08-22-2007, 04:11 PM
yay! this weekend should be fun. i think the shift knob will come in today, and this weekend i'm going to run to the local dealer for a gallon of Subaru tranny fluid to see if my notchiness is due to bunk fluid or the short shifter. and now i don't need special sockets to fit onto drain plugs or snaking a flexible hose down into the tranny tunnel to fill up the tranny! hallelujah. 
the Subaru tranny fluid i'm going to try is called "Extra-S." it's actually Subaru's racing fluid and is surprisingly not synthetic. it's supposedly really smooth though, and lasts a long time. plus, it's not too expensive.
got a lock on an early WRX sedan rear sway bar for $35 bucks, ha! my stock bars are 19mm/13mm f/r and with the WRX bar i'll be at 19mm/20mm f/r. i was thankful to find an early one too, later WRX's have 17mm bars. hopefully i'll have it in a week or two, the seller needs to get it from his parent's house. i intend to complement it with a bigger front bar in time, since imprezas like a good front bar to help the crappy camber curve. i couldn't pass this deal up, though.
driving notes: after spending more and more time in the car i've really become fond of it. i can't say enough about how nice it is to drive a lighter car. not MUCH lighter, but right at 3000 pounds or so IIRC. steering feel is very good and i found it very neutrally balanced on an off ramp. the A/C compressor is a pain in the ass, it switches on and off every 5 seconds and makes the idle jump around -- i wish it would just stay on constantly. i'm really surprised at how fast it gets up to speed....great torque for the numbers it puts out.
next mod will be a helmet! i need me some autocrossin! the local subaru challenge is in november....
the Subaru tranny fluid i'm going to try is called "Extra-S." it's actually Subaru's racing fluid and is surprisingly not synthetic. it's supposedly really smooth though, and lasts a long time. plus, it's not too expensive.
got a lock on an early WRX sedan rear sway bar for $35 bucks, ha! my stock bars are 19mm/13mm f/r and with the WRX bar i'll be at 19mm/20mm f/r. i was thankful to find an early one too, later WRX's have 17mm bars. hopefully i'll have it in a week or two, the seller needs to get it from his parent's house. i intend to complement it with a bigger front bar in time, since imprezas like a good front bar to help the crappy camber curve. i couldn't pass this deal up, though.
driving notes: after spending more and more time in the car i've really become fond of it. i can't say enough about how nice it is to drive a lighter car. not MUCH lighter, but right at 3000 pounds or so IIRC. steering feel is very good and i found it very neutrally balanced on an off ramp. the A/C compressor is a pain in the ass, it switches on and off every 5 seconds and makes the idle jump around -- i wish it would just stay on constantly. i'm really surprised at how fast it gets up to speed....great torque for the numbers it puts out.
next mod will be a helmet! i need me some autocrossin! the local subaru challenge is in november....
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT