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I've got a '90 FWD L, so anyone with the old style rear droplinks (before the cars got those fancy C style links) can use this mod. I just got back from testing them out, and it does seem to help keep the backend tighter in corners. I noticed less tire squeal. I can't say they helped as much as the ...

Hm, interesting! Thanks for the education. Now, with the O2 sensor, it defaults to .30 when unplugged and stays there. When I ran the car without the O2 sensor, I still had the exact same issues. I think the weirdest change was that after the new belt, the tiiming changed from it's constant 20 degre...

Turns out my timing belt was the culprit. It had skipped a few teeth and threw me off. It was interesting because with the scantool hooked up, the timing never changed from 20 degrees, warm or not it was constant. Now, with a new belt and the cams lined up like they should be the timing rises when I...

FIXED! Turns out it was my timing belt, stupid thing. I guess it had skipped some teeth and threw the timing off. Must have run some default timing until the fan kicked on, and then it went to read the cam sensor and started acting bad when it was off. Runs really nice now. I can't complain about an...

I set up vrg3's scantool (amazing, really sweet. Had to use the previous version, newest hangs when it looks up rom id). I was thinking I had engine problems, but the more I look at it, the less I think so. Here's my thread in the engine forum: http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=27559 To s...

Plugs were the first thing I tried. Got a new coolant temp sensor and cleaned the contacts for the sensor that goes to the guages, still same thing. I've seen it enough that I can tell exactly when it'll happen. After about 5 or so minutes the fan kicks on for about 30 seconds, shuts off. 30 seconds...

I can't live with it, the problem is serious enough that the car isn't driveable. When you try to drive it while the power is jumping up and down, the car lurches horribly. I've tried to clean the IAC valve, tried resetting the ECU, I let it run disconnecting one injector at a time, but it was still...

Ok, got a new coilpack, still same thing :cry: BUT! I'm narrowing this thing down. Here's the deal though, I sat in the car while the fan was running, I held it at 2k, it was fine, AS SOON AS the fan clicked OFF again (like 20 to 30 seconds) it would putt and pop like before. The R's would drop and ...

Got new wires and installed them, still does it. Gah! I can't figure this out.

well, I ran seafoam through it, got some nice white smoke, but as usual, the fan kicked on for about 20 seconds. After it was off, I sat in the car, held it around 2k, and it started doing it again.

I'll check the coolant and put new wires on it later today.

I've already replaced my knock sensor with the revised white clip one. I'll try some new wires and let you know.

I had posted earlier with my problem, but I know a little more now. Until my car warms up, I have no troubles. Not long after the fan kicks on it will start to stumble and sounds like a miss, but only when it's warm. What could cause something like this? I checked the codes and I don't have anything...

Well, I was on my way home from picking my brother up at a party, and all of a sudden I started to lose a lot of power. I couldn't keep going because it was surging so bad that the car was bucking. I pulled it over, and went for a walk (I was about a mile from home). I got home, got a ride back to t...

Why isn't it the same as bracing the two towers? Those towers tie into where the piece would be welded. Bracing wouldn't be added at the exact point of flex (that would only be accomplished at the ends of the strut mounts) but it's pretty close, and would have to add a fair amount of stiffness, no? ...

I wouldn't dismiss the idea of adding a rear strut bar, but I was wondering if it wasn't the best solution. Like with the front bar, wouldn't it work better if it wasn't just holding two flimsy towers together but rather bracing them both together and then to the firewall? I know that with this way ...

Alright guys, I've been bitten by the suspension bug. I'm in the process of installing GR2 struts (finally found a shop that will let me install them with their tools). I got whiteline front endlinks, and now I'm thinking about strut tower bars. As far as the rear goes, it looks like it would be a p...

Anyone have any experience with that custom cut tint on ebay? There's usually stuff like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUBARU-LEGACY-PRE-CUT-TINT-KIT-FREE_W0QQitemZ300000475845QQihZ020QQcategoryZ63689QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It says how it's already cut and stuff, how would that ...

Well, when I was trying to take it out at first, that lower bolt was the only thing holding the strut on the car, I had disconnected everything else. I called a few garages, and nobody wanted to replace my struts (haters). Just means back to the garage myself. For starters, I guess I'll PB the bolts...

Well, it seemed to be seized inside the knuckle, because I could see the head of the bolt making like a 1/3 turn against the strut mount. The only other thing I could think of trying that I chickened out of (I have to drive to work in the morning, can't break stuff yet) was torching the bolt and hea...

I bought all new GR2's for my legacy and I went to install them myself tonight. I've done 2 cars before this, but the subaru has been the most stubborn. To say the least, I didn't get very far. I started on the passenger rear wheel. I got everything disconnected except for the bottom bolt that conne...

After my freak out session (I was kinda mad too) I went back out to the garage and modded it to work. Thanks for the replies guys. With the project of adding a wheel I found out several things. 1. That Jet 320mm "STi" wheel + Adapter for 97 to 01 Impreza's commonly found on ebayWILL work w...

I'm getting sooo frustrated. I got a steering wheel and a hub adapter, and i can't get it on. I've called momo and a place momo told me to call, and I've searched, I can't get it. I got my old wheel off no prob. http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/8554/pc0200361uw.th.jpg BUT, my hub adapter won't work ...

Usually taking a rubber mallet (or a hammer wrapped generously in cloth) and pounding on your exhaust at each location will usually show you where the rattle is. If it's a cat that rattles, a ghetto fix is just to beat the crap out of it until it dents and usually pinches up that loose honeycomb stu...

sure enough, I have one. It was a clean break, so it just seemed like the surrounding for the gas lid popper. I found it though, it was really disguised. I've had 2 other people try and find it to see if I was just blind, but they couldn't see it either. Wish I'd have known it was there before I loc...

I don't think I have one, or do I? I've had the car for about a year now, and I've never noticed any release lever for the trunk, I've always used the key. Today I was working on the rear bumper and I was looking at the latch, and inside the trunk latch is a cable that looks to me is for a trunk rel...