nipper

Well i would say 3pg which on 12000 miles a year would be a cost savings of about 71 gallons of gas a year Thats assuming 21mpb vs 24mpg). At 3.00 a gallon thats a savings of 213.00 a year ( 17.75 a month) Now to me thats just not worth it. You can make that up by combing trips, walking more, driving like there is an egg under your right foot, keeping tires inflated, and telling your passenger to go on diet nipper edit - fixed my math mistake

There are chances the used one may be bad. Also check the vacum lines for any damage. nipper

In this case subaru 944

It could also be because they want to figure out if they should totoal it or not. If they dont do this, and 6 months later the guys engine blows, it can be a PITA for the insurance company. I actually applaud the insurance company for doing this. nipper

Isn't popular Mechanics like the kiss of death for any new technology? nipper

Oh i see, youll be using a driveshaft to connect the front engine/clutch to the rear transaxle. Thats does do a lot for balance. nipper

MAP is Manifold Absolute Pressure. SUbaru just cheats (rather brilliantly) and uses it for both the manifold pressure (vacume) and atmospheric pressure. nipper

Denso is afine, its OE for quite a few mfg's. nipper

Your mistaken. Every car engine with OBD II (and OBD I)has some sort of MAP sensor set up, either like subarus, or a combintaion sensor. How else does the car know its alitiude, it can't look over a cliff nipper

How can you tell? It doesnt happen instantly, its a slow process. One day on a 300 mile drive (60 is nothing) youll notice a whine. But as i always say, its your car to ruin a differnetial on. Its just been a standard practice as long as they have been making differentials, and something that subaru calls out specifically. nipper

Oh yes, it can tear the bearings and gears right up. The differential gets hot. It does a lot of work. That three notch rule is right out of the FSM. nipper

Would you care to elaborate? The only thing i can think of is that you may have just done a very very bad thing. The only thing i can think of that you may have adjusted is the baclash adjustment on the differential bearings. Not all bearings are meant to be tight, some are meant to be a little loose so when things expand as they get hot they dont bind. That is supposed to be adjusted tight, then backed off by three notches. Any way to show us a picture of what you adjusted? nipper

So in essence, it would be a mid engine car? I have seen quotes of 300 HP can be handled by a stock tranny. I think the weak link is the differential. nipper

I would lecture him, but I am not even sure what he is talking about. nipper

Buy a civic. This has been discussed many times. It is NOT the power transfer to the rear wheels that cuts the gas milage. You have 2 rear axles, 4 cv joints, a rear differential, a driveshaft and a center bearing that consumes the extra fuel. Just putting in the FWD fuse does nothing, and in the end may even cost you a couple of hundred dollars or more, if the duty c solenoid burns up. The FWD holds the Duty C solenoid open. The Duty solenoid is not designed for that (Duty solenoids cycle on and off very quickly). You can do more for your gas mileage and your wallet by keeping your tires properly inflated, and using your right foot cautously. Subaru gives you the best gas mileage for a 5 passenger AWD car then any other car. The only way you can do better is by buying a 2wd 5 passenger car. nipper

PS leaving it unlocked is going to kill your gas milage. Spend a tank driving around in d3 and see how quickly you burn up that 3.30 a gallon gasoline. nipper

Im betting you have a leak in the power brake booster. nipper

I'm not really seeing anything shocking here. you take your foot off the gas, the rpm drops. As the speed keeps dropping the engine rpm picks up a bit. This is not a transmission issue, this is an issue with something in the engine When was the last time this car had a tune up, and when was the last time the idle air control motor was cleaned, and the EGR checked? nipper

Get the book and find out (yes they are, my oops) nipper

so do i nipper

They are really easy to clean and rebuild. nipper

Older transmissions also had a govenor in the rear, new ones use a VSS sensor. Older ones had far more complicated valve bodies, and many many more parts. Thats why they last so long now, the computers help control engine power to reduce shift shock and stress on the clutches. They also have much better internal pressure control then older transmissions. Comparing a computer controlled transmission with an older style one just is not valid anymore. Its like trying to diagnose a modern fuel injected engine using the methods set up for a carberator. I dare you to show my the float bowl on a FI engine. nipper

Got them from the Haynes manual. nipper

97 is electric. If its an auto, it will have two sensors. One may be bad. Also it can be the VSS drive gear which is bad. nipper

replaced the cluster with what? Replaced which speed sensor? nipper