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> WOW., Drove the subaru conversion in to work today.
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post Sep 1 2006, 10:50 AM
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Last night I wired up the oxygen sensor and fixed a problem with the shifter. Today I drove it in to work for the first time and my god does that thing move. Holy crap.

1st gear is out of commission for the time being as I need to look into why it won't fully engage, but starting in 2nd is no problem. My tach also doesn't seem to be reading out correctly, so I have to look into that too.

On the positive side, the car hauls ass and sounds great. It sounds like a type IV. At idle and low rpm, its kind of like a Bursch exhaust sound but when you step on it its really freaking sweet.

I only work 3 miles from home so the fans barely had a chance to come on, however when they did I could see the temperature move back down, so they are working.

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post Sep 1 2006, 11:01 AM
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Did it leave you with a hardon and a craving for chicken? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif)

SWEET, looks like you're driving it to RRC06 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Sep 1 2006, 11:08 AM
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Awsome and sounds exciting as hell! Gonna have to open here up on the highway, not that I'm, ahhh hmmm gulp, saying you need to speed or anything!


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post Sep 1 2006, 11:15 AM
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My brakes need a little bleeding. There is some air in the system but they are definitely working.

I was first in line at a stop light today on a nice wide open road and stepped on it. I was up to 55 before I had a chance to look at the speedometer. There was a boxster two lanes over that was probably scratching his head at this fugly 914 with no bumpers.


Brando: hmm. chicken. that does sound good right now. seriously though I have a smile that won't go away like that annoying guy on the natural male enhancement commercials. I am going to have a hard time focusing on work today.


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post Sep 1 2006, 11:29 AM
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Nice work dude. Nothing like having yups of power, great fuel economy and awesome handling.

I'd really like to get a ride in your car - I used to have a Subaru 2.5RS - it was a really great car with a lot of torque - it just kept on hauling...... I'd love to experience that in a 914... I bet you can break the tires loose pretty easily!

Oh - another thing... keep in mind that that ECU does "learn". You'll probably find in a couple of weeks everything gets faster and more efficient.... If you make any changes to the intake or exhaust - you may want to reset the ECU.

You do have the knock sensor hooked up right?

Anyways: Great work!

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post Sep 1 2006, 11:38 AM
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GAF. you are sooo giving me a ride in the subie car tony.
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post Sep 1 2006, 11:39 AM
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Yep, knock sensor is hooked up. There are some other things that I need to eliminate still. For instance I haven't connected the rear O2 simulator yet, or the simulators for the fuel tank level and pressure. Also, while the vehicle speed sensor is wired up, I haven't yet put magnets on the CV joint. So over this weekend I'll hopefully get all this stuff installed and working properly.

Regarding the torque.. it feels like a locomotive pushing you. The torque is available INSTANTLY. It makes the TT feel like a dog. So far I haven't lit up the tires...

The intake noise is prettty nice. The intake pipe sits directly behind the uninsulated firewall. Its definitely a noisy ride. Noisy in a good way.

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post Sep 1 2006, 11:48 AM
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post Sep 1 2006, 11:50 AM
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Jeff: when are you going to cave in and convert yours?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Sep 1 2006, 11:51 AM
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Before GAF I need to do a few things. First, the alternator seems to bea dead. Second I have no bumpers. Third I don't know if it will overheat on the freeway, etc. I'm going to work my ass off this weekend and next week to get it ready for the show. And Aaron, we'll exchange rides. I'm anxious to see how your car drives too. Jeff: you have to bring the 914 down, I really want to see a working megasquirt installation.

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post Sep 1 2006, 11:54 AM
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Yeah Jeff you know you want to do it. There's a reason that in the last year or so, at least 7 people (that I can think of off the top of my head) have converted to Subaru power.

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post Sep 1 2006, 11:59 AM
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post Sep 1 2006, 12:00 PM
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post Sep 1 2006, 12:05 PM
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Excellent!

Great news Tony! Sounds like you are expierancing all the little pains that the rest of us have. Hang in there, they are really not that big of a deal...

Looking forward to meeting you at GAF.

I am breaking the tires loose at will whenever I want! Give her hell Tony!!!!


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post Sep 1 2006, 12:09 PM
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Way To Go Tony!!!!!!!!!!

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post Sep 1 2006, 12:10 PM
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post Sep 1 2006, 12:13 PM
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Alright Tony!! Looks like we will have to have a In n Out Safaras Club Dr. get together before RRC to see both yours and Aarons cars!
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post Sep 1 2006, 12:13 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) good job dude! its good to see another subie 914 hit the road!
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post Sep 1 2006, 02:15 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) The smiles from this morning are a bit gone. I took Andrew (phantom914) for a ride at lunch and all kinds of problems appeared. First, part of the shifter slipped out, so I was stuck in 4th/5th. Then there was this wierd hesitation at a ceratin RPM. All of a sudden at some RPM (tach isn't working right so I don't know) it would just start hesitating badly.

Last but not least as we pulled into the parking lot (mind you ithis was no more than 5-10 minutes driving) the temp guage read 250 and I shut it down. Water was hissing out from where I have my temperature sensor.

So several bad things. I'm going to have it towed home tonight and then I'll get to work troubleshooting. No idea at this point why its overheating other than maybe its running lean? Sure heated up fast and we weren't even pushing it that much.

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post Sep 1 2006, 02:31 PM
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