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by carfreak85
Thu Jun 11, 2020 5:06 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it
Replies: 66
Views: 20826

Re: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it

Mike, ESL is quickly going the way of the Rob Tune. Now that their product is in the marketplace, they've basically abandoned it. No updates, no expansion of offerings and fairly apathetic customer service. The WRXLink IS the future of EMS for these powerplants.
by carfreak85
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:22 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it
Replies: 66
Views: 20826

Re: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it

Josh, shoot me your email and I'll send you the info Rick provided me when I enquired about purchasing the older G4+. I asked a few questions about the differences and it sounds like this is THE way to go, moving forward with these old rigs.
by carfreak85
Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:57 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it
Replies: 66
Views: 20826

Re: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it

The new Link ECUs ARE plug 'n' play, so just install the board in your stock ECU case and go to town.

GeneralDisorder on the USMB is the fellow I'll be purchasing mine from, and will have it tuned at his shop. He owns Superior Subie & Import down in Milwaukee, OR.
by carfreak85
Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:46 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it
Replies: 66
Views: 20826

Re: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it

Just spoke with my buddy who is a distributor/installer for the Link ECUs. They are moving from the Link G4+ to the G4-X, which has a much faster processor, more memory for data logging and can utilize CAN for wideband, etc. I'll be going this route probably before the end of the year, once they rol...
by carfreak85
Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:32 pm
Forum: Parts Shed
Topic: WTB: Rob Tune ECU (550, 20psi)
Replies: 1
Views: 1058

Re: WTB: Rob Tune ECU (550, 20psi)

I've got an 18 psi/550/LC RobTune that is currently uninstalled. I'll send you a PM.
by carfreak85
Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:18 pm
Forum: Build Journals
Topic: Mike-Tracy's New 92 SS
Replies: 80
Views: 20310

Re: Mike-Tracy's New 92 SS

Are the EJ25D heads (and thus valve cover gaskets) the same on the EJ20G? Is the EJ20K the odd one out here?
by carfreak85
Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:58 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it
Replies: 66
Views: 20826

Re: Enduring Solutions ECU board and why you should buy it

If I could do it again, I would get the plug and play "Link WRXLINK Ver 1/2." Its double the price at a minimum, but many/most tuners are at least somewhat familiar with it, and you can use additional input/outputs beyond those in the stock Subaru harnesses. I hear the tuning software is ...
by carfreak85
Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:38 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: ej20k piston rings and rebuild issue questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2724

Re: ej20k piston rings and rebuild issue questions

...i just had the shop hone cylinders and replace rings... This is probably why its smoking. You should not have had the cylinders honed. Who rebuilt the engine, was a Subaru specific shop with experience machining a split-block engine, or was it a hot rod shop that's used to iron block V8s? https:...
by carfreak85
Fri Aug 02, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: Parts Shed
Topic: possible importing business
Replies: 8
Views: 1726

Re: possible importing business

I replied to your same post on the USMB.
by carfreak85
Mon Jul 29, 2019 4:51 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: ROB TUNE problems
Replies: 21
Views: 4740

Re: ROB TUNE problems

Well, installing the N/A MAF certainly isn't part of this recipe, you need a MAF from a turbocharged car.
by carfreak85
Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: Car Lot
Topic: FS (Western WA): 91 legacy SS
Replies: 4
Views: 2639

Re: FS (Western WA): 91 legacy SS

Do you still have this? Photos of the car?
by carfreak85
Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:19 pm
Forum: Parts Shed
Topic: WTB: Coffee Cup Mod
Replies: 4
Views: 1916

Re: WTB: Coffee Cup Mod

Yes, absolutely! As long as it's a direct fit replacement.
by carfreak85
Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:01 pm
Forum: Parts Shed
Topic: WTB: Coffee Cup Mod
Replies: 4
Views: 1916

Re: WTB: Coffee Cup Mod

Bump.
by carfreak85
Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:13 pm
Forum: Parts Shed
Topic: WTB: Coffee Cup Mod
Replies: 4
Views: 1916

Re: WTB: Coffee Cup Mod

Bump, still interested!
by carfreak85
Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:12 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Looking for ECUDataScan Instructions
Replies: 2
Views: 2490

Re: Looking for ECUDataScan Instructions

Bump, still looking!
by carfreak85
Fri May 17, 2019 3:04 pm
Forum: Ashtray
Topic: uh oh this guy is back
Replies: 3
Views: 2234

Re: uh oh this guy is back

Oh yeah, FB may have made it easier to connect with people around the world, but it sure has put the kibosh on forum participation (although this has always been one of the quietest of the forums I regularly visit...) Welcome back! You really should be working on the EA82 though, parts are hardest t...
by carfreak85
Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:44 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: RIP EJ20G
Replies: 4
Views: 1878

Re: RIP EJ20G

I’m guessing maybe a spun bearing, but I don’t really know what caused the engine to seized while running so abruptly. Sounds like you spun a bearing, causing the rotating assembly to seize. If you had been on the highway the oil pressure likely would have been high enough that you wouldn't have no...
by carfreak85
Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:02 pm
Forum: Parts Shed
Topic: O5 sti parts
Replies: 2
Views: 818

Re: O5 sti parts

How's the VF39? Properly primed before those 250 miles? Also interested in the IC.

Photos of the parts? What parts are you looking for, in trade?
by carfreak85
Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:56 pm
Forum: Parts Shed
Topic: Parting out 94 turbo legacy wagon
Replies: 17
Views: 4430

Re: Parting out 94 turbo legacy wagon

Kindly be advised that the Tail Lamps for these babies are usually gooped fairly well in with some heavy duty factory 'schmegma' (can be a pain in nuggets to remove) God I hope they're not held in my smegma, that would not only be unhealthy, but fairly disgusting as well. The black goop you refer t...
by carfreak85
Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:13 pm
Forum: Intake
Topic: 91 MT IAC?
Replies: 5
Views: 3135

Re: 91 MT IAC?

Why not just clean the IAC? There are several tutorials out there both for the legacy and the later imprezas. It's pretty darn easy.
by carfreak85
Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:42 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Another Look at Torquebind, Auto Trannys and TCU's
Replies: 5
Views: 2562

Re: Another Look at Torquebind, Auto Trannys and TCU's

Excellent and very detailed info! Thanks for sharing, but oh my god, lime green text on a blue/grey background, MY EYES!!!
by carfreak85
Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:50 pm
Forum: Car Lot
Topic: 1991 Subaru Legacy SS, 123K Original Miles! Updated w/ pics
Replies: 9
Views: 4246

Re: 1991 Subaru Legacy SS, 123K Original Miles! Updated w/ p

The CARFAX report states that this car sustained "severe damage" in an accident in 2015. How was everything repaired? Do you have pictures of the undercarriage? Ouch, yeah $5k is a lot to ask for any car that's been branded. Are you running that trunk lid with the spoiler holes open, or c...
by carfreak85
Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:11 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Robtune 550cc
Replies: 12
Views: 2510

Re: Robtune 550cc

If I were to run 550cc Top feed injectors, instead of running the adapters for the yellow top side feed injectors, would the 550 tune still work? I found some 550cc top feed injectors online awhile searching around. The tune was developed with a specific set of hardware in mind. Deviating from that...
by carfreak85
Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:22 pm
Forum: Intake
Topic: WD 40 for iac?
Replies: 4
Views: 2920

Re: WD 40 for iac?

Brake clean for me, doesn't leave any residue. WD40 isn't really a cleaner or penetrating fluid, but it does those things adequately. Brake clean does leave a residue. Maf cleaner or electrical parts cleaner does not. http://knowhow.napaonline.com/brake-cleaner-cant-live-without/ "Brake cleane...
by carfreak85
Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: Parts Shed
Topic: 2002-2005 wrx clutch stuff
Replies: 9
Views: 1812

Re: 2002-2005 wrx clutch stuff

OK, where did you buy the flywheels?