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  1. sadly my money pit ain\'t quite that large..

    good to know clarions are whats in there stock, when i got mine the driver one had been removed and the passenger had a pioneer that didn\'t quite fit so had the cover stuck on with double sided tape that fell off each time you closed the door, far less than ideal.

  2. Considering the feature is there to prevent someone removing the battery/ fiddling with cars wiring i doubt there is any way to fix this other than getting a new key from avs. The alarm has a secondary battery inside it that powers it when the battery is removed and is basically designed to make a scene if the cars battery is removed whilst engaged. a serial number may be enough info for them to get the correct key.

  3. Just straighten them all out with a small flathead or something similar . Thats what we do in the refrig trade whenever some f***tard decided it\'d be cool to write their name in the coil on an A/C unit. Can be a slow process but it can get it looking almost like new, and its only ever the top layer that gets bent over, so deeper down is normally fine.

  4. if its a stock engine subaru don\'t recommend it, but in reality they are just covering their ass incase it all goes wrong as they probably haven\'t done research themselves on the long term effects of running it.

  5. I\'ve had a look round the net with not much luck about how to remove the glass from these mirrors. has anyone on here done or knows how its done. i\'m guessing there\'s no screws and it should just pop off with enough force. I\'ve given it a go a few times but with no luck and i would really rather not snap the glass by using excess force

  6. i just ran a can of upper cylinder cleaner through the engine and was giving it a go to see if there was any noticable difference.

    seems a fair bit more responsive in the low range so it looks like its done its job.

    one thing i noticed, which i\'ve never tried before so don\'t know if its right or not, going up a bit of a hill on the motorway doing about 95 in fifth gear i floored to see what it would do. The revs went up to about 3400rpm and i noticed the boost go right up to ~15psi. Surely thats way too low for the secondary to be kicking in, or under full load will it open earlier as there would be enough exhaust gas for it?

    i can\'t imagine the primary would be able to go that high without something catastrophic going wrong.

  7. just found this on the subaru site, they say not to use ethanol on any jap imports and basically not on any nz new turbo models as the ethanol eats stuff you don\'t want it to..

    Ethanol suitability for Subarus

    Most Subarus purchased new in New Zealand since 1990 are capable of running on the ethanol blended fuel now being introduced to the local market.

    However any Japanese domestic specification models which have been imported here second hand (i.e.). second hand Japanese imports - should not be run on the ethanol blended fuel.

    These cars are only suitable for 3 percent blended fuels. The fuel being sold in New Zealand has a 10 percent ethanol blend.

    The 10 percent ethanol blended fuel could cause damage to the fuel line, fuel injector sealing, fuel pump or fuel regulator of these second hand Japanese imports. The fumes from the blended fuel after combustion can also have a harmful effect on the catalytic converter, the exhaust gas regulator and the muffler.

    Those Subarus which can use the 10 percent ethanol blended fuel have a 17 digit VIN number beginning with either JF1 or JF2. The VIN number can be found at the bottom of the central door pillar on the passenger’s side of the car or in the engine bay.

    The second hand Japanese imports which should not use the ethanol blended fuel have VIN numbers starting with 7A8.

    A small number of models sold new in New Zealand cannot use the 10 percent blended fuel. They are.-

    Legacy RS, Legacy GT, Legacy GTB, Legacy RSK and Legacy Blitzen from 1990 onwards; the Impreza STI from 1997 onwards and the Forester STI. They do not have JF1 or JF2 VIN numbers.

    Owners who are not sure if they can use the ethanol-blended fuel in their car should consult their nearest Subaru Authorised Dealer.

  8. So from cold there seems to be some wierd stuff going on with my legacy. This happens in all gears i\'ve tried, up to 2000rpm it runs sweet but once it gets over 2000rpm the power is kind of jerky, as if i\'m pulsing the accelerator slightly which i know i\'m not. Once its warmed up there\'s no sign of it whatsoever. Could this be some kind of sensor messing with the air/fuel ratio when cold and that the ratio when warmed up is ok?

  9. yea i\'ve been to give it a go too, currently only have stock single pot front and back so well due for an upgrade.

    a couple of things i\'d been wondering were whether LVV certification is needed for something like that, they mention needing it if getting larger rotors but nothing about beefier calipers.

    and with regards to ABS and stopping force front and rear ratio, would any changes need to be made there or will it just work it out on its own?

  10. Just did the switchover tonight, chucked it on line 11 with a straight joiner where it originally was. will still need to get proper vac hose to the gauge as the hose i bought was a size too big.

    now reading 22psi vac when idle

    about 10psi at around 3.2k and drops down to 5-6psi in the VOD

    and about 16psi at 6k

    so all is well for now...

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    cheers for all the help guys, got there in the end with a grand total of $14 so can\'t complain

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