator support is probably not worth cutting - you can buy a replacement quite cheaply relative to the labour to remove and install one. Foglights on the 04/05 are not very worthwhile - seems like most people either cut up their bumper to fit 02/03 foglights or opt for the JDM 04/05 foglight housings. Probably a bodyshop wouldn't mind having them, and the (H3?) bulbs are interchangeable with most other Subarus. I am looking for the drivers' side inner trunk liner for an 04 at this very moment so if you do get it I have dibs.  Front end parts are also always in demand - clean control arms and brackets (hahaha), steering rack and front subframe get lunched a lot in curb crashes. Uprights less so. I wouldn't try to resell brake parts other than maybe the calipers, but 04 doesn't have anything that's particularly hard to get or desirable for interchange. The TD04 turbo is probably not worth all that much especially after the engine has already grenaded from an oil starvation condition. However, any exhaust is going to be worthwhile to hold onto as even the stock WRX axleback can be swapped onto an NA to get a little bit more power. The intake manifold may be worthwhile to someone who wants to do a TGV delete on their EJ205 but doesn't want to cut up their stock manifold, but honestly that's a pretty small market. You'd get more out of pulling the alternator, air conditioning stuff (especially the condenser) and power steering pump. Tail lights are not interchangeable with 02/03 cars (different bumpers) but they are with 06/07 cars and are a popular swap item for people who don't like the 06/07 "Altezza" style rice tail lights. Rubber window trim isn't worth your time unless you have someone come and pull it out themselves - it's a lot of work to do it cleanly, and even though it's expensive direct from the dealer I would rather do it with fresh rubber than aged. Any aftermarket parts are nice to have around because they set their own price (you can look 'em up online and just charge like 50% of the MSRP) and are easily identifiable to someone modifying their car. Stuff like swaybars are easy to store and sell and rear swaybars will even interchange into your RS. Nobody except skinflint lowballers will try to buy bushings or something individually, but Group N motor and transmission mounts are something to keep an eye out for. Aftermarket exhaust seems to hold its value, because c'mon they're just pipes. If the rest of the car is nice it is not too much work (only a handful of wires for AVCS, change out the hood scoop splitter, and some fiddling with clearances for things like the power steering line) to swap in a JDM EJ207 into an '04 WRX and end up with a running car that is quite rapid. I did a quick informal poll and grabbed some local prices, though this obviously isn't going to be accurate for your market. NASIOC would be even weirder and shipping/bullshit overhead will probably chip into your profit margin.
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Debating between a BMW X3 and a 2014 Forester 2.0XT. I realize they're not really in the same niche, since one costs 10k more than the other, and that most of the difference is in creature comforts and name. Viz. power, handling, the meaningful stuff - am I going to be disappointed? I'd be happy to pay less and be equally satisfied with the stuff that matters.
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Go drive the 2014 Forester. My wife tells me that there is strong demand at the dealer for them.
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What's the cross-reference like on the rear differential assembly for a 2005 Legacy GT base manual? I've got what sounds and feels like a bad pinion bearing in mine, and I'd rather just grab a used one to toss in until I feel like rebuilding the old one.
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Interlude posted:Debating between a BMW X3 and a 2014 Forester 2.0XT. I realize they're not really in the same niche, since one costs 10k more than the other, and that most of the difference is in creature comforts and name. Viz. power, handling, the meaningful stuff - am I going to be disappointed? I'd be happy to pay less and be equally satisfied with the stuff that matters. I think the 2014XT is CVT only and in that case I would be running away. What a hateful gearbox. Handling-wise the newer Forester aren't as good as the older ones, they are things you sit in rather than things you have fun in. 10K i s a fair bit but I hate Subaru's CVT so much that I'd pay the difference.
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Cat Terrist posted:I think the 2014XT is CVT only and in that case I would be running away. What a hateful gearbox. Handling-wise the newer Forester aren't as good as the older ones, they are things you sit in rather than things you have fun in. 10K i s a fair bit but I hate Subaru's CVT so much that I'd pay the difference. Whoa, they don't offer it with the 3.6? My 2013 outback 3.6 came with the old 5 speed auto.
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burtonos posted:Whoa, they don't offer it with the 3.6? My 2013 outback 3.6 came with the old 5 speed auto. As far as I'm aware the CVT is Impreza / Forester only at present. Thankfully.
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Cat Terrist posted:As far as I'm aware the CVT is Impreza / Forester only at present. Thankfully. No. CVT is the "automatic" transmission on all 4 cylinder Subarus with an automatic option. They just aren't using it on the 6 cylinder yet. Eventually though, there will not be a non-CVT automatic option.
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I haven't used the Subaru CVT. What makes it so lovely?
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Nothing really for the average person who just wants a car to drive around in, it's just boring. A friend has a cvt outback and really likes it. I didn't even notice it was a cvt at first.
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It's lovely that the Forester XT doesn't come in MT anymore, but it does seem like an engine with poor low-end torque and high top-end power could really benefit from a CVT.
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il serpente cosmico posted:It's lovely that the Forester XT doesn't come in MT anymore, but it does seem like an engine with poor low-end torque and high top-end power could really benefit from a CVT. From reviews I've read, the CVT makes the engine feel like the competitors' V6s. That kinda takes away from what made the XT special - having peaky WRX engine in a family car.
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il serpente cosmico posted:I haven't used the Subaru CVT. What makes it so lovely? If you want to have a car that does anything beyond A to B, the gearbox fights you the whole time. A to B vegetable, fine, whatever. People who dont care wont notice. But if you do care (which is us obviously), holy gently caress it'll infuriate you, just like every other blighted CVT. It's that bad to even stir it that I paid out of my own pocket to switch to a manual Suzuki Swift for a few days on my recent in and out of god knows how many cars. As pretty boring as that thing was, I drat near wanted to kiss it because it actually felt like something more than an appliance.
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While we're doing CVT chat, we rented a newer Outback with a CVT and I didn't hate it that much, but it was definitely a really weird feeling. In other news, got the wheels/tires mounted and balanced on my Bugeye today. 
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I've seen people mention the 'short block' when talking about WRX/Impreza motor rebuilds. What exactly is that? The block out of an STI? Sorry I know this is probably a stupid question but I've Googled around and can't seem to find the answer.
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Engines (on pretty much every car) are usually referred to as the longblock (crankcase + heads) or shortblock (just the crankcase).
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I don't think I'll ever get tired of pushing the pedal to the floor in 2nd gear on a cool night in my WRX. Getting shoved into your seat from a standstill through 4th gear just hits the right spot.
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Amandyke posted:I don't think I'll ever get tired of pushing the pedal to the floor in 2nd gear on a cool night in my WRX. Getting shoved into your seat from a standstill through 4th gear just hits the right spot. Indeed. Summer in the IE is really depressing.
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nm posted:Indeed. Summer in the IE is really depressing. Come out to the canyons then! We just had another fun run around Angeles Crest and the nearby access roads today. 
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CVT is kind of hit or miss, I agree. I just got one in the Crosstrek after driving that, the Impreza Sport and 14 Forester. Most of the time its fine, however when trying to go up an exceptionally large hill (like, really steep), I had it floored and it just kinda whined and chugged really slowly until at some point the CVT decided to put a little more power in and help it up the hill, but it took a pretty long time. Love the car overall, but I can see why enthusiasts are anti-Subaru CVT.
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Cozmosis posted:CVT is kind of hit or miss, I agree. I just got one in the Crosstrek after driving that, the Impreza Sport and 14 Forester. Most of the time its fine, however when trying to go up an exceptionally large hill (like, really steep), I had it floored and it just kinda whined and chugged really slowly until at some point the CVT decided to put a little more power in and help it up the hill, but it took a pretty long time. Does your Crosstrek have paddle shifters? If so you can put it into manual mode and throw it into a lower gear when neccecary. So far I've been using the paddles like 70% of the time on my new Impreza. It obvoiusly doesen't replicate the feel of dring a real manual, but at least it makes the car behave like it has a normal auto transmission with fixed gear ratios.
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It rained like hell today, and I live on a dirt(sand) road. I guess my 2 week old WRX is a proper Subaru now   Daisy approves too.
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 Beat that
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Sudo Echo posted:
That's more or less what every parking lot in Portland looks like.
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They're all green with painted bumpers too. Awesome, hilarious.
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Welp, solid yellow engine light came on at 80mph on the highway tonight. (bugeye wrx wagon) I suppose the first thing to do is take it to a mechanic to get the code pulled?
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You can have it pulled for free at advance auto or autozone. You can also get a bluetooth obd2 reader for less than $10 online and use torque
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CharlesM posted:They're all green with painted bumpers too. Awesome, hilarious. I HATE PINK BIKES posted:Welp, solid yellow engine light came on at 80mph on the highway tonight. (bugeye wrx wagon) I suppose the first thing to do is take it to a mechanic to get the code pulled? Autozone and competitors will pull the code(s) for free so do that.
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While you can't use ROmRaider to push maps to it, you can read DTC codes with the 10$ ebay USB readers http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-OBD2-OB...=item3ccf4804d5
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Sudo Echo posted:
I'll take all four.
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Sudo Echo posted:
BRB, will take pic of my driveway
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dyne posted:You can have it pulled for free at advance auto or autozone. You can also get a bluetooth obd2 reader for less than $10 online and use torque Totally TWISTED posted:Autozone and competitors will pull the code(s) for free so do that. Thanks, but neither of those exist here in Scotland and also I don't have a smartphone. I guess the car's fine to drive for the next few days while I wait for an OBD2 reader arrive from Amazon?
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I HATE PINK BIKES posted:Thanks, but neither of those exist here in Scotland and also I don't have a smartphone. I guess the car's fine to drive for the next few days while I wait for an OBD2 reader arrive from Amazon? Yea as long as it doesn't blink.
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Found a sweet dirt road near me to splash through the puddles on. It also had a field full of mud for donuts. 
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Decided to really listen to all the rattles, whines and squeaks the '99 Forester makes last night. Barely audible over the transmission whine (pretty sure that one's an input bearing) was what sounded like a distant helicopter, seemed to be coming from the center tunnel. Am I correct in thinking this means the U-joints are toast and it's new prop-shaft time or is there something else it could be? There's a ton of slop in the drivetrain from presumably completely worn bushings throughout the car as well.
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