What have you done to your car today?

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After a bit of a exploring at Zig Zag last w-end (will write a report soon) where I ripped a boot :madred: I had it replaced today.
I ended up replacing the entire axle / shaft, as it was just as easy. No need to repack or grease, just swapped the new one in :)

I also noticed that one of the front sway bar links was busted too :( but not to worry.
Now I have a great excuse to get some whiteline ones that are adjustable :quitar:

I also put some upper engine cleaner through too. Now my Forry is purring & running smooth as :bananatoast:

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
rebuilding engine on the RS Turbo Lib.
Heads back on today, timing belt and all the little odds and ends tomorrow then back in the car.
 
Did you know Subaru sell an STI timing belt made of kevlar, allows less than 1 degree total stretch (standard Subaru is 3 degrees and aftermarket as much as 6). So while it has a third the stretch- it costs about 3 times as much. At least it lasts longer. Oh, and it is pink- well, part of it is.
 
I put a new set of front sway bar links on today :) I decided to go with a set of Whiteline instead of the OEM's :iconwink:

Here is what I put on & what was left of the old ones :raspberry:

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Putting the new ones on was easy as :ebiggrin:
Getting the old ones off, especially the drivers side, was a real pain in the butt :eviltoyou:
You'll see what I mean by the following pics.

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Regards
Mr Turbo
 
carljwnc said:
Awesome mr turbo!!! But no quick disconnects???:iconwink:
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No not yet. I might do that when I'm on holidays over Christmas as I've got 3 weeks off :bananapartyhat: :quitar: :banana:
After taking it for a drive today, it is amazing at how different it is & I mean that in a good way :discomonkey:
I might just have to replace the rear ones now aswell :)
For the last couple of weeks the front end has been all over the place, but not any more, now it's the rear that wants to wander around :rolleyes:

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
Engine rebuild on RS turbo is complete. Engine in today. Not just clean up everything tomorrow and should be good to go.
 
mr turbo said:
No not yet. I might do that when I'm on holidays over Christmas as I've got 3 weeks off :bananapartyhat: :quitar: :banana:
After taking it for a drive today, it is amazing at how different it is & I mean that in a good way :discomonkey:
I might just have to replace the rear ones now aswell :)
For the last couple of weeks the front end has been all over the place, but not any more, now it's the rear that wants to wander around :rolleyes:

Regards
Mr Turbo
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Glad to hear :ebiggrin:

I will eventually get around to doing quick disconnects in my rear bar but I want to find a way of doing it so that there is minimal slack in the pin...Taza reports a bit of knocking.

Taza, how much slack do you think there is?

Cluster Fock said:
Engine rebuild on RS turbo is complete. Engine in today. Not just clean up everything tomorrow and should be good to go.
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Awesome :monkeydance:

Have you started her up yet?
 
Nachaluva said:
Glad to hear :ebiggrin:

I will eventually get around to doing quick disconnects in my rear bar but I want to find a way of doing it so that there is minimal slack in the pin...Taza reports a bit of knocking.

Taza, how much slack do you think there is?
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I used pins the exact same size as the bolt, then used washers to make it a tight fit when putting the pin through, thee is then no clunking and no noticable difference between the bolt and my quick disconnect.
 
taza said:
I used pins the exact same size as the bolt, then used washers to make it a tight fit when putting the pin through, there is then no clunking and no noticeable difference between the bolt and my quick disconnect.
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Oh OK, I had thought you had said there was some clunking. Do you remember what size the pins are?

BTW, how do you secure the bar after you disconnect it?

I wonder if you could do a thread on it for others to follow...with photos of course lol :ugeek:
 
Nachaluva said:
Oh OK, I had thought you had said there was some clunking. Do you remember what size the pins are?

BTW, how do you secure the bar after you disconnect it?

I wonder if you could do a thread on it for others to follow...with photos of course lol :ugeek:
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Ive got one somewhwere, if you have a look at my journal there will be a link on the first page.

There is only clunking for me now because im too lazy to put the washers in so its just the pin and R clip :raspberry:

I cable tie everything out oof the way.
 
After looking into 2xEJ22, a EJ202 (my engine) and a few others who have supercharged their N/A's im looking at doing it.

Mainly for the more torque offroad aswell as extra offroad, towing and highway power :lildevil:

Its not too difficult, probably the hardest part will be making the mounting bracket. Plus the ability to turn it on and off like your air-con compressor will be a bonus for fuel and highway cruising :biggrin:

Taza
 
I know with the 2.5's the blocks are different between N/A's and turbo engines- the turbo blocls are more rigid where the top of the cylinders have extra material there to prevent distortion under load. You will also need to look at the compromise between boost and static compression ratios. As for the Mad Max option- they will be interesting
 
Rally said:
I know with the 2.5's the blocks are different between N/A's and turbo engines- the turbo blocls are more rigid where the top of the cylinders have extra material there to prevent distortion under load. You will also need to look at the compromise between boost and static compression ratios. As for the Mad Max option- they will be interesting
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I know the turbos can handle alot more but im not looking for turbo power. More torque mainly which is what a supercharger will give :lildevil: Im going to research into this deaply before making any decisions though. Plus talking to people have done it will give me real good info.

Im only looking at low boost, stock most probably if I go with a Toyota SC14 supercharger. Which from calculating with the stock pulley size on it would give my EJ20 about 4psi boost.
 
taza said:
I know the turbos can handle alot more but im not looking for turbo power. More torque mainly which is what a supercharger will give :lildevil: Im going to research into this deaply before making any decisions though. Plus talking to people have done it will give me real good info.

Im only looking at low boost, stock most probably if I go with a Toyota SC14 supercharger. Which from calculating with the stock pulley size on it would give my EJ20 about 4psi boost.
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Yeah Taza I'd go into it really thoroughly first before you go out buying bits.

I reckon if you're gonna do it then do it as a long term project & go the whole hog! lol :monkeydance:

Get the turbo block if it is meatier. A turbo produces more power but also more torque which is what "twists" the block, so it doesn't surprise me its beefed up to suit. Apparently Subie bottom ends are pretty strong but you could look at strengthening there too. I wonder if there is any difference in the turbo engine???

With turbos you need to reduce the compression ratio, I'm not sure with blowers, but then again if you find a blown turbo engine you will have all this. Remember as the engine goes you can have bits come out through the turbo itself which is then destroyed so thats a perfect opportunity to replace the hair dryer with a blower :rolleyessarcastic:

Now you can bolt on a slightly bigger supercharger...maybe not Mad Max lol, but say 8-10psi. You could even use the factory intercooler, you'd just need to get some piping fabricated.

All in all it would be a great project :cool:
 
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