subyrally

what you mean that sti came out in '93, it was formed in 1989 when subaru started the legacy rally car. they even had a sti model released in japan in 1990.

we could always use my rx as the test bed for this experiment, ill be accepting donations. first though, i need to get the car to start again.

the car was running up untill the weekend before last. i drove it to the end of the street and came back and backed into the driveway. didnt touch the fuel lines other than qentally pushing one about 1/2 inch to get the hood release bracket bolted down under the dash. i think that the problem is in the wiring under hte dash, the fuel pump wont run unless i jump it to the hot wire. even when i make the pump run and then ttry to start it, it wont start, it cranks over like a champ, but nothing happens, not even a sputter. i need to figure out if the problem is in the ecu, wiring, or under the hood. i dont have much in the means of diagnostic tools other than my fluke multimeter and my juicy brain. im lost on the diagnostics, im better at fixing things than finding out what is wrong with em. im the type tht thinks up new and exciting things and new ways to do things, but i am srewed when something goes wrong and i dont know where it is.

bump, anyone??? i really need help with this, i need to get the car on the road so that i can get some stuff done on my impreza and still get to and from school.

howdy, as some of you may know, i am rebuilding my 86 rx. i have hit a snag in my progress, i cant get the car to start anymore, it died last week. i have replaced the ignition coil, plugs, wires, alternator and battery. i also made a new ground for the fuel pump, andchecked all the fusable links. everything checks out, but the engine just wont start. is there any one in central maryland that could possible come out sometime and help to get the rx running??? before the car died i was > < this close to getting it inspected and registered. someone please help me. thanks tim c.

i have been looking into getting a body kit for my rx (if i every get it to start again). i am thinking something that would look simular to the front and rear bumpers on my 2000 2.5rs,

same thing happened when i first rebuilt my rx, it had been sitting for about 6 years after it cought fire. i put in another engine and it smoked for a while, till it burned off a bunch of stuffs. didnt seem to hurt it any though. now i have fresh gas in it and am going to run a fuel system cleaning as soon as i get it registered.

thanks warp, you helped clear that up for me. my friend drives a wrx and swears up and down that if you put on anything larger that 2.5" past the downpipe, the car wont run as well. he says that his beatup old mazda 323(regular 323, not gtx) would stomp the rx into the ground if i used the 3" catback on it. i think that on some points he knows what he is talking about, but others he exagerates and makes things up.

i know that exhuast is important to the performance of the turbo engine, but i was kinda chewed out for trying to go for 3" catback om my rx, once i get my td04 and intercooler installed. my friend wa saying that no suby does well with three inch pipes after the downpipe. i really dont care what he says, i am using the 3" catback i have for it cause, well, its free. but with the new ,larger turbo and the wrx intercooler and new custom header. will i need to worry about using the three inch catback? i dont think it will be a problem, but i would like a few opinions on the subject.

way too much free time.

well, i fixed the wiring to the pump, but the car still doesnt start, im not sure if its the coil, plugs, or something under the dash.

wjm, you have too much free time.

where can i find the front lip? notthat i can afford one. also, any idea if there are any body kits for other cars that will fit on the rx?

i get all my exhuast work done at meineke. they have good prices and did a nice job on my impreza. and they will willingly do custom and performance work. they are going to be meking the turbo header for my rx when put hte wrx td04 turbo on it.

i had a lug break on my impreza, not hard to fix at all. you just get a large hammer and tap it out, there should be a position on the hub where it will go out without getting stuck. then the new one pops right in and is tightened when you torque the lug nut in the rim.

i wish i was cool enough for the 5 lug conversion. and i could use the money to do it as well.

good news, the pump works, its an electrical problem in the wiring. i know the ground is meesed up, but i think that there is something under the dash as well.

hmmm, what you going to do with em after you take it all off? i would love to have that stuffs on my car.

i know you need atleast some backpressure or you wont get a consistant power flow, or something like that.

i am currently trying to get a tdo4 turbo from a wrx on my rx, i am using the wrx intercooler and downpipe , i have a 3" cat back for it aka the "ghettoback". i am getting a custom header made for the set up. i just need to get a new ignition coil, new fuel pump, and maybe some injectors.

the ecu is under the steering column.

with a bit of work, the ea82 can clean house, and i think its still faster than a honda stock.

i did some tests and have come to the conclusion that the pump is dead. im thinking if it isnt the pump, it may be something under the dash. i hope its just the pump.

it could work, anything is possible if you have the money to do it. i personally would like to see a sc'ed suby. granted i prefer turbos though

thanks for the advice on that. ive never had this problem come up, so i dont realy know how to fix it, yet.