pjcampbell

Is there any consensus on the Energy 19.3104 front control arm bushings? Good , bad, ok?

There seems to be a negative opinion on the Energy - is it because they have no sleeve?

By the way it looks like SuperPro now makes a fully loaded control arm... not bad. Is this a good option? I'm not that concerned about the $260 price tag (from Vivid Racing) since it will save me some time dealing with a shop to press in bushings, I don't have a press.

https://superprousa.com/products/trc1058-control-arm-lower-assembly-kit

Does anyone know the difference between 34439AE021 and 34439FG000?

I have a 2005 Outback 2.5i. Thanks.

My thought was that the legacy one is probably shorter. I know that the Outback PN is not the same as the Legacy one for the same model year. My Outback PN was 34170AG041 which is the longer one in the picture above.

Probably someone will have to pull theirs out or at least look at theirs under the vehicle to confirm the one I am selling fits a Legacy. The 34170AG041 also fits 3.0 Outbacks :

https://parts.subaru.com/p/Subaru__/Steering-Shaft-Universal-Joint/49245174/34170AG041.html

So basically I can only confirm that it is NOT part number 34170AG041 and will NOT fit an 05-09 Outback with any motor.

I have a low miles JDM steering U-joint that is smooth in all directions. It was advertised for an Outback but doesn't fit my 05 USDM Outback.

$50 shipped, and I will throw in a Subaru pint glass. I paid $80 for it on eBay.

I am assuming that it is for a Legacy but not 100% sure. I have included pictures of both the Outback and Legacy U-joints for reference.

The difference is in the length of one of the splined ends. Note that the Outback version is over 9" in length and the one I am selling, marked EZ30 is under 9". Please let me know and I can try to get more exact measurements.

Ahhh nice, I would suspect the potential is much quicker with an 128mph trap speed.

I have been thinking about doing a forged motor supercharged EZ30 with 5EAT (that is what they come with here). I think it could make 600whp fairly easily on my Vortech V3 Si that I currently have on my EJ25. Just a thought right now!!!

Glad to hear your legacy has really improved since I last communicated with you. You asked about my legacy. Well it has been quite a journey. As you are aware, Subarus are relatively fragile when you really start developing the power. So, aside from blowing a couple of engines the car has come along. We lowered the weight to 2468lbs., which was no easy chore. To say it has been gutted is an understatement. We even removed the splash panel between the hood and the front window because we felt it weighed too much. Removed the front and back seats. We replaced all of the windows with quick change lexan and can replace a window in about five (5) minutes. We removed all the internal parts of the door panels and cut out the panels, replacing them with vinyl. We removed the sunroof, most of the wiring and converted to a new six speed using PPG gears. We removed the parking brake assembly and EBC made a set of front and back lightweight discs, which with our parachute stop the car with no problem. We replaced the driveshaft with a 3.25 diameter carbon fiber unit that weighs 15 lbs. However, we had to modify our tunnel and part of the differential mount to make it fit. Had a custom heavy duty r200 torsen 3.90 locked rear end installed with a large rear end oil cooler installed as well.

 

We have been testing it at a local paved airfield my friend owns and we measured off the quarter mile and according to our Fueltech digital dash we have run 151 mph averaged 8.6, 8.8 & 8.5 seconds. However, I am going to have to find a way to install a four link rearend if I want to go faster because even with slicks I'm still getting considerable evil wheelspin when I shift to 3rd gear even with the awd. So, if we can tame the car, which was given the name "Grandpa's Toy", I will be a very happy camper. I am fortunate that my buddy has the airstrip that is normally used for cropdusting as all the tracks in my area are closed because of the virus. Hope everything continues to go well for you?

That is wild - seems like this should be one of the quickest H pattern (assuming it is not sequential?) Subarus out there?

are there more pictures somewhere?

Haven't been able to make another event since with all that's going on in the world. We ran 11.8 on street tires. Had tons of wheel spin in 1st to 3rd. Hopefully the next run will be with proper tires on a prepped track. Will update once that happens.

Thanks I am curious what was your trap speed?

Is that with a built 5EAT?

I know its an old thread but I ran 11.824 on my full weight 5eat Legacy Spec B just over a month ago. Car is making 501whp and 402wtq on C16.

 

I can post the dyno graph and time slip if you like.

That is a lot of power but I would have thought quite a bit faster for the power (?). Trap speed?

The 5eat can handle a lot of power if you have the right people build the Transmission. I won't waste your time going over my specific situation other than to say my new Subaru engine puts out close to 900 whp and I will be using the 5eat transmission that will be built shortly by Level 10. Along with highly modifying and re-programming the 5eat transmission the transmission, based on my discussion with Level 10, is capable of handling up to 1100 horsepower. Obviously this vehicle is used for carshows and drag racing only. We expect to turn about 150 to 160 in a little over 8 seconds starting this next summer.

Curious what did your car end up running or how fast have you gone in the legacy with 5EAT?

It is very hard to find documented "fast" 5EAT cars.

Level 10 is essentially local to me, same with IPT, so that is nice.

At the moment I have a very large cone filter in the stock airbox location, probably not bad for IAT. If nothing else, leaving the air filter ON and temporarily removing the fog light for a drag strip day should not hurt, but not sure if it would help to make it worth the effort.

If I could get the air UP to cool my supercharger (like the brake duct one) that might be the best use of it.

Has anyone come up with a decent way to do this? My goal would be getting intake air as close to ambient as possible. I will have a large Cone air filter sitting down in that area where the airbox used to be.

I could just remove the pax side fog light but I think it will look pretty bad.

I don't need either fog light so willing to remove both, but would like something that looks decent and preferably inconspicuous.

Maybe it would look fine w/o the fog light at all?

Just a big gaping hole?

Are the P-204UH any more reliable than P-201UH or P-203UH? I am on my 3rd 201 and 203. The CD player just stops working altogether, and then the climate controls are intermittently funky. For example it goes completely blank but the radio is still on and the volume does nothing. Eventually it comes back to life. I am really just looking for a drop in replacement that is less likely to break.

What about swapping in the manual climate controls - would that even work? Then I could just run an aftermarket HU?

Have you called NGK and asked for Tech Support. tell them what your doing, they may have a better plug to use.

 

 

I talked with them back when we boosted the Honda 1.6L single cam.

I haven't tried talking to NGK but the BKR6EIX is an excellent spark plug so it should not really give me any issues.

how about any anti seize stuff on the plugs?

I don't think so - I don't generally put any on. I've never had any problem getting the plugs out.

Thanks - I've tried both coppers and iridiums down to .021" . Right now it's on copper's but I think iridiums are superior for boost. It is only misfiring on cyl #1 (all running same plugs and gap). These are both #6 plugs. I have not tried #7's and not really sure if they are necessary. It only makes about 380-400 crank hp. but if I figure out the problem will go up to about 450 crank hp and ~17psi.

I am sure I can and should run quite a bit larger gap than .021", I just shrunk it down so far in an effort to see if the misfire would go away.

I do run water/meth, so there is more "stuff" in the cylinder to get a spark through but #3,2 and 4 have no issues.

Does anyone know if the 5x100 45mm offset Sparco Terra's in a 15" diameter will fit a 2005 Outback? (I.e. will they clear the brakes):

https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&autoMake=Subaru&autoModel=Impreza+2.5RS+Wagon&autoYear=2005&autoModClar=&initialPartNumber=W29070004MB&i1_Qty=4&wheelMake=Sparco&wheelModel=Terra&wheelFinish=Black+Painted&wheelFinish=Black+Painted&showRear=no&packageFlow=false