Loren

I have seen them... look like snake oil. Straight cut gears don't cause the case to flex... so is the ultimate solution really. No big fat assed 6-speed is ever going in my car.

If i had known that that was an option I might have done that.

But there's more important things to tell them... e.g. "stop driving ugly as f*** cars from WWII". Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

As said above, I am waiting for a new gearset... I ordered it 2 months ago when the box before this one broke and was hoping this "temporary" box would last until it arrived. It's still a month away Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Teeth... 2nd gear twice... now third gear. No short shifter.

I blew another yesterday, the third in 12 months... it only lasted 3 events. dogbox is on the way but not in time for the 7 events i have entered for the rest of the year, so will need to try another $500 piece of s***.

yeah mate... been dropping panadol all day... you see the results.

yeah, they are usually in a v5 sti ra engine bay.

no, i didn't say that... i just thought you didn't know how to connect it. Pulling the stereo out should be pretty simple though... just a matter of figuring out where the front fascia clips in and removing it to reveal a few screws.

I bet the rear diff or the exhaust just hit something... or each over... they both move around a lot. You probably haven't done any detectable damage to the gearbox... just chill out... if it break it breaks, worry about it then.

My 5 speed took 3 years of brutal driving with over 400 whp before it broke... after fixing it... it only took 3 events to break again. It's just luck of the drawn sometimes.

They just plug inline with the arial and then get a power supply I think.

Putting money aside for when the gearbox blows doesn't sound like a great idea as it might never blow. You'd be better off having a general fund for maintenance and repairs... you have an old car and there's a lot of things that could need work before the gearbox. How big should that fund be? As much as you can afford As said... you can pick up a 5 speed for a few hundred... are they any good? who knows. You need to make sure the final drive is correct as well. BTW I know a guy in Wellington that has a stock pile of 5 speeds he doesn't want any more..

Does the WRX still come with a 5 speed manual? That might be an option... the GC and bugeye 5 speeds are soo old now and Subaru do not make parts for them... so "fixing" means replacing with more old parts. Otherwise you are looking at a recent 6 speed sti gearbox or buying an aftermarket gearset for the 5 speed. Both options will be very expensive. 8 to 10 k when all said and done with the sti 6 speed... more for the aftermarket gearset.

I haven't used it but know someone with it in a 2018 Outback and they rate it pretty highly... easpecially things like adaptive cruise control. I hate cruise control personally, but any driver aid focussed on collision avoidance has to be good imo.

Why what does it mean? oh, as above.

OEM are much better for the road than any performance pad. longer lasting, quieter, cleaner, and best performance when stone cold.

oem pads will be the least dusty surely?

how much over? which mark are you using? Another possibility is that they spilt a load of oil when doing the service and it just needs cleaning up.

They will be the same.

That's your opinion.

save your money. 200whp is plenty.

true... block mating surface out of spec... could be the initial cause... and if so it will just happen again.

my guess would be that as 0.06mm is 50% more than 0.04mm (your stated tolerance), that it's not usable... but i have no actual experience on the subject. I have bolted heads on and checked the warping amount... but not tried to bolt up to a slightly warped block before, so don't know what would happen.

Hey mate, judging from the complete lack of responses, i'd say you were on the wrong forum... maybe try and an engine building forum... or maybe RCIS... or sign up to HPA and ask on their forum perhaps?