San Antonio Subie owners sound off

[archangel1927]

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[m4712ix]

Hey where can I find help on my sti that I purchased? I just got a check engine light that came on last night and purchased it litterally yesterday. The car bogged down after flooring it in 4-5th and was shaky just driving it normally in gear (went away after a while of not flooring it). The differential was set to auto. What could it be?

[Mighty E]

go to auto zone and have them pull the code from the chk eng lt. we need to know that first

[m4712ix]

On my way now...thanks a ton!

[BBkidLy]

Secksy time!

[BBkidLy]

TXIC is so boring on Saturdays. I had duty on a Saturday and this thing crawled. It was horrible. I resorted to reading Wikipedia!! It was awful!

[Mighty E]

i got lucky that my kiddo went down for an early nap so I can finish the alarm in david's car....yay. side jobs FTMFW

[odepaj]

Originally Posted by BBkidLy

TXIC is so boring on Saturdays. I had duty on a Saturday and this thing crawled. It was horrible. I resorted to reading Wikipedia!! It was awful!

'tis.

Thats why I stay in OT most of the time.

[cozykat]

yeah, it was a sleep til 2pm kind of day... very nice

[medrad_man]

i worked from 1045 am to 1030pm and im doing it again tomorrow........ nice

[Broxma]

The clutch aint done yet. Had a hard time getting the drivers input shaft out of the transfer case without a slide hammer. Had to rig up a chain and use, yes I am dead serious, a pick axe, to yank it out. Took several hours. It was akin to the shaft pins on the WRX, that type pain in the ass.

Anyway, the new clutch is on but I gotta put the case back on and button it all up tomorrow. It is a raging pain in the dick and I don't want to do it again. I am glad I don't change clutches as often as spark plugs or I would burn the car to the ground. Fortunately, my stocker lasted until 90K so doing this once every few years will be tolerable.

/brox

[j.r]

So I removed my coolant over flow tank and replaced it with a perrin catch can and now I get a check engine light about the coolant engine sensor. What gives?

[Ranatsu]

happy easter peeps

[5iveLug_EK]

radiator overflow tank.... cooling system. catch can... evap system. something sounds weird. see if the cts is still pluged in.

[Broxma]

Took Adam, Matt, Robert and myself to get the tranny back on. It really only took like 10 minutes, but thanks to all who stopped by to help.

The spring clip holding the TOB in place was fine BTW. Thanks to Marissa for tiny hands.

/brox

[Ranatsu]

Originally Posted by m4712ix

Hey where can I find help on my sti that I purchased? I just got a check engine light that came on last night and purchased it litterally yesterday. The car bogged down after flooring it in 4-5th and was shaky just driving it normally in gear (went away after a while of not flooring it). The differential was set to auto. What could it be?

It would also help if you tell us what year your car is.

[whitehorse06]

how many of ya'll have your subarus lowered? i'm thinking about doing it but idk anything about springs or coilovers..

[Ranatsu]

well lowering the car affects the roll center and the car typically will handle worse if you just lower it without doing anything to the swaybars. If you lower the car its going to push into turns pretty bad if you go to fast. Where as the stock car is fairly forgiving and you can make it over or understeer depending on what you want.

If you lower the car i would suggest getting swaybars to help with the understeer that the lowering causes.

I've had 2 of the 3 impreza's I've owned on Tein S tech springs.. both of them were wrx's.. The STi stock suspension handles worlds better than the wrx does lowered even with sway bars.

This time around with the STi, I'm seriously considering either going with a aftermarket spring/strut setup.. or sticking with the stock springs/struts and just getting swaybars.

[tydawg2]

car sold.

[j.r]

I'm running cobb springs and sways with Tein front and rear strut bars.

[medrad_man]

what ranatsu says is true, im on tein flex coilovers right now w/ stock sways. I can hold a line better in a long sweeping turn but the stock suspension will out do me everytime in short quick turns. I really need to pick up some sways.

As far as whether to go with coils or springs, depends on your plans for the car. if you are lowering for looks and a lil performance, springs. serious street performance, springs and struts. Massive back pain (till u get used to it) but fully adjustable (and possibly the best) performance, coilovers. All these are assuming you choose good quality stuff and get the supporting suspension parts.

If you wanna slam your car............ sell the suby, get a honda and quit waiting our time........

[BBkidLy]

Originally Posted by medrad_man

If you wanna slam your car............ sell the suby, get a honda and quit waiting our time........

Oh oh!! Can I wait your time too?

[Mighty E]

yes but you must waste your turn first.

[BBkidLy]

Fine... Fine! I'll waste my turn.

*wastes*

[YourMother'sLover]

Originally Posted by GillmanSubaruSA

Attn: Subaru and Mitsubishi owners. We are going to be hosting a BBQ for all Subaru and Mitsubishi Owners. It is just going to be a fun night where we bring the STi, the WRX, the Evolution and the Eclipse owners out together. Just a little get together to show off your rides. Subaru and Mitsubishi Techs will be on sight for any questions you may have. The event will take place at Gillman Mitsubishi/Subaru in Schertz. The address is 16044 IH 35 North Schertz TX, 78154. The number is 210-564-3489 or 210-564-3477 call for directions or any questions you may have. The Date will be May 14, 2009 time will be from 5 p.m to 9 p.m

Sounds fun!