Blue Fox
Forum Member
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2009
- Messages
- 198
- Location
- Durango, Colorado
- Car Year
- 2005
- Car Model
- Forester XT - 2" Lift
- Transmission
- 5MT Dual-Range
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw1nNdEVPf8"]Poughkeepsie Gulch Trail - Subaru Forester Off Road - YouTube[/ame]
This is the short version of the video, I'll post and extended one later on.
Well, one of the more difficult trails up in this area is Poughkeepsie Gultch. Very tough trail for my car. Steep includes and having to do extremely fancy footwork with the pedals to be as smooth as possible with the manual trans. The manual is fun, but I regret not sticking with the automatic. Manual is fun in sand dunes, but for this kind of terrain, the automatic is king. That being said, I need a new clutch now.
Altitude, the steep terrain, and not having low range just kills the poor car to the point where I really did properly torture the poor thing. Surprised I didn't snap an axle or blow the engine/transmission. Did a lot more drivetrain shock than I would have cared to do. But in the end, she came out strong, but sad I couldn't at least try out the "wall" on this trail.
I was traveling with my buddies, one in a purpose built $65,000 Jeep, and another with a $40,000 Supercharged TRD Tacoma with Baja suspension. They did the trail the following day after this video was shot, and they didn't even managed to get up the wall due to the snow/ice up there, but I would have at least liked to get to that point, but oh well. It got a LOT further than anyone (even me) was expecting.
This is the short version of the video, I'll post and extended one later on.
Well, one of the more difficult trails up in this area is Poughkeepsie Gultch. Very tough trail for my car. Steep includes and having to do extremely fancy footwork with the pedals to be as smooth as possible with the manual trans. The manual is fun, but I regret not sticking with the automatic. Manual is fun in sand dunes, but for this kind of terrain, the automatic is king. That being said, I need a new clutch now.
Altitude, the steep terrain, and not having low range just kills the poor car to the point where I really did properly torture the poor thing. Surprised I didn't snap an axle or blow the engine/transmission. Did a lot more drivetrain shock than I would have cared to do. But in the end, she came out strong, but sad I couldn't at least try out the "wall" on this trail.
I was traveling with my buddies, one in a purpose built $65,000 Jeep, and another with a $40,000 Supercharged TRD Tacoma with Baja suspension. They did the trail the following day after this video was shot, and they didn't even managed to get up the wall due to the snow/ice up there, but I would have at least liked to get to that point, but oh well. It got a LOT further than anyone (even me) was expecting.
Excellent job on the video too.
