[HTi]Johnson

SOunds like your cat is breaking up. What I did on my EA81 was cut a three sided hole in the top of the cat and peeled it back, ripped everything out and folded it back down and welded it back. Now if you don't have access to metal working tools, you could take the Y off and get a semi flexible piece of rod and slide it in the back of the pipe and smash the crap out. This made it sound more hollow, I ended up cutting the cat out and welding pipe there, to finish the Y. DISCLAIMER: Tampering with Emissions control pieces may be breaking laws in your country. (And not having a catylitic convertor will cause you to not pass emissions.)

Snow and ice aren't the biggest culprits for rust. It's the salt they put on the roads to get rid of the snow/ice.

With a little work, the subaru WILL go FARTHER than the jeep!!!

That's awsome subaru nuts. By the way, you could get away with tapping it to the next thread size without drilling it out. Because the bolt acted as a drill when it removed all the threads. What is the bolt size? 6mm? Now it's perfect for a 7 or 8 mm. I'd say try tapping it first. If it fails go ghetto-fab on it. Right ON!!! The USMB is the most valuable source for subaru.

WOw, you must have a lot of time in your 45 min commute to figure out all that there "mathematics with yer 'piston travel' "

What are you driving? I'd guess it was an EA82 Manual. With my GL-10-Turbo, it loves 3500rpm. anything much lower lugs it. OH yeah, if it was a manual you'd have to open the tranny up and put a 3.7 diff in, unless the tranny is from a turbo. Automatics are 3.7 too, I believe. You probably know all this since you are asking about gear ratios.

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Why can't you run Megasquirt on your turbo'd car? And he was saying that he didn't want to put more money, than he paid for the car, into the car.

Ok, I realized that I didn't post this in my last post. John is a great guy. He knows what he is doing and does it well. When I got my EA81 wagon and wanted to work on it...he told me to come over and he'll show me some things. This was like 2 or 3 weeks before WCSS6. I cam e over there and met Brad (subaru_styles). They were in the process of creating his RX wagon. I would stay and help 'till like 12 AM and leave, but they would stay up till 5 or even all night. They finally got the RX Wagon rolling. Brad took off a first time and then spun a cup in his rear axle (It was an AWD RX tranny) so john towed it back and replaced the axle for Brad. Then Brad was driving it down I-5 and blew his engine(probably racing VW's), not really but it was an old engine, that wasn't used to the new spider intake and such. John told Brad to bring the car back and we'll work on it. John put off his projects (the weeble-wooble) to get Brad rolling again. We spent endless nights to swap a new engine in, but in the end, the engine wouldn't run after it was warmed up. Let's see, in the three weeks I was at John's...they worked on Austins EJ conversion, Brad's RX wagon, made about 4 or 5 bumpers, and helped countless subaru's get going again. As John would be working, people would show up to his house and ask for help or a part, and John would oblige. When I was helping out there, I noticed that John's kids would come out and see what he was up to...or ask for him to put them to bed, Like a great father, he put his family first. As for bumpers or anything that needs to be bent, let me say this. The bender he has isn't that fastest in the world...in fact, it may be the slowest power driven bender in the world. But it gets the job done. I helped John from July to September, but stopped after that because I have college and work to juggle. I would like to spend more time there, he's a cool guy and working on Subarus is cool too, but I have a little thing called LIFE that gets in my way, DANG LIFE! Now he has a job and is Mr. Mom when gets home. That doesn't leave much time for him to work in his shop. Although he is making a great attempt to connect all the ends together with everyone. Just next time, everyone, don't pay full price up front if you don't trust him...maybe half price or the price of materials and once he has it completed, pay the rest. Good Day, Justin Johnson

Yeah all bolt in. No cutting needed. The pedal assembly has four bolts up there. You have to undo all the cables and wires...etc. Oh yeah..if you want the 4wd lights and reverse lights, you'll have to wire those in.

Yeah, what the heck is a trailor! Oh the thing I use to tow my dirtbike with my wagon. What do you have done to that bad boy?

The conversion is pretty easy...especially if you are going to pull the engine. What you will need is: -Tranny (EA82 5Speed Dual Range) -Driveshaft from a manual transimission car (Ea82 of course) -Rear Diff (3.9 Gear ratio) - All the shifting linkage - EA82 Flywheel, and clutch kit.(you'll need the flywheel bolts too) - Pedal Assembly from manual car - Clutch Cable - Center Console from manual car I believe that's it. Someone add to this if you believe I bypassed something You can probably get all of this from a board member.(That's what I did. Way cheaper than junkyards) You have an Automatic Tranny with a turbo...you're axles should be the same, mine were. Always willing to help, [HTi]Johnson

Fuel filters? Have you replaced those...I believe there are two. The one in the engine bay...and that pesky one most people forget about...it's in front of the rear passenger tire, next to the fuel pump. I've had those prevent cars from starting. I've spent hours trying to diagnose problems and it's turned out to be a fuel filter. Good Luck

I was reading another post of your's. Did I read right...it's an automatic? If it is. You need to convert it to 5speed. If it is 4wd...make it a 5speed dual range. Pretty simple swap. You'll get more power to the ground. And if you add more things to your engine to gain or free up more horsepower...the engine could give. It's an old engine getting more power than it has been. Yes do the headgaskets if you don't know when they have been done...do a (next to) whole reseal if you can. When you have it apart, you can inspect it.

I infer you're trying to push the tierod up through the knuckle?

Well. Do a major tune up. Then look into a bigger exhaust...turbo back..I have a 2.25" exhaust. As for headers...I've heard the bigger the pipe the laggier your turbo gets...but you have a nice top end. And an intercooler helps a lot. Most people use one from a WRX, that's what I have. It'll take some custom bent tube and plumbing...but possible. ASk around...some people have some great intercooler (IC) designs. If you look at my gallery(the link is in my signature) you'll see my set up. I don't know how much HP I have, I know it's more than stock. Good Luck [HTi]Johnson

His adapter plate is 2 pieces of 1/4" material

May i refer you to the new-ish USRM http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/USRM2/subrepair.htm\ EDIT: (ADDITIONS) This should help...a lot http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/USRM2/mick-usrm/transmission/5speed.html

BUMP I noticed there isn't as many people logging onto USMB. Is it because of hurricane katrina? May I say, my heart is with the victims.

I was thinking of trying my hand at making bumpers, lift kits, roof racks, and other miscellaneous (Geez, spelling) subaru accessories. But I would like to test the waters first, see if it is worth it. I would make them available for almost at cost (price of materials) + shipping. So who would be interested, and in what? Thanks. [HTi]Johnson

Hello all. I was interested in possibly rebuilding my turbo. Is this a better alternative to buying a new/used one? If so, anyone have one. For my 1987 GL-10 (EA-82t)

I live in the same town as Mudrat. There is at least 4 powdercoaters in a 10 mile radius. I work in a ornamental iron shop. We can send something off and get it coated the same day...in any color we want..you just have to find a shop that isn't busy.

Iknow XT's have them

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I've never delt with a XT-6 but deltacams are an independent company up in washington....http://www.deltacam.com/