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-juice
This may not be the right person but ask them to forward to the right person.
Subaru Email:
RDube@subaru.com
-Brian
-mike
-juice
Thank you!
Patti
On shifting into 1st, I have actually been paying attention to the speed (wow, what a concept) while I have been slowing down, and under 10MPH, it is MUCH easier to pop it into 1st. I have NO idea if that is kinda a 'Subaru thing', or most all cars are like that. Now that I know about it, it makes it ALOT less frustrating when trying to get into 1st and am unsuccessfull.
BEDABI: I think filming the whole front section of the car (atleast MY car) is kinda over kill. Cool is you are willing to drop the $ on it, but to much for my blood. I'll be happy to protect just the hood for about $100. On the meet thing, I am more than tempted to drive down to Queens. What do you guys do - umm, besides look at eachothers cars, ofcourse
Just out of curiosity, roughly how much did you drop on your exhaust? (hate to be nosey, but oh well).
Oh, I tried "launching" the car today, let off the clutch at I THINK 3K or so, and it definitily fealt like it was going to explode forward, but then it kinda bucked forward twice and then went normally (I think I left off the gass, instead of leaving it at a steady RPM). Ofcourse then I had a VERY FAINT smell coming from the car - Mmmm burnt clutch... yummm. THats GOTTA be sooo bad for the car - I ALMOST rather let a crappy Civic beat me.
Anyways, about 50 miles till 1K, so then I can rev it.
-HAZDAZ
I'm not sure how one really uses this to drive. I can see the boost going from negative pressure at low RPMs, when decelerating, etc. and up to positive pressure when accelerating. My question is, "So what? What are you supposed to do with this information?"
Does this really serve any useful purpose, or is it just a nice toy to appeal to the 20 year olds?
-mike
Also, it's a MUST HAVE if you do any modifications to the turbo boost such as a manual boost controller, etc. If you intend to keep the car totally stock, I don't think you really need one. One less thing to keep your eyes off the road.
My recollection is $180 invoice, $300 MSRP, but I'm not positive on it.
So far, I agree with Bedabi. It's there, but I don't really look at it. The tach is much more informative while driving.
In case you don't already know this - 0.05 MPa is about 7-1/2 psi (half boost) and 0.1 MPa is about 15 psi (full boost). So if you see the needle pass 0.1 - you may have a problem.
The gauge is both a port and dealer installed item. Dealer cost on the port install is about $180. I am not a big fan of the placement of the gauge. It is out of the plane of focus of the dashboard, so you have to refocus to switch to reading either from the other. I guess that is no problem if your eyesight is better than mine.
-juice
-Dennis
Someone on another board removed his muffler completely from his WRX, and just has a straight pipe hanging out the back of the car.
I WANT to think this is a cool (and cheap) alternative to buying an exhaust system. It just sounds "WRONG" to me. He says that the car is NOT that loud at all actually, and emission wise its the same. I would be MORE than curious to hear what your opinions are on this matter. If it was like ANY other car, I would think that its would be LOUD as heck, BUT maybe not on this car since it does have the 3 cats and all.
-HAZDAZ
I have personally heard WRXs with loud mufflers (BPM Twister is the loudest, IMO). They are LOUD! But as far as I know and imagine, muffler don't do a ting to clean HC emissions. Cats do all the work. Again, come to a meet sometime. I actually thought my Stromung muffler was loud at first till I heard all the others at a meet. Now I realize it's hardly louder than my neighbor's Mustang GT.
Blusubie:
Like anything else, I think it depends. I do know that on both systems you are able to adjust the max boost level via a manual boost controller on the Vishnu and a valve on the TurboXS. If you're going to go past their recommended levels, definitely get one, especially if you're in California with only 91 octane gas. And if I recall correctly, you need an extra bung in either your manifold or up pipe or downpipe for an EGT sensor. The Vishnu system involves replacing the up-pipe with a catless one and I think it comes with that extra bung for an EGT sensor. The TurboXS set only onvolves a muffler, so i think you'd either have to fabricate a bung in your stock pipes or replace one of them with said bung. (Heh heh, I said "[non-permissible content removed]".)
You mention that your car isn't as loud as some of the others, but this dude that posted in another forum actually said he totaly removed his muffler. Period. Just a straight pipe back from the engine (all 3 Cats still left in place). Now, fine, it might not affect emissions at all, but removing the muffler on most cars is 'PULL-ME-OVER-&-GIVE-ME-A-TICKET' loud. Theres GOTTA be someone else out there thats tried this out.
Btw, I'm in NJ and have heard paisan's separated (?) exhaust. :-)
-Dennis
-mike
-juice
Thanks.
I bought my WRX December 15th. 5 speed, blue (dimming compas, security system upgrade, upgraded speakers, spoiler). I managed to get 1600 knocked off of MSRP. I just walked on the lot and bought it. No waiting, no haggling. I decided to buy it on Friday and went to the dealer on Saturday. This was my first new car purchase and it was amazingly easy.
I have about 1800 miles on it now (33 when I drove off the lot). I can't get enough of this car. I get a smile on my face every time I get behind the wheel.
I find it amazing that you people are waiting on delivery on these cars. The lot where I bought mine is sold out now, but there are at least 3 other subaru dealerships within 20 miles that have 4 or more WRX Sedans on the lot. This is near Pittsburgh, PA.
One other thing I noticed. I mentioned the dealer where I bought mine from was sold out and the other's aren't. Well, the other dealers have dressed theirs up with titanium shift knobs, short throw shifters, and boost gauges. All of which push the price up over 26 grand.
I guess that's why they still have some on the lot.
-mike
-Brian
-mike
always did like to hear the turbos spooling up in the GN-X's, Eclipses/Talons, Typhoons, and those turbo Toyotas (?).
-Brian
Ed
Have any of you had problems? Are my concerns justified?
Any advice would be helpful.
Thanks
1/4 mile: The big difference between 1/4mile and auto-x is that auto-x requires skills other than the right foot!
-mike
where you do your research?hmm...... the sky is falling? ...sorry had to be a smarty
I live in an area near a lot of dirt roads and think this would be a fun machine on dirt roads, but it probably needs a little more clearance, probably best achieved with a higher profile tire.
Has anyone fitted theirs with higher profile tires? Do they fit in the fenderwells? Obviously this would sacrifice street handling, but how much?
Thanks.
There's a great search function on the forums there and you can probably find some pics and posts.
Here's one i-clubber's Rex wagon:
http://home.dal.net/idjiit/hairpin.jpg
It depends how much dirt driving you do. For occasional use, the stock tires should be o.k. For more serious dirt road blasts, you might want a rally tire.
Same guy: http://home.dal.net/idjiit/deathvalley2.jpg
-Dennis
Some of those guys at I-Club subject their cars to abuse that would break anything.
- Hutch
I sort of thought that some people may have been very hard on their cars, but I just saw so many people posting on the same topics that it got me concerned. Also, you never know what kind of modifications people have done that could have influenced things.
Stephen
TWRX
Bob
Bob
-mike