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silverton last won the day on December 11 2023

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  1. silverton
    The only thing I can find that's even remotely related is a list of codes for 83-88MY, and 47 is listed as just 'fuel injector'. Downside to those older cars is that it may not even be a fuel injector fault, it could be oxygen sensors, air flow sensor, older cars had such a fuzzy logic that two other things might be out of spec and it'll set a code for something unrelated. It being a '90, it could be worth a try getting them (injectors) professionally cleaned, outside of the car with a machine, or even just using a higher quality or octane of fuel. Here is the US I refuse to use ARCO gas, may as well just put water in the tank. I only ever filled up at an Arco once, in 2005. My car at the time ran like absolute hammered dog shit on that tank.
  2. silverton
    I would add the Legacy back to the lineup for the 2026MY.
  3. silverton
    To do it the right way you would want to bake it apart and reseal it, but you could try a bead on the outside... I've sealed up some rear cam plug leaks this way
  4. silverton
    To get back on topic and from someone who's also done a thing to be different with their Subaru (GC-RS+t).... do you own another car? If this is your only form of transportation I highly recommend NOT turbocharging your car. My RS spent more time on jack stands than it did its own rubber... tires did last a long time though. The best thing you can do for this car is locate a used EJ25D, completely refresh it, and put a manual transmission behind it. From there start doing tire and suspension mods. Absolutely do not cheap out on anything. Do it right, or do it twice...or thrice. That doesn't mean you have to buy top of the line everything, what it means is to do your research make sure the stuff works and dont buy anything knock off from ebay/amazon. The best advice I can give anyone wanting to turbocharge their Subaru is this, buy a factory turbo Subaru. Those twin turbo legacy's are getting to the point we can import them now if you really want to play with one, but as others have said... they really aren't all that exciting. They have one tiny turbo to help in the lower rpm range, and one medium turbo to help in the upper range and from what I've read the transition is not smooth while out bending the twisties and makes for a not good driving experience.
  5. silverton
    Most wouldn't think to look for a TCM update unless it was a line item on the RO. It's a long shot since the car is getting up there in age but worth a try.
  6. silverton
    I'm in north seattle, they were driving around the peninsula iirc but were starting in tacoma so I was going to meet up somewhere in the middle
  7. silverton
    I'm sorry, what? $1300 to perform that TSB? What in the world is their labor rate?? .7 for the backlash adjustment, 1.3 if they also need to replace the tension spring. Max two hours if they're feeling sheisty enough to charge it that way. The spring kit is $20 MSRP. so 1280 in labor is like a wild $600+ an hour. Even the $3500 quote to replace the rack seems high, by my math is just a bit over $500/hr for labor after part cost is accounted for. But as their foreman said, it's kind of a CYA thing, at the end of the day you likely just need to replace the whole unit.
  8. silverton
    You may want to pop into a dealer and see if your TCM has any updates available. When I got my 3.6R i thought it was very boring, but an ECM/VDC update woke it up and it's a blast to drive now.
  9. silverton
    Oh yeah, I know you've invited me a ton of times and i just haven't been able to make it due to whatever. I believe we've even exchanged numbers. I know that one time I was on my way to join you but I was way too late and the ferry was very backed up so I just went home, lmao. I'll definitely try harder to meet up with yall in the coming weeks if you extend the invite.
  10. silverton
    I put GR-2's and H&R sport springs on my 2001, absolutely love the ride and the look.
  11. silverton
    AFAIK, the TCM is not flashable. You may want to look into an upgraded valve body if available it may help. Your tuned ECM is giving the untuned TCM inputs it's not expecting and is doing its best to make it work. An unfortunate byproduct of tuning and upgrading an automatic, if you google you'll find it's not just you. If you put your car back on a stock tune does the transmission behave normally? If it still acts up then it's not the tune and you have another issue. I turbocharged my 2001 GC-RS with an auto. If I wanted to drive it spiritedly I had to shift manually, otherwise it was already in third/"fourth" gear by the time we were across a normal sized intersection, acted like a CVT.
  12. silverton
    Way back before my GC was turbocharged I went out and played in the twisties with someone who had a GC with an ez30 swap. My car was auto, his manual, and he claimed he had a difficult time keeping up with me in some sections, even having more power. Knowing how to drive and to use your car efficiently has a lot to do with it. It's a shame you can't go out and play like this anymore, way too many people.
  13. silverton
    If you wanna go fast you need more cylinders
  14. silverton
    Monroe makes quick struts, rockauto specifies they're for the L model but that will only MAYBE be a slight change in dampening or spring rate. At anyrate, they will be tons better than your assumed 250k originals.
  15. silverton
    Resetting the TCM puts it back to default values. It's receiving inputs from the ECM it's not expecting so it starts to adjust for those funny inputs and now here we are. Are you tuned?
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