My trip to PF Automotive

[keltik]

Well i was in Tauranga city a couple weeks ago with a few spare hours on my hands so decided to visit PF Automotive - the Subaru specialists who build most of the areas drag and rally cars.

 

Well that place is a freakin treasure mine of info! Really helpfull guys who didnt mind coming out to have a quick look at my wagon.

 

1) Found out the whining noise my H6 makes is actually the craptachi alternator (common to need replacing more than the Denso models).

 

2) Im a really tall bloke and have to drive with my seat on the furthest back setting - after an hour or so driving my right knee gets pretty painfull from sitting in the same spot on the gas pedal. I wanted to find out if theres any way to get my seat back further and there is!! The electric adjusting seats dont go back as far as the manual ones - so thats something i can swap out if i get desperate.

 

3) The transmission in my car IS a 4AT, its just one of the newer gen ones. The biggest difference in the shift patterns (compared to friends soobys) is actually caused by the H6 models having a totally different mapped TCU compared to the n/a and turbo models (twin turbo gets its own map set too).

 

4) The H6 motor can do some amazing stuff, they recently built a twin turbo one to 700hp for a customers WRX. They also did a low pressure setup on the cheap side for another guy who got his H6 up to around 350hp.

 

5) A bit of plastic polish (available from any auto store) is BRILLIANT for getting baked bugs off the windsreen and headlights.

 

6) By fitting a new tv tuner to the clarion CeNet system the car has i should be able to get new zealand tv and play dvds on the in-dash LCD screen. No hope for getting the GPS working tho.

 

My big concern now is - after cruising for a couple hours i got a bit of a tapping noise at idle. It goes away with some revs so im assuming the oil im running is too thin for the temperatures here. Currently using 5w30 semi synthetic in ambient temps of around 70degrees. Winters coming up soon so im hoping this will sort itself out.

 

Also a quick note for any people out there considering some BF Goodrich tires for their soob - awesome traction in the dry - pretty dam good in the wet too but by god they wear quick!

 

Theyve been resealing the roads here lately. I get loads of stones building up in my front spring perches (Bilstein struts) which then causes me to bottom out on larger bumps, anyone else ever had this problem?

 

Thats all for now, she still runs great but that tapping noise scared the shot outta me, especially as my last engine exploded from a nakkered oil pump.

[EVOthis]

its got to be so intimidating to talk to someone with so much knowledge of the subaru....im glad you figured out some of your problems with your car though.....