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I'm going to run them (or it sounds like maybe something else like them) on chevy rims, drilled to 4 lug. At $25 each for the rims brand new, they are a lot cheaper than pugs, and wider too. They also have a nice looking offset that makes them stick out about three inches past your fenders. GD

These are only $67 each from tirerack, and they have good reviews. I'm not looking for the *best* tire - just the best for my limited budget. They come in a 27, and they look decent I think. Anyone have anything to say? http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Venture+MT GD

The really hilarious part is that they get you to remove your stock air filter, and replace with a K&N style - which acounts for the increase in throttle response that makes people *think* it must be working. I'm sure they are making a pretty hefty profit on that little platic tube with a 12v PC fan stuck in it. About once a month somoene posts about these. I sure wish people would stop looking for a free lunch.... or maybe do a little searching through old posts or something. If an electric blower could do any good, car makers would have used them long ago as a cheap "turbo" like device, given it some fancy name, and jacked the price of the car up 2 or 3 thousand..... Just one more drain on your car's already overloaded electrical system. You would get more from just the K&N filter by itself, cause you wouldn't have that silly fan motor, and blades restricting your intake path. GD

Your EA82 makes approximately 90 HP. Find a 90 HP electric motor, and find an alternator to run it, and sure - anything is possible. Unfortunately, you will lose more than you gain this way - the transfer of mechanical energy to electric energy is a loss, electric motors are niether small enough, nor powerful enough to make this idea a reality. If they were - we would all be doing 90 HP electric motor conversions, and thowing away our EA82's. No timing belts, and 1 moving part! Would be great except you can't carry enough batteries to do you any good, and the 90 HP electric motor would likely way more than several EA82's. Copper windings are REALLY heavy. These are a gimmick, and a pretty silly one at that. GD

Yes - but if you look at the year column for both those parts, it says "85-87" and "85-89". I'm betting both of those are EA82 tanks. Won't work for his application. GD

Hey clint - maybe you should become our parts whore in Aus? Think you could get people over here small stuff? Like maybe one of those bed covers? Can't be much to ship a little rubber..... are they availible readily over there? GD

Yeah - or find a Junk yard that doesn't punch holes in them. Don't know where your from, but some yards do, and others don't. A new tank is over $300. Get yours welded, or get a used one. GD

Your real problem with the suspension is the width of the car - you will have to do a lot of work to get the front camber correct with any of the newer suspensions. The car is narrow, and the strut towers are too close together. Yeah - with a LOT of work and a LOT of money, just about any engine can double it's rated HP output but even at 140, that's not really enough to race. You should think about putting a 2.2 legacy engine in there. They are narrower than an EA82 - not much bigger than an EA81 really. They make 140 HP, and there's lots more mods commonly availible for that engine. You could easily get 200 out of a 2.2 - with turbo's and some work - 300 HP is possible. GD

That's insanely expensive - go to the yard, and pull one yourself. Better yet - go to some other yard and pull one. U-Pull-It is hella expensive - even when you pull parts. Find some other yard that will wheel and deal - get one for $50 or less. GD

Yeah - Zippers - cool huh? But these are MUCH bigger boots. Like the large end of one is about 10" in diameter.... we gots some big boots man. And you think 36mm is some big nuts huh? We got axles nuts on our trucks that are 5.5" and some that are 6" !! (Deez some REALLY BIG nutz!) GD

It's not likely that it's completely different, but if your working on an Impreza, try asking around in the NEWER gen forum. This post was about an '81 model - and I'm sure subaru has changed their design at least a little (probably a LOT) in 14 years!! This post is in the OLDER gen forum for a reason - it's about older gen cars - ie - not impreza's. Also - the author (Ed), may or may not know anything at all about impreza's (I don't know), but if he were willing to share that info, I'm sure he would be looking to do it over in the new gen area..... Oh - and by the way - it's an Axle, not an Axel. GD

It's not likely that it's completely different, but if your working on an Impreza, try asking around in the NEWER gen forum. This post was about an '81 model - and I'm sure subaru has changed their design at least a little (probably a LOT) in 14 years!! This post is in the OLDER gen forum for a reason - it's about older gen cars - ie - not impreza's. Also - the author (Ed), may or may not know anything at all about impreza's (I don't know), but if he were willing to share that info, I'm sure he would be looking to do it over in the new gen area..... Oh - and by the way - it's an Axle, not an Axel. GD

the EA81 carbs were not all carter / weber's - most were in fact hitachi's similar to the EA82 version - not sure if there was any difference in the primary / secondary bore sizes, but there was a feedback version, and a non-feedback version. The EA82 only got the feedback type I think. Anyway - if your going to all that trouble, you might as well drop in the SPFI from an EA82 instead. You just have to make slight mods to the EA82 disty, and grab the ECU and wire it all up. GD

What I'm saying is that you CAN put an EA81 in your car - as they did come stock that way from the factory. There is some combination of parts that will allow you to do this swap - have a look at a factory parts book maybe. GD

Depends on how many times you have done it But I would imagine that even someone who has never done it, with moderate mechanical ability could do it in an afternoon. Carb swap would take a few hours probably. GD

The weber flow's better than the stock SPFI, so with a weber, and bigger exhaust, you can max out the performance allowed by the valves, cam and intake manifold. but a weber is not stock, and thus not a fair comparison since the SPFI is legal to drive in all 50 states.... GD

There's pretty much just that solenoid on the side of the tranny - either that is not being activated, or not functioning, or the tranny has internal problems. I don't have one of these, so have never had to diagnose this issue before. GD

Yes - your hydrualic valve lifters are 1. Dirty, and 2. Not getting enough oil pressure. Run 20x50 Castrol GTX, and 1/2 bottle of Marvel Mystery Oil. This will help, but if it comes back later, you should replace your oil pump to get better pressure to the lifters. The seals in the oil pump get old and hard, and the pump does not do it's job well enough. This is so common, it's genuinely funny how many posts there are about this each week. GD

I'm not sure what controls the 4WD on your car - but I think it's a vacuum solinoid on the side of the tranny - does the indicator light on the dash come on? GD

The tire area under the hood is for a donut spare - the rear hold down will work on a tire, but is there for holding down whatever you want. Full size spare's with wagon wheels WILL fit under the hood as well. GD

If it's not a filter, or a pressure regulator, and your getting fuel, I would say file that little sucker in the round-file. One less thing to blow up later.... GD

I would replace your rear diff - or at least inspect it - take it apart and have a look. Could be a mess inside - that would esplain why your rear wheels don't turn. GD

Yes - 81 Brats are gen 1, but they DID come with EA81's..... that is why I posted. Oh - one thing - all Gen 1's (so I hear) have a 4.11 rear diff, so that will have to be changed to mach whatever tranny you go with... GD

Dear lord - 3? and another one comming? How much are you paying for these? So your using 4 to make one? They must be in awful shape eh? Lets see some pics - maybe you will have some parts to sell from all those? GD

Not bad man - few bolts out, remove old gasket, clean, inspect head for major cracks, new gasket, install, torque bolts to specifications in correct order. Get an underwear manual, and follow the directions. All you really need is a little patience. GD