ScoobySchmitty

That sure sounds harmless to me :brolleye: JK, it sounds pretty interesting. I think I'll look that up...

Does she have a sister???

:slobber: ACK!!! Must....get....heart....beating....again....!!! WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP Whew, that was a close one. CONFOUND IT! Now I want to find a EJ20T from a WRX and swap it in the 91!!! CURSE MY MONITARY WOES!!!!! CURSE THEM!!!! :boohoo: :boohoo: :boohoo:

I went to lunch with a friend of mine today in the 91. He has an old 91 Jimmy, and is currently driving around a 00 Grand Prix. I went sideways out of his work's parking lot, and TOTALLY made him jealous. He seriously wants his Jimmy back now

So what did the professionals think? Is it a good deal, or do you need to keep looking? Hope you were able to get the "nod" for it. Good Luck!

You could probably pull the hose and just take it to Azone or Pboys and have them cut you a similar length of rubber hose. My bro had a small hose go on his Grand Am, which has that weird air filter/PVC setup. It has a bunch of small hoses going all over the place, and he was loosing oil through one. A trip to Autozone later, no more leaky. Also, you can get one of those nozzles at Autozone, they are pretty standard on most small cars.

VRRROOOOOOMMMM!!!!! That should give you a nice little boost in power. My only question is WHERE on the powerband will that boost be, I wonder?

Sounds normal to me. I usually don't try to get to 1st unless I'm under 5 mph. If I need something lower than 2nd during normal driving, I will rev up then downshift, but I almost never do that. Reverse I have the same problem, though my 91 is 211k miles older than that 04 of yours. Calebz idea I think is the best. Before a stop, I usually shift into 2nd, then to first. To reverse, I'll let out the clutch for a second, then try and shift into reverse. Works most of the time

Welcome to the board! Depends on what engine you have. If you have the 2.5L, you might be able to look up performance parts designed for the 2.5RS, as far as engine mods go (lightweight flywheel, performance clutch, lightweight underdrive pulley, etc.). Lesse, I don't know of any specific cold air intakes designed for the 2.5 As far as parts swapping, your best bet is to go for legacy parts to swap, 95 and younger. There's little from the impreza that will swap into the Outback. Here's a couple of links to get you started: http://www.1stsubaruparts.com - OEM parts at autostore prices http://www.cosmoracing.com - basic light tune parts, cold air intake, underdrive pulley http://www.prodrive.com - wheels, brakes, short shifters, etc. http://www.spomotorsports.com - JACKPOT! Just look under Legacy Hope these help out. I'm sure other board members know of more performance sites and maybe even some local stores for u. Good Luck!

First off, welcome to the board! 2nd, I'm not sure if I've ever heard of the "calipers being too tall" for the rims you want to mount. What size rims do you have installed now? I'm assuming 16". IDEA!! Sorry, a thought just occured to me:D If the bolt pattern is still 5 lugs @ 100mm diameter, and the hubs are the same size, maybe you can use a set of Forester steel rims @ 16". surf http://www.car-parts.com for some local junkyards that might have these rims in stock. Hope some of this helps, and good luck!

I like wrxsubaru's idea:D I would get an SVX in an instant if they had made some stock 5 speeds :boohoo:

I thought the gasket problem was fixed in 99??? Weird. Maybe you should prod them about a replacement motor, only make sure it's the more reliable 2.5 SOHC, not the DOHC. (Unless, you DO have the SOHC and the gasket's leaking...)

Wish I had your luck. My speakers mounting directly to the door would have gotten in the way of the window!!! That's why I needed to do this little Franken-mod on my OEM and new speakers

:slobber: :slobber: Talk to snotrocket, he's making one right now. But he was saying the VW tranny was rated only to 150 HP. Did you mod that too, or use something entirely different???

Since you already know about the biggest problem (head gaskets), I am not sure if you need to look for anything else. Personally I would just go over it with a fine-toothed comb (as it were). If it was treated roughly during its tenure with the previous owner, the best tell-tale signs would probably be in the cockpit. cigarette burn holes, nasty stains (check the ceiling too, u'ed be surprised), bad upholstery wear, etc. As far as checking the engine, If the compartment is filthy and unkempt, then I would suspect heavily lacking maintenance as well. Then again, you may have gotten someone's recent repo, and they didn't get a chance to tear it up. Hope all goes well with the GT, and good luck!

Now THAT is what I'm talking about! Thanks for the link, hope you drum up support for the rally skidpads. Maybe Subiegal would be interested...

Actually, I would hope you are doing this in the first place. Oil from the crankcase will get sloshed around like crazy during driving, and can collect on the stick. My Dad always taught me (you can groan here) that you pull the stick out, wipe it off, replace it, and check it again. If it STILL is way up on the stick, then you should start flop-sweating (no JK, but that would be abnormal)

I remember hearing that there was once a 2.2L DOHC, but I think it only went in the 22B Impreza in Japan, or another rare model. Can't remember! I think I need a drink to help:drunk: Just out of curiousity, what are you driving? Is it a standard Legacy, or is it a Paul Hogan Special (Outback)?

Yesterday, I was killing time with a friend of mine. I really was looking for a tuner for my guitar, but on the way we passed a Mazda dealership with a few new RX-8's out front. From there we hatched our plan. He drives a Bimmer, in decent shape. If we both dressed like urbanite freaks, and drove up in that, we could most definately talk the dealer into a test drive We haven't done this yet, but I think I'll try and talk him into going down to the local Scoob dealership, which happens to have a couple of 04 STi's...You can guess the rest

I installed a set of new Pioneers in my 91 last year. I basically took the old speakers, drilled out the spot welds that held the speaker frame to the conical mount, and used that to mount the new speakers to. The result works well, but I would recommend really bolting the speaker down, I think I have a loose one on my passenger side. Hope this helps out.

I've got the same problem. Your IAC might be going bad. I really need to replace mine, my cold idle is non-existant!

Considering the fact that with the old 1.6 producing ~60 hp generously, you were at 28 lb/HP. Doing a little bit of surfing, I happened across some stats for a 94 Mustang GT. It makes about 15.8 lb/HP, close to your 17 lb/HP mark! So, if you did a few engine mods, you might even be able to smoke some 'stangs out the the box! Better yet, lighten the load a bit (and no, I don't mean the South Beach diet...)

Hope you found out what info you needed. I remember there was something about open and closed deck blocks, but I don't think it's crucial info unless you are doing a full engine overhaul :-p PS, cgstrokes is right. The 6th digit in your VIN will be a "4" if it is a 2.2L engine, and a "6" if it is a 2.5L. The 10th digit in the VIN should be T to denote your model year. To answer your 2nd question, they only used the 2.5 DOHC engine from 96-99, because a lot of those engines were found to have faulty head gaskets, and they would blow within 100k miles. I don't know why they decided to switch to a 2.5 SOHC head, probably wanted to repeat the sucess of the 2.2L SOHC. As far as performance numbers, the 2.5 DOHC produced around 165 HP, and I think the 2.5 SOHC produced similar numbers.

Time to sound like a n00b. I was under the impression that the wastegate was designed to release a set amount of bleed air to keep the boost at the desired level. I also believe that the wastegate will release more pressure on close throttle, in order to avoid a pressure spike? If I'm wrong, please correct me. It made sense the way I thought about it

Skid plates, eh... Actually what I'd really be interested in would be a small pushbar/lightbar, like the ones that were made for the Brats and older DL/GL's. Have any requests for those yet ?