Today I Learned thread

[wrxguy]

Also .... today i learnt that a f*ckup when notching tube isnt a f*ckup cos you can use said tube to make shorter corner braces.... im probably gunna have the most highly braced car in the sport!

[D-Style]

The Oil company I work for sells Brent crude for $114 a barrel. It costs them about $35-40 a barrel to produce. They make 2-3 exports a week with an avg export ship taking about 350000 barrels. Who says oil is dead.....

[lachlan]

 evowrx']

[quote name='reaperblitz said:

Not just learnt today but proof that supports what I knew -

Gates wrote an article that was published in a Hot Rod magazine about how Subarus, due to their design require extra consideration and care taken with their timing belts and tensioner as any friction due to an incorrect fitment causes heat transfer and premature failure to big end bearings.

They supply a tool with their belt kit which sets the tensioner gap correctly, also noting the torque settings

Surprise surprise huh. I guess it comes down to whether you trust your mechanic

/quote]

Was in motor equip when it was released. Stoffa had that problem with his tomei one shouldnt be too hard to find the pic of his cambelt.

tensioner is the wrong word bro

http://gatesaustralia.com.au/spacertool

also ive never seen a car with belt guides ?when did they start them ? ive never worked on anything above v3 tho

[DRFVDR]

I Learnt that driving in auckland sucks did a quick mission to pick up some stuff and people will pull out in front of you regardless of what you are driving, Next time the young prick in the POS Boy racer nissan pulls out in front of me i WONT brake as hard and see what 2 tonnes of bull barred Landcruiser does to your pretty wee car, I can guarantee my truck will still be fairly undamaged and still driveable

[Kiwi_Fozze]

 We are borg said:

I Learnt that driving in auckland sucks did a quick mission to pick up some stuff and people will pull out in front of you regardless of what you are driving, Next time the young prick in the POS Boy racer nissan pulls out in front of me i WONT brake as hard and see what 2 tonnes of bull barred Landcruiser does to your pretty wee car, I can guarantee my truck will still be fairly undamaged and still driveable

too freakin right

[Marky]

TIL that bolt un-sieze stuff (comes in a can like CRC) is freakin magic

Try to crack downpipe bolts - levering with a massive powerbar with a 4ft pipe on it - not moving, about to give up, remembered the anti-sieze I\'d used to unlock some jammed coilovers

Spray and walk away for 20 mins, give it a go with just a spanner & tap with a hammer and *ping* they just undo easy as anything. Took me longer to get the heat shields off than the pipe itself

[Joker]

Auto torque converters have different Diameters...

flatmate is at last stage of bolting it up, has converter from old box on ground and plate from new one, no match

Rewind and start again DOH

[Pappu1]

 reaperblitz said:

Not just learnt today but proof that supports what I knew -

Gates wrote an article that was published in a Hot Rod magazine about how Subarus, due to their design require extra consideration and care taken with their timing belts and tensioner as any friction due to an incorrect fitment causes heat transfer and premature failure to big end bearings.

They supply a tool with their belt kit which sets the tensioner gap correctly, also noting the torque settings

Surprise surprise huh. I guess it comes down to whether you trust your mechanic

any link to this article

[Guest]

 SP00N']

[quote name='reaperblitz said:

Not just learnt today but proof that supports what I knew -

Gates wrote an article that was published in a Hot Rod magazine about how Subarus, due to their design require extra consideration and care taken with their timing belts and tensioner as any friction due to an incorrect fitment causes heat transfer and premature failure to big end bearings.

They supply a tool with their belt kit which sets the tensioner gap correctly, also noting the torque settings

Surprise surprise huh. I guess it comes down to whether you trust your mechanic

/quote]

any link to this article

Sure I posted up which it was in somewhere.

[Pappu1]

 evowrx']

[quote name='reaperblitz said:

Not just learnt today but proof that supports what I knew -

Gates wrote an article that was published in a Hot Rod magazine about how Subarus, due to their design require extra consideration and care taken with their timing belts and tensioner as any friction due to an incorrect fitment causes heat transfer and premature failure to big end bearings.

They supply a tool with their belt kit which sets the tensioner gap correctly, also noting the torque settings

Surprise surprise huh. I guess it comes down to whether you trust your mechanic

/quote]

any link to this article

Sure I posted up which it was in somewhere.

any chance of reposting it bro

[Guest]

 SP00N']

[quote name='reaperblitz said:

Not just learnt today but proof that supports what I knew -

Gates wrote an article that was published in a Hot Rod magazine about how Subarus, due to their design require extra consideration and care taken with their timing belts and tensioner as any friction due to an incorrect fitment causes heat transfer and premature failure to big end bearings.

They supply a tool with their belt kit which sets the tensioner gap correctly, also noting the torque settings

Surprise surprise huh. I guess it comes down to whether you trust your mechanic

/quote]

any link to this article

Sure I posted up which it was in somewhere.

any chance of reposting it bro

No as cant remember but this is it.

http://www.gates.com/common/printthis.cfm?BROCHURE=12730&printthis=yes&global=australia

[Pappu1]

thanks!