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I drove the 08 WRX when I was at the dealer getting gaskets for my BRAT on monday. I was thoroughly impressed and would instantly buy one. The full gaguge sweep is a nice touch and the red interior lighting makes for a good effect. Clutch was a little different feeling than the one in the 07 WRX that I drove back in January, took some getting used to.

:mad: The things we missed out on.

This buy out took place in 2005. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Heavy_Industries

I used the same technique for the hubcaps on my 91 Legacy. Like yours, it turned out way better than expected.

Ive not done any major work on the engine in awhile. Flushed heater core last week but thats about it. Whoever rebuilt the motor used this nasty orange looking gasket sealant stuff. I noticed something was up when the brat didn't want to go when I let out of the clutch, it just kinda chugged a bit. Also was revving alot higher than normal and was also dieseling considerably more than usual. Thanks for all the advice on this stuff guys. I read in some searches I did that it is better to take them out while the motor is still warm; is that the case? I wasn't aware till yesterday that the intake manifold had coolant in it, I assumed it just distributed the air/fuel mixture to the heads. Also, you mentioned the coolant. Do I need to drain all the coolant? Or just from the manifold?

Got the gaskets this morning before I had class. $7.96 each part number is 14035AA150 I bought two. The parts guy said I needed to put some kind of sealant on the gaskets before I was to tighten them down. Does any of this sound right to you guys? BTW: I drove the new WRX and loved it.

First. Welcome to the board. Best place for Subaru info on the net. Second. Good to see another member from Tennessee on here. I am not too familiar with the EA82 series cars but I figured I would extend salutations from 70 miles to your west.

You got that thing jacked up? Or am I use to my Brat Slant?

Walmart here sells it. Ran it yesterday in my brat just poured some into the carb seemed to help but I have a blown intake manifold gasket and is hard to tell with that thing.

Just got back from the dealer. They sold this Turbo BRAT for $5000. I explained that if he only wanted that, I could have gotten a loan right then and there. Also told them he could have gotten double on ebay.

From the looks of it, it seems with a weber it will be easier to change. Would I just need to undo those 6 bolts and basically just pick the manifold up and move it back into where the spare tire rests leaving the respective lines hooked up? Of course I will need to disconnect the PCV.

Thats what I was wondering. Thanks Rick.

I heard a vacuum leak today when I was giving the carb a good bath. Started running my hand over the manifold until I found out where the vacuum was coming from. Talked to my dad and he said it was best not to drive it the way it is. Luckily I got a toyota for a backup vehicle. Here is a pic:

Just discovered I have an intake manifold gasket leak on the 1 & 3 cylinder side of the manifold. Already plan on getting two gaskets from Subaru. Is there any temporary fixes I could do till I get the new gasket on next week?

Jerry I appreciate it. Gonna try and figure out if they're bad or not. The idiot I bought it off of said he replaced them but I am willing to bet he fouled them up like he did everything else on the car. Whats the signs they are bad? -Kyle.

How would I know if my BRAT has bad mounts? I already have motor vibration.

I like it, reminds me of legos.

There is a ton of differences out there depending on the year. Example would be how some EA82s had a 4 headlight front end (DL) and the two headlight (GL). Might consider giving this a good read: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/specs/general/specyears.html

+1,000,000.5 My BRAT has a completely different driving style than my hatchback did. Mine takes a few seconds of idleing to a minute to get the tranny fluid around the syncros to get the gears to mesh smoothly.

The dude that rebuilt the alternators on my brat, hatchback, and legacy all screwed them up. I was lucky to get 10K miles out of each. Not going back to him. Ive had great luck with this reman one I bought from autozone for like $60 when I spent $55 getting the other one rebuilt. Not doing that again. This is the pulley that came on my reman one from autozone. Is it the type of pulley you guys speak of?

Brian, you just provided me a meens to kill a whole day off from school with those pictures. Thanks! -Kyle

On a side note. I been considering going to the auto zone and have them give me and XT6 alternator and give them the one off my hatchback and upgrading that way. Told my dad it would be a good Christmas present, is there a threat of me burning up my wiring harness with that much more amps?

Im in the middle of trying to trace down where it's leaking on mine as well. My hatch did the same thing.

Yes, I changed the flow several times on the core. It rained tonight so I really got to use the heat and its quite a bit hotter so that made me feel better about the whole thing. Daeron your lucky, wish we didn't have to rely on a heater up here but we get some awfully cold winters, especially in the mornings. I figured I would take a good step by flushing this thing instead of driving around with no heat like my 88 Bronco II was when I learned someone removed the heater core in it :eek:. Thanks for all your help on this matter guys.