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Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Glad you like it, but that is a lot of money to pay for a speaker, and all you get is two 3" woofers with some passive radiators??? Personally, for $400, I think I'd rather get a pair of self powered Mackie monitors with proper 8" drivers that deliver down to...

Originally Posted By: edyvw Easiest way: 1. get oil filter in dealership ($11-12). 2. Get 5qt bottle of M1 0W40 or Castrol 0W40 in Wal-Mart. VW's need more than 5qts. 2.5 Jetta specs 6.3qts. However I use 6.5 qts to bring the oil a hair over mid upper range on dip stick.

Originally Posted By: JaFlo I have a 98 dodge neon I use for autocross and track days only. I typically run redline 5w40 or 10w40, but I get free cases of M1 0w40. is it up to the task? Oil temps run 200-230 degrees. Hot oil pressure at idle is around 35 psi in the block and 20 psi in the...

Originally Posted By: KJack I just purchased a new home and I am in the market for a new mower. My yard is a decent size and will most likely take 25-30 minutes to cut. I will mostly mulch. I might not need a mower as expensive as these but, I just like what they offer. So, I am very intrigued...

Subaru AWD is hands down a fantastic system that leaves others in the dust. * Vid says it's a WRX, but it is not. The car in the video is a standard Impreza. WRX has totally different styling/body/tail lights. I can't wait to throw some all season tires on the WRX and the snow to fall...

Originally Posted By: JetStar The BRZ was at the top of the list before I drove the GTI. Not that the GTI is a better driving car. It came down to practicality as a daily driver, rear wheel drive vs front wheel drive in the winter, and cargo capability. Did you consider the WRX hatchback? AWD!

Originally Posted By: buster The MT on the Forester was getting a bit loud when shifting from 1st throug 3rd. It really only made the noise when shifting above 2,500 rpms. I changed the gear oil that was in the car when I picked it (131k miles) to Extra S. The noises are gone. Much quieter...

Originally Posted By: cptbarkey i would like to know about turbo / intercooler performance in general in humid weather. anyone? My WRX is turboed/intercooled. When I am sitting in downtown traffic in warm weather my temps spike and performance is brought down a fraction. Once the intercooler...

Originally Posted By: sgvaibhav Hi, I needed oil recommendation for my graduation project. We are making a jet engine from an automobile turbocharger. So oil will be required to lubricate the turbo (of course :P) and to keep the turbo cool as well (oil cooled). I needed recommendation for oil...

More than happy with my macs.

I am using a scangauge 2 hooked up to the obd2 port. It gives a read out of the water temp useing the cars OE sensors. The temps I reported are the temps that I have seen from the Scangauge. I have no idea where the oem water temp sensor is located. But with only changing the oil it reports a...

Hello all, as part of the new direction I am taking with the WRX, I changed out the oil with 300V last weekend. First observation is that the oil smells sweet like candy. Second observation is that the use of 300V has reduced engine water temp by 10+ degrees. I do not have a read on the oil...

Originally Posted By: spasm3 Run synthetic for 5k but i'd at least change the filter at 2500-3k. No. I's changing it at 3K. I am tuning this car and have plans to push it to the limits often.

Originally Posted By: gathermewool Skip the pulley and wait to professionally tune until you're ready to go stage 2. Unless your tuner is willing to cut you a deal (Stage 1 now, 2 later,) an OTS stage 1 tune is a pretty good starting point. It'll also give you time to figure out how to log and...

Originally Posted By: morris some times i take stupid to a new heights. i was on my dodge truck site, and moved to my radio control site one cat ask about putting a new engine in. so i started to tell him about a new dodge engine. so i finally remembered where i was. and fixed my mistake. and...

Originally Posted By: artificialist Ever since I saw a Subaru get a FMIC, I wanted somebody to connect the ram air hood to the engine air intake. I have never seen it done. Instead, I just see people use the ordinary "Cold air intakes" which don't always draw in cold air. Ever consider building...

Originally Posted By: gathermewool This will be a dedicated track/rally car or just a fun weekend car? Are you planning on having it professionally tuned or using one of Cobb's off-the-shelf (OTS) maps? There's nothing wrong with the OTS maps - I Cobb stage 1 now - but pay attention to the map...

The oil filters for the WRX are by far, the smallest I have seen. For a turbo 2.5L engine that has a sump of 4.4 qts and a OCI recommendation of 7500 miles, I would expect a larger filter. . . . This just seals the deal for me in my desire to change the oil every 3000 miles. My finger...

Picked up a bottle today. Will use it when the WRX rolls over 5000 miles. Nice size bottle!