Alex C

Just minor stuff that the factory perchance didnt do right that I dont know about but others might have learned about with the longer time spent on the newer cars. Alex

I bought a new (12k miles) 06 legacy special edition just prior to the new year. I have a couple questions and one small part I am looking for. I had the dealer turn off the beep with the key fob lock/unluck. However, the trunk still beeps, and if I hit the door switch it beeps when it locks. Is there a way to turn off all the beeps? I am missing a small piece of chrome trim on the left driver side vent. Subaru tells me I have to order the entire vent to get the piece of trim!, does anyone have a spare or know of somewhere that sells them? I cant justify buying a $50 vent for a piece of trim. What little easy things can I do to make the car better? Im planning on getting the fog light kit sometime soon, but want to know of other things I can do to the car to further improve it. Alex

Having just purchased my new Subaru recently (06 Legacy special edition), my first new gen subaru(my last subaru was an 82 gl). I read the owners manual just so I would know the answers to questions like, what do I do with tire chains on an AWD car? According to my owners manual you only put chains on the front wheels. On another note, I had to drive to work today during the snowstorm, and I learned how nice AWD is , I dont own chains for my legacy and I dont have traction tires. Unless I gunned it I didnt have traction issues. Alex

Are they still very good as far as reliability goes? what things do I have to watch out for? Alex

I want to get a new 07 impreza 2.5i sedan. anything I need to know? My last subaru was an 82. Is the 06 the same as the 07? I ask since I noticed subaru has a sale on the 06's. Alex

My headgaskets blew in such a way that water drained into the oil through the pushrod hollows, this meant it runs fine, though it is full of oil and water. BTW, I think I would be surprised if someone didnt have cracked heads. The cracks are OEM. Alex

Antiseize is great, but DONT use the silver on spark plugs. Use the Copper on the spark plugs, and the silver for everything else. We learned the hard way at the shop that the silver doesnt give a good ground for the spark plugs. We bought a round of copper for all the techs, and we stopped having misfire problems. Alex (at D&S harley)

Wow, I didnt ever think that could fail like that. I bent my driver side strut rod, but did eventually replace it. Maybe I should be checking the mount for it now. Alex

Hey Will, Go see your local harley dealer or performance motorcycle shop. They should know about different weights of oil in shocks, specifically front forks on motorcycles. I know by experience that people who have "soft" forks on their harleys tend to either go with new springs, and or change to the screaming eagle fork oil, which is a heavier oil. This can makes loads of difference. A heavier oil will increase the dampening, as the oil will have a harder time going through the valves. Try and figure out what weight oil comes in them, and try to go progressively heavier to see what works. Alex

sears should have one for about 40 bucks. Check harbor freight too. Alex

I take it you still havent solved the overflow door psi issue? From the looks of the graph it is still opening when you dont want it to. All that roller coaster stuff at the end is an obvious air/fuel ratio problem, which is most likely being caused by the system losing pressure. Good luck on it Will. Alex

Did you try the owners manual? Also, under the hood there is a partial diagram. Alex

While researching my custom harley engine i ran across a company which will make custom pistons. My understanding is they dont sell to the public, at all. However, they do sell to business in the motorcycle area, and I hear they do racing pistons as well. Company is called JPE. They are the only company I have found who will do less than a set of 4, course that only matters in the bike world. I think it would be about 7-8 hundred for a set(4) though, retail price, which is about 30-40% markup. Anyway, thought I would let you all know. Alex

Dont make the motor too tight! This is the number one mistake of engine builders for racing ( I say racing, but subaru's high cruise rpm's are a similar idea). Tight wont spin up as easily as a looser engine. Keep it in spec at all cost. Also, tight means less oil inbetween parts. Alex

yes there is a way, but its not super easy. you will need the following parts: Computer speaker set, simple one with phono jack and wall plug(converts to 12v) power supply. One amp. You only need the speaker box that has the connector for the wall plug. Open it up to get the circuit board. Determine your left and right speaker wires and solder on wires if the ones present arent long enough. Then remove the plug for the power supply and solder on wires in its place, + - of course. Hook the speaker wires into your amp, and connect the power wires to the cars switched power supply in your preferred method. Turn on the car and test the speaker control at low volumes till you find the level you like. Its very easy to do. Took me about 1/2 hour total. Alex