My car is pulling like a beast today

[2.5sbd]

Today's 65 degree temps in Philly area were a pleasure to drive home in
I don't know if you have ever driven on lincoln Drive to Kelly Drive but it is perfect for our cars.
Great twisties and even better scenery & to top it off the turbo was breathing great with loads of tourque

[Bskey]

Ahh.... I can't wait for a few 65 degree days around here! Enjoy!

[Dookie]

My car is pulling like a fat cow on weed today. 103 degrees today with a little humidity.


http://www.fat-cows.com/img/index/intro.gif

[2.5sbd]

My car is pulling like a fat cow on weed today. 103 degrees today with a little humidity.


http://www.fat-cows.com/img/index/intro.gif
:lol: :lol: :lol: LMAO :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Bskey]

Dooks, that is awesome! Ha!

[Dookie]

:thx:

[SubieChik]

When I went back to New York it was a nice drive because of the weather. It was a nice change compared to here. When we made the pitstop at the in laws in Philly/Wilmington it was a little warmer than New York, but not as warm as here.

[Bu11dogg2]

Today's 65 degree temps in Philly area were a pleasure to drive home in
I don't know if you have ever driven on lincoln Drive to Kelly Drive but it is perfect for our cars.
Great twisties and even better scenery & to top it off the turbo was breathing great with loads of tourque

agreed 100% even after 10 hours of driving, still pulled like a champ.

I need WI:lol:

[SubieDriver]

agreed 100% even after 10 hours of driving, still pulled like a champ.

I need WI:lol:


Hey, has anybody tried to plumb the intercooler piping to the A/C unit? Turn on the A/C, and instant intake cooling! Not sure if the A/C could keep up, but I think it would be worth a try.

One of you guys should try it and let me know how it works out... :D

[TSi+WRX]

^ :lol: :D

Or, rig-up a purge line to the low-pressure HFC134a line, and have an "N-tercooler" setup! :lol:

[SubieChik]

Yea...whoever tries this...lemme know:lol:

[SubieDriver]

^ :lol: :D

Or, rig-up a purge line to the low-pressure HFC134a line, and have an "N-tercooler" setup! :lol:

I'm not sure I quite understand what you mean, TSi. Could you clarify?
The low pressure line would be post-expansion, and would already be warm, wouldn't it?

[Dookie]

I've been thinking of this project for sometime now. This is how my trial prototype would be setup.

1 can of wart removal spray (sounds funny, but that stuff freezes)
Piping
sprayer
Still figuring out how to dispense it while driving.


My only concern would be if it's to cold, could it crack the IC if it's hot.

[SubieDriver]

I've been thinking of this project for sometime now. This is how my trial prototype would be setup.

1 can of wart removal spray (sounds funny, but that stuff freezes)
Piping
sprayer
Still figuring out how to dispense it while driving.


My only concern would be if it's to cold, could it crack the IC if it's hot.

Hmm, good idea! You could also try cans of compressed air. If you hold them upside down, the liquified air comes out, and that stuff gets cold, fast!

Those you could probably inject right into the air stream, since it's only air...

Have a cable run from the engine compartment into the cabin, and have a little pull ring in the dash. It could work great!

[Dookie]

I'm gonna try to rig up something in the next few days just to see if it works. Even if I have to hold the can in my hand to despense it while driving. It's been 100 degrees out here, so I should feel some sort of difference if it works.

[TSi+WRX]

I'm not sure I quite understand what you mean, TSi. Could you clarify?
The low pressure line would be post-expansion, and would already be warm, wouldn't it?

^ You're right - I think - I'm no HVAC guy (which is why the "I think" ;)), and have only added HFC134a into my DSMs (and replaced a condenser :( .....), into the low-pressure side, but I do believe that you're correct indeed, that post-expansion, it wouldn't work well at all. :p :D :lol: :o. Thanks for the catch, and apologies for the confusion! :o

-----

Dookie - Like SubieDriver said, "compressed air dusters" will also work. They're actually typically HFC134a, and when you invert them, the liquid phase will come "pouring" out of the bottle. :tup:

I'm not completely certain that you'd want to inject those into the air-stream either pre- or post-MAF, though.

Pre-MAF, I would imagine that it'd get metered appropriately, but HFC134a isn't "air," and I'm not sure how this may mess with the air-fuel equation.

Post-MAF, I'd imagine that there'd be a metering issue, but I'm not sure how this would manifest.

Other things that you could use would include paintball CO2 canisters. Either invert standard CO2 canisters or, if you spend the extra few bucks to invest in a "siphon tube/valve" setup for the canister, you can use it right-side-up (think of the siphon tube as a straw that "dips into" the liquid CO2 - when I was active in paintball back in the late 90s, the Montneel Z/MegaZ was a favored "liquid CO2" marker, used extensively in northern areas where the winters are cold).

As for cracking/thermal-damage to the IC, I'm honestly not sure if this would manifest. After all, liquid N2/CO2, used in aftermarket intercooler-sprayers, would be just as cold, if not colder. I am no engineer, and to me, why those types of interfaces/devices does not damage a hot intercooler is something that baffles me. If anyone could explain this, it would definitely be something that I'd appreciate! :confused: :o :tup: :bow:

[Dookie]

I think were on to something "cool" here...:lol:

[2.5sbd]

Just set some dry ice onto the TMIC
It would probably last just as long as the can of spray

[Dookie]

Dry ice would be nice if you had time to pull over and place it there. You'll be surprised how much those cans could hold. A good spray of 3 seconds would def. get your I/C cold enough, and I bet you could get about 10-12 sprays out of an 8oz can.

[2.5sbd]

It looks as if some people at Cornell University are already working on making something like we are talking about with an added side benefit of actually generating electricity with the heat off of our exhaust pipes
What I think they are saying that they are using semiconductors to cool items... WOW
Can you imagine a FMIC made completely of this material !!!:tup:

http://www.sdearthtimes.com/et1199/et1199s11.html

[NALegacy]

Just attach a really long tube to a can of compressed air and run it through the firewall. Use some tape to stick it to your dash or wherever you want, where it will be easily accessible. Or even stick it in the cubby or middle storage bin, or something. VOiLA! Instant intercooler cooling!

[SubieDriver]

Just attach a really long tube to a can of compressed air and run it through the firewall. Use some tape to stick it to your dash or wherever you want, where it will be easily accessible. Or even stick it in the cubby or middle storage bin, or something. VOiLA! Instant intercooler cooling!

Perfect solution! Then you can have a bandolier of spare cans strapped to the back of the passenger seat for easy replacement when one runs out. I think we're on to something here...

With a really long tube, would you run the risk of it freezing inside the tube?

[Dookie]

Just attach a really long tube to a can of compressed air and run it through the firewall. Use some tape to stick it to your dash or wherever you want, where it will be easily accessible. Or even stick it in the cubby or middle storage bin, or something. VOiLA! Instant intercooler cooling!

Yup, this is want I plan on doing during my first attempt. I'm gonna try playing with it tomorrow.

[Bskey]

Wow....I'll watch eagerly, then install my Crucial coated TMIC and wait until I can afford meth injection.

[TSi+WRX]

With a really long tube, would you run the risk of it freezing inside the tube?

^ This shouldn't happen - I'd guess that it does remain a possibility, but in terms of real-life practice, when extrapolated to paintball, I had never seen that issue come-about.

A lot of us used to run the Z or MegaZ on "remote liquid" CO2, which was feasible as an "all-season" setup if you were on the trigger hard enough to continually feed liquid through the line. Although most favored either braided stainless lines or coated braided stainless (to lessen the chance of paint-breaks on the equipment), some even went so far as to use flexible coiled line (eliminating the need to route the line inside your clothing, and yet still allowed both a low profile as well as excellent flexibility - while also minimizing the chances for paint-breaks).

I'd imagine that if it didn't freeze-up under such conditions, this kind of line-related issue shouldn't manifest.

[Dookie]

So far I bought a can of compressed air and a can of wart freeze.

Findings - Wart freeze does not put out enough pressure to run through hoses or pipping, there maybe a regulator built inside the nozzle/can. The can of compressed air so far shows promissing results. When can is flipped upside down a nice cold liquid spray is released with great pressure. Cold enough to freeze my skin like the wart freeze.

Tomorrow I'll test some hoses and pipping.

[SubieDriver]

So far I bought a can of compressed air and a can of wart freeze.

Findings - Wart freeze does not put out enough pressure to run through hoses or pipping, there maybe a regulator built inside the nozzle/can. The can of compressed air so far shows promissing results. When can is flipped upside down a nice cold liquid spray is released with great pressure. Cold enough to freeze my skin like the wart freeze.

Tomorrow I'll test some hoses and pipping.

Dookie is our resident mad scientist - willing to try anything.
Go Dooks!

[Dookie]

Dookie is our resident mad scientist - willing to try anything.
Go Dooks!

:lol: :lol: - So true, so true.


Update -
I hooked up 4 feet of 1/4" micro tubing to the nozzle. Holy crap.....and it still sprays about 2 feet out the end.:tup: When I spray for 3-4 seconds the tubing is ice cold. It would be sweet if the I/C had internal pumbing for a direct hookup, then we could totally freeze the I/C without any external sprayers.

Next step-
Testing different spayers for the best coverage.

[TSi+WRX]

^ Cool!!! :D

[Dookie]

So I tested it today.

In order for this to work, the sprayer needs to face directly onto the I/C. The mist is so fine that a second sprayer would be needed to cover most of the I/C. A good 4-5 second spray would def. get a section ice cold, but one problem, it drys up in the same amount of time too. So, in order for this to work, you'll need to be spraying during full acceleration. This could be quite expensive after awhile changing cans, unless I could find a larger bottle like a small NOS bottle and have it compressed.

Final concusion -
It wouldn't be cost effective to use everyday, but could be very effective on track days, such as drag strips.

For now I'm just going to stick with my original setup, water is free.;)

For those interested in an I/C sprayer system for around $20, check out my DIY thread.
http://www.legacygt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=740


:)

[SubieDriver]

Thanks for doing the testing Dookie. It sounded like a great idea. Who cares if it's not quite as practical as we initially thought. At least it's doable, and it works.

Good work!


So I tested it today.

In order for this to work, the sprayer needs to face directly onto the I/C. The mist is so fine that a second sprayer would be needed to cover most of the I/C. A good 4-5 second spray would def. get a section ice cold, but one problem, it drys up in the same amount of time too. So, in order for this to work, you'll need to be spraying during full acceleration. This could be quite expensive after awhile changing cans, unless I could find a larger bottle like a small NOS bottle and have it compressed.

Final concusion -
It wouldn't be cost effective to use everyday, but could be very effective on track days, such as drag strips.

For now I'm just going to stick with my original setup, water is free.;)

For those interested in an I/C sprayer system for around $20, check out my DIY thread.
http://www.legacygt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=740


:)

[Bskey]

It's the effort that counts....and now you, we, know it's not a great idea.

[TSi+WRX]

It's the effort that counts....

+1 :tup::)

[Drift Monkey]

65 degrees? In August? Unpossible!

[SubieDriver]

65 degrees? In August? Unpossible!

??:confused: ??

I had to re-read the thread to see where you got the 65 degrees from, and still don't get it. Dookie mentioned almost 100, but I don't see 65...

Speaking of which, it's been right around 100 here in Georgia the last couple days... Whew, I'm glad I work indoors!

[SubieChik]

??:confused: ??

I had to re-read the thread to see where you got the 65 degrees from, and still don't get it. Dookie mentioned almost 100, but I don't see 65...

Speaking of which, it's been right around 100 here in Georgia the last couple days... Whew, I'm glad I work indoors!


Same here....where is this heat wave coming from?? Tomorrow it is supposed to be 99 with a heat index of 107 :eek: I work inside to but it is still hotter than hell....I guess the xtra weight doesn't help me :rolleyes:

[SubieDriver]

Same here....where is this heat wave coming from?? Tomorrow it is supposed to be 99 with a heat index of 107 :eek: I work inside to but it is still hotter than hell....I guess the xtra weight doesn't help me :rolleyes:

I found the 65 reference - the original poster.

Forcast is for 99 today, 98 tomorrow, though it hasn't yet reached 99 today. Probably by 3 or 4pm...

[SubieDriver]

Just checked 10-day forecast: 99 today, 98 tomorrow, 100 for Thursday, and 96 for Friday and Saturday. It's gonna be a hot week here!

[Dookie]

You guys must be getting our heat, because we're having a nice cool down period. Which is very rare where I live, it usually is over 100 degrees everyday in Aug., but yesterday it was 95 and today is going to be 93.:tup:

This morning was 71 degrees driving to work and I could say that "my car is pulling like a beast today".:D

[SubieDriver]

You guys must be getting our heat, because we're having a nice cool down period. Which is very rare where I live, it usually is over 100 degrees everyday in Aug., but yesterday it was 95 and today is going to be 93.:tup:

This morning was 71 degrees driving to work and I could say that "my car is pulling like a beast today".:D

So we have you to blame. Cut it out Dookie, turn off whatever fan you're using to blow it our way. We don't want it anymore (not that we ever did...). :lol:

[2.5sbd]

With the temps today (90+) & the fact that I had to cart around my bosses for a total of 4 people in my car.
Currently I have to say my car is pulling like an angry chiwawa

[Bskey]

You have 4 bosses?....did you get the memo.....cover letters on TPS reports now...

[Dookie]

And we'll need you to work this Sat. Mmmmmmm K.

[SubieDriver]

You have 4 bosses?....did you get the memo.....cover letters on TPS reports now...

Umm, a total of 4 people in the car, minus 2.5sbd, leaves 3 bosses. Unless he's his own boss too... :lol:

[2.5sbd]

Yea I had to go to a trade show in North Jersey & cart the three Southern folk around

[Dookie]

^^^Wha-cha do for a livin?

[2.5sbd]

Furniture Rep for a Sofa Company

[Drift Monkey]

Southern folk ftw...:rofl:

[SubieDriver]

Southern folk ftw...:rofl:

Yep, I'm pretending to be one right now. :lol:
I'm a transplanted yankee...

[Bskey]

Umm, a total of 4 people in the car, minus 2.5sbd, leaves 3 bosses. Unless he's his own boss too... :lol:

:lol: good catch! I never said math was my strength! ;)

[Drift Monkey]

Yep, I'm pretending to be one right now. :lol:
I'm a transplanted yankee...
Don't tell them. They will never stop giving you ****...:lol:

[SubieDriver]

Don't tell them. They will never stop giving you ****...:lol:

Actually, I don't get grief very often, probably because there are people here from all over. Atlanta has a fairly diverse population, people from north, south, east, and west, mostly from the US. Not too many from other countries though. Living in south Florida was interesting, as I worked with people from all over the world - very diverse.

[Drift Monkey]

Actually, I don't get grief very often, probably because there are people here from all over. Atlanta has a fairly diverse population, people from north, south, east, and west, mostly from the US. Not too many from other countries though. Living in south Florida was interesting, as I worked with people from all over the world - very diverse.
Houston is very diverse...but hicks are still there ya know. They're EVERYWHERE! :lol:

[SubieDriver]

Houston is very diverse...but hicks are still there ya know. They're EVERYWHERE! :lol:

Yup. I grew up in the midwest - had 'em there too. South Florida not so much. They've been mostly displaced by immigrants. The hicks must have moved to other parts of Florida that haven't had the influx from elsewhere.

[Drift Monkey]

Yup. I grew up in the midwest - had 'em there too. South Florida not so much. They've been mostly displaced by immigrants. The hicks must have moved to other parts of Florida that haven't had the influx from elsewhere.
Plenty of immigrants here...but I guess it's different because it's Texas. :lol:

[Bskey]

I thought Texas was it's own country? We have a lot of Mexicans here, and a lot of Whitie, but not a lot of diversity after that. Colorado hicks are interesting, and the Hippies are wide spread too......all driving Outbacks with raimow stickers on the window :lol:

[Dookie]

Like I said before, we're the new New Mexico. I'm the only white guy on my street.:tdown:

[Drift Monkey]

I thought Texas was it's own country? We have a lot of Mexicans here, and a lot of Whitie, but not a lot of diversity after that. Colorado hicks are interesting, and the Hippies are wide spread too......all driving Outbacks with raimow stickers on the window :lol:

It is it's own country? :lol: I know alot of Texans move to CO and **** that place up because they don't know how to drive in bad weather...:rofl:

[SubieDriver]

It is it's own country? :lol: I know alot of Texans move to CO and **** that place up because they don't know how to drive in bad weather...:rofl:

Georgians can't drive in bad weather either. They have enough issues when the weather's good.

I learned to drive in snow, sleet, ice, rain, and everything else. When we get a hint of rain here, people just seem to lose their driving skills (what little they had). On the rare occasion that we get snow or ice, watch out, chaos reigns! I find myself weaving in and out of all the other drivers, because they can't clue into the courtesy of slower traffic keeping right, so I find myself doing the slalom around the pokey people just to get anywhere.

It's kinda fun, but also aggravating. It takes twice as long to get anywhere because people just can't drive.

[Bskey]

OMG!!!! Yes!~ I hate that. You can always tell the Californians and Texans when the weather comes. They're the ones who I have to drive around and pull out because they don't understand the laws of momentum in snow!

[Dookie]

I resent that!!!:mad: ....................or not, I guess you do have a point. It's always sunny and clear out here, would you expect anything better from us?


I can always tell a CO driver because they are the slowest drivers on the Highway. Remember this next time you come to CA, the average speed is 85 mph regardless what the posted sign says.

[Bskey]

don't worry, you don't have to count me in that group of slow drivers. Remember I drive an LGT!

[SubieChik]

Yea it's the people in the 2.5is that go slow. It is usually the older crowd. Yes I know I HAD one......but that was only for a year until I could afford an LGT.

[Drift Monkey]

Yea it's the people in the 2.5is that go slow. It is usually the older crowd. Yes I know I HAD one......but that was only for a year until I could afford an LGT. Take notes NALegacy...

[SubieChik]

Yea take notes......notice how I said "it is usually the older crowd".

[SubieDriver]

I resent that!!!:mad: ....................or not, I guess you do have a point. It's always sunny and clear out here, would you expect anything better from us?


I can always tell a CO driver because they are the slowest drivers on the Highway. Remember this next time you come to CA, the average speed is 85 mph regardless what the posted sign says.

Isn't it funny how the bigger cities get pretty lax on speed control? Maybe it's because they have so much other stuff to worry about. Growing up in a smaller town (60,000), the cops were pretty anal about speed limits. The locals weren't allowed to ticket for anything under 5mph over the limit, but if you went 6 over, watch out!

Down in south Florida, the highway speed limit through city limits was 55, but they didn't even give you a second glance unless you were going well over 80. In fact, they once published in the newspaper that they were going to be really cracking down on speeders, but mainly focusing on those going over 80. Saying stuff like that basically gives people free reign to go 80.

Here in Atlanta, the average is a little slower. People drive 70-75, with a few that go 80 or more, depending on area and time of day (during rush hour, you're lucky to get over 20!).

[Drift Monkey]

small towns FTL.

[SubieChik]

I hate stupid laws. Here at Virginia Beach it is illegal to swear on the strip, they even have signs! And the cops can ticket you if you continually drive up and down the strip.....stupid :tdown:

[SubieDriver]

I hate stupid laws. Here at Virginia Beach it is illegal to swear on the strip, they even have signs! And the cops can ticket you if you continually drive up and down the strip.....stupid :tdown:

Yeah, in Florida they didn't like you to cruise the beach either, but in many places you had to pay for parking. They're just trying to generate more revenue I suppose.

[Drift Monkey]

Money FTL.

[Bskey]

when you got it, FTW. When you don't, FTL.

[Dookie]

^^^^ Amen to that.

[SubieDriver]

Yea it's the people in the 2.5is that go slow. It is usually the older crowd. Yes I know I HAD one......but that was only for a year until I could afford an LGT.

Thats' cuz the NA Legacys CAN'T go fast!

Not really, my '98 moved out pretty good for not having a turbo.

[Drift Monkey]

Thats' cuz the NA Legacys CAN'T go fast!

Not really, my '98 moved out pretty good for not having a turbo.
NALegacy? :lol:

[SubieDriver]

NALegacy? :lol:

NA = No Acceleration
NA = Not Able
NA = Normally Anemic
NA = Not Aspirated
NA = 'Nuff Already

[Drift Monkey]

NA = Not American!

[Dookie]

NA = Narcotics Anonymous

[SubieDriver]

NA = Narcotics Anonymous

Hmm, good one. Turbo boost is definitely addictive, so owning a Normally Aspirated version IS just like going to Narcotics Anonymous!

[2.5sbd]

LGT = Beast
NA2.5 = Yeast ... slow rising

[Dookie]

NA2.5 = Yeast ... slow rising


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Drift Monkey]

Yeast...infection? :eek:

[SubieDriver]

Yeast...infection? :eek:

Uh, let's just stay away from that topic...

[ih8vtec13]

I have yeast, its for baking sourdough bread :lol:

[SubieChik]

Gross!:wtf:

[Drift Monkey]

:anypics:

[Dookie]

I have yeast...

Try this....

http://www.vagisil.com/images/cremeorig_new.jpg



:lol:

[Drift Monkey]

http://www.walgreens.com/dbimagecache/291731.jpg

[SubieChik]

:censored:

[2.5sbd]

Sourdough bread so you can feast on the yeast like a beast from the east

[Drift Monkey]

I'm a beast from the east!

[SubieChik]

Actually your from Texas....:rolleyes: :lol:

[Drift Monkey]

Actually your from Texas....:rolleyes: :lol:
Am I? :lol:

[SubieChik]

Well that is your location.......isn't it??

[Drift Monkey]

It is. But how does that disqualify me as a beast from the east??

[SubieChik]

I was just joking cause technically you are a beast from the midwest then....right?? :cool:

[Drift Monkey]

I was just joking cause technically you are a beast from the midwest then....right?? :cool:
Midwest? No way! I'm from the dirty south! :lol:

Beast from the east was a reference to my ethnicity...:type:

[SubieChik]

:lol: :lol:

[SubieDriver]

I was just joking cause technically you are a beast from the midwest then....right?? :cool:

The MidWest is generally the northern middle states, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. Sometimes North & South Dakota, Nebraska, and Missouri are included.

Anything south of those states is usually referred to as the south, and anything west of them is either the plains states or the west.

[SubieChik]

Eh whatever.....all the same. :) It is all west of where I am at :lol:

[Drift Monkey]

West siiiide!

[SubieDriver]

Eh whatever.....all the same. :) It is all west of where I am at :lol:

It's only because I'm originally from the midwest that I know these things...:D

... and now I'm in the south.

[2.5sbd]

Sometimes the LGT beast feels like this

[Dookie]

Man you guys need to venture off into different threads....:lol:

[TSi+WRX]

I thought Texas was its own sovereign nation?

[Drift Monkey]

It isn't?

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/pictures/first-republic-texas-flag.jpg

[Dookie]

I thought Texas is dry and flat. I guess I'm wrong.


http://www.theclimb.com/greenland/photo2/images/%2354-texas_flag_on_jdpeak.jpg













:lol:

[Dookie]

I like Texas now.


http://dallascowboys.com/cheerleaders/images/pht_2006squad.jpg (javascript:empty()) http://dallascowboys.com/cheerleaders/images/gr_line.gifhttp://dallascowboys.com/cheerleaders/images/gr_line2.gif



:D

[Drift Monkey]

Cowboys FTL.

[Dookie]

Cowboy cheerleaders FTW!!!!

[2.5sbd]

My car is pulling like 35 chealeaders today

[Drift Monkey]

http://www.houstontexans.com/community/wallpaper/06cheer_1024x768.jpg

[Dookie]

^^^That works too.:D

[Drift Monkey]

:lol:

[SubieChik]

This thread just turned boring for me :( :lol:

[Drift Monkey]

penis.jpg

better?

[SubieChik]

:lol: thanks

[Drift Monkey]

:naughty:

[Dookie]

Here is my top 10 hit list.

[Drift Monkey]

Here is my top 10 hit list.
:lol:

[2.5sbd]

:busted: Highjacked

[SubieDriver]

:busted: Highjacked

Yeah, um, what was the original topic?

[Drift Monkey]

Yeah, um, what was the original topic?
Something about yeast I think.

[Dookie]

No it's something like your momma looks like a beast?

[Drift Monkey]

She's the beast from the far east!

[Dookie]

:lol: :rofl:

[Drift Monkey]

:scurred:

[GripDis]

just to add to this look what I foundhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-Subaru-Impreza-STi-Wrx-Intercooler-Sprayer_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42611QQihZ020QQ itemZ300154957988QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[Drift Monkey]

Gonna put that in your Impreza?

[GripDis]

No I have a CAI So I was thinking that it would fit there

[Dookie]

My car was pulling like a beast today, air temp this morning was 58 degrees. Whoooot Woooo!!!


http://static.flickr.com/1356/566871293_df562d8dcb_m.jpg

[TSi+WRX]

We're getting just the opposite from what y'all are having.....

Sure, our mornings have been nice, but after a week or so of 60s and 70s, we're all of a sudden back up to the 80s again, during the day.

It's amazing how much the weather affects the LGT!

[SubieDriver]

'twas 70s and rainy in Atlanta. It's so much fun pulling away from stoplights in rainy weather. Nobody else can keep up. AWD FTW!

[SubieDriver]

Old Thread Revival!!!!

[SubieDriver]

My car's been pulling like a beast again, with the lovely cold weather.

[SubieDriver]

I find it's rather easy to break the front tires loose on hard acceleration. It's kinda fun!

[SubieDriver]

It's times like those that the 50/50 torque split could take advantage of DCCD.

[SubieDriver]

Either that, or have a smart Auto system to transfer torque on acceleration.

[Dookie]

My car has been pulling like a beast ever since my new Uppipe.:tup:

[SubieDriver]

I do wish Subaru would bring the DCCD to the Legacy. It's time to bring in the Legacy STI, and make it a true performance vehicle!!

[SubieDriver]

I just have a gutted stock up-pipe, but it does the job just fine.

[Dookie]

I still need to get an AP for my car.

[SubieDriver]

I bought one shortly after version 2 came out. It's quite nice.

[SubieDriver]

I didn't notice a big difference when I installed the AP. I had already been running cat-free (bought the car that way) and I think that makes the biggest difference.

[SubieDriver]

Removing the up-pipe cat really helps turbo spool. Removing the rest only makes it better.

[Dookie]

I would love to dump more money into the LGT, but my second child is due in April. Saving up to replace my wifes car for a GMC Acadia.

[SubieDriver]

In cold weather, my throttle feels almost like an on/off switch.

When I first step on it at 1500-2000 RPM, I get: no boost, then at 2500 the lightswitch turns on and I have full boost.

[SubieDriver]

It's like, wait for it,.... wait for it,... BAM - full power.

[SubieDriver]

I would love to dump more money into the LGT, but my second child is due in April. Saving up to replace my wifes car for a GMC Acadia.

I totally understand. I've been dating a woman for a couple months now, and it seems to be getting more serious. I know that my financial freedom could dry up soon...

[Dookie]

Yeah? Still dating the same woman?

[KA82]

he left. he'll be back.

[SubieDriver]

Yeah? Still dating the same woman?
I'm back, briefly. Watching a movie with my daughter - License to Wed.

Yep, still dating the same woman. It might be gettin' serious. Could be worrisome... :p

[SubieDriver]

he left. he'll be back.

Hey, how'd you get to 563 so quickly?!?!?!?!?!

I'm gonna haveta do some serious posting later...:D

[Dookie]

KA did almost 3 full pages of posting.:lol: :crash:

[KA82]

^ hahaha

but then customers came and i had to help them all by myself.

[Dookie]

but then customers came and i had to help them all by myself.

http://www.smiliesftw.com/x/ohnoes-2.gif (http://www.smiliesftw.com/details.php?q=ohnoes-2.gif)

[han]

I wish my car pull a beast

[KA82]

get the AP

[han]

You misunderstood.

[STEye]

I do wish Subaru would bring the DCCD to the Legacy. It's time to bring in the Legacy STI, and make it a true performance vehicle!!

To be honest, I only really use DCCD to put the center diff in lock (50/50) when driving in snow. When I autocross, I always leave it in Auto. I figure I'll let the computer decide the proper torque split between front and rear. :p

[han]

So, when the DCCD is in auto, do you feel it shifting the torque split from front to rear as you autocross?

[SubieDriver]

To be honest, I only really use DCCD to put the center diff in lock (50/50) when driving in snow. When I autocross, I always leave it in Auto. I figure I'll let the computer decide the proper torque split between front and rear. :p

Good point. I just wish they'd bring over the computer-controlled center diff to the Legacy. I think it's just static 50/50 split, right? (for manual, and 55/45 for auto)

[STEye]

So, when the DCCD is in auto, do you feel it shifting the torque split from front to rear as you autocross?

Not really.. I think when it is in auto, it will give rear bias (35 Front, 65, Rear), which is essentially like putting the DCCD in full rear. It makes adjustments according to lateral G's and steering angle? There is a big thread on IWSTI somewhere.

What is the torque split for legacy's? 50/50 like the WRX?

[han]

As far as I know, it is 50/50 for the manual's

[TSi+WRX]

According to the brochures, the diff. control theme is the same between the WRXs and LGTs, for both manual and automatic, respectively.

[KA82]

i want DCCD in my legacy

[Dookie]

Does anyone know if the 2000 2.5RS models had it. Because when I start driving up an hill, I would fell a slight clunk in the trany (thinking it was transfering the power toward the rear). Same as when I would start down the hill as well.

[2.5sbd]

Hey KA82 I like your avitar ... your a real ricer
Did you get that from my post about "got Rice"

[KA82]

i dont remember. i think so.

[2.5sbd]

Here is another one of my younger pictures
Some how I never got the smoking thing:confused:
It just gives me a head ache

[KA82]

eh, i like the rice baby

[2.5sbd]

How about a smoking baby?

[STEye]

Along with the added power of the denser air, does anyone notice a drop in efficiency?

[Dookie]

My car is pulling like a beast thanks to my new UP.:banana:

[2.5sbd]

I recently put on a Perrin UP and a K&N panel filter & just got it washed today.
Now the LGT is a Shiney Blue Beast :D

[KA82]

My car is pulling like a beast thanks to my new UP.:banana:

you mean you fixed the leak.

[Dookie]

Ya mang, I did.

It's all here...... http://www.legacygt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1059

[2.5sbd]

I just bought a cobb AP from another suby owner last night and flashed a stage 1 93 octane.
My other mods are
K&N panel filter
Perrin UP
B&M trans cooler

The car is really pulling like a beast !!!!
I had my boss riding with me today and I launched it once and he was like HOLY SH_T...

I got a cobb DP on the way any day now & possibly a pully from King O Parts and then the stage two begins !!! wooo hooo

[SubieDriver]

Congrats man! You'll be wondering how you ever got by without it!

[Dookie]

I'm jealous. Eveytime someone on .com puts one up for sale, I'm always a day late.:( Congrats 2.5sbd!!

[SubieChik]

Have fun with it....I know I do :D

[2.5sbd]

Thanks All
Tristan said it's due in any day. I am getting all hyped up like it's christmas :lol:

By the way if all goes well with the new dp then I will be selling the gutted dp I bought from AKLGT on .com. It is a complete dp with both cats gutted for a 5eat

[2.5sbd]

Just got my leaky UP fixed and HOLY CRAP !!!
So this is what stage 2 really feels like
Man now I am really jones-ing for the new VF52 and get some more of this new G force addiction

[Dookie]

Congrats mang!! I had to fix my UP too, it can be a beotch.

Good luck with your next upgrade.:D

[2.5sbd]

Mine was leaking at the ex manifold connection
It was totally draining my low end giddy up

[Dookie]

That's weird, most UP usually leak at the turbo. When mine leak it made a high pitch whistling sound under full power. I took a flat head screwdriver and bent the inter-ring of the gasket out so it had more rooms to compress and form to the pipes better.

[2.5sbd]

I had the same high pitch until the weather got colder then it was just more like a loud exhaust because of more leakage

[Dookie]

Glad you got it fixed. Still planning on the larger turbo?

[2.5sbd]

I am making a deal now for trade, don't want to jinx it though

[TSi+WRX]

That's weird, most UP usually leak at the turbo....

I think both ends let go equally as often - there was a rash of manifold-to-UP junction leaks in '07, mainly from guys (like me) who use (or used, in some cases, as they decided to switch thereafter) rigid, one-piece UPs.

Some blamed it on the gasket. Crucial's first batch of copper gaskets really got a bad name for this, but having had such (and also knowing of the old hot-rodders around me, who really love copper gaskets), and not having had a leak *after* I PROPERLY performed my installation, I honestly believe that it's as much an issue of installer error as well as an exacerbation of unique-vehicle/unique-parts related manufacture and assembly tolerances.

[Dookie]

Oops!!:o My bad, don't know what I was thinking when I said connection to the turbo. Your correct, it was the connection to the manifold.

I should know, I spent a whole week trying to figure out how to fix that POS.:lol:

[TSi+WRX]

^ I think we all have had that problem, at one time or another, bruddah. :)

My first attempt let go about 9 months or so after the install. As with a lot of other folks using even the second-generation Crucial copper gasket, I ended up with a small, and gradually worsening, leak.

With my second attempt (using another Crucial copper gasket), I made *double sure* to re-tighten everything after a couple of heat cycles.

It's now been over two years, and I've yet to have a recurrence of the problem. :)

[Dookie]

Kwel, same here.:tup:

[2.5sbd]

Beastly yes:D, STI killer no :eek2:
Yesterday off road ...
I was next to some young kid in a modded STI & I couldn't resist the temptation, my right foot started twitching and before I knew it I was testing the limits of my car.
But I shoulda known 5eat Lgt stg2 < modded STI

[Dookie]

:rolleyes: Silly boy you, thinking you can toy with a modded STI.:lol:

[2.5sbd]

I just can't resist

[havanisda]

If the STi misses a gear how close would it be?

[2.5sbd]

It would have been equal

[Dookie]

If the STI grinded a gear, how close would it be?:lol:

[2.5sbd]

his tranny actually fell out

[havanisda]

Driver error, the gr8 equalizer.
http://tristatetuners.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_3gears.gif

[2.5sbd]

Lexus 250 < My LGT today:banana:
No driver errors to speak of

[havanisda]

You probably coulda beat him goin backwards, u have nearly 150 ft/lbs more torque than an IS 250 and an LGT is lighter. :lol:

[Dookie]

The real question is, can you beat an IS350. Or beater yet, attempt to challege the IS350F.

[han]

It is not "IS350F" jUst IS-****ing slow.

And from what my friend brags about, (he has is250-awd) an is350 will hand over the LGT's ass...(in dry optimal traction weather) But... I think it would be a even race.

[2.5sbd]

I have no shame
Will keep you posted on future beastly behavior

[havanisda]

"The new 3.5 is a great engine with enough power to make the IS 350 a very quick car, able to hit 60 mph in 6.0 seconds flat and consume the quarter mile in 14.5 sec. at 98.6 mph…this, on a power-sapping 93-degree summer day."
Quoted from Road&Track

[Dookie]

It is not "IS350F" jUst IS-****ing slow.



Nice ninja skillz. I almost miss that one.:lol:

[han]

CLIFFS:: I WIN!

So, This PT "Bruiser" Turbo gets on my ass on a highway with a 75 mph limit, and i was going 79 mph, in the left lane, passing cars that are going 70mph!

I had my little brother with me after I pick him from from college to take him home, which is a 1.5 hr drive. It's dark out, and he is asleep, and it is 32*F outside. I decide to see what this "Bruiser" has got. I stay in 5th, and roll on the throttle, and away I go~

His headlights start getting smaller and smaller, as if he wasn't accelerating with me. So i slow back down to 79 mph and pull over to the right lane, and the PT FLIES past me, at least 85 mph... Then the FUNNIEST **** happens.
The PT cruiser hits A small bump from a bridge and the right side taillight assembly Falls off the car and hangs by the wires. It starts smacking the car left to right, and I guess the driver heard that, cuz he slamms his brakes. That **** was so funny though! the lights were going back and forth, and when he hit his brakes, the bright lites were going back and forth...

Then he slows WAY down, to like 50mph. I keep at my cruise controlled 79 and pass him. THen 2 minutes later, HE FLIES past me again with the tailight assembly still hanging and dangling and going left to right from the wind. PUHAHAHA.

Oh, and a stupid mustang wanted to race me in freaking traffic. Stupid loser. He was behind me, and I only sped up for a brief second to pass a car that was going like 77 mph, compared to my 79 mph, BUt i guess that was fast enough to think i was worthy of a race with him...


Wow I like writing long stories...

[havanisda]

The PT cruiser hits A small bump from a bridge and the right side taillight assembly Falls off the car and hangs by the wires. It starts smacking the car ...Thats hilarious...:lol:
Regarding part 2: Why do 95% of Rustang drivers think their cars r the fastest thing on the road? :tdown:

[2.5sbd]

The new intake is making me want to drive fast all the time (cobb CAI)
Spanked a couple of lesser cars in the last couple of days

[STEye]

The new intake is making me want to drive fast all the time (cobb CAI)
Spanked a couple of lesser cars in the last couple of days

There is something about that spoolup and bypass valve noise that brings out the ricer in you! :lol:

[havanisda]

There is something about that spoolup and bypass valve noise that brings out the ricer in you! :lol:WB, time 2 upd8 your sig. So u traded in your '05 on an '08? Pix, mods?

[STEye]

WB, time 2 upd8 your sig. So u traded in your '05 on an '08? Pix, mods?

Hey man! I traded in my '05 when they had that fire sale back in Nov/Dec. They gave me 2k over what my car was worth, plus the 7k off MSRP. It was a deal I couldn't pass up! I do miss my old STi though, there was a certain "rawness" that the '08 doesn't have. However the new car has much more refinement!

I have been slow to mod it (only been 6 months lol). So far, I have: Invidia Catted DP, Cobb AP, RCE "Regular guy" springs (Just put them on yesterday), and Volk RE-30. I will hopefully have swaybars soon! Here is a pic of my car in action:


http://www.turboboxerfour.com/forum/files/solo36.jpg

[2.5sbd]

Black on Black is a nice look

[havanisda]

Damn that is a sweet deal.
DGM and OBP are the only colors u can put CF on and it looks hot.
U just runnin a Cobb OTS map?
Funny I never noticed it b4 but the mirrors on the '08 STis look the same as the '08/'09 LGTs.
What's that thing above your windshield?
Milk
Eggs
Bread
That is all.

[STEye]

Black on Black is a nice look
Thanks! My first initial thoughts were that it looked to dark. It's slowly starting to grow on me! :tup:

[STEye]

Damn that is a sweet deal.
DGM and OBP are the only colors u can put CF on and it looks hot.
U just runnin a Cobb OTS map?
Funny I never noticed it b4 but the mirrors on the '08 STis look the same as the '08/'09 LGTs.
What's that thing above your windshield?
Milk
Eggs
Bread
That is all.

On the street I roll with the normal OTS map. I want to get it tuned eventually, but I think (hope) I should be ok for the time being. The thing above my windshield is a bullet camera that I have hooked up to a recorder. I really like the mirrors since they have a blinker on them, a nice bonus IMO.

[Dookie]

Looks good STEye!:tup: You should post your video here so we can check out the STI's actions.

[STEye]

Here is one from last weekends event. For the first 3 runs I shifted to third on the straightway, and the last two I kept it in second. The later runs netted a better time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T__5ELHXRZY

[Dookie]

Awesome! Your STI sounds so smooth.

[TSi+WRX]

I love the looks of the new STI.

I was drooling over one, at the dealership the other day.

When/if they bring a semi-auto to the mix, I think I'll be sold.

Either that, or they finally bring a true Legacy-STI to the States.

[Dookie]

+1 on the LGT-STI. I would love to have an STI, except it's too small for our family. Need the extra room for car seats and diaper bags.:o

[2.5sbd]

Very Beastly at Englishtown :tup: