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Premium is recomended not required. If the car runs fine on regular you can use it. The only time I would recomend premium is if you are towing a trailer.

Rolling hills (mountains) leave it in D3, but technically you arent supposed to use cruise on frequent up and down hills. Japanese cruise is geared towards this I have no idea why, Its not just subaru.

EPA is 17/24 20 combined. You are getting the numbers you are supposed to. These are big heavy cars and they are best in class MPG, thats in class meaning AWD car.

When in doubt, start with a tune-up. Plugs, filters, PCV Valve and see what happens. Plugs can have a dramatic effect. Cruising speed will affect gas mileage. Over 70 the MPG starts to dump, as with all cars. How many miles on the car? You are supposed to get 16/24 so you really are not that far off. Check tire pressures too.

No. The car figures it out in the first 8 miles as you may drive the car (leadfoot) then your wife (leader foot) then a kid (light foot) or any mix inbetween. Each time the driver changes the car has to learn the new driver and aparently it does it in the first 5-8 miles. The hard reset clears it back to a baseline and it will adjust from there. It also proves on another level if you want to start driving for MPG it helps to reset the TCU and drive in the new pattern. http://www.cobbforums.com/forums/showthread.php?30700-Adaptice-learning-4EAT-TCU http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/general-fit-talk/62010-how-does-ecu-adapt-car-driver-2.html O can post more but they all work basically the same way.

I may have found one. It may not (if it works) stop the downshift into 3rd, but it will soften it. I found this by accident. The reason it may work is because the TCU learns how you drive. You will be teaching it a softer way of shirting making it think you have a lighter right foot. Remove the + cable for a five minutes, this will clear the ECU and TCU memories. Put the cable back on and drive the car with a SOFT right foot. From any stop take about ten seconds to reach 30 mph. When coming up to a stop sign or red light coast to the light. Do not drive up to it and brake at the last minute. Do a couple of these at 40 mph, 13-15 seconds to get up to speed. Then do one that takes 25 seconds to get up to 55-60. Do this for about 8 miles. During this you may get one late shift, just back off on the gas, the computer is trying to figure out how you drive. What does this do? It teaches (lies) to the puter that when you need to accelerate for a hill, you are not one to bury the gas when accelerating. What I discovered now is that when going up a will, instead of an immediate 4-3 downshift. it does a 4 - 3 1/2 (unlocks torque converter) then will go to 3 after a second or so. This is generally better for the engine and drivability (read your nerves). I do not know How it effects down hill as I kept having some idiot or another infront of me piddling along at 50 on a 65. It may be my imagination but it seems to have also affected deceleration, making it stronger on the coast. But then again I just had my exhaust system repaired so it may just be me, but I think it did. May work may not but the logic does make sense.

Try a real speed shop. McMaster carr has them too but i think you have to get them by the box.

Unless he got it on a dyno, we all have a freind that got something. A real supercharger will use 10hp to 80 (serious drag monster), You cant afford to use that 10 to just make 20 more. Especially on an old engine. Search the net aunder electric supercharger scam and you will see lots of info on it. If it was possible dont you thjink the car compaines would throw a 20.00 blower on the car instead of a 1000.00 turbo/super charger?

No ebay. Advanced Autoparts uses the same rebuilder as Subaru. I have had replaced both from them without an issue and very affordable.

Especially when you have to replace the axle in the not too distant future

Pver due timing belt. Subarus in general can be very unforgiving sometimes when you go over the interval.

Depends upon what was replaced at the last belt change.

Replace the axle with one from Autozone or subaru (use the same rebuilders), I am surprised that the mechanic did not recomend this as it is usally a waste of money to just do the boot and labor intensive. I wonder if he is using a split boot.

When in doubt, swap the lightbulb from the other side

Gut you can only install it in one direction. Do you have the proper bulb?

What are the tail lights doing?

This is for an 08 WRX but knowing subaru, aside from calibration, I realy can not see it being different from the others. http://downloads.bustedfingermotorsports.com/08WRX/STI%20Chassis/VDC(diag).pdf

If the rims are 31 years old, I wouldnt get them.

Damn i have no sound as i need a cable.

Looking like a landslide for B

Here is a thread from the Offroad boards (sooby) they are trying to make one. http://www.offroadsubarus.com/showthread.php?t=2687

Plumb it, thats why they make fittings, adaters and tubing. When I had one of these that is what I did.

Option B

That old they ain't going to be pretty, but remeber that some people feel the same way about our soobys.

Hrrrmmm never thought of this http://www.autometer.com/tech_faq_answer.aspx?sid=2&qid=43 http://www.hurst-drivelines.com/popups/speedo_vss.html http://www.vdo.com/generator/www/com/en/vdo/main/products_solutions/commercial_vehicles/tachographs/sensors_and_adaptors/sensors_and_adapters_en.html Ask any major gauge mfg.