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Another possible engine/ met a rally guy
baccaruda replied to Hodaka Rider's topic in Subaru Retrofitting
later-model like that should be single port but a quick glance at the y-pipe will reveal all... good luck! you can always put OBD-1 wiring on it.. -
Do I need the electric fan?
baccaruda replied to 85glsw's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
I prefer to run my cars with no clutch fans (they rob horsepower) and with two electric fans. My EA81T coupe is receiving its second electric fan today. I found a small electric fan in some EA81 that BARELY, and I mean "3mm barely" clears the A/C compressor clutch, after I pounded on the vertical bracket a little (the length of it was shaped like a < for rigidity.. I made it shaped like a | for clearance .. it was overengineered anyway!). I've wired it to kick on with an EA82 A/C relay (designed for underhood use!) and it will be grounded when the new thermoswitch I installed grounds the stock electric fan's relay. Something else I always do with my cars' electric fans is to notch out the bottoms of the bottom mounting holes, to speed installation and removal. At most, all you have to do is crack the bottom bolts loose (and remove the top bolts) and the fan pulls right out. -
time to rebuild tinys power house
baccaruda replied to subaruguru's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
maybe this http://www.jelmar.com/CLRMetal.htm not that that's NOT the standard CLR product which isn't aluminum-friendly. -
someone ought to flag that thing as a fraudulent product so we don't get someone posting here about how to get their new silicone-clogged SPFI intake to work right.
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Wheel bearings: A Photo Essay
baccaruda replied to Nug's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Nug, great write-up. People are only criticizing because they're jealous of your write-upification skillz. This especially was enjoyed: -
My WCSS9 Pics...
baccaruda replied to Ratty2Austin's topic in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center
so much mud you needed a trailer! -
EJ22 exhaust size / car dies when decelerating
baccaruda replied to baccaruda's topic in Subaru Retrofitting
lol. real men also don't drive cars with squishy brakes but I forgot to bleed the hillholder when I was bleeding the rest of the brake system. I had thought to blame the xT6 flywheel as maybe it wasn't light enough to keep the engine spinning... but I'll go unhook the battery now. thanks! -
West Coast Subaru Show Information
baccaruda replied to West Coast Subaru Show's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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EJ22 exhaust size / car dies when decelerating
baccaruda replied to baccaruda's topic in Subaru Retrofitting
Thanks Noah. 91Loyale, it doesn't do it all the time. I think it's related to the lighter flywheel because if I let the engine slow down slowly it is less likely to die, and it won't die all the time if I let the RPMs drop quickly. -
West Coast Subaru Show Information
baccaruda replied to West Coast Subaru Show's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
when will the campground area be open? Thursday night? Friday night? -
I've searched, found little. I had a 2" exhaust put on the wagon yesterday, no muffler yet, just straight pipe. Yes, it's a lot louder than I thought it would be - but that's not the issue here, I'll have a muffler put in soon. I'm wondering if I should have gone with 2.25" instead. Dave (exhaust guy) recommended the 2" to me based on the horsepower output of the engine and on my indicating that the wagon would be driven normally most of the time. He said that larger than 2" would not provide enough backpressure. Is it possible that the 2" has too much backpressure? Given that the EJ22 has so much low-range torque, I'm wondering if I should have gone with a larger size of exhaust. Granted, I'm not used to the way the car feels yet, but thought I'd get this straightened out.
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you have a coupl of other options: swap in a carby EA82 (carb = simple wiring) or an SPFI EA82 (wiring similar to an EJ swap but cheaper) swap in an N/A EJ22 - cheaper than an EJ-anythingturboed, almost-ready for an EJ turbo later.
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Can I Cry Now?? Is It Time 2 Give Up??
baccaruda replied to Bucky92's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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http://www.worldwidecm.com/HTKYSA.pdf
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get a stock air compressor from a GL10 that had air struts, or same from a Cadillac or Lincoln or somesuch.
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ohhhhhhhkay. anyway, it runs, and except for the driver's seat, the bumpers, and some interior plastic, it's in one piece!
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you lost me on that one.
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wow, I started this project a while ago! Now why on earth would I be bumping this old thread? :grin:
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WCSS EJ harness swap Tutorial
baccaruda replied to NoahDL88's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
I just tossed my first harness and grabbed another one last weekend - after having done it once this second one was EASY. The original got moved in a box a couple of times and I had to "reinstall" wires I'd removed accidentally... this second harness is so much cleaner - not only because it's a manual. If you guys have any trepidation at all, go hang out and let Noah make amends for neglecting the board - it'd be the next best thing to your own "practice harness" -
Getting better gas mileage
baccaruda replied to Tom63050's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Keeping your car washed and waxed (like I always do ) cuts wind resistance.. a note about the Prius: Another factor to consider besides the financial cost to you is the environmental impact of manufacture. Think of it this way: When you buy something new, you are responsible for that item's manufacture and the inherent impact of such on the planet's ecology. Buy a Prius and you just pulled 2890lbs of metal and petroleum products out of the ground. The batteries constitute several hundred pounds of comparatively rarer metals which are harder to obtain, so a Prius is cleaner to operate than a traditional 4-stroke equipped car, but dirtier to manufacture than such. A Prius would have to last longer than a traditional car in order for its environmental impact to be negated by virtue of its longevity. By owning and responsibly maintaining an older car, you're in essence recycling an old car. The cost and impact of spark plugs and maintenance parts are much less than anything associated with a new car. There's no perfect solution with cars -that discussion leads to mass transit and voluntary population moderation - but there's a LOT of marketing hype and such that is behind the Prius and Insights and such. Ultimately the goal is to make sure the auto industry remains important. -
Is this a factory A bar?
baccaruda replied to Subieguy's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
I'm not an expert on accessories - but I am the first respondent! I think it's NOT factory but it looks to be of good quality, and if it would be an easy install, then $50 would still be a reasonable price.