carfreak85

Got any leads on the VW stuff? I've been searching the web and haven't found much so far.

I don't know if this has been covered before, but I just pulled the gauge cluster out of my '85 hatch and noticed a difference from the standard SPFI conversion outline. My ECS lamp is there and so is the speed sensor. However, there are two extra wires coming from the speed sensor. One wire is light blue and the other is white, both meeting in a blue, two pole connector. What does this mean, and how do I work around it? Also, my car does not have cruise control, but does have a Hitachi carb with an o2 sensor (I'm pretty sure).

The PO of my car botched the stereo install on my car. The "memory" wire has been tapped into a circuit that is hot in run only, so I lose all my presets when I kill the car. I didn't care enough to change it, until my bonehead friend pulled my stereo to look at the wiring. Now that it's out in the open, I want to set things right. Does anyone know which wires to tap into when properly installing a modern stereo in an EA81? P.S. I already ran new wiring to the aftermarket speakers I installed a few years ago.

Bump-a-ru...

#1: I wonder how much $$,$$$ went into that motor. #2: I wonder how long it will last at that power level. #3: I want... #4: Some of those comments made sense. By ice bagging it and spraying water, those numbers mean nothing except that the car is a dyno queen. Daily Drivers FTW!!!

I got my one piece made at Drivelines NW, in SoDo Seattle. Cost about $200 and looks a lot uglier after being in service for so long. I would go with the one piece driveshaft. It's just money anyway, and you won't be worried about having a ghetto-fabbed driveshaft bearing mount fail at 70+mph on the highway or in the middle of the largest mud pit at your local trail. Cheap insurance if you ask me, and since you did (hahaha) the shop Pooparu got his done at sounds like a screaming deal; go there! Lastly, I forget the exact number, but if you search for threads about 5 speed swaps, you will find the exact length you need to have the shaft lengthened by, something like 5 1/4". I don't remember exactly.

I have been doing some recent footwork in the local PAP looking for parts. I am working on swaping from my original 4WD console to a 2WD console, the latter having the pockets we all desire. So far, you will need the two brackets that hold the 2WD piece in. One on the transmission tunnel, two screws are removed. The second can only be replaced by first removing the HVAC control cover. Once exposed, four small screws hold it in place. I have not yet put all these new goodies into my donor car, but one thing worries me. The shifter seemed very close to the pocket/stereo area. This might have been affected by the presence of 4WD console bracketry. In the mean time, my dash looks like this:

Who has built custom fuel rails for their EA81T or EA82T? I need to install a ARRFPR and fuel pressure gauge and it has been suggested that I start from scratch. What parts do I need? Does anyone have a shopping list of the stuff I need? Pictures?

So I did some comparisons between the two harnesses I have. Turns out that they ARE different. What I've decided to do is pull the dash and just throw the analog stuff in the car and go from there. Anyone else have any progress to report?

*Sits on fence waiting for more info about flushing LSDs.*

Could the 3.7 parts be replaced by 3.9 parts? What about swapping the low range around?

Cutting the caps off fuel injectors will wreak havoc on the spray patterns and fuel atomization. I would save up for the engineered aftermarket injectors if you actually need anything bigger than the STi OEM units.

Still waiting for an answer one way or another...

Check out post #18 in this thread: http://ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=89482&page=2

This is the week... After reading Connie's post about the interal VR being out of production, I have decided to test the waters of the analog swap. I have two analog gauge clusters and one complete analog dash harness. It sounds like the hardest part of the swap is joining a digidash harness to an analog dash. My question is this: To those who have attempted this before, can I replace my digital dash harness with the analog harness? Would the dash be plug and play after that? I supose everyone will tell me to be the guinea pig, but I would like to hear some opinions before my car becomes a potential basket case and the whole dash gets trashed...

Very cool! Lots of intercooler on there.

Rally Turkey started today! Subarus currently hold 2nd and 6th after the day's only SS. GO SUBARU!!! http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=405&season=2008&rally_id=TR

Agreed. Keeping the exhaust valve pulses seperated until right before the turbo will increase the efficency of the turbo setup. It's sort of muted by the siamesed ports, but every little bit helps. I used the same effect on my personal header.

Same here, email away! I'm waiting to see what others come up with as far as resusitating the old digis. In fact, I have my dash apart right now with two digi dashes and two analog sets. Just waiting to see which will be the most painless way to do things. On the analog swap front, I just picked up the dash wiring from an analog set up. Can I just unplug the old digi harness, replace it and the gauges with analog stuff? I know that the fuel and maybe temp senders might be calibrated differently, but by swapping the complete, uncut harness allow me to forgo the jumper harness GD has described?

Not much, actually. If I had the money, which I don't, I would be hard pressed to pay over $3,000 for a non-4WD, non-BRAT, non-GSR vintage subaru, even if it was in brand new condition. But that is just me. Are you thinking of selling her?

Still trying to get in touch with you.

Bump for the link.

PICS MAN, PICS!!! You've managed to get this thread to three pages (4 now) w/o a single new picture of your wagon... pay up!!

Hehehehehe!!! I'm so ****ing excited!!! :banana: http://www.scoobyblog.com/2008-06-04/subaru-impreza-coupe

Whats the status of this project?