Dumb Question Thread!

[DRFVDR]

 Timmah said:

Does Petroleum Jelly/Vasoline acutally help prevent corrosion on a battery terminal?

Would certainly help

[Guest]

Boiling hot water once in a while and lanocoate.

[D-Style]

 Timmah said:

Does Petroleum Jelly/Vasoline acutally help prevent corrosion on a battery terminal?

CRC Soft Seal. Can be used for back of electrical plugs etc etc

[clintondane]

Having never used a trolley jack or axel stands to do an oil change, can someone please offer some advice. Lol. This is the dumb question thread isn\'t it? I looked everywhere for the retarded question thread, :-[

[B4 2000]

this should help?

http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,2243.0.html

[clintondane]

Ok, I need to rephrase the question. What lifting points do i/should I use?

[Marky]

I\'m prob wrong

But there\'s a bolt just tucked behind the front wheel, about 6 inches in? I use a trolley jack on that bolt, it\'s pretty solid part of the structure and the only point a trolley jack fits in on some cars anyway hahah - it\'s one of the bolts for the control arm rear bush/mount thing.

Quite likely not the right point but meh

[Guest]

 Marky said:

I\'m prob wrong

But there\'s a bolt just tucked behind the front wheel, about 6 inches in? I use a trolley jack on that bolt, it\'s pretty solid part of the structure and the only point a trolley jack fits in on some cars anyway hahah - it\'s one of the bolts for the control arm rear bush/mount thing.

Quite likely not the right point but meh

Works for me or tow hook at the front, often dont use axle stands as bitch to work around when doing stuff up front. For the rear I use the diff. I have special 4x2 ramps i drive on too so i can get the bliddy jack under.

[clintondane]

I\'ve seen people lift them and place the axel stands on the rails in the same place you jack it up with the supplied/factory jack, know what I mean?

[Marky]

I try not to, just cause half the time you end up folding the metal back which apart from looking heinous I\'ve heard can be a WOF issue? The factory jack thing has a cutout in it to avoid doing exactly that

I normally pick the most structural parts I can - like suspension mounting points tend to be the best bet - and subframe etc for axle stands

To be fair you can\'t really get it too far wrong

[clintondane]

I\'d rather be safe than sorry. Is there a jacking point under the engine/front of the car that I can place a trolley jack to lift both front wheels at the same time? I thought there would be a jacking plate of some sort? If there is can someone advise me where exactly. Thanks.

[94 Leone]

If you have two trolley jacks you can. But no; it\'s one side at a time, I\'m afraid.

[funkytown]

not true ^^.

you can lift of the small plate that covers the steering rack on the front subframe. assuming your car is high enough, it will lift your car up centered and both front wheels at a time.

shown right at the top of the pic.

[clintondane]

Thanks mate, you\'re talking about the plate with the blue smudge on it ?

[Marky]

My trolley jack doesnt lift high enough to get both wheels off the ground if i use that point (was ok with coilovers but stock shocks have too much travel)

that and it doesnt fit haha

but yes that plate with the bit of blue pen on it

[DRFVDR]

 clintondane said:

Thanks mate, you\'re talking about the plate with the blue smudge on it ?

Yes that is the plate

put the jackstands under the rear of the front subframe( you can see the subframe in that picture from Funky)

[dubbedup]

In a wrx (or possibly any sub:

1:How much hp/kw atw does it take to do a 100kms/hr in 4sec (or to crack less than 5sec)

2:how much power to crack 11s in a quarter 1/4 mile

Any proof or formula to back your claim cheers

[boon]

 dubbedup said:

In a wrx (or possibly any sub:

1:How much hp/kw atw does it take to do a 100kms/hr in 4sec (or to crack less than 5sec)

2:how much power to crack 11s in a quarter 1/4 mile

Any proof or formula to back your claim cheers

Depends if you have launch control or not, how much the car weighs, all sorts.

There was a Legacy RS that broke into the 10\'s while still running a VF22 (meaning maybe 250kw maximum) but it was completely stripped...

[Marky]

 dubbedup said:

In a wrx (or possibly any sub:

1:How much hp/kw atw does it take to do a 100kms/hr in 4sec (or to crack less than 5sec)

2:how much power to crack 11s in a quarter 1/4 mile

Any proof or formula to back your claim cheers

sub 5 sec easy if you get savage on it, 180atw would be enough - for an estimate my old vr4 which ran mid 12s clocked sub 4 0-100s

11s ballpark 250atw, depends on car, setup & driver

have seen 400kw not make it with muppet drivers

answer is: how long is a piece of string

[B4 I was 250T]

My daily dumb question lol In above photo (of underside of car) where can I get brace like that for BE Legacy? Cheers 8)

[Marky]

trademe or subaruspeed.co.nz

one size fits almost all

[B4 I was 250T]

Thanks Marky, legend as always

[tebbyj]

Wheres the best place to get gaskets for my downpipe?

Are OE ones still my best bet?

[ADIKT]

 tebbyj said:

Wheres the best place to get gaskets for my downpipe?

Are OE ones still my best bet?

yup. call winger. say your a CS member. they should hook up some cheap pricing

[Johnnynz]

Someone I know got a WRX today, it has a VIN plate but no Fuji Heavy Industry tags, should he be concerned?