carfreak85

I can't seem to find anything in my FSM or supplement that comments on exactly what that part is. Where did you find this evidence? I would love for it to be for the 3AT (Thats what I first thought it was), but I would like to be sure.

No, I haven't seen it. Looks crazy though.

Awesome!

"A/C Circ Max" is all the way to the left on our slider in the last picture. To the right of that is "A/C" then "Bi-level" then "heat" and on the far right is "defrost". Ross, do you have any close up pictures of your HVAC stuff?

So I decided to put in the Schucks stuff. We'll see how it goes and I'll report back if anything goes wrong.

Correct! Just a Subaru badge in the U.S.

A few days ago after exiting the highway and slowing to the point that I could hear it, I noticed that this part was clicking and making noise. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19015&size=big&cat=500 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19014&size=big&cat=500 You can feel it doing this. It hasn't had an effect on driveability yet. This in on an EA81T, but I was wondering if this part is common on other EA81 vehicles. Common enough that I could just go to the junkyard and get the part or if I have to start looking for a donor turbo car. I've looked at my books, but can't find definitive evidence as to what part that exactly is. This is where you come in. Is it one of the two connectors marked in red? Or maybe the relay looking thing marked in green? http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19017&ppuser=18 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19016&ppuser=18 Any help or insight you can provide would be invaluable.

Do you have a close up of the control panel for your car? And of how those buttons actually control that thing? I'm thinking that this could be a sweet upgrade for my wagon if someone out there can source most of the parts and maybe some of the FSM pages regarding the system. I actually want a bunch of stuff that we didn't get here. EA81 height adjustable seats, headlight washers, front fender marker lamps, etc., etc.

I'm going to be refilling the diff this weekend. Does anyone have any experience with different brands of LSD addative and want to offer any advice?

Boeing Everett West parking lot, Sunday the 27th. I'll be there!

Needed!!! Is this different from the "flow-through" ventilation?

What is this part between the fan speed knob and the temperature knob? Was this a JDM only feature or did our friends in Europe and Australia/New Zealand get this stuff also? I see it in the ads for JDM EA81 RXs and SRXs, but the pictures are too small and grainy to see what they are. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/projectrudy/sheet8a.jpg http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/projectrudy/srx1.jpg

I guess you could call that "REAL DRIFTING". But in truth, they are just pulling the e-brake. That is about as basic a drifting technique as there is. Plus those are all slow corners. I think sliding three feet from a concrete wall at 100+ MPH is closer to the real thing. Not to belittle the skills of these drivers, who I beleive are the best on the planet, but that isn't real drifting.

EA81T. I'm not going to spend even a dime, tuning an EA82. Drilling an tapping is not out of the question, but since this is my DD, any work like that would require spare parts to work on, or the resusitation of one of my other vehicles while the wagon goes under the knife. What about the upper heater hose? Any objections or observations there?

Whats that supposed to mean Skip?

Finally my gauge will move, but first I need to mount the sender. Where is the most accurate place to mount the Autometer sender? This is a turbo car, so knowing the exact running temperature is very important to me. I was thinking that the heater hose was ideal, but I'm not sure the temperature this hose will show will correlate to the overall engine temp. It has also been suggested to me that I mount the sender in place of the original temp sender. Could I leave that and "splice" into the location it reads, or would this pull the sender too far out of the coolant for a proper reading? I need advice.

Short, sweet and to the point.

Can I use the friction modifier that I bought at Schucks, or should I use Subaru brand, or maybe redline oil?

Just fine! No front axles means it doesn't matter if both ratios don't match... I hope.

Drove the 2008 STI today!!! Too bad the sales person was in the car too. Because I drove our '07 STi to the dealer I could compair the cars back to back. How was it you ask? Well, the first thing I noticed was that the steering felt lighter than the 2007. Not "lighter", but "less forced", smoother I guess. The seats were just as bad as the old car's as well. Not all Americans live off of fast food, GIVE US RECARO SEATS!!! Acceleration felt similar to the old car on freeway on ramps and the engine fels indentical except for the lower redline (6,750-2008 vs 7K-2007) and a soft spot between 4,500 and 5,500. On our local clover leaf, the new car felt slightly more planted, and felt as if I could have gone faster than the old car, but I didn't have the chance to really see what it could do. The trans didn't feel any better or different (but ours has the OEM short shifter). Just puttering along at 5-15mph over the limit this thing felt good, if not spookly similar to the 2007, but with a mildly better ride quality. I might go back with my old man to see if we can get another, un-chapparoned test drive. Also drove the new VW R32 while we were there.

Update: In November, I ran my wagon at a PCA autocross and the next day one of the stub axles popped out of the housing. I was running a 3.900 open diff in place of the 3.900 VLSD. As of today however, I am running a 3.700 clutch type from an EA82. Comparison of the two soon to come...

So now that I have changed differentials and have an EA82 clutch type LSD in my wagon, does it need a special fluid?

clutchnet.com used to list a bunch of clutches for just about every subaru, but their new catalog is tough to navigate and I don't know if they still carry them. Communication via email was aweful too. But I haven't been to their site in a LONG time.

Actually, I was going to throw them in these::cool: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=74588&highlight=headlight I have the stupid blue bulbs that came with the housings, but I wouldn't have if they weren't included in the kit. I want the ballast ignited bulbs that use arcing electricity instead of filaments, clear? I understand that putting HIDs in halogen housings is less than ideal and is more likely than not illegal where I live, but I was wondering if there was enough improvement to make it worth while on my car. Lets be honest, most cars more than ten-or-so years old could use better lights. Tex, I think you answered my question with a "yes, you will notice an improvement in lighting," would you agree? GD, I will look for HID ready housings in this size, but I'd be suprised if I can find them at all, or for reasonable money.

I think someone has done it before, but if not, what do you guys and gals think? I have the proper housings now. Would I get pulled over and fined for having HIDs on an old rump roast subaru? Should I just get HID foggies instead?