Qman

lol

I heard you did well yourself. Congrats!

Don't have to now!

Yep, saw it in person. It is every bit as ugly as the pics show. It will be OK in the end though. Back to stock and a year behind the wheel will be good for you. Then go from there. Come by and we'll see what we can come up with after you go to PIA.

Now will you believe me? I have told you for years to not get so close. lol I actually melted a 90 Loyale bumper cover with one of those once.

Prepared. Sure wish I was there with you guys. I miss the fun. Go get another coffee.

What are you guys doing with them?

You guys have fun. I won't be down this weekend.

Here's the equation so some may better understand. $40k for a STi. Add $30K in mods for Bigger turbo, bullet proof bottom end and forged internals, meth injection, etc. $1K for head and turbo work. Oh yeah that is hella affordable. The difference between old HP and new HP is night and day. A boost controller is cheap. But beefing up the motor so it doesn't detonate isn't. I can direct you to many who have tried to build cheap hp for the old EA's. It just doesn't work without dealing with the whole package. I'm not tryng to beat anyone up or belittle anyone either. It is just a different ball game when dealing with big power.

Stock spec cams will do nothing for you. That's why I asked about your intended use. You need to call Delta (Toll Free: 1.800.562.5500) and ask for a set of torque grind cams for the EA82. Start with SPFI blanks and have them grind those. It will work better. Talk to Jon and tell him Ken told you to call him. Tell him exactly what I wrote and he'll hook you up with what you need. Are you using a 32/36 or a 38 for your Weber? What diameter is the exhaust? That thing is nuts! I would suggest that you add in a diagonal brace to your hoop. It will add structural integrity to the design and better protect you in the event of a sideways rollover. I would also add some straight bracing from the upper corners of the hoop to the windshield. Better safe than sorry. Looks like fun though.

Actually Brian, that is affordable horsepower. But then are you happy with your 150 BHP? I have seen over 500whp STi's that are just flat nuts. Cams give them the option of even more power at the bottom end where turbo's fail. Can I direct you to the little triangle shaped box with the exclamation point in it? If you have a problem with a post use that to alert mods and admins. That would be our jobs! And we are more than happy to deal with that so you can go about surfing the website. You might be surprised how many STi lurkers we have. We don't all buy old EA's. Glad you decided to edit... He wasn't advertising so much as letting the new gen know. There will be many articles to come. Jon gets very excited about his products. I wish more vendors of performance parts(for all Subarus) were this passionate about their jobs and products. Now, thanks to McBrat, it is in the vendor forum and you guys can go about your business.

There are three profiles for the EA82c Carb, SPFI and turbo. I would need to know what you are using the engine for primarily. The cam is important depending on usage. There are also aftermarket alternatives as well. Let us now.

Check for bad or loose grounds?!? Also, check the main harness plugs. sometimes they appear t be plugged in when they are not making complete contact. I'll look in my books as well. Good luck Regan

I may have to go south. It won't get cancelled but it will be wet.

If it doesn't stop soon this one will probably get cancelled as well. Not an official word but just my opinion.

Nice, what are the plans for replacing the upper core support?

Thx, sorry, I missed that...

Silly question but... did you take the roll pins out?

ROFLMAO!! You'll be just fine Chris.

It will last a long time with proper maintenance. They have been known to hit 400-500,000 miles. But, from a performance perspective, they still suck. Too many bad designs at one time. I too speak from experience. I have ran them with holes in the top of the blocks. And with axles so bad they were literally flopping in the cups. I have even owned EA82T's. I have one now. Put belts on it and set it up for my kid. Nothing better than a slow car for a teenager. After putting it back together I had to call Turbone and have him drive it. It was so slow I thought something had to be wrong with it. I have built many motors over the years. Some were good investments. Some were not. The only advice I can give is to make sure that anything you do to it is done with a simple formula. Air in - air out. Anything you do to improve the air in has to be done to allow air out. And to 91Loyale...pfft. You'll need to do better.

How exactly can you write those two things in the same paragraph and not laugh as histerically as I did when I read it? Most of your post is double talk and rhetoric. I apologize for my bluntness but come on. Make a point or don't post.

How cold was it today?

Shouldn't really use the cc on long hills anyway. Just glad you didn't think it was auto-pilot!

Completely bad advice, sorry! I just repaired mine. Remove the housing. Clean/remove all the old seal. Clean the body around the contacting surfaces. I used 3/8" windowweld butyl sealant. Cost was $13 for a box that did 4+ tail lights. My daugthers were leaking as well. All dry now!!

Hbd!