Everything posted by Hondasucks
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95 tacoma 4x4 VS 80's Dodge Cummins turbo diesel 4x4
TAcos aren't bad, they can be converted to diesel with parts from Japan, although the Cummins is way more useful! I've wheeled mine before (92 ext cab long bed) and although it's a bit long, I had no trouble keeping up with my friends's Chevy. Also the heavy front end is nice cuz although it does have a tendency to dig, it also gets pretty good traction in snow, I spent 2 winters with it in Wyoming :-) (Also, a lot of Japanese stuff, especially Toyota, is built in the USA, with American labor...)
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What Kind of Truck do you have?
92 Dodge Ram 250 if I set the cruise at 55, it'll get 22MPG empty, I usually average 14-16 loaded, depending on what I'm towing, I just wish it was a 5 speed instead of a slushbox.
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Zoiks rogue alternator spotted '96 Legacy
Hondasucks replied to porcupine73's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXMost lifetime warranties on parts are only valid for the original purchaser, but it's worth a shot.
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Subaru Sambar - UPDATE!
I'm in! and I can tell the wife I can park it in the bed of the Dodge when I'm not using it lol
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Crazy Gas MPG rating
Hondasucks replied to jcniest5's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXTake your speedometer cable out and turn one end of it and make sure the other end turns, if it doesn't, you have a broken speedo cable, Same thing happened on my 91 but I didn't get bad mileage cuz mine was a 5 speed so it didn't go into limp mode.
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Crazy Gas MPG rating
Hondasucks replied to jcniest5's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXHe could have also snapped the speedo cable
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gold leaf looks good :)
3M Trim and Emblem Adhesive, you can get it at most auto body supply houses, try CarQuest. Another good one is 3M makes a double-sticky foam tape that works GREAT for sticking emblems on, I used some to reattach the 4WD logo on my 84 wagon.
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Weber on the 1600.
I put a weber on my "Fat case" EA71, no problems, although the carb I have is a 28/36.. Has a little snappier off-idle response than the 32/36, plus it has an enrichment device instead of a choke.
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EA82 5spd into a '78 Wagon?
Another idea is find an automatic EA71 and cut the trans tunnel out of it, the automatics were wider than the manuals, and so they had a wider tranny tunnel (Only way I was able to put the 4WD trans in my 82 sedan was cuz it was an automatic originally)
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EA82 5spd into a '78 Wagon?
I'd just go with an EA81, use a weber with a Delta cam... Don't worry about it being a 4 speed, the 4th gear is overdrive, and there are options out there for rear end gears since the Datsun 510 used the same rear end :-)
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2001 Chrysler 300M or 2004 Chevy Aveo 5
Don't buy the Aveo, they're a rebadged Daewoo (read: C R A P)
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Transmission Fluid Change????
Hondasucks replied to murphsubaru's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXI don;t know abotu your area, but my dealership charges $150 for a tranny flush + filter, and it's well worth it. Subaru recommends changing the filter @ 100k but that's under "normal" driving conditions, and most people fall closer to the "severe" category which is 35k if I remember correctly. I've seen Subies with 40k that the fluid is BROWN, and I've seen 'em at 100k with the original filter and fluid that have bright red fluid.... But a tranny flush is a lot cheaper than a new tranny!
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gold leaf looks good :)
There is some stuff out there called "real metal foil" (google it) that's available at most hobby shops, it comes in a 8.5x11 sheet and is cheaper than gold leaf, and comes in many different colors. Works great for re-doing chromed plastic and the like, although you did an awesome job on those emblems!
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E85 Fuel
Hondasucks replied to I)arkZrobe's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThe point of E85 is not that it's cheaper (it is cheaper per gallon, but your cost per mile is about the same as gas), but that it burns cleaner than gas, and it reduces our dependence on petroleum products. I run B20 (20% biodeisel) in my truck, not cuz it's cheap (it's about 3 cents more than regular diesel) but #1 that's 20% less petroleum I use, and #2 due to the newer low sulfur diesel, it's added lubrication for my expensive injector pump. I filled my Legacy with E10 (http://www.sqbiofuels.com/retail2_fuels.htm) on Friday, didn't notice any change in fuel economy, but my fuel gauge started working again. E10 is nice since for one it's 10% alcohol, so most cars can run it, plus it acts as an octane booster, and think of how much less gasoline we'd use if all our fuel was 10% ethanol (or biodiesel)
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Don't drive in a rear main seal too far!
Hondasucks replied to mnwolftrack's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXEven w/out my discount, retail @ my dealership was 17 something...
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Be careful out there
That's why I don't wheel a Zuk :-P
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Subaru Sambar - UPDATE!
360cc twin cylinder probably, or the 600cc 4 banger lol raw horesepower there!
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need TURBO only fill up tank
Hondasucks replied to BoostedLegacy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThe engine I just bought has a brass fitting JB welded into the back of it (Which the puller yanked out ), and the old motor still has the tank on it, so if you want another one, make me an offer :-) What's involved in making a WRX one work?
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Red Light?
j2coe hit the nail on the head, remember the old analog speedos that had 55 highlighted? It's how they highlighted it on the digital speedos. I had an 83 GL-10 with the digidash and it did the same thing, except it was a red line under each digit of the speedo (Did the same thing with the tach if you exceeded 5500 rpm). I've discovered that some of the digitals topped out at 85 MPH, others went to 140
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Legacy turbo downpipe ?s
Okay so I got an EJ22T for my 91 T Leg, but the bunghole at the junkyard wanted $175 for the downpipe cuz of the cat... Will a WRX downpipe fit? He's willing to cut the cat out and give me the rest of the downpipe, and the midpipe, so I'm tempted to just take the downpipe to an exhaust shop and tell 'em to make me a downpipe for my "rally car" lol..
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Don't drive in a rear main seal too far!
Hondasucks replied to mnwolftrack's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXLol my buddy Brian found that out on his 97 Outback Sport :-P Luckily with my discount rear mains are only like 8 bucks at the dealership Doesn't leak a drop now!
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Documented: The 1970 FF-1 Project car...
If my memory serves me, it's an EA61, 1100cc (Sad thing is it has almost as much HP as a 1600... They had an ff-1 1300G Sport that I don't think ever made it here that had a high compression 96 HP 1300 in it.. We did get the 1300G but not the sport, I think... As for the keys, it's a super long shot but take the door lock cylinders out and see if there is a code stamped into the back of one of them (Should be the driver's one but not sure) and I will see if our key cutter will recognize it... Since the ff-1 used the same key blanks as the 80s cars, they MIGHT have used the same codes for the keys.... Worth a try at least...
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Gotta turbo legacy! **PICS**
Hondasucks replied to Hondasucks's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXIt's an original turbo car; the data plate on the strut tower says "EJ22Txxxx" for the engine, and it's got the notch in the crossmember for the downpipe, but yes to answer your question, mike, someone stuck a non-turbo motor in it, with none of the turbo stuff...
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Gotta turbo legacy! **PICS**
Hondasucks replied to Hondasucks's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThat cars101.com doesn't have the correct info... I had a 91 LS AWD 5 speed that wasn't turbo... I don't know if it has LSD or not, haven't checked yet.. I need to run the # on the ECU at work and see if it has a turbo ECU in it or not...
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90 legacy fuel gauge
Hondasucks replied to pamike's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXI took my sending unit out (well, one of the two... Driver's side is just a float, passenger side is float + low fuel light, on the 4WDs, 2WDs only have one sending unit) and cleaned it and my gauge worked for a while, now it's flaky again.. Take them both out, clean them with electrical contact cleaner, clean up the connections, put in some dielectric grease, and see if it works.
