G.T.Subie Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 cookies Denial is your best friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 In the 80s, the terms 'cookies' and 'donuts' were used interchangeably (for hooliganism, not baked goods). Use of the term 'cookies' has tapered off since then, but it's not dead yet. ive never seen a cookie with a hole in it. http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockerGT Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 ive never seen a cookie with a hole in it. I was going to google a pic of a cooking with a hole in the center, but then I remembered that I've never heard of donuts referred to as a cookie, so I gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.T.Subie Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 ive never seen a cookie with a hole in it. http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000AYGVOA.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1137124810_.jpg Denial is your best friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSFW Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Back in 80s I was riding dirt bikes, not driving cars... Our cookies didn't usually have holes in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmeat Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Something strange happened to me once when cutting cookies (yes, I call them that too). When I first had the LGT, I was in the parking lot, having a blast. Stalled it once. Started back up. Stalled it shortly after. Wouldn't start! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! Just cranked. After 2-3 attempts, it started. Odd, huh? Been 100% after that...even after today. Woman was so scared she was just like "lets go back lets go back" over and over. I guess it's different from the passenger seat!!! I'm pleasantly surprised... It was most certainly worth the couple bucks and 10 mins of my time. CLICK HERE FOR THE HOGZAUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulse Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 snow 'bundt cakes' http://www.chroniclebooks.com/Chronicle/catalog/0811842401/0811842401-e2_bundt.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_dread Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Does the power steering pump problem with sustained full lock mean that the pump is a weak point? The VW PAssat manual specifically warns against holding full lock for more than a few (20?) seconds at a time, so the problem seems not to be only on LGTs. Should I expect power steering pump problems with the LGT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjundi Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 From your description of winter driving you will be the rare subie off the road or potentially on its roof. Typically that area is reserved for SUV's & pickup trucks around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 snow 'bundt cakes' http://www.chroniclebooks.com/Chronicle/catalog/0811842401/0811842401-e2_bundt.jpg :lol: i do bundt cakes in the snow all the time. :lol: http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockerGT Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 From your description of winter driving you will be the rare subie off the road or potentially on its roof. Typically that area is reserved for SUV's & pickup trucks around here. but he's young and knows better than all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 From your description of winter driving you will be the rare subie off the road or potentially on its roof. Typically that area is reserved for SUV's & pickup trucks around here. No, i never take my Subaru for serious off-road. We are just talking about roads with snow on them lol. I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 what they are trying to say is you are driving to fast for the conditions http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 what they are trying to say is you are driving to fast for the conditions Ha, no lol. im pretty conservative on the road, i let it out a bit when there is no one else on the road but even then its not really pushing it much. I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I was basically able to sustain 55 to 65 mph is heavy snow with a slightly snow caped road. I slow down to about 45 for the corners because i don't trust the lateral grip of the 92's quite frankly. 55 to 65 on snow covered roads is way to fast. but, at least you slow down for the turns. http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTBee Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 cookies? You're from the east... So am I they are called Doughnuts in the East. Choose a direction, turn the wheel till it locks, apply gas/release clutch -- induce circular grinning motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 55 to 65 on snow covered roads is way to fast. but, at least you slow down for the turns. They car felt pretty stable but got a little squishy soo i back it off when going into corners. It showed me the limitations of the RE 92's of anything. I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBieXT Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Does the power steering pump problem with sustained full lock mean that the pump is a weak point? The VW PAssat manual specifically warns against holding full lock for more than a few (20?) seconds at a time, so the problem seems not to be only on LGTs. Should I expect power steering pump problems with the LGT? This is a bad idea with any vehicle, not just Subes and VeeDubs. When you turn the wheel completely over against the stop and hold pressure against it, the pump will be operating with little flow, but at full output pressure. The excess pressure will be relieved through the bypass valve directly back into the fluid tank. This will heat the fluid very quickly and if allowed to continue could ruin the pump as well as stressing the hoses, suspension components, etc. Just back the steering wheel off an inch or so from full lock (or just don't hold pressure on it at full lock) and it shouldn't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewski Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I happen to know someone that had a WRX that was doing some seriously mean donuts... the centrifical force from the donut pushed all the oil to one side of the pan... and starved the pick-up. You can guess what happens next. Yes. He bought a new engine. He tried to get it warrantied, one look from a dealer and they laughed. Basically told him to go p1ss up a rope - they won't warranty an engine b/c the driver starved it of oil whippin' donuts. Expensive lesson learned. I don't know if the oil pan in the LGT has baffles to prevent this or not... but just be aware it can happen and keep an eye on oil pressure, your wallet will thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 I don't know if the oil pan in the LGT has baffles to prevent this or not... but just be aware it can happen and keep an eye on oil pressure, your wallet will thank you. I'm will make sure to keep an eye on that, great post. I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinlsb Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I happen to know someone that had a WRX that was doing some seriously mean donuts... the centrifical force from the donut pushed all the oil to one side of the pan... and starved the pick-up. You can guess what happens next. Yes. He bought a new engine. He tried to get it warrantied, one look from a dealer and they laughed. Basically told him to go p1ss up a rope - they won't warranty an engine b/c the driver starved it of oil whippin' donuts. Expensive lesson learned. I don't know if the oil pan in the LGT has baffles to prevent this or not... but just be aware it can happen and keep an eye on oil pressure, your wallet will thank you. Yaa wannna do that kond of stuff, put in a dry sump!!!! "Belief does not make truth. Evidence makes truth. And belief does not make evidence." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayley Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Yaa wannna do that kond of stuff, put in a dry sump!!!! An oil accumulator will solve (some) oil starvation issues as well. FWIW, the 2.5L blocks don't seem to have the same problems that the 2.0L (EJ205) motors have. In fact, another WRX spun a rod bearing at the exact same event (it was actually an ice race in Minnesota... member 'BlackGT' was there, he remembers the fateful night). I'm also suspicious that the oil dipstick is incorrectly marked in the WRX's. Even though the owners manual calls for 5 quarts in the pan, as little as 4 quarts will put the level right at the top of the full mark on the dipstick. This is where I ran it when I spund my rod bearing. Since then, I've "re-marked" my dipstick to indicate where 5 quarts in the pan sit. For the record, some of the earlier Dodge Omni GLH's had this exact same problem. Ya see, the GLH used a more shallow oil pan for extra ground clearance. However, Chrysler used the same old off the shelf Omni dipstick. This gave the owner a reading the was TWO QUARTS more than what was actually in the pan. This problem was first uncovered when a Chrysler powertrain engineer starved his engine durnig a hard turn at an autocross / track day. I used to work for the company that (way back then) made the oil pump for those motors. Chrysler tried to write off the problem as "oil pump failure" but further investigation showed it was an improper dipstick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hey theres a good article about all the different differentials that are in Subaru's in the latest Subiesport.. Just talks about which ones are in which Subarus and how they work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hey theres a good article about all the different differentials that are in Subaru's in the latest Subiesport.. Just talks about which ones are in which Subarus and how they work... I just read that today, it was pretty cool. I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 FWIW, the 2.5L blocks don't seem to have the same problems that the 2.0L (EJ205) motors have. In fact, another WRX spun a rod bearing at the exact same event (it was actually an ice race in Minnesota... member 'BlackGT' was there, he remembers the fateful night). Isn't the 2.5L block a lot newer? I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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