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Yes, its what you want, no you can't get it at Napa (atleast around here) Try Ebay for Silicone hose.

SOunds like the timing is off.

Those are still the factory stock RE92's on those 6 spokes. Under normal driving there is no rubbing, no bumping. On a couple spirited drives i've felt a slight bump...usually going through a dip too fast and turning. However, this is very rare to happen. I have yet to figure out what tire it is, and where it does this. I'm pretty sure its in the back... but just not enough evidence to show where its doing it. If you were running stiffer springs, there would be absolutely no bumping/rubbing. I plan to go to a 45 series sidewalled tire, with some ground control adjustable coilover spring things to get the car a little lower, and a bit stiffer. For a short time, i ran 215/40/18's on some 18" enkei's. Too much rub. Filled the wheel well nicely. But the car sat too high, and it rubbed on just about everything but driving straight. Again, most of the rub was in back... a little bit in front.

Ok guys, here is the deal. The car is an '87 RX with mods out the kazoo. I'd like to throw her on a dyno and tune it. Quicker and safer than many hours of street tuning. Not far from me, I have an AWD dyno. They charge $150 for the first hour... and $100 an hour after that. They have general tuning skils, we could probally get the car dialed in with all of us working on it. I also have several 2wd dyno's around. One north of me (Little Monsters) that of recent has become a very big player in the local import scene. Everyone I talk to says these are the guys to go see. Supposed to be about $80-$100 an hour I guess, haven't gotten any solid prices yet. The other 2wd dyno is having a dyno day with some Dodge SRT-4's in April. I could get in for $50. Not sure how much time that gives me (thinking an hour...). Now, here is the question. If I pull the rear axles, lock the center diff, and run the car in FWD on a dyno to tune it would it work? The level of load on the engine theoretically will be less... but maybe not. I'm tuning strictly by air/fuel mixture. If I invest in getting a 2wd dyno tune will it be a waste of money? Your thoughts and opinions?

I am running custom rails. I bought the stock extruded aluminum from that site. Bought 2 feet of it, made 4 rails. Enough for 2 engines. I finally solved the problem. Before putting the new fittings in to the rail, i coated the threads in metal epoxy (JB Weld...). Then inserted them, tightened them down, and let cure for 24 hours. Ran the car last night, no leaks! I talked to that company about making me some rails... but the price was a bit excessive. The guy even reccomended I do it myself. Turbo spools good. Right around 3400 I have full boost. This should come down when i put in the boost controller. Hopefully around 3000. Seems like now I have new issues to look at. Doesn't like to stay in 4th gear. Its popping out. Think its probally time for new tranny mounts.

I DID use extruded aluminum fuel rail stock. I then cut them into 4" pieces. Drilled holes, and tapped with a 3/8" NPT tap. The problem is for some reason the NPT fittings aren't wanting to seal. First go was just the fittings in the rail. Second time I took them out and put in some teflon tape. Still leaked. Then I threw on some epoxy around the edges. Still leaked. Just today I pulled apart the old rails. Got $80 worth of new fittings. Retapped the holes to clean the threads up. Then applied epoxy to the threads of the fittings prior to being put in. Hopefully this willl work. I can't afford to keep having the stupid pipe thread not work and not seal. Seems a mighty bit retarded that PIPE THREAD isn't sealing.

Corky: I will eventually get around to putting a heatshield on. The line doesn't even get warm though. I'll see if I can stop by sometime. Fuel System: AN-6 hose and fittings. SX performance rising rate fuel pressure regulator. VDO pressure gauge. Custom made aluminium fuel rails courtesy of the US navy. Fuel rails were a pain to make. In fact, i'm still having a bit of a leaking problem, going to fix that this week. Currently running 30psi as per factory. Only boosting to 5-6psi (stock WRX wastegate setting) right now. Till I get everything sorted out. Its running slightly rich... even without turning up the pressure past stock. The exhaust has been finished. Had a shop run 2.5" from that flange out the back. No muffler. So the system is (from front to back) Stock WRX DP, Stock WRX cat, Stock WRX midpipe, custom 2.5" straight pipe. Currently looking for a nice silicone or rubber tight 90 degree to put on the turbo inlet. Air vent hose is getting me by until I find the right piece. So far I have a couple of options, but they are $$$. Right now, the car feels a little slower to 2500-2700rpm than it was before. But once boost hits its crazy. 5psi on this turbo and cams feel a bit faster than it did stock. Sidewayz: I did a lot of research into the fuel system. And, i found as many sources saying equal distance, as I did saying doesn't matter. If you look at the WRX guys, they are seldom close to being equadistant like my setup. I don't forsee a problem until I start to push major pressure.

Thats right. Its running. WooO! Not only is it running, its drivable. I think I have about 100 miles on it now. Here's whats been done. I resealed the engine and put some freshly rebuilt gen2 heads on it. Some Delta cams. Have the spider intake on. A WRX intercooler, and a WRX turbo. It also got a new custom fuel system. Pics: PICS!!!!!!11 Now, i know i'm going to get a lot of questions on this I know. I'll do my best to explain everything. But for now, I have to get back to work!

Got my idle at about 1000rpm. Sounds good. Need to work on the air intake to the turbo... then it will be sweet.

Me engine too idles with less vacuum. Weird.

Dan call me. I'll get you the hook up through Bow Wow. Should be able to get some PBR brake pads, and some good belts. For tires, i'd go to discount.

The xt6 caliper will bolt up to the impreza hub and rotor. That way you can keep the front e-brake. As for a rear ebrake... there has been lots of talk and speculation on different ways to do it... but no one has done it, or atleast told the rest of us about it.

How many wires does the switch have? I usually use a 3 wire switch. That has a ground, power, and signal. I ground the ground to something nearby. The power I usually tap off the fuse panel. Then the signal wire goes to the relay. The relay is looking for a signal. So if its a 2 wire switch. One wire goes to power, and the other is the signal, that goes to the relay. Hope that helps. It may also work taking it to a ground, as opposed to power. I usually take it to a power though.

I run a full xt6 setup. Its the shizzy.

Next to guys picture it says, in the midst of all the Japanese, RX-II. So yes, it is an RX.

What kind of scoop did you pick up? I was looking for a fiberglass one... but couldn't ever find one the right size. So I settled for the ABS one.

Subarustyles... If you can get a line on the strut tower bar I'd love to know! Did you find that scoop?

I just posted pics of some JDM subaru's that have the same strut tower bar. We must get them! They look saweeeet!

A couple months ago, a Japanese photographer came over to the great Pacific Northwest and had a photo shoot with some of the local Impreza people. There were for a Japanese magazine called Subarism. A beautifully done magazine for only subaru's. The guy that setup the photoshoot, Ron, had a nice 2 page article done on him and his car. An Sti ver. 7 swap. At a group get together a couple weeks ago, he had a preview of the magazine for all the guys to see so he could get orders. While flipping through the magazine, after wrestling it out of the hands of the guys who's cars had been published in it, I saw perhaps the most unexpected sight. Some nice 80's Subaru Sedans. One all done up into a rally car, a carb'd one, and a nicely stock 4 door RX. Then, I flipped the page. There sat a beautiful 3 door RX. All these cars have awesome rims... just a very gorgeous site. My buddy scanned them, so I can share them all with you! First page: 2 80's sedans... one RX, one carb'd and a nice turbo legacy http://www.pbase.com/image/26754734 Second page: 2 Impreza's, another legacy turbo, and a gorgeous 80's RXII http://www.pbase.com/image/26754735 Third page: Beautiful 3 door RX, something like a justy, and 2 Impreza's http://www.pbase.com/image/26754736 I have a friend who is translating the captions for the 80's car pictures for me. Want to find out the names of those rims, see if it says if they've done anything to the cars, etc... Hope you enjoy!

Ebay Shean, ebay. They have them for about $50 I thought... Look HERE

You get that yet Meeky?

Caleb... I think you should send me some of those Tex@subarutex.com I too show up to NASIOC meets quite frequently in my RX... sometimes my wagon. Haven't had any girls like that pose with it... Maybe I'm doing somethig wrong????

Ok, thanks for the information on the coilover things. The scoop I got from like C and M motorsports or something like that in th UK. I think i have the link at home, I'll see if I can find it and post it. I google searched for the company but came up dry Ok... I think the scoop that is almost identical to mine is on eribuni's site. PART NO. APPLICATION DESCRIPTION PRICE PA2754V Universal WRX Style 4 Duct Hood Scoop 18.5"x8" 90.00 Same deal as mine, about the same price too... good luck.

I'd love a new wheel for my RX... keep me posted. Side question... Subarustyles: what car did you get th R1's for? I search on ebay and i see them for nissan 240's, Honda's, etc... I think they are all the same, but I was just wondering which you bought. Thanks.

Derek found my site and emailed me. I answered some of his questions, and referred him here. "You know you are an addict when you can't remember how many people you've referred to the USMB" hehehe