TheSubaruJunkie

I'll give jeremy and jibs a call when im in reno to see where they're at, its possible we can meet somewhere there. See you guys in a few -Brian

I have no idea where this 711 is. is there an exit # we should get off at? I have numbers for JB, Jeremy & Dave, so it shouldnt be a problem finding you guys. -Brian

I'll probably be ariving in REno around 11am. Would put me at the meeting at 12ish. -Brian

I'll be there... dunno where, but Im going to try my best to make it. We meeting in the reno side, or the carson side... i need to know if I should take I80 or 50 up there. -Brian

Need to go somewhere thats RX Friendly -Brian

i asked my boss today if I could get Sunday off. he said "if we're slow" I wont know for sure until i get off tonight, but if it keeps raining we'll be slow for sure. -Brian

Yeah, my EA82T Thread (teh suck) has it in it. I had to search and couldnt find it, so i just asked. Someone told me the Old Nissan Sentra adapters work. I found one for $9.99 on ebay with a filter and purchased it. Should have it by monday. -Brian

:X I wanna go Maybe i'll ask my boss tomorrow if I can take Sunday off. -Brian

Oh how i miss speed TV :| -Brian

Russ, thanks for the reply. I know how busy you are. I wont be needing that engine, but the downpipe is something im interested in. I already purchased a cone filter/adapter from ebay.... if it doesnt work out I can always put the box back on, but for $20 i figured "what the hell". I remember you mentioning the turbo and the clutch as needing to be replaced, so I think im going to put my off-road subaru plans on hold and take alittle $$$ ive been saving, and just do it. I'll be planning an engine pull to re-seal the engine (just oil pan, valve cover gaskets... intake, exhaust gaskets etc) and while Im at it, i guess a new turbo and clutch are in order as well. If I had more time off, i'd consider doing it all in San Jose... a job like this shouldnt take more than a day with a couple pro's... maybe kick down some pizza and drinks for everyone involved (got a few friends in San Jose as a matter of fact). But with 6 day work weeks, i dont see that happening anytime soon. Lets see what this cone filter does, and i gotta track down my TPS to do some adjustments. -Brian

Corky, maybe your right. There's a Subaru Shop up the hill in Newcastle where I should take it. The guy who runs the shop knows his subaru's, and turbo's. He has a few Legacys (how i met him, when i had mine) but I wonder if he could run some tests on the RX. I wouldnt mind buying a turbo and replacing it when I do my clutch/engine re-seal. Only problem is the price. Maybe i'll start shopping now or something. Today when I was at a light my car was alittle off-idle. It was bouncing around 500-700rpm but didnt hesitate when i revved it alittle. When the light turned green and I started to accelerate the engine didnt react until i was about 1/10 throttle.. When it finally started to go it bucked once but started to accelerate and off we went. Accleration was smooth with no hesitation and at the next light the car held steady at 1,000rpm like nothing had ever happend. Im going to pull the filter and check some things. Maybe adjust the timing alittle. -Brian

Corky, im going to go with the cheapest parts 1st. The turbo hits boost around 2000rpm, but it just crawls to get up there. I know how turbo engines are built (with low compression) but it just irritates me. Once its boosted, i like to keep it that way. Maybe after my intercooler goes in, i can then start playing with 9, 10, 11psi. I still cant find that adapter that was on ebay, anyone remember what car it came off of. -Brian

MMO solved my valve clacking. Ive never heard of valve tap ending the life of an engine, but after a while I feel like ending my life. The noise drives me absolutly insane, and im sure im not the only one. Once the legacy got it real bad. An oil change with 10w30 didnt do it, so i added a quart of MMO and took the car for a drive. Had to get it up to about 7k on the tach in order for the tapping to stop. When I had the problem with the RX a bottle of MMO solved it (that and 2.5 quarts of oil) -Brian

Who was it that found adapters off ebay, but for a different vehicle? I saw pix of it installed and it looked like it would work. Talking with a friend in NZ who has a set of overseas injectors, ECM and other tidbits -Brian

You'll need more than 4" to fit a divorced t-case. 29's should have no problem being ran by the EJ25 in your forester, and 4" of lift would be nice. Mudrat79 makes custom fabricated tube bumpers for the outbacks and foresters, would make for a slick ride. -Brian

I dont want to be spending alot of $$$ right now, It has a straight pipe comming from the downpipe, and curves to a sidepipe which dumps right in front of my drivers side rear wheel. I think its 2.5", not sure. Im going to be getting a gutted DP from RallyRuss i believe, and that should help. As far as the intake, i have a K&N with a gutted airbox, not sure how much better a cone will be. I think the engine is just tired. -Brian

If I rev it and try to dump the clutch, it makes others laugh. The car will just bog back down until its at boost, then climb through gears. Yes... stock :\ Got my IC in the garage... just not ready to go cutting into stuff yet. -Brian

shuddup. my car is becomming a slug. Climbs out of 1st, and by the time im in 3rd i look and im only doing 30mph (maybe cause my speedo is all fuct) but still... I need more low end powah! -Brian

Im getting sick of my turbo lag!!!!! -Brian

No, the ones on my RX are 195/50R15's. I had a '86 Brat with 205/60's (sorry, correction there. Not 205/50's but 205/60's). Here's a picture of them on the brat. & Not sure what the backspacing is on the rims, but if yours are different you may or maynot have problems. If you do, just find out where it rubs and massage it with a hammer. You can also roll your fenders fairly easily. I didnt chose to adjust the front struts. I didnt want to change the camber or anything. -Brian

Actually Eric I had an open rear diff as well. What a blast I had. Wont get to do any wheeling like that for a very long time, not unless I travel up to Washington again. -Brian

I put 205/50R15's on my brat without any problem. 225 sounds pretty wide and tall... i think you'll run into some problems with them. My 205's got real close to the fenders when i turned from lock to lock, and if I backed up with my tires turned all the way I would get alittle rubbing. Nothing a small sledge wouldnt fix. -Brian

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Movie Maker only comes with Windows XP with service pack 2. I had to re-install XP and lost Service Pack 2, so video's are kinda on a hold until i re-install SP2 again. -Brian