theouthouse666

Ill check it again, but the heat shields seem pretty secure.

Whats up everyone. I have a 2001 Impreza L with 80K miles. I've noticed lately that between 2000-2500 rpm while moving and in gear, I get a strange metallic noise that sort of sounds like static from a tv. It's just loud enough to be noticeable. My car seem perfectly normal. I just had a new clutch and flywheel put in, but it did it before that as well. I thought it was a heat shield or some exhaust pipe, but all that is fine. I wouldn't rule out the tranny, but everything shifts fine, etc. My starter seems to make a similar noise when I started it up. when I start up my car it makes a sound as if I'm holding the key in start and grinding the starter gears, but the noise I hear while driving is much quieter. The sound I hear is similar to that I guess. But then the last thing, it only makes the noise when its in gear, it doesn't happen if I rev it in neutral. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

Has anyone done this, and if so how much work is it and would using rear brakes off a RS work? Thanks!

How's it going everybody. Just signed up. I recently bought a 2001 Impreza L with 77k, and its in mint condition so I guess I lucked out. This is my third Subaru. I have had an 05 WRX Wagon, and an 05 STI. I went back to school and couldn't afford the STI so I had a Jeep Cherokee for a while. I finally traded it in and got the Impreza, and I love it. It's no STI but surprisingly it is pretty peppy for a 2.2 and I love how it handles. I'm probably going to pick up an intake and put fully exhaust on it. In the summer I'm going to pick up an RS hood and engineer a ram air setup on it. I know it won't be fast like the other ones i've owned but if I can get a tiny more out of it i'll be happy. Hope to talk to you all soon.