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Feel like I'm having a conversation with myself, but oh well, someone might get some use out of it... I went and spoke to Mel Kistner @ Halpert Subaru in Mentor, OH. He test drove my car for a spirited run around the area, came back and put the car on the hoist. Turns out my "wagging" car is because of a worn transmission mount, not the drivetrain etc. So that's a relief! The only downside is that the car also needs a new exhaust system because of 2 holes in the catalytic converter sections. All up, to fix the problems (vibration & rich running), Mel quotes me $1000 inc. labour.
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Ok, just read some posts about torque bind. It does not feel like torque bind. I have no issues with cornering, in fact last night I took an onramp at 50mph with no issues. Back end felt like it might have stepped, but that is probably due to winter tires and the Cusco swaybar set for oversteer. Last night I was cruising home at 65mph. Popped it into N, and revved up. No problem - no shaking in the car like there was an exhaust part swaying under pressure. So I believe it's something to do with the transmission + driveshaft. Which is a bugger. I'm not confident I can diagnose this properly, so it'll be off to the local dealership.
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Dredging up an old post. My GT came with the standard subaru remote locking feature, but the control module has been unplugged, and the remote that came with it is crushed and pretty beat up. There are a bunch of auctions on ebay for Subaru remote fobs, can I buy them and use them with my car? Is there any programming that needs to be done? Theoretically I should be able to plug the module back in and be good to go, right?
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Hey team Need some help. 1998 Legacy GT w/ 4EAT, 168,000 miles 2.5L The car is running pretty well at the moment, a little rich (suspect a new O2 sensor). My problem is that I have a wee bit of drivetrain vibration going on - usually from 1000 - 2500rpm, under acceleration and general driving. Sitting in the driver's seat, it feels like the car is "wagging" it's tail. Once I reach 60mph it's totally gone (the revs are on 2600rpm). What could it be? Torque convertor? Shagged AT? Loose or worn engine & transmission mounts?
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bigger turbo, injectors, fuel pump, engine management and exhaust system. Cost could be as huge as you want, but you will sacrifice your warranty... You could just chuck a 50hp of N20 in there, much less cost, and you theoretically attain your 300hp... Then again, you could just sell the Legacy and get an STI.
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Not too sure on the earlier models, but on late 90s cars the FWD fuse is either in the fusebox in the engine bay, OR it's up by the passenger side on the firewall (behind the brake booster). IIRC, adding the fuse makes it FWD (and should ONLY be used for towing purposes to allow the rear wheels to free-roll). It should never be used on a permanent basis.
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Sounds really bad! I have 98 GT, and my speedo is intermittent. From what I understand on there are two speed sensors on the transmission. At one point my speedo did not hookup for a few miles, and that threw me a CEL. I drove home, using rpms to work out how fast I was travelling. Did an ECU reset and cleared the CEL. I find that my cruise control doesn't work when my speedo is out, and that this usually only happens in colder weather. I should also say that my auto tranny shifts fine even without the speedo...
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legacy 380HP
Huffer replied to stop's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
If you're going to pay someone to do the work, ship it to a known motorsport tuner (like ESX or someone) and tell them you want 350HP out of it. I assume you've done some research into pistons, turbo or supercharging, engine & fuel management etc? -
Ok, well here's some other things I've discovered about this intermittent problem When the speedo fails: 1. The cruise control doesn't work 2. The 4EAT shifts exactly the same So I'm not sure but might it have something to do with the cruise control unit? I mean, if that unit sits in between the speed sensor and the speedometer, and intercepts the signal when I use CC?