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How about Yakima? Or maybe the Tri-Cities? I'm very fond of the Tri-Cities area as I used to live in Washtucna/Ritzville Only problem with that area is there isn't much for camping. And it gets HOT in the summer, so a spring meet would be much nicer. I have no ideas for weekends for myself, as I have no job right now, so Idk what weekends will work and which ones won't. Twitch PS: I'm looking into employment everywhere currently, so if you find something, please PM me

I have been showing off this thread and your van to all of my friends. I love that van. I call next place in line if you ever get rid of him. And yes, he will stay "Stanley The Wonder Van" if I ever get my paws on him Twitch

Because, those are drums in the rear on most, and discs on a few. And the design of the rear hub/spindles won't let you modify much without completely redesigning how everything connects. It'd be more difficult than a 5 lug swap. Twitch

Lol. I just meant the number of people who don't know what they're doing and blow up/destroy their engine, therefore leading to a high number of people who dislike the engine. I know of very few people that have destroyed an EJ22, in comparison to the number that have cooked/killed an EJ25D. A similar situation to what the EA82T faces, just not as drastic of cost or changes to make it reliable. Twitch

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EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW! SQUISH IT! SQUISH IT! SQUISH IT!!!!!! Oh, wait, is that a car? Twitch

As for the thread I posted, try starting at page 3. That's when WJM starts mentioning everything he did with his EA82T's. Also, what's with the EJ22 hate? It's a perfectly good engine with a solid track record. No it's no beast, but nor is your EA82T. Twitch PS: If you want an engine to hate, try the EJ25D, not the EJ22.

Ok, ok, understood :-p Plus, I may not be driving the BRAT anyway Twitch

Eh, the smell of the exhaust fumes from my BRAT will drive them away from my site Plus, that's what fires are for No booze at my site. And what do you mean, quiet? I'm gonna have the BRAT blasting some techno, country and whatever else I decide to throw on my phone/mp3 player Twitch PS: I'm gonna try to make a "North Westerns" area around my site for those that wish to classify themselves as members :-p

Did you even read the thread I pointed out? There is a bunch of info in there, yes, but it has what people were boosting their EA82T's to safely, with supporting modifications, and what happened when something failed. "You don't have to speak to learn the answers to the questions you wish to ask, you just need to listen." -Old Chinese Proverb Twitch

Read this thread. That will tell you what to do and how to prevent you from literally blowing up your car. Also, do a search for EA82T, please, for everyone's sake, just do a quick search. Go to the advanced search function, search EA82T and select Old Gen as the forum to be searched. Twitch

If you feel like it, go for it Nip If not, I'm sure someone will dig up the info. Twitch

Actually, if you're willing to do the work, it's not that hard. You just need to see which exhaust studs are loose and helicoil them, or tap them out to a larger size and make studs to fit. Also, new gaskets are always a good idea if yours are old or burnt. Twitch

It could very well just be the holes in the exhaust. My EA82 would sound like a lawn mower most of the time with it's exhaust leaks, but it was pretty quiet, just as you described, while idling. Twitch EDIT: The choke not closing could be part of it, as it can often cause it to run rich and allow for unburnt fuel to get to the exhaust leaks and self ignite. But that would be backfiring as well, not just loud exhaust.

This just adds more evidence to the theory that boxer engines tend to be torquey. Twitch

Glad you're getting somewhere Hope you didn't spill any precious frosties when you left the drive through Just keep at it, and remember smooth. Smooth release of the clutch pedal, smooth engagement of the gas pedal. Once you get that down to buttery smooth motion, there will be laughing no more. Twitch

Sigh, also the notation that Subaru flat engines are just 180* V's is completely inaccurate. The traditional V engine shares a single crank with 2 cylinders. So a traditional V8, such as a Chevy 350, has connecting rods set at 90*, forcing two cylinders to share a crank position. A "boxer" 8 cylinder will have connecting rods set at 45* on the crank, not 90. This allows the cylinders to have a single connecting point per piston, stopping that fighting between cylinders. I don't mean to come across rude or anything, but the notion Boxer engines are just flat V's is just incorrect. I do believe RAM performance has been busy making heads to go onto EA81's that very well could handle 10,000 rpm's. We just need to figure out how to buy a whole bunch of them for less than 10K a set :-\ Twitch

I just checked into their site and they have no options for Subarus We need to check out other cars that have similar axle shaft lengths that they offer products for... Twitch

Lol, thank you nipper. But I'm curious, how does Honda remove all of that naturally occurring torque from their I4's? :-p I've never had the pleasure of riding in a rotary powered vehicle, but I have heard they rev incredibly smoothly. And I have read most of that info on wikipedia, esp about the true rotary engines and the radial engine. But I'm curious what other little things people have noticed about particular engine types. Like how stroke and bore seem to affect the engine dynamics, compression ratios, how does adding a turbo change the numbers, that sort of thing. Twitch

I didn't know the VR6 was only 16*, that's nuts! And I know those things car rip like no other, very good power to weight ratio engines. As for the aircooled flat fours, I did know the cylinders came off I've been around aeronautical flat 4's, and all of their designs are built to have removable cylinders. Only real difference is the fact they're usually 300+ CID. :cool: Now, I know the flat four is naturally a torquey engine. Why else would the EA81 have almost 25% more torque than HP? But how does it stack up against an inline of the same size? I know rev limits and head flow is a big deal here, but if we took similar head designs and same displacement engines with the same fuel delivery system, how would they fare in torque to hp numbers? Twitch

I though about putting this in the Shop Talk forum, but it's more or less, just a discussion of all types of engines, most of which aren't offered in Subarus, so Alternative vehicles it is! Ok, we all know the H4 all too well and a lot of us know the H6 as well. But I want to discuss the natural properties of all types of production engines, no theoretical or one-off engines please. Like the inline engines and V engines the majority of the car world uses. And the rotary Mazda dabbles with and the odd W engine from VW. What are their natural properties and how do those change as you alter certain components (such as cylinder pitch on a V)? Just feel free to discuss as you please and I'll put in what info I know as well Twitch PS: Lets stick to specs and known experiences and keep mindless conjecture to a minimum, thank you.

Wow that sounds so very familiar... We have had at least a couple of members lose EA82T's to oil fires. Twitch

Hey now, don't forget about Bill Omlin's Beastly Lifts (TheBeastIDrive). He's not on much, but he makes EA81 and EA82 lifts, of varying sizes. He's also much less expensive than SJR, and i have seen his lift blocks in person. They are built to the *nth degree of structural overkill. Twitch PS: Its just best to call him, as he's not around the board much any more.