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  1. carfreak85
    My reading comprehension is on holiday today...
  2. carfreak85
    It should, as I've read, but I can't confirm it myself. I've got the parts to do it though.
  3. carfreak85
    Pulled the Gates pulley, replaced with OEM. I'll see if I can return the Gates. Now after I get the engine back in the car and try bolting up the torque converter, we discover that I've got a cam 180* out of phase, so it all comes back apart. Oh joy... Otherwise things are going back together pretty well, though going on a two week vacation in the middle of the repair ratchets up the difficulty.
  4. carfreak85
    Well, that really sucks to read, but its too F**KING late for this engine, TB covers are back on and the pulley has been paid for and installed... Maybe when the TB is due for replacement we'll switch back to OEM.
  5. carfreak85
    Based on everything I've read, even the SPT intake should only be installed with a tune. Besides that, why make an intake out of cast metal? Hello, radiant plus conductive heat into the IAT... Literally one of the worst aftermarket intakes I've ever laid eyes on is the SPT GD intake.
  6. carfreak85
    OK, great progress this weekend! Got the seals replaced, heads torqued on (with zero bolt creaking!). I did notice late on Saturday that my dealership parts guy forgot to include the toothed timing belt idler pulley, so had to go with a Gates Chinese pulley from NAPA on that one. Now I just need to do some cleanup around the engine bay and drop the engine back in!
  7. carfreak85
    Why not just buy a Subaru instead of spending the time/money to install all this into a Saturn?
  8. carfreak85
    My EA81T with power steering has a rubber rag joint in the steering shaft. The EA82 w/ PS uses a u-joint instead of a rag joint.
  9. carfreak85
    The rear diff bushing kits from Whiteline and TiC both have unused urethane washers that I've burgled for my EA rear diff mounts. Photos to come.
  10. carfreak85
    I wonder if one engine is more worn out than the other, as I wouldn't expect an exhaust header (and a fairly stock looking one at that) to require a double down shift to climb a hill. More likely you're looking at a cracked pipe that a previous owner tried to repair...
  11. carfreak85
    Very cool! Where did you pick this one up?
  12. carfreak85
    ANY aftermarket intake on a GD ('02-'07) chassis WRX requires a tune which is around a $5-600 investment. Take another look around for a stock airbox, they are literally being given away for free!
  13. carfreak85
    I would STRONGLY suggest keeping the factory filter and air box on any turbocharged Subaru. On the modern EJ engines, the air box is not a restriction until about 400 hp.
  14. carfreak85
    Any updates on this @dfoyl?
  15. carfreak85
    Ask and ye shall receive...
  16. carfreak85
    I've got a couple hours to mull over my course of action before I'll be in front of the heads again. Will probably throw some gorilla tape on the cam for protection, just to hedge my bets on my ham-fists slipping... That said, what does GD recommend for scratched cam snouts? Emory cloth it smooth? Any fillers, or just get it flat and pray?
  17. carfreak85
    I'll give the screw driver a try, but there doesn't seem to be any good way to hook the seal with the camshaft snout poking out as far as it does. Ideally I'd be prying straight across the seal's surface, but with the cam in the way, I'd have to have the screwdriver almost 45 degrees from the seal's centerline, a real recipe for damage...
  18. carfreak85
    CAMSHAFT SEALS!!! I hate these things... It's as if they're baked into the heads and that camshaft poking over an inch up out of the center of the seal is a real pain in the butt. I need to find the spare hook that came with the Lisle tool because I bent the original one and scored the cam snout a bit right under the lip of the seal. FAAK!
  19. carfreak85
    I'd be interested in all that stuff, and more, if you can find it. Saw the two mags you have listed on eBay. Just the two, eh? Any center caps or lug nuts?
  20. carfreak85
    Not sure what you're trying to communicate, but my EA-turbos love having larger exhausts and manifolds. They lose some low end oomf, but they're happier at almost every RPM.
  21. carfreak85
    Paul, you got any nice sheet metal for the front valance of a '75? Any fun accessories for that vintage? Wood shift knobs?
  22. carfreak85
    Nope, this guy was in eastern Oregon, IIRC. Will, WJM was from GA.
  23. carfreak85
    I've got three EA81T parts engines to rob for oil pumps if/when I need them. Although the turbo may have had a greater impact on their lives vs. a carb'd EA81 oil pump.
  24. carfreak85
    I have a parts catalog for EA81s and EA82s, if you know what you need a P/N for.
  25. carfreak85
    Convert to EJ with a hydro clutch!
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