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My only idea would be an out of balance tire. But maybe some kind of differential problem or wheel bearing...have you checked the tires?

I heard dogalytic converters impose too much restriction on your exhaust system, though...robbing valuable horsepower...

True, true, buckaroo. One plug dangling off a ground post. Mega-simple.

Oh, I see. Totally stock looking from the outside. Sweet! No water issues at all? That is surprising. And comforting! How long have you been running this setup?

If you have only driven it a little bit since clearing the code, it could very well come back...my knock sensor code did.

Thanks! Do you, by chance, have any photos with the hood down? I'd like to see what it looks like in the drain area.

Wow. That is simple. Wish I thought of that...

I think the idea of four short pipes protruding barely above the hood would be awesome...

It seems to me the duct tape method would be a difficult one...you would have to clean the area very well to get the tape to stick...what a PITA...but to each his own, I guess.

Looks like you are covered under the 25-year policy...but if the rear axle rule is true, you would be S.O.L. I also wonder about that...hey, Caboobaroo - a Patroller told you this? Was he a total jerk otherwise Not that I don't believe you, but I can't seem to find that law anywhere...then again, why would he make that up...?

I've never personally done it - but I've heard conflicting opinions on whether it is worth the trouble or not... On one hand, it is a way easier fix than replacing the entire thing... But then again, how long has it been torn? Do you really know? Because if it is already torn, there is already grime and dirt in there...so it could be too late.

Welcome...I see you joined way back in the day...that is excellent. Have fun! Enjoy your stay! It will likely be a long one!

EA82 cars have a true cold-air intake installed from the factory. The inner fenderwell is where your air comes from. The design is really effective...but I guess you want something louder, huh? You should know that most aftermarket "Cold-air intake" units (like the super-loud one on your neighbor's Civic) actually draw air from the hot engine bay where air is less dense and actually drain power... HOWEVER - - - - On your car, you can modify the "guts" of the intake tract to make it louder and likely more free-flowing. Maybe you want to snag a K&N panel filter. And I'm no expert on EA82 cars, but I think you can do some kind of "de-snork"ing to them like the popular EJ22(T) modification. Search around here for "de-snork" and see what you can glean. If you are dead-set on the loud, rice-type setup - I saw a CAI for another car with a cone filter inside an EA engine bay a while back...I'll try to hunt down a picture or description...(you can modify stuff to work anywhere if you've got the gumption)

I had this problem in my SOHC 2.5...the leak somehow developed really fast on a road trip and got way worse before I could get home. By the time I fixed it, (after the 900-mile road trip) it was misfiring and had killed my knock sensor and one plug wire was totally dead - another was on the way out. Get to it sooner than later - messed up knock sensor and O2 sensors are a possible side effect if you wait too long.

Oh yeah - mine isn't a later-model Phase II (you know - '03+, when the problem was supposedly totally eradicated)... Mine is a year 2000 model. First year of Phase II in Legacy cars...(so, quite frankly, I'm not counting on many more miles before the HG monster and I have a face-off)

Thanks! That is exactly what I mant to do! (And here I thought I was being innovative...apparently someone else beat me to it!) One question: Where is the end of the intake? Is it up in the windshield drainage area? Do you have any more pictures or tips? And what kind of flexible hose in that you used? Again - thanks! You are a hero!

I'm reviving it...any ideas? I'm going to work on the snork idea again. This is gonna be sweet!

I don't buy the ratio, either...at least until someone takes a survey of several thousand cars with service records all the way back to the beginning of the cars' lives... And FWIW, my Phase II is running at 158k miles with no overheating or HG issues at all...nor any record of them from before I owned it.

Any other input? What should I make the protrusion above the cowl out of?

That plaid on the GTI is simply flipping amazing! I wish I could come up with something like that for my Outback! That is so awesome!

There is definitely no scoop - it is a 2.5, however. It's a 2000...no scoop on any models that year. 777 - There must be a way to divert the flow of water away from the intake tract...perhaps if it were elevated an inch or so. The area will be sealed around the base of the "protrusion"...like, with silicone or something.

So, I've been thinking about the snorkels others have built for their Subarus...and I really want to make one. Problem is, my car gets seen a lot by my clients at work and I can't have ABS dangling off the side of my car if I'm to look at all professional...so here is what I need help with: I want to build a stealth snorkel setup similar to the ones on Humvees. I drew a picture: [/img] The red is the basic path of the stock intake. It is an ingenius design by Subaru. Ram-air. Awesome. And it is pretty high up off the ground. The problem is, that's the first place to get totally douched with water and mud when bombing puddles, etc. The light blue path is my proposed snorkel design. I could remove the elbow on the airbox and form ABS or some other tubing to guide the tract upward to the back of the hood/cowl area. This plastic section can easily be cut to facilitate the addition of a Hummer-type intake box/cage-thing. I will need to hack through the firewall section a bit, but that doesn't bother me. My plan is to have this stealth intake mounted permanently (it will look bad-A to anyone who understands it) - pokind slightly out of the cowl area, but retain the ability to mount a long snorkel tube to it, should I choose to take the monster through the deep stuff. Any ideas? Suggestions? Thanks, guys! - Tyler

Good point, grossgary. As I inspect the area around the engine bay in my Outback, I realize that driving at highway speeds would force tons of fresh air into the engine compartment from every angle.

No, if you mess with the intake, you'll definitely get a nice, deep rumble out of it when you give it throttle - exhaust modification or not. I had part of my intake piping off the car for a few days to repair (glue) it, and it sounded awesome. But the power was markedly decreased (maybe it was my imagination, but I doubt it) due to the intake getting air from the uber-hot engine bay, instead of the cool atmosphere. I realized that the stock ram-air-type setup on my car kicks butt. I won't screw with just to sound cool (which it TOTALLY does).

Nah, where the car is being sold, emissions testing will be an issue, but where I live, no sniff test. Hey, maybe I can use that as a bargaining point...