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V1 and V2 wrx have hydraulic lifters and these will stick and cause a tapping noise. V3 and v4 sti have buckets over shims. As stated most ej20 engines make some sort of odd noises and every car seems to have its own noise,i call it character and you will learn to live with it.Although it can be a bit disconcerting and can lead to mild mechanical paranoia at times.

Great..Must have been those last few votes from canada that swung it.

This is a tactic that i use quite often. If i see any thing dodgy,ie being followed by suspect car or see lowlife walking down the street i will drive past my house and do a lap of the block. Makes a lot of sense to me.

Wun mor wurd an ai iz guna habtu git unda mi plastk stupiditee protecta.

Dreams are free...

I have never been embarrased to have driven any of the 27 cars i have owned.. I do find it a bit annoying when people keep refering to a few old members moving on to fresh pastures as signaling the demise of a club that seems to be in good shape and attracting new people on a daily basis. No point in dwelling on the good old days...move on and keep the club an interesting and dynamic place to visit.

powdercoating..powder sprayed on to what ever you are painting and attracted to it by an electrical charge to make it stick.Then baked in an oven to turn powder into paint,a bit like enamel on pottery.Good durable surface but does give a buildup which can cause clearance problems on tight fitting items. Paint...is just paint.Brush,spraycan or spraygun.

4WD Chariots

How many members have lightened there flywheels and run on heavy chrome wheels? Doubt if its many if any. Most people would be looking for a performance gain and would be intelligent enough to realise the futility of such a combo. The few who dont..dont matter..

I had very little understeer. Direzzas on the front and chinese goodride on the rear.Back end was floating round all day with only a hint of understeer on the slow hairpins..

Spec C makes Madmike madder. >

Get a job in palmy... set alarm for 7 am on sunday... Have a lazy breakfast... leave home at about 8.30 am... Quiet drive to Manfeild... Pay the man $45 dollars... And give it heaps... And more heaps...until you are worn out.. Or the car cries enough.. Then quiet drive home,hopefully with a very large grin from ear to ear. Well thats what i will be doing on sunday.YEEEEHAAAA.

And cant afford $50 for a pair of cotton overalls.

Have we got an update shrug?The boys are interested to find out what your problem was....

Needed a new cam belt chucked at the motor,or so it seems.

At what speed do these aerodynamic devices show an improved performance over a standard model.

Interesting appendage. Apart from creating draggggggggggg,whats its purpose?

The difference is that the redhead got her colour from a bottle but poor young ginga was born with his.

Suggest remove old bonnet and pretend it has been replaced with a transparent one. Cheapest fix....

Amen Gazza.

Yes....rust never sleeps. The bores will rust/corrode and the rings will not seal very well. If you are lucky and run it in a little the sealing may improve over time.

Ouch...Were you thrashing it when it let go?? Plenty of options and depends on your finances. Have you any pics of your car and the damaged engine?

The most affordable subaru that will become collectable is.............. The v4 STI type R. Absolutely will be a classic and the more that get rolled,bowled and arswholed the sooner the remaining ones will appreciate in value. I said the same thing about the r/t e49 charger many years ago. And then i sold my one to get deposit for 1st house.Now i could sell it for enough to buy a house.(in dannevirke,that is)

T K supplied the 2.2 kit and you could get them to fit it. c/s member STIg is a tk fan.

Of course subtle blue legacy's are cool with tiny wee spoiler. 8) Was refering to imprezza's with big wings.