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Old 05-07-2012, 08:34 AM   #11751
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Zeeper,
Whiplash from a sportbike? If that's possible I'll stick with my Victory and not have to worry about looking like a gorilla mating with a toaster or getting whiplash!

Kidding of course, it's good to see that there are some Subi owners that ride bikes with engines too!
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:00 AM   #11752
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after eyeing the car a while visioning the wheels i have determined that the rear of the car sits a little low compared to the front maybe half and inch

EDIT: I just measured the top of the rim Center to top of the wheel well and the front sits about 1" higher than the rear

Is there a way i can adjust this. i want a front raked look. similar to how they picture it here.



It looks like i need to find a way to raise the rear.

spring spacers really the only way, then you'll have to do a rear alignment.
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:04 AM   #11753
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Thats what I do. My ZRX1200 has as much hp as my car!
My ZRX1100 is modded slightly and puts out about 100hp and 70torque.

To a non-motorcyclist, that sounds slow -- big Ford trucks have twice those numbers.

Just don't try to race me in your truck , you'll soon figure out that 100hp motorcycles are the equivalent of big block muscle cars (in fact the ZRX has been compared to the muscle cars of yesteryear)

In my case I actually added a tooth to the rear sprocket to make it rev lower so my MPG on the bike is about 45-50mpg and it cruises great on the highway at 3,000rpm (the redline is 10,500rpm).

It will still lift the front wheel if I hammer it, but it is not a wheelie machine by any stretch of the imagination. Most hooligans regear it in the opposite direction to make wheelie monsters out of their ZRX.

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Old 05-07-2012, 09:26 AM   #11754
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Is there a way i can adjust this. i want a front raked look. similar to how they picture it here.
It looks like the car in that image is performing an emergency stop.

I hardly see any Neons on the road anymore, but when I do, my eyes are always drawn to the lower body because it's not parallel to the road. The car looks like it's sticking its rear end in the air and it looks terrible. Not sure how much this bothers you, but it's a possibility if you alter the car's stance.

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In my case I actually added a tooth to the rear sprocket to make it rev lower so my MPG on the bike is about 45-50mpg and it cruises great on the highway at 3,000rpm (the redline is 10,500rpm).
Wouldn't adding a tooth to the rear raise your revs?
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:29 AM   #11755
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spring spacers really the only way, then you'll have to do a rear alignment.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr-Gasket/720/...oductId=747385

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Old 05-07-2012, 10:20 AM   #11756
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Wouldn't adding a tooth to the rear raise your revs?
I may have mixed up front/rear there. I added one tooth on one sprocket, and removed one tooth on the other (and replaced the chain). It cost about $120 dollars to do the change.

The net effect was to reduce RPM -- perhaps I added the tooth to the front sprocket and removed one on the rear...

3,000 RPM at about 70mph and the engine is barely working. The ZRX engine is bullet-proof to begin with.

It is one of the advantages (of some motorcycles) -- they are cheaper and easier to mod to make whatever changes you see fit, and a lot less likely to blow up than a turbo car engine.

Of course 'true' sport bikes with lightweight pistons that you put a turbo on will probably even the score -- more power, more likely to explode.
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Old 05-07-2012, 10:28 AM   #11757
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3,000 RPM at about 70mph and the engine is barely working. The ZRX engine is bullet-proof to begin with.
If anything, it should improve longevity. Was your speedometer recalibrated?
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Old 05-07-2012, 11:15 AM   #11758
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If anything, it should improve longevity. Was your speedometer recalibrated?
No, it does not need to be because it is a mechanical speedo cable off the front wheel, the RPM is calculated electrically off the spark (I think).

The speedo is inaccurate anyway according to my GPS -- but unless I change the wheel sizes the odometer and calculated speed are unaffected by the gearing.
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Old 05-07-2012, 12:07 PM   #11759
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Well goods new.....Air bag light came back on again tonight with 4888 miles.Emailing Subaru here in about a minute.This is the 3rd time they need to fix it instead of resetting the light.Just because I took a short video for Subaru. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9kX...ature=youtu.be

I just had this problem crop up doing some long trip drives with a passenger. How do I approach Subaru about getting it actually fixed vs. just turning the light off? Turning the car off and then back on can do that so I don't want to waste 1.5 hours driving to and from the dealership to get the wrong work done.

If this is a documented issue is there a specific thread for it? Should there be?
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Old 05-07-2012, 12:49 PM   #11760
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just an interesting follow-up on something i have watching out for since day one of car ownership...after five weeks (knock on wood): i have been problem free...

Thom and a few others reported that they occasionally had problems starting the car unless they waited a few seconds for the gauges to do their "wave/startup" thing. i have consciously tried to just crank the car over on 95% of my starts and so far, so good. it cranks over without a hitch.

Thom: you still out there? has your problem gotten better or is your wife just doing the whole wait thing to insure that it isn't hard to start?
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Old 05-07-2012, 12:55 PM   #11761
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I just had this problem crop up doing some long trip drives with a passenger. How do I approach Subaru about getting it actually fixed vs. just turning the light off? Turning the car off and then back on can do that so I don't want to waste 1.5 hours driving to and from the dealership to get the wrong work done.

If this is a documented issue is there a specific thread for it? Should there be?
Take it back to the dealer and tell them you absolutely do not feel safe driving the car until the problem is addressed. Make a stink about it if you have to, if they try resetting the light and telling you to go away, contact SOA and say you don't feel like risking your families lives with faulty airbag parts.

if you want to put them under the gun a bit and they just want to turn off the light, tell the service manager you want a note saying that the entire airbag system is working at 100% capability even if that light comes back on (because it will). They won't want to do that for liability reasons and should help you get new parts.
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Old 05-07-2012, 12:58 PM   #11762
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just an interesting follow-up on something i have watching out for since day one of car ownership...after five weeks (knock on wood): i have been problem free...

Thom and a few others reported that they occasionally had problems starting the car unless they waited a few seconds for the gauges to do their "wave/startup" thing. i have consciously tried to just crank the car over on 95% of my starts and so far, so good. it cranks over without a hitch.

Thom: you still out there? has your problem gotten better or is your wife just doing the whole wait thing to insure that it isn't hard to start?
I don't think the "wait 5 seconds" thing actually works. I actually think I started the whole thing months ago, because i thought I fixed my problem by doing this and reported it on the forum. At the time, I was presuming that switching the key to ON was letting the fuel pump build pressure before starting. Since then, this has happened to me 3 times and I *always* switch the key to ON and then wait before starting the car.
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Old 05-07-2012, 01:04 PM   #11763
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hey -- pls forgive me if this should go in the A/V forum, but i thought i'd lean on my fellow '12 2.0i owners...

i was thinking this morning more about upgrading the speakers in my 2012, even with my reluctance to open door panels and worrying about new rattles

but i realized that one thing missing in this car vs my old Honda. with the rear speakers only being door ones of 6.5" vs. the 6x9's i had on the "rear deck" of my old car, i am wondering how much bass response i could expect to get with the "stock configuration" (4 door speakers and dash tweeters) without a sub. i really do not want to install a sub (mostly due to not sacrificing space, and after that, the issue of modding things to put one in), and i don't need to plumb the lowest frequencies like my home system. what i think i'm after is good solid bass that is tight and fast, even if it doesn't go far below 80hz.

anyone check out these speakers?

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130TSA1...95#details-tab

they seem like a nice candidate as far as efficiency goes. i had something like this (a 3 way pioneer premier (circa 1998)) installed in the doors of my previous car. (Eclipse 6x9's in the back)

how are people liking the Polks they installed? are the subaru upgraded ones better than stock or best to go 3rd party?
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Old 05-07-2012, 01:18 PM   #11764
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Do they offer the under-seat subwoofer for the 2012 Impreza? My 2011 got one when I ordered the car and they're offering them with the 2013 BRZ. It's worth it if you're trying to save on space and just want a little more bass.

Upgrading the speakers is definitely the way to go, but will most likely require customization. Nothing seems to fit perfectly besides the specially-made Kickers.

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Old 05-07-2012, 01:21 PM   #11765
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Do they offer the under-seat subwoofer for the 2012 Impreza? My 2011 got one when I ordered the car and they're offering them with the 2013 BRZ. It's worth it if you're trying to save on space and just want a little more base.

Upgrading the speakers is definitely the way to go, but will most likely require customization. Nothing seems to fit perfectly besides the specially-made Kickers.
hmmm...as far as customization: does that involve just not using the harness and splicing wires (that's easy) or some elaborate modification of the mounting hardware (screws, locations of mounting brackets, etc.)

how are the Kicker upgrades in the doors relative to the stock ones?

(i know of people who did the upgrade immediately, but i'd love to hear what the differences were if people have lived with both)

i think i'll go with the tweeters first since that looks easy will be an obvious upgrade based on what people have said here...
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Old 05-07-2012, 01:29 PM   #11766
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Customize pertaining to mounting the brackets and drilling them in. With my 2011 I wound up removing this white box/spacer/sound dampener in the door card and putting the crossovers in that spot (MB Quart components).

The tweeters required some fabbing to fit because the stock housing is small.

Kicker seems to be a complete swap, not requiring all that fabbing. Anything sounds better than stock.

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Old 05-07-2012, 01:36 PM   #11767
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I just had this problem crop up doing some long trip drives with a passenger. How do I approach Subaru about getting it actually fixed vs. just turning the light off? Turning the car off and then back on can do that so I don't want to waste 1.5 hours driving to and from the dealership to get the wrong work done.

If this is a documented issue is there a specific thread for it? Should there be?
Resetting the code does not fix the problem. My first Impreza had this issue, and the light came on twice in ~300 miles. To make a long story short they had 5 engineers fly in from Japan to take apart my car. Never heard anything beyond that because they lemon'd my car and I got a new one. Again, this is a known issue and you should get SOA involved if the dealership is simply resetting the code. It will NOT fix the problem

Also, like Ocellaris said, tell them you don't feel safe driving the car. If you have a passenger in the seat and the light comes on, I believe they will not be protected by the airbag in the event of an accident. At least that is what the "Passenger airbag OFF" light would make you believe.
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Old 05-07-2012, 02:01 PM   #11768
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Photoshoot today with the real camera. Pix to follow.

Side note - have my first dent, first scratch & first chip/cracked windshield. Got those all out of the way (separately BTW) so now I'm not so nervous
It's like your first scuff on you brand new bright white kicks. Windshield repaired - didn't hold up & replacement to follow (from a rock kicked up by a Jeep in front of me). The dent is not even visible to anyone. The scratch on the other hand needs a touch up. It's on the underspolier area. Should I attempt the retouch myself?
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Old 05-07-2012, 02:08 PM   #11769
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Photoshoot today with the real camera. Pix to follow.

Side note - have my first dent, first scratch & first chip/cracked windshield. Got those all out of the way (separately BTW) so now I'm not so nervous
It's like your first scuff on you brand new bright white kicks. Windshield repaired - didn't hold up & replacement to follow (from a rock kicked up by a Jeep in front of me). The dent is not even visible to anyone. The scratch on the other hand needs a touch up. It's on the underspolier area. Should I attempt the retouch myself?
sorry to hear, but i know what you mean...maybe it's good to get it over with but i hate those "firsts." with my honda civic, first big divet/mark on my windshield came 3-4 miles after leaving dealer lot. DOH!

was dent/scratch caused by same jeep?

i'll be curious to hear what people say about touch up paint and if they can share some advice on how to apply it. i've never had success making it look right on prior cars. always looks horrible (looks like my car developed acne) but then again, from a practical standpoint, if its down to primer, it's probably good to get some down for protection purposes.
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Old 05-07-2012, 02:09 PM   #11770
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Customize pertaining to mounting the brackets and drilling them in. With my 2012 I wound up removing this white box and putting the crossovers in that spot (MB Quart components).

The tweeters required some fabbing to fit because the stock housing is small.

Kicker seems to be a complete swap, not requiring all that fabbing. Anything sounds better than stock.
thanks for clarification. i'll at least do the Kicker tweeters in the near future. we'll see how i like the sound after that upgrade. (not trying to make this audiophile sounding in any way...just something acceptable which of course is in the ears of the beholder )
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It's on the underspolier area. Should I attempt the retouch myself?
Wait until you get a few more and then bring the car to be detailed at whoever your dealer recommends for scratches and dents. Quite often the dealer has a recon department that can do the work for a not so terrible price.

In my experience, letting the pros get out the scratches and chips holds up better than when I try it myself. YMMV.
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I don't think the "wait 5 seconds" thing actually works. I actually think I started the whole thing months ago, because i thought I fixed my problem by doing this and reported it on the forum. At the time, I was presuming that switching the key to ON was letting the fuel pump build pressure before starting. Since then, this has happened to me 3 times and I *always* switch the key to ON and then wait before starting the car.
i'm sorry to hear that this still plagues you. what do you do when it happens? wait about 5 more seconds and then does it start cleanly? i'm hoping i don't run into this, since i don't think its normal to have to wait for the car to "boot up" to crank it over.

but it's hard to say since i've only had my car for 5 weeks. but so far, so good.
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sorry to hear, but i know what you mean...maybe it's good to get it over with but i hate those "firsts." with my honda civic, first big divet/mark on my windshield came 3-4 miles after leaving dealer lot. DOH!

was dent/scratch caused by same jeep?

i'll be curious to hear what people say about touch up paint and if they can share some advice on how to apply it. i've never had success making it look right on prior cars. always looks horrible (looks like my car developed acne) but then again, from a practical standpoint, if its down to primer, it's probably good to get some down for protection purposes.
Found OEM on eBay that looks like a paint marker. Te scratch is on the underspolier area, not from the Jeep. It looks like I bottomed out on a corner or curb although I have zero recollection of it. But it appears to be plastic underneath, not on the metal.
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hey guys, i've been meaning to write about this and just remembered:

do your cars make some sounds when you shut it down (not the fan)...even from accessory mode. sounds almost sort of a little whirling or extra activity after i turn the key to off.

my wife's prius does a lot of such sounds after it's shut off, but i chalk that up to it being a hybrid.

i've never had my other cars "talk to me" when i shut them off...
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Old 05-07-2012, 02:22 PM   #11775
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Found OEM on eBay that looks like a paint marker. Te scratch is on the underspolier area, not from the Jeep. It looks like I bottomed out on a corner or curb although I have zero recollection of it. But it appears to be plastic underneath, not on the metal.
i've never used one of those pain markers although i was always impressed by those infomercials of the general ones

for some strange reason, i now have "First Cut is the Deepest" running through my head
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