rujoking

Hey guys, I recently did the "power mode" mod with my '95 Legacy L, and I've been thoroughly impressed with the improvement in acceleration. So I figured I'd put together a little video on how to do it. It's not the best quality, but it should give you a nice overview of the stuff involved. As an aside, I know solid wire is more fragile in the long run than stranded wire, but for the purposes of this mod stranded isn't as effective. If you're going to be running the wire to a switch, it might be better to use stranded wire at least for the switch-to-ground lead, and perhaps for the TCU-to-switch one as well. Of course, all that is pointless if you have a "pigtail" (harness pin) from another plug, since it's all ready to go. If I've made any mistakes be gentle, as I'm somewhat new to the How-To genre. If it looks like it's useful, I'll probably do more videos, on stuff like sun visor covers, door cards and perhaps a complete seat rebuild and reupholstering.

I'd just like to say that however you get it done, be prepared to experience a near-religious epiphany when you get back in. I spent the better part of an hour driving around in complete silence, just so I could enjoy all those nice boxer sounds that the "wub wub wub" was drowning out.

You'd be better off taking it to a professional tuna. EDIT: Seriously though, Seafoam it like it's hot. :snoopdog:

Well from your description it definitely seems like you've got a bad bearing. When my right rear one went I had a hell of a time localizing the sound since the vibrations presumably traveled through the suspension and into the body, so the whole car was roaring constantly. The technique I used was to remove the wheel, then spin the hub with one hand while feeling the coil spring with the other hand. The spring tends to magnify any sort of grinding, rubbing or groaning, so it's a bit easier to tell. (I had to put the car in neutral, chock the front wheels, then take off the parking brake and jack up the rear so the wheels could spin freely.)

I'm pretty lucky, where I live now the only pest issues I've got are with earwigs, and you can actually keep those guys out with a sprinkling of dried clove powder around the doors. The last place though was a bit rougher. We had squirrels and chipmunks everywhere, to the point where at least one of my neighbors inadvertently roasted one on top of his V6 one morning. I didn't think I was as bad off as all that, but last month I pulled out my resonator chamber and discovered that a mouse had somehow gotten in and set up camp. The worst part was that even though he got in, he apparently never got back out again. And mice really can't go for very long without food or water. Basically, what I'm saying is that the sooner you get the holes plugged, the less depressing your car will be when you have to take things apart down the line.