TheSubaruJunkie

Maybe just gotta get that oil hot enough to work its way everywhere. Thats what i was trying to do on my test drive. A straight 6 mile stretch of freeway did the trick -Brian

I did it out of frustration. Was pissed and that ticking was driving me CRAZY! So i tried to kill the engine... and what do you know, i fixed it! Not sure if EA82s will act the same way. Mine wont even reach 7k -Brian

Ok, i think im going to go out there and just remove the intercooler and all the piping and put the car back to stock. Remove the MBC and leave it at 7psi. While im in there i'll replace what i can with this crappy hose i got. -Brian

Well, i wouldnt be running with oil that has both MMO and Seafoam for too long. If the oil is too thin it wont stick where it needs to, and wont do what its gotta do. After an oil change on my old legacy, i developed a real bad case of the ticks. I had to drain alittle of the oil, replace with MMO to help thin it out and that still didnt work. So i took it on the freeway and maintained 80mph in 4th gear (rougly 7000rpm) and that did the trick. -Brian

I have 20ft of some rubber hose i used for my boost gauge, but its real thin and ive already melted it once. Maybe i'll snake some from work. But right now, after spending $13 to have this air intake shipped to me, my RX fun money is sitting at right about -$13.00 Maybe in 2 weeks when i get paid again. If it were an air leak, would the carb cleaner trick still work to locate it? I used a can of carb cleaner while the EA82 sat at idle, and sprayed around everywhere but the idle never picked up and the engine showed know signs of a leak. Also, under boost wouldnt the leak be even more apparent? And how would the leak cause backfire? Its like a miss-fire backfire, not out the tailpipe but a severe miss. Almost like a bad Coil. -Brian

i didnt see any. Kinda hard to on the way home cause its dark. Im thinking it has a leak somwhere. I have a million brittle hoses under the hood, just no money to repair them. While replacing the air intake i found one of the vacuum switches had busted and was leaking, so i plugged the lines and took the switch out. -Brian

I agree with Dave. The Kragen air pipes are never long enough, or never the right diameter. -Brian

Huh what say again? What kinda exhaust emissions?? How am i supposed to monitor that? Not all of us are lucky enough to have a AWD dyno in our garage -Brian

I saw remove the old oil, mmo and seafoam. Drain it all and replace it with 1qt of MMO and top it off with 10w30. Forget the seafoam in the oil. -Brian

I replaced the air intake for my EA82T. The piece that leads from the MAF to the Turbo. THe old one had a massive leak, and i drove it like that until my replacement part arived (thanks a mill to Calebz). But now, when i romp on it and get past 4500rpm the car studders, and hesitates real bad. Anyone have any idea why? -Brian

Oil in the air filter might be bad PCV components. Tips for smog... do a complete tune-up (plugs, wires, oil, timing) if it hasnt been done in a while. Also, before you take the car to the smog shop take it for a nice 45min-1hr drive. Get the engine nice and warm and the exhaust real hot. The catalytic converters work their best the hotter they are, and a cold cat. could mean the difference between pass/fail. Welcome to the board. Im not too far away, and i try to make it up to reno as much as possible. I think we're trying for a meet next monday. Jibs is organizing it i think. -Brian

After he's done with mine :-p Thats awesome Noah! Glad it finally got done. Now you can stick it to the man when he tries to come tow your rig. -Brian

the rear of 2WD subarus usually sit lower than 4WD. So if your good at it, you can tell by sight. But to verify or not, just look between the rear wheels. if you see CV Joints and a diff in the rear, its definatly 4WD. -Brian

I have good luck going to Kragen or Napa. There should be a filter under the hood that acts as the vapor seperator as well. Usually under $4ea. Ive never used aftermarket filters, but if it filters fuel it cant harm anything. -Brian

then i loose 1" of clearance under my crossmember. -Brian

EA81 & EA82? And what about 3" lifted guys? -Brian

Godsmack Tony? Dont like em enough to put them on my car. Ive since added some Subiesport and Rallitek decals. Should get a pic, they're silver and dont stand out as much. Ive been thinking lately that my car is seriously lacking Subaru advertisment. Since the grill modification, the only part that sais Subaru is the rear hatch. Which is faded, along with my RX emblems. So if I do add some more, they will probably be subaru related. Oh... and i also have a S.K.A. decal (Subaru Klub of Alaska) and a WCSS7 decal since this thread was started. -Brian

Never heard of them. -Brian

I have KYBs front and rear. Not sure what the part numbers are, but i can try to find them. The front KYBs are from a 2WD XT. I used the stock RX springs and it lowered the car about 2" and kept its stiffness. The new KYBs are also alot better than the stock struts. -Brian

Im thinking of removing all the stickers except for my tool, deftones, and the skull on the hood. I dunno tho, we'll see. I'd like to get a paint job and if I do, i'll just debadge the car and stickers will go with. I have the Metallica sticker in a drawer. Thinkin of putting it on my took chest. -Brian

Better make absolutly sure its a LSD. The only GL10's that should have one are 1989 GL10s with the Full Time 4WD 5spd tranny. Unless, however, someone installed the LSD into that 87 GL10 on their own. -Brian

Well... it seems he knows what he has. $300 is the going rate for a LSD on ebay. Locked differentials for any car will run upwards of $200+. But from a junkyard, you pull it yourself??? $75 is the most i'd pay if I had to lay on my back and yank it myself. -Brian

Ive heard 28" Super Swampers for 14" rims can be had for around $70-$80 a piece. The 27" Discoverer STT's I was running on my wagon cost me $73 a piece, plus there was mounting and ballancing. Tirerack.com lists the Kumho Venturer MT for $77 a piece, and they come 27x8.5" and up. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Kumho&model=Venture+MT They actually list them as in stock, which is new... ive never seen them in stock on tirerack. You'll probably be looking at $30-$50 for shipping. -Brian

My EA82T used an adapter from a 1988 Nissan Sentra. Got it off ebay for $12 shipped which included the cone filter. I noticed an increase in acceleration. After the cone filter went on, there was no more stumble or hesitation upon acceleration. Im going to be working on a new intake pipe that will replace the plastic tube that leads to my turbo. We'll see what that does. -Brian

Tony... ive dreamt of building a monster EA81. Same lines your runnin.... 10.5:1 CR, cams, pistons, intake... etc. But I also wanted to run EA81T heads that have the injector bosses for the MPFI. Forget about carburation, and then say hello to N.O.S!! -Brian