Hodaka Rider

Just out of curiosity, what is the advantage of using the EJ20 turbo as opposed to the EJ22 turbo? I always thought the EJ22 turbo was a pretty stout engine, with the clsoed deck and all.

Yes, but the teeth will STILL not line up with each other!

+eleventybillion

Another note (on the dual t-case mod). The transfer case most people use is from a Datsun/Nissan 720 pickup. Datsun/Nissan and Subaru are/were part of Fuji Heavy Industry, so basically they are staying in the same family (bit of a stretch, I know). The transmissions share the same flanges, so it's relatively straightforward. Also, I'm pretty sure that people who do SAS conversions, dual t-case setups, longarm coilover setups on their Jeeps, Toyotas, etc. still consider their vehicle to be a Jeep or Toyota.

Nope, never seen a Leone here in Canada. And yes, there are a LOT of Subarus around here.

Hmm... that's a 37 deg angle. Pretty steep.

By the way, twin Vortech's on a Viper Andy? Sheesh. Some people have WAY too much money for their own good. Kinda like this one: http://www.zrauto.ca/gallery_showcase_430.cfm I've seen/heard this thing first hand. Wow.

I'VE GOT TO SAY I'M WITH ANDY ON THIS ONE! Oh, you can hear me now? Anyways, that's the hawtness, but you probably want good ol' screw-type charger to keep that low-end torque. Speaking of which, 190@1400? Wow, you might want to consider a VW TDI to keep in that range. I read in Grassroots Motorsports that a guy has one in his New Beetle putting 120ish HP and 400+ ft-lbs to the ground! That would be sweet in the Willy's.

Hmmm. . . You're new here, aren't you? Ever heard of the Rubicon Trail? Did you know that a group from this board did it in Subarus? One of them was a fairly lightly modified Brat (small lift, bigger tires, a bit more power, and other odds and ends). I think if you took a look around, you'd see lots of evidence that Subarus (particularly the older ones) are a viable off-road machine. Of course, your '05 Outback could be modified to do better, as well. Drop in a dual-range tranny, lift it a few inches, voila!

Sounds like most winter days around here. Lots of dumb people going to work in the snow.

Anybody else notice he's driving on the wrong side of the road? Anti-sway bars. Also known as "roll bars". If you're not willing to go with stiffer springs, the bars will counter the body roll. You will lose some of the 'independantness' of the independant suspension, but they will definitely help keep your ride level. Try a bigger front bar, I think Perrin has one, among others.

So, if anyone grabs the '88 or '89 and does not need the tranny, please let me know!

Rick: Andy (baccaruda) and I are both looking for D/R transmissions. He is coming through to Portland this weekend. Any possibility of a getting the transmissions from the 88 and 89? I know you're a couple hours south of Portland, but maybe something could be sorted out?

Ahhh. I guess I somehow missed that this was a 1st gen!

Did he actually mention a possiblility of putting an EJ in his car? Don't they have more than 3 mains?

Maybe removing the EGR is thought to make the gravity of physics come to light in a most precarious and thoughtful way, unwilling to conform to convention by way of the common knowledge of "engineers" who profess knowledge and have learned things but don't look at the universal transgression of actualy experience. Or something.

Actually, offroad etiquette ALWAYS dictates that the vehicle going up the hill has the right of way. Backing down a hill can be very diffcult, and sometimes it is hard to get going again if you stop going up a hill. If you are heading down, pull over a little and make room. That being said, I have had to drive up banks while going uphill to get out of the way of ill-prepared vehicles that were heading downhill and could not get out of the way!

Well, on some cars you can cut the side off the heater box under the dash and pull the core out the side. Cut carefully, and glue back in place with the new core.

When aluminum corrodes, it creates aluminum oxide (Al2O3). Aluminum oxide is a very good electrical insulator. Do you want an electrical insulator in your engine ground circuit? I would think not. And before you say it probably wouldn't corrode to that point, I've already had one do that on my '83 wagon (factory wiring) - causing a no-start that seemed like a dead battery. Removed terminal, sanded corrosion off wire, presto-starto.

Boy, I wonder if my closest Jap importer could bring me one? I'd be able to license it and drive it all legal-like and everything.

So . . . I've worked on several VW's from the 80's with far more than that many miles on them without major problems. Also, the CIS system is known for it's simplicity, tunability, etc. It will also support turbo use easily, and will give great mileage (my 85 Jetta - CIS-E - always got great mileage). That all being said, the SPFI system just makes more sense. Mostly because you don't have to mess with modifying the heads to take injectors.

That's what I'm trying to day. He needs to see it with his own eyes, though.

Not sure what the cam sprocket has to do with the crank sprockets allegedly being 'intentionally misalligned', but it would be interesting to see if someone can produce evidence that the '84 hp' engine had alligned teeth on the pullies. No photochops, please.