brus brother Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Cruisin' another board I discovered that you can open the Subaru hood to a complete upright position! The hood prop can be removed from the front of the engine compartment and positioned into a hole in the front of the passenger side strut tower (covered with a plug on some models). Darn handy especially when working towards the rear of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75skunkaroo Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 we like to call that the engine removal position. it makes it so much better to do stuff under the hood with it up like that -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 I like to call it no more damn head bangin' and cussin' position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradosubarules Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 If you use a socket set (metric) you can achieve what I call the "hood gone" feature. Tons of room and no pesky rod in your way. Lots of light gets in too. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THAWA Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 but then you have to realign the hood and all that crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradosubarules Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I was just kiding..I would only do that if yanking the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Love this feature. However, no-one has mentioned another major advantage: It's a Mercedes competitive feature, so when someone is dissing Subarus you can mention that only Benz and Sube hoods can do this! I also like to declare that I want a car with a boxer engine and four-wheel-drive. My wallet makes the Porsche vs. Subaru decision! By the way, get your hands on the previous model S-Class Benz and open the hood to 90 degrees. HOLY SMOKE! It's like standing next to a high rise building, the hood is SO long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 WARNING: Never use the aforementioned hood position while driving as it will severely and adversely affect aerodynamics and increase gas consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 yeah it's a nice feature. here's a pic from the donor car http://www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/images/swap/02/DCP_3065.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 WARNING: Never use the aforementioned hood position while driving as it will severely and adversely affect aerodynamics and increase gas consumption. I put a plexiglass window just in the center of the hood on my car and rigged the hood latch with a special spring and cable release. I use it as an emergency brake when there's ice on the road. Honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradosubarules Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I think my 94 Acura integra had the ful open hood as well. I am pretty sure most Hondas have it as well (Honda=acura). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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