-
Posts
973 -
Joined
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Everything posted by underpowerd
-
Valve Body Mods, Giant Leaps Forward!!!
underpowerd replied to ClimberDHexMods's topic in Transmissions
if you can build it to the standards you detail, you'll own the segment. people here tend to get wet for ipt vb, because as you said, they're the basically only game in town. i wouldn't worry about establishment v. individual; enthusiasts want pudding, period. if you could offer a radically better performing product, at a competitive cost, with equal user install effort/downtime/reliability, i don't see any reason you couldn't become the go-to for what is already a fairly popular mod for power-hungry 5eat'ers. -
BulletProof-TMIC Mod - LGT, 08+ WRX
underpowerd replied to SeeeeeYa's topic in Turbo Powertrains (2.0GT, 2.5GT, 2.5XT)
i wonder if the world class engineers at fhi might have considered this when designing a compact lightweight intercooler which must sit confined atop a hot engine, often at rest? -
BulletProof-TMIC Mod - LGT, 08+ WRX
underpowerd replied to SeeeeeYa's topic in Turbo Powertrains (2.0GT, 2.5GT, 2.5XT)
good to see you here, jeff; have long missed your insight. the wrx is an auto? -
none that would be fair (i've got 1 crummy cellphone shot, but the 55w 3000k 'deglassed' fogs running in it would kinda defeat your purpose ) if i get out there at night, i'll try to remember to snap one. really, i've got them subtly aimed for max distance and width without hurting anyone, so my shots might not be your best indicator. i drive a lot of unlit country stuff so i like to have those shoulders fired up and good distance without HBs. normally if i feel the need for more foreground, it's high noon with a snap of the fogs, but i don't think i ever really felt the mdx shields lacking, fwiw. also note (if gauging my pics), i'm boosting the philips with 55w ddms. i had 35w initially for a few days, and they were fine, but 55w is hard to lay off of once you've tasted it.
-
sorry, all the pics I shot are in the mdx thread. i'll say the mdx cutout looks identical to msg's rx pic; i think you can get a pretty good template mocked up between them all. i'd pretty much trace the bowl for the general, then find the horizon by relating/measuring the comparisons -- the foreground cut/margins will be the only real eyeball work. good luck.
-
my Subaru will beat with a Buick heart!
underpowerd replied to frank_ster's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
http://www.acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/bow.gif -
Another 5eat to 6mt/5mt swap questions. (05+ LGT) thread
underpowerd replied to crrider80's topic in Transmissions
so about 3-3.5k and a 24-48 hour turn... with #s like that, MA might become a serious alternative mecca (opposed to nj/ipt) for those who hit the 5eat wall ... aside from the obvious bump in material expense, would you anticipate any/many profound obstacles for an sti 6mt as opposed to the relative ease of 5mt? -
^gotcha, agreed
-
i think that's b/c it's the only one where the abp bumper doesn't throw it off a bit -- sounds silly, but using a hand to shield it out in the other pics, the impact is equally awesome; mb lgt is sex from every angle, imo. personally, i think the result is a huge win -- but love it/hate it, Tec delivers.
-
http://www.acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/popcorn.gif +1
-
my Subaru will beat with a Buick heart!
underpowerd replied to frank_ster's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
what a beautiful sight. so how smoothly did the original plan go, i.e. hurdles that came up, etc. -- i ask, because aside from the obvious height trifle, it looks like it practically belongs there. if it's as smooth a transition as it appears, you might be... well... my favorite person ever -
my Subaru will beat with a Buick heart!
underpowerd replied to frank_ster's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
ok, then a guy who does 'that'...in a 5eat -
my Subaru will beat with a Buick heart!
underpowerd replied to frank_ster's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
you can't call shenannys on the guy who does this: http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67873&d=1242584461 -
my Subaru will beat with a Buick heart!
underpowerd replied to frank_ster's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
i'm in; lots of pics plz. -
go for it, anxious to see the result
-
Turbo (un)install HOWTO with pics
underpowerd replied to wcbjr's topic in Turbo Powertrains (2.0GT, 2.5GT, 2.5XT)
there's not much room, but there's enough to poke a screwdriver/socket extension in to tighten the clamp. you've got to kind of plan ahead and line the clamp screw up somewhat to accept whatever you'll use to tighten it once the inlet hose is seated properly on the turbo. -
Timing Belt Replacement 2.5T
underpowerd replied to pyromarty's topic in Walkthroughs :: Basic Operation & Maintenance
it's pretty well up there...something like 120 iirc. -
HOW TO: Fix your heated seat
underpowerd replied to schwartzki's topic in Walkthroughs :: Basic Operation & Maintenance
Well done, Boostin! But I'll add that you got lucky tugging on the harness wires (I saw early on that my white wire to black excuse-for-a-wire was also culprit) -- but I yanked all of them out despite hardly pulling from it, and had to figure out where they attached from the shape of the soldered terminals); better to tug from the relatively strong cloth ends of the unit. I also did this without removing the seat; a little uncomfortable/cramped area, but I'm kinda small, and I decided beforehand that I wasn't even going through the seat removal for this fix if I could avoid it. Oncle -- I scoped both sizes at ACE one day; they have the tool as well, both pretty cheap (well, cheap for ACE). -
Timing Belt Replacement 2.5T
underpowerd replied to pyromarty's topic in Walkthroughs :: Basic Operation & Maintenance
yes, but there is also a 'heavy duty' STi-brand belt. reinforced, but i don't believe it is kevlar. when i was shopping belts, it was by far the most expensive of all the aftermarket replacement options. I settled on a PE kevlar II belt, which looks very much like a re-licensed gates; happy with it thus far after some 10k or so.