carfreak85
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There's your issue. First off, your fuel pump is probably overfilling the carb, IIRC Webers want only a few psi of fuel pressure and the stock pump pushes a few psi MORE than the Weber likes. You may need a pressure regulator. Also, your fuel tank wants to be vented, so make sure that you haven't capped off the return/vent lines, or on hot days you'll have a pressurized fuel tank pushing even MORE fuel into your over-fueled carb.
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Does your Weber have a return line to the fuel tank?
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4Wheeler magazine (or similar) did a mini-series on their project Subaru. I think they did swap in 14-in. wheels, but could only fit a marginally taller tire (no lift kit). You may not even be able to find a larger-than-stock tire in those wheel sizes anymore...
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13 years later! Necro-bump!
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I was wondering where all these BRAT models were coming from, flooding the market!
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165/80 was never a OEM Subaru tire size, AFAIK. Most got 175/70s, RXs and some others got 185/70s.
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733154000 - Still shows as available 733146000 - Shows as NLA
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I was doing some work on one of my RXs the other day and had some trouble removing the ignition rotor set screw. After bumping the engine 180 degrees I found a better screwdriver and a better angle and was able to remove it. However, when I went to put the new rotor back on I could not get the set screw to thread back in to save my life. Upon closer inspection I noticed the set screw's threads were full of distributor shaft... Somehow this little screw had pulled the threads out of the distributor shaft... So I turn to you folks, what do I do? Searching turned up nothing, but this can't be the first time this has happened? The fix should be simple, re-tap the disty shaft or use a self tapping screw, but does anyone have a recipe they'd like to share? Thanks in advance!
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Don't tempt me Bennie! I know it's a long swim, but you folks need some RX 3-doors already!
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carfreak85 replied to jonathan909's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXhttp://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html This article was written when cheap HIDs were all rage, but LEDs have the same root flaw that makes them unsuitable for halogen lamps; the source of light is a different shape and reacts with the reflectors in a different way. If you need more light, get BIG, BRIGHT auxiliary lamps, not garbage plug'n'play LEDs.
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carfreak85 replied to Mitchy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXIt will be pretty firm. I've got the Group N mounts in my WRX and RX-RA and they're just fine. Filling in the voids will transfer a lot more NVH into the cabin, but the mount will be stiffer, for sure.
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I'd love that P/N if you can find it!
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Buy mine already, no more excuses!
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Almost bought that car once...
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As stated above, there are pretty limited choices these days in the U.S. for 13 inch tires in ANY size. If you can only have one set, do research and find which ones are rated best in rain/snow. Without going to a dedicated snow tire, that's about the best you can do.
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America's single greatest gift to the world, the "free right on red." You're welcome, Earth...
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Sounds like your shop has a handle on the pitfalls of rebuilding flat engines. Carry on, just be sure they use deck plates or bolt the heads back on when they line bore the mains.
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California seizes and crushes cars, I think it was a big deal in the late 90's/early 00's with all the street racing and Fast & Furious car culture. I don't think Washington state does that and if they do, it's pretty rare.
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You can, but it depends on the car and the yard, and even what state you live in. A BRAT made it into one of my local yards a few months ago (shocking). Normally that would be sold as a "builder" and would not even hit the lot. When I mentioned to the cashier how surprised I was the BRAT made it to the yard, she told me that car had a death sentence from the state and could not be resold.
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Yeah, it's getting tough. If one pops up in the yard (EA81 or EA82T) I'll burn a day to check it out if it's within 150 miles of home. We live in a region with little rust and a large population of Subarus. There are a few areas like this in the U.S.
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DON'T SEPERATE THE CASE HALVES IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO! If you do, you'll want to line bore the main bearing journals. If the bottom end isn't damaged, don't bother messing with it.
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You mean the rubber that seals to the transmission tunnel, or the one that is part of the interior. Or both?...
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carfreak85 replied to steve56's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXStart with very light pressure and increase as the deposits require. Like GD mentioned, once you get into it you'll find the 3M discs are pretty hard to screw up the block with. You'd really have to fall asleep at the wheel to do damage.
