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Mark
Cheers!
Paul
-juice
my friend with the accord went out and bought one today, we're putting it in later. he drove my car last night and loved the throw too. we were comparing the throw of his stock shifter and my stock shifter, his accord is probably an inch longer than my sooby, it was interesting.
-juice
-Colin
(who 2 years ago paid $580 including shipping to Paul Eklund for a Borla catback exhaust but later realized it could be done locally for much cheaper. Nothing at all against Paul-- he's great but this is simple economics.)
First, can anyone point me to previous posts on this topic.. I couldn't find much.
Is there an online set of directions for popping off the speaker covers so I can see what I've actually got in there?
Do any of you know of any component speakers that will fit in the back (5 inch?). All I can find are some 2-way Polks. I sure wish that was able to take 5 1/4" woofers.
If I wanted to replace the Clarion head unit with another head unit, does anyone know of one that is compatible with the Clarion cd player?
Lastly, if I have the tweeter grills in place, do I necessarily have tweeters in there? Did the Forester come with the grills even if they didn't have the speakers installed?
Sorry for so many questions.. I can't find much archived except people liking their Polk speaker upgrades.
Glad to be here,
Diane
bit
Check out www.crutchfield.com for an excellent selection of audio stuff they will also tell you what will fit in your car as well as supplying instructions for installation.
Cheers Pat.
bit
before that i was visiting some of my local mod shops and was that an experience. i've never had so many people laugh at me. three of the local shops said they had never heard of anyone modifying a subaru. other said they just don't carry the parts and wouldn't order them for me either. there was one shop where a guy was on the phone for about 45 minutes trying to help me out. unfortunately he didn't have the numbers of any companies that produce something that would fit my car. he did give me the number of a guy in portland that does cat backs at a reasonable price, under $500. as soon as my car is fixed i will find the time to head down there.
i was going to take the sooby on a road trip on wednesday to texas (spring break).
..Mike
..Mike
Jason
GONZAGA - SWEET 16!
Cheers!
Paul
Jason
Seamus- Cobb Tuning is in N. Texas....too bad, you could've stopped there for an exhaust!
Paul-
Super easy. There is this lil' peice of metal on the right tower, doing nothing as far as I can tell, that had to be bent slightly. The brace had a notch to accomodate it, but it still didn't quite fit. After that it was cake. I will have someone make sure torque on the nuts are o.k., but I made sure not to tighten them too hard.
That's still reasonable, though. Most cost $180 and up.
-juice
So, I emailed them about what speakers would fit. In the 2000 Outback wagons, 6½" speakers with no more than ½" top height fit in all 4 locations. I'll probably be trying this upgrade sometime this spring.
-Brian
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=1400062&f=0
Finally. I was sick and tired of poor service from homepage.com.
The photos are bigger than before, so I guess it was worth it after all.
-juice
Cheers Pat.
Looks pretty mean, eh?
I promise to actually document the install this time and you guys will love my unusual approach to a clutch job. Planning on doing this 3/30-4/1 assuming Byron can get me the clutch that fast.
I also should *finally* be receiving my camberplates in the next 7-10 days so I can install the tein coilovers I've had since november.
-Colin
..Mike
..Mike
That clutch looks beefy! So, why this particular model vs. ACT or other brands that seem to be popular with the i-club group?
Ken
I wanted something that grabbed better than a stock organic disc but wasn't as wild as a 3 or 4 puck copper clutch. This clutchnet 6 puck seems to be the answer-- although it will need a pretty stiff pressure plate since half the pucks are kevlar. Kevlar needs really high pressure to keep from slipping, but once you're there it has excellent characteristics. It resists deformation but yet engages less abruptly than copper.
edit: forgot to mention price. It's $389 for the disc and pressure plate, and I'll have to buy stock pilot and throwout bearings, which should be cheap. That's cheaper than any of the other aftermarket clutches I've seen.
-Colin
Bob
bit
As you can see, I am anxiously awaiting my FIRST Subaru,(acutally my first non-BIG 3 Car) and am trying to learn everything I can.
Reading through the Subaru Web Site, I unfortunately just found out the the cigarette
lighter can not be used to power my cell phone on my 2001 Outback (I pickup the vehicle this week). This is somewhat disturbing as I travel for business alot, but I know this must be a common issue and someone must have bridged this before me...
I have a US Celluar contract and Audiovox Car Phone. What solutions have been used, as well as where have people gotten their solution?
My thanks in advance...
Mike Zak
Plover, WI
subearu "Subaru Crew - General Maintenance & Repair II" Mar 25, 2001 8:09am
-Brian
This is my first time here, but I do recognize some of you from the CR-V / Forester Topic. Remember Hondabro? I wonder what ever happened to him?
I have a 1999 Legacy 30th Anniv. L Sedan w/ auto. At least for the time being, I'm not interested in getting involved in heavy mod's (i.e. exhaust, performance chips, etc.), but was wondering if there are any minor things I could do to boost engine performance. Are there any additives you recommend, new spark plugs, filters, etc. (or anything else on the smaller side). I love the car, torque is great around town, just wish it had a few more ponies, especially uphill on the highway.
I was also wondering if anyone's used Castrol Syntec? One of my co-workers uses it in his Subie and raves about it. I have to change my oil soon (3,000 comes quick) and was just wondering what you guys might recommend?
Thanks in Advance!
I don't think you are going to get any hp gain from additives and such. You might gain maybe .5 to 1 hp by removing the snorkus from the air filter box, allowing the engine to draw cold air from the fender instead of warm air from the engine bay. Using a high flow filter will help- K&N or Amsoil. I have never read any real life, conclusive reports of fancy sparkplugs effecting any real gain in performance. Swapping in a lighter, smaller underdrive pulley will improve throttle response, but will not add hp by itself.
Oh boy, what a blast from the past. Haven't heard much from Hondabro. I think the CR-V vs. Forester topic has become quite civil in the last year.
As for mods for your 99 Legacy, I think Loosh covered the easy ones. Your 99 Legacy already uses platinum tipped spark plugs, BTW. The only other one I could think of is maybe an exhaust modification.
Ken
-mike
Ken
Ken, Hondabro was quite the bitter pill, wasn't he?
Yup, I have the 2.2L.
Thanks for the suggestions and if you think of anything else, PLEASE let me know. I know some of the basics about cars, but am not knowledgable about the many modifications out there.
I'm only looking for about 10 more horses give or take. I've accepted the fact that my car is not, nor will ever be an indy car! Maybe down the road I'll jump into a WRX. But, for now, any ideas you guys have would be very much appreciated.
Also, has anyone done their own rotors? Is it tough to do and is there anything "special" to keep in mind?
If I had a 2nd gen L, I'd upgrade the rims and tires, and suspension, then focus on HP.
-mike
i have a question about camber. i put new rims on my car and i also have H&R springs. right now i don't have a problem with my wheels but i wanted to knwo if i should do something now so as to prevent a problem?
Steve: 25k? Don't you mean 30k? Any how, I finally have all the photos up for my 30k service, so you can check it out:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=1400062
Go to album 14, Subaru 30k service. Photos and comments galore. There is a photo of the radiator coolant being flushed, too.
You can get parts from your dealer, www.subaruparts.com, or even your local auto parts supplier.
Rick - welcome back. Yeah, I remember 'bro well. People with a bias like that stand out like a sore thumb. I bet he traded his beloved CR-V in, too!
To get up hills you really need torque, not hp. Upping displacement is out, but gearing could help. A simple way is to go with smaller diameter tires.
Let's say you have 195/60R15s, just for example. Going with 205/55R15s would give you a 1.4% gearing advantage. 195/55R15s would yeild a bigger 3.2%, but you lose 0.4" of ground clearance (that may be good or bad).
Also try the snorkus removal (see my photos under Intake Mods as well) if you don't mind a little induction noise.
-juice
i ask about camber because i have seen other cars where the wheel slant outward a little bit. i had my tires rotated and the alignment checked out, i thought it was pulling to the left, and everything was ok. i had been told by other people that you should get bigger(?) camber plates to prevent the slant.
shhhhhhh.....xchkhxckhcx.....pfffffffffffft.... (as you keep hitting the "search" button on the radio)
And Seamus, did y'all hit Big Bend on your trip? (Figuring that's the most likely reason to be near Marathon on a Spring Break trip, since it isn't otherwise exactly on the quickest route from the Northwest to South Padre Island.)
we were going to go to big bend to check it out but since the cop decided to take all day to give me a ticket we had to head straight to south padre to check into our hotel. we are taking off a few days early to check out big bend though, maybe hit the river. i'll make sure to keep the rpm's under 3500 ; )