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I haven't gotten under the car yet to check it out so I'm not sure what's exactly the problem. If it needs to get the pre-cat replaced, I'm thinking of having 2 straight pipes made to replace them instead of spending $345 for the part. If it's just a bolt then I'll bolt it up.
Any thoughts on getting the straight pipes made?
-mike
engine -> headers -> cat -> pipe -> muffler -> tip?
A straight pipe is usually when they put a single pipe to replace the pipe -> muffler -> tip.
You probably need headers. I could be way off, or the SVX could be unique.
-juice
Bob
The layout is this though
engine->exhaustmanifold->pre-cat->Y-pipe/cat->pipe->muffler->tip
Each header has it's own pre-cat before it Ys together @ the cat.
-mike
I'm sure you could go without the pre-cat, if that's the case.
-juice
Are there any wires on the pre cat? If so, there may be a status signal that the ECU needs in order to switch engine parameters from warmup cycle to normal, etc. If not, then it's just a heat sink device and you'll have a longer heatup cycle on the catalyst as the only downside.
IdahoDoug
Yours may be pre-ODB2, in fact I hope it is for your sake.
-juice
if you know a shop personally and have cash you can probably do the straightpipe bit. otherwise it won't happen unless you have welding skills yourself.
the other serious consideration you should make is scavenging exhaust bits from a junkyard SVX, but I bet those are hard to find considering the sales numbers.
-Colin
There are SVX links here. It would probably be a good source for parts and SVX-specific info.
Bob
OBD2 was mandated in 1997 IIRC, so I doubt the SVX was affected now that I think about it. That may have been why they made 1997 the last year, in fact.
-juice
-mike
I'll defer, this is not at all my area of knowledge.
-juice
-mike
Ed
Anyhow, the bolt gets threaded into the [non-permissible content removed] and the nut comes down the bolt and tightens it to the uppipe. The resistor goes into the ECU to fool it. I don't want a 4th time of the EGT probe popping out. This procedure has been documented over on the i-club several times. It was done because folks were having the same problem as I.
Saga continues...After coming out of the movies last night I discovered someone had scraped the right front corner of my plastic bumper. There's about a 4x4" tag of green paint and two fairly deep horizontal gouges. I thought about just having it sanded and buffed out but I don't feel confident that it will ever be quite the same. So...I called Carter Subaru and got a new bumper cover for $160. It's in the back of my wagon now. The drawback is that I have to get it painted. There's a gentleman that does Subiegal's painting and comes highly recommended. Turns out he's right near where I work. It will probably cost me about $300 but I haven't talked to him yet, so I don't know for sure. My insurance deductible is $500 (of course!)
Yesterday wasn't the best time I've had!
Stephen
Ouch! I hear and feel your pain. Think of it this way -- at least it was just the bumper and not a side panel.
Ken
Stephen
Hope this gives you some ideas...
Seth
Stephen
Your insurance deductible is usually the exact cost of the average repair! It's Murphy's Law.
Yeah, that would fall under Comprehensive, not Collision Insurance, so do check. But a small claim may not be worth it - your rates will go up for 3 full years.
-juice
I've been researching the EGT probe dealie a lot recently. It seems that several mfgs of aftermarket uppipes have a EGT [non-permissible content removed] that doesn't seat well w/the stock EGT probe, causing the probe to work itself loose, finally popping out. One guy had this happen 10x's w/his Perrin uppipe. Perrin now makes an uppipe w/o the [non-permissible content removed] and supplies a 2.2ohm resistor to fool the ECU with. Interestingly, the EGT probe didn't exist on the previous generation Impreza (not sure if it's on the new ones w/2.5 motor). It was incorporated into the WRX's uppipe to monitor high exhaust temps that might damage the precat. If the temps get too high, the probe sends the signal to the ECU which in turn puts the WRX in limp-mode. An aftermarket uppipe does away w/the precat. Another problem with the probe popping out is that over time it gets weaker, running the risk of breaking the tip off and having it sucked up into the turbo possibly damaging one of the turbo blades. The 2.2 ohm resistor sends the signal to the ECU that the exhaust gas temp is about 1400c which is in the safe range. I will be getting a real EGT probe w/an EGT gauge in the near future. The probe will be tapped in elsewhere.
I will be doing the bolt in the [non-permissible content removed] and resistor mod this weekend.
Stephen
Hey, I'm a poet, and I didn't even know it!
-juice
Is this a problem in most aftermarket uppipes, or just a few? Ever happen in an STi uppipe?
-Dennis
I have the heatshield that's around the turbo off now so it's easier to get to the uppipe b-hole (tee hee) and probe (ok...that's almost as bad, LOL). Anyhow, I'll do the bolt to plug the hole and resistor to the ECU this weekend.
Totally Beavis in Seattle,
Stephen
-mike
Stephen
-mike
-juice
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2002-09-18-compacts_x.htm
Stephen
-Dennis
Stephen
-juice
o Hella Dual Trumpet Air Horns
o 30% or 35% tint on the side and rear windows
o FMATFC- Front Mounted ATF Cooler
o ATF External Filter
o Exhaust leak fixed
o Possibly ATF temp guage
-mike
-juice
Tint is a special deal @ $50
The ATF Cooler is $50
Exhaust leak unsure, but ~$100 hopefully
ATF Filter ~$50
My buddy will probably install the atf cooler and filter for like $50 so ~$300
-mike
You sure about that ATF cooler? Is it a universal one?
-juice
-mike
-mike
-juice
-mike
Comments ?
Isn't the 18mm bar available for the Impreza since forever ?
Thanks in advance,
-brianV
yes, but not as a stock part in the US. the 18mm and 20mm rear bars that fit your Forester come from Japanese-market Imprezas.
so you need to find a dealer that knows not to look at the Forester's part lists...
-Colin
I was under the impression that juice had bought his from Liberty Subaru for a very competitive price, which is why I contacted them. My local dealer can source them for me, but they price them as if they're gold plated. I'd prefer to go through a dealer so that I can use my Subaru bucks, although neither of these goodies is so expensive that I'd have to go that way...
Pardon my ramblings... thanks again.
The bars are made by FHI and I'd be pretty sure mike could fix you up.
Darlene (from what was QSubaru) got me the sways. Part numbers came from Ken IIRC. I ordered other stuff, for our Legacy, from Liberty.
-juice
http://www.subaruwrxparts.com/per-gc8.html
-Dennis
-juice