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  1. carfreak85
    Another vote for Blackstone Labs
  2. carfreak85
    Hahaha, sorry, just wanted to be clear! It's amazing how easily someone's words or intent can be mistaken when you're reading text. 605 mm, great! Apparently the EJ racks are too wide and throw off the steering geometry on an EA when installed. My mission is to find a quicker rack that could be retrofitted to an EA chassis.
  3. carfreak85
    Go on.....
  4. carfreak85
    Yes, overall rack width NOT INCLUDING tie rod ends. Thanks!
  5. carfreak85
    Does anyone know the overall width of an EA82 power steering rack WITHOUT tie rod ends installed?
  6. carfreak85
    Haven't been available here for some time, at least the tan ones. They seem to bee made of a less robust plastic than just about every other part of the interior, besides the dash vents.
  7. carfreak85
    I'll probably grab one or two, but this locker option is not going to help broken diff stub shafts or blown DOJs.
  8. carfreak85
    I'm interested in a helical LSD for the R160, but if pressed, I'll just swap in an R180.
  9. carfreak85
    Would anyone be interested in a run of hubs that are STI patterned? 5x114.3 instead of 5x100?
  10. carfreak85
    DO NOT take out a loan to repair/restore a car. Save your money and either replace that vehicle, or fix it a little at a time. DO NOT go into debt for a car.
  11. carfreak85
    Fog lamps can be ineffective if the headlamps are on in a heavy fog, regulations be damned. My WRX has had the independent fog lamp mod since 2002.
  12. carfreak85
    Subasaurus, I have to sort of disagree with you on the zinc thing. YES, ZDDP can damage a catalytic converter over time, but think about it for a moment. How would oil get back to the cat? Sure, piston rings aren't 100% effective at cleaning the cylinder walls and PCV introduces blowby gasses to the combustion chamber. However! To get enough oil to the cat to damage it, you'd have to have an engine that burns a TON of oil. I'm talking Bob Marley levels of smoke out the tailpipe. TL;DR - Zinc/ZDDP/et al are only bad for a catalytic converter if your car burns oil. If you have a late model turbocharged Subaru DO NOT use 5w-30, DO NOT use Resource Conserving (RC) oil.
  13. carfreak85
    NorthWestern, is your Subaru turbocharged? The general consensus in the late model Subaru forums is that Rotella T6 5w-40 is one of the best budget oils for our engines, and has a lot more ZDDP than other mass-market oils, but not as high an amount as more boutique oils like Motul and Redline. I've been using T6 5w-40 for about two years now and have nothing but positive things to say about it, it often goes on sale too. That being said, I will never, ever used a 5w-30 in my WRX, too thin, and if you abuse the engine with a poor oil in it, that oil will quickly shear down to practically water.
  14. carfreak85
    No offense taken, just trying to provide resources where possible.
  15. carfreak85
    DaveT, are you willing to loan out that tool so I can copy it?
  16. carfreak85
    Throwing this out to the community for help. I'm looking to buy/borrow/copy the driver used to release the rear wheel bearings from an EA-series trailing arm. I've got two sets of wheel bearings that need changing and I'd REALLY prefer to not use a punch to break these guys free. Any leads you can provide will help.
  17. carfreak85
    I was suggesting Rob's expertise not because I thought the two control systems were very similar, only because, as I understand it, he basically single-handedly decoded and modified the EJ20G ECU code. That experience could prove helpful on your quest.
  18. carfreak85
    Has anyone reached out to Rob, or RobTune fame over on Legacy Central? Seems like he did all this decoding for the EJ20G ECUs and might be able to provide some guidance and a heap of experience on this matter. It would be really cool to be able to rechip, or even reflash an EA82T ECU.
  19. carfreak85
    I don't bother to wind mine out past the stock 5.5k redline. The turbo kicks in at 1,500 rpm and all the power is in the middle of the rev range anyway. If you're shifting at 6,100 rpm, you're not shifting at the right rpm for acceleration.
  20. carfreak85
    Any update on the parts? I've got cash in hand!
  21. carfreak85
    Look up in the factory service manual what is used, contact an aftermarket company such as Redline or Motul and ask if they have an equivalent grease.
  22. carfreak85
    Don't poo poo cut springs. There is a right way to do it, using math and science, and there is the ghetto way. I used science...
  23. carfreak85

    My RX

    carfreak85 replied to tizzle's topic in Members Rides

    But, but.... You have TWO! Trade me?
  24. carfreak85
    I only buy Moog for steering and suspension parts.
  25. carfreak85
    Check out the Subaru Forester forum, all Fozzy, all the time! My wife has a '99 and we just fitted 215/65/16 tires (stock is 215/60/16, IIRC), and the spare just barely fits in the trunk well, if you deflate the tire completely.
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