February 11, 201115 yr Author Uh oh, yea, hes hard on it lol I run mid in my car, but then again its generally hot down here and that makes her wanna det when I drive hard so I use midgrade im my ea82. I have beat a civic in my gl, but not much else. I outran a NPR box truck lol. My gl is slow as dirt with the tires i have now which are 26" diameter overall. oh and yes, he will blow it up driving like he stole it on 87 Edited February 11, 201115 yr by Ricearu
February 11, 201115 yr Well darn. I used to shift my Subarus at like 2300 rpms except for 5th I just ran as fast as I needed to, but then Rick taught me to drive like I stole it since they love to high rev... I dont wanna blow up Ned haaha
February 11, 201115 yr Well darn. I used to shift my Subarus at like 2300 rpms except for 5th I just ran as fast as I needed to, but then Rick taught me to drive like I stole it since they love to high rev... I dont wanna blow up Ned haaha If it's an ej25.... Be nice to it. The rods will like you better. If it isn't... rev it up!! I usually shift around 2.5 to 3k in the GL. But shifting it at 5k isn't going to hurt a thing. Hell, hold it there for hours and you probably won't hurt it.
February 11, 201115 yr Author Well darn. I used to shift my Subarus at like 2300 rpms except for 5th I just ran as fast as I needed to, but then Rick taught me to drive like I stole it since they love to high rev... I dont wanna blow up Ned haaha I have drove my car like I stole it since i got it 3 years ago. its the only way to keep with traffic. You should be fine, I just like the results of mid grade in my car. In the winter month of texas, (yes I said month lol) I use "regular" because the weather makes it happier. Your friend with the EA82T just may destroy a piston running "regular" grade gasoline (while flogging). Once you get to a certain point, the computer can no longer "richen" out the detonation.
February 11, 201115 yr Whew* Yea I shift: 1-2 @ ~ 5000 2-3 @ ~ 4000 3-4 @ ~ 3200 When Im on the highway, I rarely use 5th and in town Im usually only in 3rd (45 mph) I dont do the "launch off the line" starts though, I wanna be friendly to the EA82 tranny lol
February 11, 201115 yr Found out that a DOHC ej25 long block without intake manifold fits in the truck on my GL. And the lid almost closes.
February 11, 201115 yr Installed the dead pedal/carpet holder(), the arm rest swap/upgrade... did these a little bit ago... -Nomad
February 12, 201115 yr Brad, are you copying me? Actually I saw those and wanted them :-p so I guess so, haha, I keep jamming my fingers as I go to close the door, haha yours look uber clean!!!....wish I had power windows!! -Nomad
February 12, 201115 yr I keep jamming my fingers as I go to close the door, haha -Nomad I know, its kinda a habit. I like how these feel while closing the door though, More natural movement. One happy Subaru owner! Funny it all started in 2006, like this! Edited February 12, 201115 yr by TheLoyale
February 12, 201115 yr HA! "The official upgraded armrest thread!" the arm rest swap/upgrade... Brad, are you copying me? Here's mine too, we should have a door panel meet sometime...
February 12, 201115 yr Yesterday, Ned went into the Mud against a Nissan Pathfinder. Came out even, did everything the Pathfinder did and didnt break anything. Drove the GL-10 turbo around in there too (took it lightly because, well its an EA82T) and then drove Ned home, and he felt alot more... squirrly so I took him to Les Schwab thinking, well I broke him but nope, 3 mechanics there took 1 hour and went through everything and say hes just fine... Clean bill of... health?
February 13, 201115 yr Just replaced the PS front bearings/seals. Started hearing a noise last Wednesday, but couldn't pinpoint it. Found the bad bearing(s) today by wiggling each wheel. Nice day outside for doing repairs in the driveway. 46* and mostly sunny. Bit breezy though.
February 13, 201115 yr Nice day outside for doing repairs in the driveway. 46* and mostly sunny. Bit breezy though. That sounds pretty nice... Just did an engine swap in below freezing temps...
February 13, 201115 yr washed it going to get the salvage rebuilt inspection hopefully tomorrow if they have time.
February 13, 201115 yr Took advantage of the freakishly warm weather and changed the timing belts. Next up: find out what that weird rubbing sound coming from the front end is...
February 14, 201115 yr Went after the slow oil leak in the Brat. Replaced the valve cover gaskets, pulled the oil pump off and replaced the gasket, however it is still leaking. So I will need either a new one or rebuild this one so I stop leaving a puddle where ever I park it. Luckily a rebuild kit is under $4 from Rockauto. However the screws holding the two parts of the pump together are notoriously hard to get out without stripping the heads.... Decisions decisions...
February 14, 201115 yr Author Went after the slow oil leak in the Brat. Replaced the valve cover gaskets, pulled the oil pump off and replaced the gasket, however it is still leaking. So I will need either a new one or rebuild this one so I stop leaving a puddle where ever I park it. Luckily a rebuild kit is under $4 from Rockauto. However the screws holding the two parts of the pump together are notoriously hard to get out without stripping the heads.... Decisions decisions... Use one of these. Honda rotor screws are notorious for the same thing and these haven't failed me yet. I paid $25 for mine at sears but they have them at harbor freight http://www.harborfreight.com/impact-screwdriver-set-with-case-37530.html
February 14, 201115 yr Sent 4 pug aluminum 14inch wheels to Grand Junction, CO today. Good luck with your lift and the wheels jessie. Also swapped my 1000 cold cranking amp battery from the taurus into the soob. Just curious if this is a bad thing. To have a way powerfull battery in a car that might not need one that large. IT has 850 cranking amps when the old battery had half of that. Edited February 14, 201115 yr by The Dude Abides
February 14, 201115 yr Glass-pack on the Outback today. It sounds alright, I just wanted to hear the engine instead of having to glance at the tac ever so often.
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