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Did you get the proper axles? There are a lot of improper mismatched axles and axles that are labled wrong. Been there done that. nipper

Well yes and no. You of course do it with someone else (unlike me who did it in the middle of a parking lot at work). You still need to have resistance on the drive wheels in order to see the axle spinning in the hub. nipper

Part of the reason i raised Blu. nipper

Hrmmmmm Get under the car and try shifting the levers at the transmission. It can be that the bushings are shot in the linkage. Also pop the hood and (do NOT stand in front of the car) look at the front driveshafts while the car is in gear and running. It can be that an axle is stripped (happened to me) and the axle is just spinning in the hub. nipper

Thats a new Euro saftey standard that may make it here. Pedistrians aparently get hit a lot over there, so they are now required to have some sort of pedistrain saftey system. That only works for going at 30mph or less and hitting somone that weighs 200 lbs. It really wont do anything for two 3000 lb cars meeting. We are getting closer and closer to where if we are lucky the only thing in a car we can modify is the car radio. nipper

The fans in the car are only truly effective at low speed. Designers (myself included) know that one you get over 25mph there is enough air coming through the radiator that the fans are not needed. The higher in speed you get, the more air flow, and that little fan on the radiator is not designed to move that much air. The only time when you need that much air going through the radiator is when the car is moving at a high speed. Moving being the key word. nipper

The autobox, if maintaned seems to last the life of the car. Blu has 210,000 on him and going strong. The AWD clutchpack I cant vouch the same for. TH way the are designed to operate, they do wear out after time, and the higher the miles, the less tolerant they are of mismatched tires or driving on a flat. Nothing on a car lasts for ever. Subaru likes to use 300,000 miles as a benchmark. The new gens seem to be aging well structurally and the interiors seem to hold up. Just keep on top of the maint, dont ignore any flashing ATF light and youll be fine. nipper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SsangYong_Rexton did a quick search, doesnt get any raves anywhere. nipper *correction* it seems like its well liked in european car reviews

A Korean Mercedes ? nipper

Whats even better is look at the two or three threads where somone has had a problem with a CCR engine (out of the many many threads where people bought ccr engines with no issues). CCR does what ever they have too to rectify the problem. That speaks so much louder then anything else, that they actually stand behind their product. nipper

Lets see, at 41 cents an ounce, thats a lot of stamps :-p nipper

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=35 Warning Math Ahead http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/330356/how_much_power_your_car_needs_at_65.html nipper

http://www.longislandsubaruclub.com/forums/index.php If your looking for subarus you may want to post there too. nipper

Talk to Emily at CCR engines. Emily is on this board. http://www.ccrengines.com/ nipper

HAHAHAHA Trust me If you can see that they are stopping, its already too late. (got the back surgeries to prove it) nipper

Except I figured out how to make the stock one work (remove one useless bracket, saw ears off box at engine) nipper

Problem fixed. The new 61.00 alt is putting out 13.9 volts. I checked the numbers, it seems whoever is supplying my mechanic is selling imprezza altenators as a one size fits all. Now its time to start a war. nipper

AMEN! I'll see if i can find it again, but looking this up yesterday I found a post with honest to god DYno testing. Thats the only testing I will accept as repeatble and mathmatical. The aftermarkets unit did not increase horsepower or torque. What they did do is lower The Peak (on the Dyno) from 4000 rpm to 3200 rpm. #200 rpm is where most of us drive, and that is about 70 mph on a sooby (ish). This is why it feels like there is more power, because it puts it where you need it. The thread went into great detail about whay the factory airboxes are shaped the way they are. It has do with air velocity and pressure waves. An air intake is a complicated thing. Thats why I shy away from aftermarket units. I ordered one just because of the layout of the lift kit. I may keep the factory unit as i seemed to fix a few issues. nipper

Even high speed tires will come apart at their rated speed if driven there for too long. nipper

They have sold 30,000,000 of ALL the air filters they produce, so that number is misleading. As Far as hearing trouble about the filters, well, you will see some here. Many manufacturers sell things that people use once, and realize they dont like them. That never gets back to the mfg or anyplace else. Also keep in mind what works on a ford, may not work on a subaru. For instance, Blue STreek makes great ignition wires, but you shouldnt use them on a subaru (subarus are picky) Same goes for spark plugs etc etc. nipper

Letting dirt in the engine isnt all that big a thing anymore. The temperitures inside the cylinders incinerate almost everything. What it MAY do is clog the cat over time, as the cat is not designed for particulates. Sand is a HUGE engine killer, so any filter will keep that out. In fact in desert climates cars had optional wet bath air filters. Oiled filters tend to damage the MAF sensor in SUBARUS. Thats the other caviet. YEs they allow higher flow (larger pores let in more air and dirt). nipper

Bllu is another generation but i just went through this Blu was hard to turn the wheel. There was a mysterious thunking noise from the right front wheel (i thought it was the torn axle boot and bad axle- replaced-still there). Road noise from the front of the car. Once in a blu moon grinding (just replaced roto and brakes. The problem was the wheel bearing. The prrof was two things. A mysterious vibration at 70 now started at 60, and once when i changed lanes, the tire followed the seam in the cement for a split second instead of my input. Wheel bearing was shot. nipper

well yes and no. We dont drive in a vacume, so air pressure against the vehical goes up exponentially with speed. Thats why cars can sometimes reach a higher top speed in a lower gear then their highest. They have to overcome the force of air. nipper

sure beat me to it. nipper

Its called wishful thinking and marketing. Not every car car do 120 either. nipper