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STR posted:I already know my speedometer is a little off - 65 indicated is 60 going by GPS. So 0-65 as indicated by the speedometer, two back to back runs, were both 10.8 seconds using a highly scientific method of using the stopwatch on my phone and glaring angrily at the speedometer. I should try the 0-60 when I get mine back together. Totally stock except the UEL header it came with. 10.5 isnt terrible for a big chunker with an auto. I need to go weigh mine to see exactly what it is. The place I get fertilizer from is right down the street and they have the scale for the trucks I can use for nothing. Im really curious about the Scirocco too, it should be 2k or less now which would be fun if I can get 150hp out of it with boost.
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To all the older subaru guys. I just installed the updated rearview mirror triangles on my 2000 legacy. I don't remember the car ever being this quiet. Its still a subaru at the end of the day but the wind noise is gone. https://www.subarupartsdeal.com/par..._panel,02,61158
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:To all the older subaru guys. I just installed the updated rearview mirror triangles on my 2000 legacy. I don't remember the car ever being this quiet. Its still a subaru at the end of the day but the wind noise is gone. I hope that lasts! I've tried past 'revised' door triangles before and they didn't seem to last much more than a year before the wind noise came back on the Imprezas. The Legacy looks slightly different though (part numbers don't line up). Impreza one: https://parts.subaru.com/p/Subaru_2005_Impreza-25L-5MT-4WD-Wagon/GUSSET-ASSEMBLY-DOOR-RIGHT/49262082/61158FE002.html https://parts.subaru.com/p/Subaru_2005_Impreza-25L-5MT-4WD-Wagon/GUSSET-ASSEMBLY-DOOR-LEFT/49262085/61158FE012.html My notes say 001 right, 011 left... so they must have revised since the one I tried. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Jan 8, 2020 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I hope that lasts! I didn't take any pictures but the rubber was much thicker than the one that came off, I know some of that was probably due to new rubber vs crusty 15 year old rubber. I agree I hope it does last, even if it doesn't I might rationalize dropping ~$150 every other year to replace them. They are worth the quality of life improvement.
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https://twitter.com/labergee/status/1215309207966076928?s=20
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dead https://twitter.com/StriderTB/status/1215325400815095808?s=20
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from that angle it is a porsche cayenne in stinkbug mode with some knockoff c6 corvette wheels
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Jan 10, 2020 02:26
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This Subaru FUCKS. *Puts on sunglasses* Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Jan 10, 2020 03:49
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That's not a WRX wagon. 
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I'm waiting for the sportier Velocity/Acceleration Performance Edition WRX fake edit: how did WRXs come to be associated with vaping, anyway?
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Mr. Powers posted:I'm waiting for the sportier Velocity/Acceleration Performance Edition WRX You ever meet another wrx owner E: I forgot about my incredibly appropriate av
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Jan 10, 2020 14:59
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I own a WRX And I DON'T VAPE
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Jan 10, 2020 15:22
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Me too, and I stream escape from tarkov.
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Boy let me tell you about the literal dedicated vape stand at Wicked Big Meet every year. I only go to whoop some folks in their 500hp garage queens with a 285HP WRX.
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When I got an STI at 21 many years ago, it was like checking all the stereotype boxes. Vaping, snapbacks, stupidly loud N1 turboback.....and of course crashing it.
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I should trade mine in, I pay too much for it while barely using it. I'll have it 3 years in may and I'm not even at 10k yet.
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Hey Jamal, what do you recommend for 2016 sti front brake pads? The dealership recommends a complete brake job and quoted me at $5k and after laughing a lot And wiping tears from my eyes I politely declined. They’re not squealing but at 40k miles they’re due.
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Wonderllama posted:Hey Jamal, what do you recommend for 2016 sti front brake pads? The dealership recommends a complete brake job and quoted me at $5k and after laughing a lot And wiping tears from my eyes I politely declined. Holeeee shet that has to be a record for like not an AMG or a loving Veryon, hahahaha gat drat
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Prices for the oem brembo stuff is pretty insane, although still not $5000 even at dealer msrp. Pads and rotors all around comes to like 2k, so, uh, where's the other 3 coming from? Did you get a printed out estimate? Also it's more if you have a 2018+ with the 6-pots. Anyway, chances are you can just drop in new pads and bleed the fluid. Min thickness on the front rotors is 28mm so you can measure them and decide if you want to get new ones or not. Basic stoptech street pads are like $75 for the whole set, the "sport" ones are a little more. Then ferodo's ds2500 is a pretty well liked performance pad but costs a good amount more.
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How stupid would it be to lift a 2nd gen Outback slightly? I need a suspension refresh anyway, and I think it'd look kinda fun lifted an inch or so above stock. BUT, I'd be sticking with stock size tires (more because this thing is gutless as it is). I do drive on some rough dirt "roads" that are more like rocky trails from time to time, but not often; it'd be purely for looks. It can barely handle those roads now (the Saturn just turned around and cried in the corner) and scrapes a bit on them. (there's one regular customer I deliver to that lives at the end of that "road", it's a bitch to get to their house.. google maps even has it mapped out as a road). randomidiot fucked around with this message at 15:49 on Jan 12, 2020 |
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Mild lift isn't too bad, and depending on how insurance ends up I may have a set of new kyb absorbers and king spring 1" lift springs available. They also make strut tower spacers which may be simpler to install vs just springs unless you essentially quickstruts. Rears are a bitch to get in, at least on mine they were.
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STR posted:How stupid would it be to lift a 2nd gen Outback slightly? I lifted my Forester an inch and it was awesome. Looked cool and had lots of ground clearance but no weird suspension issues and stock tires looked fine and not goofy  I just used the spacers that go on top of the struts from Primitive
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I did the "saggy butt" strut tower spacers on my Impreza (so I could run inverted 04 STI sedan dampers) and it worked great, except I had to get longer studs. Also the dampers failed because they were 12 years old and one was bent.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I did the "saggy butt" strut tower spacers on my Impreza (so I could run inverted 04 STI sedan dampers) and it worked great, except I had to get longer studs. Also the dampers failed because they were 12 years old and one was bent. Oh yea I forgot about the longer studs, I also had to weld them in since there was no way to get a wrench in underneath
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shy boy from chess club posted:Oh yea I forgot about the longer studs, I also had to weld them in since there was no way to get a wrench in underneath IIRC I had to hammer them in myself and one of them came loose later, causing me to spend basically an afternoon figuring out how to get the nut off without the stud spinning.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:IIRC I had to hammer them in myself and one of them came loose later, causing me to spend basically an afternoon figuring out how to get the nut off without the stud spinning. I didnt get the studs thinking I could just hold a bolt underneath which was a big mistake so yea anyone reading this make sure to get longer studs and that they are nice and tight before putting the strut in
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I have a question on an all around terrible situation. A close family friend suddenly died this week from a heart attack. While all the lovely consequences of that are falling into place his widow has asked to store his 2009 5MT wrx in our driveway. I have owned a 2009 wrx in the past so I am comfortable doing small stuff if needed. The registration and emissions are coming up this month so I am doing what I can to help by getting his car cleaned up, fluids topped and whatnot. The oil is low, I have 5w30 but I don't know what he was running, so I am guessing I should do an oil change to be safe? The gear oil in the transmission is also low, I am assuming it is probably stock and I have some gear oil too, is that safe to top up or should I also do a full gear oil service? There was an old P071 code that I cleared, and I suspect it may be related to his airbox having a crack by the filter latch. I added some more tape for now but I guess a new housing would be best. Anything else I should consider?
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I don't know where you are, but in CT they can't pass you if you've recently cleared your ECU learning. Every manufacturer has a certain amount of miles they require before the learning is set again and it can be thousands of miles. You better start driving it if this applies to you.
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um excuse me posted:I don't know where you are, but in CT they can't pass you if you've recently cleared your ECU learning. Every manufacturer has a certain amount of miles they require before the learning is set again and it can be thousands of miles. You better start driving it if this applies to you. Good point and I have Torque so if needed I can drive it and see when all conditions are met to pass emissions.
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Mercury Ballistic posted:I have a question on an all around terrible situation. A close family friend suddenly died this week from a heart attack. While all the lovely consequences of that are falling into place his widow has asked to store his 2009 5MT wrx in our driveway. I have owned a 2009 wrx in the past so I am comfortable doing small stuff if needed. The registration and emissions are coming up this month so I am doing what I can to help by getting his car cleaned up, fluids topped and whatnot. Very sorry to hear about your friend.  Stock airboxes should be pretty easy to come by in the used market. If the airbox managed to crack itself, I bet the vacuum hoses are getting brittle too. It's almost always worth pulling the IC and doing the PCV, especially since it sounds like it is burning some oil already which could gently caress up an emissions test. You can top up the gear oil, but it's pretty easy just to drop it and refill. You could even do it while you are doing the engine oil change. Fresh gear oil feels so good on an old car. Getting a funnel in there is a pain in the rear end, but there are specialist transmission-drain funnels. I have one with a little ring you can turn to seal off the funnel so you can get it out without creating a huge mess. Some models of the WRX had a weird Torx-bit (T30? I forget) for the gearbox drain plug, so expect a trip to the parts store there if that's one of them. I don't know the post-08 models very well. Check the usual inspection failure points - torn CV axle boots, bad ball joints, tie rods, cracked windshield, that kind of thing.
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Appreciate the input. Bought oil and a filter today, will see if I still have any gear oil and do a look at the suspension this weekend. Update: I have been tasked with selling the WRX, so I'll probably be back in here soon asking advice on that. Mercury Ballistic fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Jan 16, 2020 |
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Wanted to get an opinion from the experts here, when I change the oil in my 98 Outback (EJ25D) I always fill the new filter with new oil until it stops making air bubbles before screwing it onto the block. My friend says I’m being ridiculous but I feel that having a giant air bubble in the middle of the oiling system is bad news. Am I being paranoid or is it actually helping build pressure faster on the first start?
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Hugh G. Rectum posted:Wanted to get an opinion from the experts here, when I change the oil in my 98 Outback (EJ25D) I always fill the new filter with new oil until it stops making air bubbles before screwing it onto the block. My friend says I’m being ridiculous but I feel that having a giant air bubble in the middle of the oiling system is bad news. Am I being paranoid or is it actually helping build pressure faster on the first start? You absolutly need to find a better friend. Yes. Fill the oil filter for exactly what reason you said so you prime the oil system a drat sight faster.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:You absolutly need to find a better friend. Yes. Fill the oil filter for exactly what reason you said so you prime the oil system a drat sight faster. His argument was there are plenty of engines with side and top mount filters that make it effectively impossible to pre-fill it so it must not make that much of a difference. I figure it’s got 260k on it and it needs all the oil pressure it can get haha.
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Hugh G. Rectum posted:His argument was there are plenty of engines with side and top mount filters that make it effectively impossible to pre-fill it so it must not make that much of a difference. I figure it’s got 260k on it and it needs all the oil pressure it can get haha. My newbie take on it is that a top or side mount system would be designed with that in mind. A bottom mount is probably designed to have a filter with oil in it from the start.
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Hugh G. Rectum posted:His argument was there are plenty of engines with side and top mount filters that make it effectively impossible to pre-fill it so it must not make that much of a difference. I figure it’s got 260k on it and it needs all the oil pressure it can get haha. Side - you STILL absolute can and should prime. Just.... the gently caress is he on about. I wouldnt fill a top mount oil filter but I would still put enough oil in there and balance that out with making a mess - Maybe put some down the guts of the oilway too. Yes it is annoying but there's more to priming a oil filter than *just* removing air.
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Yall know that you introduce air into the system when you take the filter off, right? And that filling the filter will not remove said air, right?
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um excuse me posted:Yall know that you introduce air into the system when you take the filter off, right? And that filling the filter will not remove said air, right? The idea is to minimize the amount of time it takes for oil to circulate. Could just be superstition that it does anything. Why not suggest it for a Project Farm video.
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um excuse me posted:Yall know that you introduce air into the system when you take the filter off, right? And that filling the filter will not remove said air, right? Post name combo.
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Well I ended up topping off the oil filter like four times as all the air bubbles worked themselves out and managed to put it on with only minor spillage. Here’s the resulting first start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9kPLgy3G4w Still took a little longer for the oil pressure to build up than normal but not too long I think. No awful noises at least. I used Castrol GTX High Mileage 10W-40 oil which seems to make it quieter to my ears, especially the piston slap when it’s stone cold. Is there another oil I should be using instead? 257k on a phase 1 EJ25D for reference.
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