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Yea, he's one of the two I met while at the 2008 event in Oregon; I just couldn't remember the name.

Thanks Matt for the info. I'll look into the website you mention.Any thoughts on how a N/A engine reacts to the 5500 foot elevation of Fountain, CO?

Especially if you were in Hillsboro, OR last year for the National event. I know my son may still have an email availble, but I can't wait until he's back. Anyway, I'm considering running the Fountain, CO event in September and want to get some information how you guys run your events; i.e. rules, courses, etc. What's the weather like in September? Thanks.

I like the logo.

What size tires/rims are you running? 16" tires look pretty, but make the EJ18 into a sluggish car. 14" tires and the pickup is very different.

More photos: Saturday photos: http://pdxsports.com/go.asp?f=200906RX Sunday photos: http://pdxsports.com/go.asp?f=200906RX2

Results from the National event: http://www.oregonrally.com/files/NationalRX2009.pdf Results from the Regional event: http://www.oregonrally.com/files/6_29_2009_RX_Regional.pdf

First photos from this weekend's event. http://www.pdxsports.com/photos/showindex.asp?folder=200906rx

First day went off without a hitch today with 10 runs for the field. A great course layout if you had the HP, skill, and guts to put it to the floor. A special thanks to all the volunteers who worked all afternoon in the blazing sun so the entrants wouldn't have to shag their own cones. Results are posted! http://www.oregonrally.com/files/NationalSatRX2009.pdf For those that are wondering, Runs 1,5 and 8 occurred after the water truck went by.

How do you reset the ECU?

Best of luck Shawn. I wish you and Joy the very best.

I bought our '97 Impreza L wagon with 125K on it. It started burning oil shortly thereafter. I had a rebuilt engine put into it and now have 165K on it. I hope to keep it to 250K or more (that's when I usually sell my cars). But I don't have the east coast rust to contend with any longer. As a "junk yard dog" I see lots of early legacies and occasional Imprezas. If the car hasn't been in an accident, 200K to over 300K is not that rare. On the other hand, the cars I see with 150K or less all have significant body damage from some type of accident.

The adjuster went to two dealer's (one Subaru and one Chevy) and asked "what would you put it on the lot for?" One said $3000 and the other $3900; the average plus taxes, etc came to around $3900. That's the number I used for the small claims court action on my son's '82 Brat which we won handily. I should have asked for more! I went back to State Farm on our "pristine" '84 Brat and asked for a re-evaluation. I've got paperwork from them putting the value at between $5000 and $6000. If anyone has a clean, rust-free, running gen2 Brat, it might be a fine investment.

Go to your local auto parts store and ask for MAF cleaner. It's a spray can, specifically for cleaning an MAF.

Yes, that's the reason I decided not to upgrade the calipers on my '97 L model Impreza. I upgraded the pads to a type suggested by Paul at Primitive Racing in Oregon and they work quite well with any use I plan for them (daily driver and occasional rallycross); nothing I do would induce fade with the setup I have and they work quite well. Another reason is that no one seems to want the 14" rims so I can get more pretty cheaply or for free. Besides I'll have lots of tire opportunities when I upgrade the Brat to 5 lug hubs.

That's correct on the HP issue. It's also the reason that most of the early EJ18 models used a 4.111 rear. If your car has the 3.900 configuration, it certainly would suffer. I also need to clarify my comments on my '94 Impreza. It originally came with after market 16" rims and the car was a "stone." It couldn't get out of its own way. When I re-installed the 15" rims it was better, but still slow. For rallycross purposes I used 14" rims with rally tires. In that configuration, the car had some real "kick" off the line and was quite a lot of fun to drive.

Having driven both the EJ18 (my '94 Impreza 4 door) and the '97 Impreza EJ22 wagon, the '94 was more fun to drive. It would rev more freely and seemed to have more pick up; but then again the weight difference between the two would account for that. Also, the '94 had a 4.111 final drive and the '97 has a 3.900 final drive. In any event I always felt I hit the rev limiter faster in the '94. Personally, if I were trying to build a "killer" engine I would opt for the EJ18. A more reliable engine and since everyone wants an EJ22, the EJ18 engine is always cheaper in the used marketplace.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but did Subaru make any EJ18s after 1996?

My understanding is that the EJ22 went interference to gain 5 HP. Frankly, I'd give up the 5 HP to know that losing a timing belt wouldn't lunch the engine.

The interference EJ engines began with the '97 model year. So a '97 model manufactured late in '96 might be interference. A true '96 model should be a non-interference engine.

National/Regional event. Two days of challenging fun. http://www.oregonrally.com/rallycross.cfm http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Hillsboro,%20OR&wuSelect=WEATHER

Page down through the Nissan and Mazda stuff until you get to the Subaru information. I don't know how useful any of this is but I ran across it searching for info on a friend's automatic. http://mmerlinn.com/catalog/silver_mrith/jt_r01/jtr01010.htm

No, not in NY; there's a Brooklyn, WA. But don't blink or you'll miss it! Generally a fun event. BROOKLYN BASH RALLYCROSS July 18 - 19 200 yards East of the Brooklyn Tavern 2611 N. River Road, Cosmopolis, WA 98537 Registration 8:00 – 9:00am each day Tech Inspection 8:15 – 9:00am each day Parade lap at 9:45am There will be food available (provided by the Grange) Non-PRG & ORG Members $35 (plus $5 SCCA weekend membership) PRG & ORG Members $30 (plus $5 SCCA weekend membership) Number of runs will depend on number of entries Contact: 360-249-6173 Primitive camping available at the tavern Pre-registration and supplemental regs at http://www.pacificrallygroup.com

Keep the head gaskets for reference (hang them on the wall of your garage for a reminder) and write to SOA and tell them of your experience. Never hurts to persue what seems shoddy service and follow-up.

A 1000 kilometers in central Oregon with emphasis on gravel roads sounds like a great time on this two day TSD event. Another great event by ORG, check it out. http://www.oregonrally.com/Event_Detail.cfm?EventID=596