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Actually the wagon is only 80 lbs heavier. Quite a bit less than 200 (3165 for the wagon vs. 3085 for the sedan).
-Ian
And how much weight does that arm rest extender add? hehehe
-Dave
WRX sedan Automatic 3140 pounds
WRX Sport Wagon Manual 3165 pounds
WRX Sport Wagon Automatic 3220 pounds
-Ian
I just ordered a set of Blizzaks from Tirerack. I'll be unstopable once I put them on. (I have them on my wife's Audi and you can drive in blizzards with that car and not even notice.)
Also ordered a set of gold Rota SDR's. I was going to get silver because I thought gold was too guady, but I saw a WRX with gold wheels last month and it looked awesome. I'll need to decide what kind of performance tires to put on, but I've got at least 3 months to decide. I'm kinda a Bridgestone fan so S0-3's are currently the front runner.
~c
I hope this isn't the typical mantra like the SUV crowd who feels they can go zipping all over just cause they have AWD/4wd.
-mike
I always love it when folks use the word "unstoppable" to describe their car's performance in the snow... it sounds as though that's true already with the bald RE92s
Took Pebbles out last night [early early this morning] for a spin with the SP5000s. Certainly better handling over the RE92s. Packed snow stopping was better too. Could not do anything beyond normal snow driving with the narrow side streets and parked cars here in Brooklyn. No luxury of wide open parking lots either
-Dave
SUV's still pass me when I drive the Audi in the snow. I only pass them when they are spun out in the ditch.
~c
-mike
Brian
-mike
PS: My ancient SVX is probably built better than most new subies.
This is also a WRX forum. Telling us our cars suck isn't appreciated either.
Firestone is the supplier of the IRL, and as a CART fan, I prefer not to support companies that support the IRL. Kinda stupid considering Bridgestone and Firestone are the same company, but what can I say, that's just the way I feel. Any other suggestions?
-mike
Luke at the TireRack considers it the number 1 UHP tire. The SO3 (MP) will give you more grip and less treadwear. The SZ50EP is made in Japan and it might be the same place as the SO3. The SO3 is being replaced soon, so maybe some good deals will pop up.
-Dennis
-mike
Thanks,
Don
-mike
There are customer ratings on noise levels and comments on all tires they sell.
Used it to help decide on my tire.
There are many great tires out there. S-O3s might be the best in terms of handling, but there are many that are close for much less money.
Good thing the Yokos are a lot cheaper.
~c
Hey mike, like it or not, saintviper makes a good point. Maybe now that you're about to turn the big three oh you might mellow a bit? ;-)
-Frank P.
~c
-Chris
Hopefully, someone on this board can expand on this or correct me.
-mike
I've been running an Amsoil 2-stage foam filter for about 6 years (OBS/WRX) and a K&N in my wife's OB. Most people say the gains are negligible, but I swear the Amsoil helped my WRX's turbo spool quicker. :-)
I had an used oil analysis on both cars and the OB's silicon level was slightly lower than the WRX's, indicating less dirt was getting past the K&N. Foam filters are supposed to filter better than cotton gauze, but I had a couple more thousand miles on the WRX's oil.
Silicon results Outback [number in brackets avg. at 3,500 miles]:
Silicon 11 [9] (oil-GTX)
WRX:
Silicon 14 [9] (oil-M1)
Lab comments: "...Copper and Silicon both read high in this sample, though neither are
high enough to worry about. ...silicon may show some dirt getting past the air filter, and this could be causing some of the copper ..."
The Amsoil was due for a cleaning in a month (annual) and the K&N had another 25k to go (every 50k).
On an oil board that I read, the Subaru guys highly recommend sticking with OEM air filter.
-Dennis
Don
I dislike K&N filters, after having a lot of time to evaluate foam, gauze and stock paper filters. Their recommending cleaning interval is completely ludicrous, FAR too long. They need to be cleaned at least once per year. I believe the reason for this recommended interval is chiefly perception-- to make the user THINK it's filtering better than it is-- and because the construction of the filter will not survive frequent cleanings. You **will** start to get gaps in the gauze near corners and sharp bends.
AMSOil is easier to over-oil though, and difficult to un-oil and clean compared to a frameless dirtbike filter. You can just squeeze out the extra filter oil from those. But besides this minor drawback it is a far better filtering medium in terms of filter quality and durability.
that said, I still have a K&N on my M3 because I've never gotten around to buying a large generic AMSOil filter.
~c
Next, on Dr. Phil.
-juice
At one point I hit somewhere between 95 and 100 and I hear this really loud whirring noise I think from the foward right of the car. Over 100 it stops under 95 it doesn't happen, it's too sudden and loud to be wind noise, but with all the rest of the wind noise it's hard to tell what it is. Any ideas? It's not perfectly consistent, but only happens in that speed range.
Ever hear of this?
B
-mike
-Dennis
-Jim
-juice
You've got to be kidding. Saab takes a Subaru development and turns around and screws Subaru enthusiasts, the same people who aforded Subaru the opportunity to develop it in the first place? There just my be no cieling to gall.
-juice
I installed a K & N air filter a few months back. I've had one in our minivan for about 40,000 miles. I don't claim to know anything about their filtering qualities but I recommend cleaning them every 30,000 miles in normal driving conditions. The minivans filter caught quite a bit of debris in that length of time.
Performance wise, I can't say the minivan felt any different but my WRX got some extra zip. It seems to spool up more quickly and both mid and top end feel stronger.
K & N filters are simple to clean, just run water over them and the debris rinses right off. Re-oiling is simple. Compared to a paper filter left in for the same length of time the K & N appears to catch more debris.
ctwrx1 - Just curious, did you have any trouble getting the top screw in on the fronts?
-Chris
Yes, there was an alignment problem with the top holes because the plastic fender lining and clip fit was off a little. When the fender well was snapped back in place it pushed the top clip past the center of the hole in the fender. I trimmed a small piece of fender well to avoid the interference.
John