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Installed the new ID hotness onto the sti along with tgv deletes and inlet. Also aem cai.
Go to install the "final piece of the puzzle" fuel pump (for now, until the blouch goes in) and the DW65c is DOA.
So now my car and garage smell like fuel, and the pump carrier is taken apart, and I don't want to re-install the oem pump cause that's a bunch of work for no reason, and waiting for replacement pump.
And everything was going so well too..............................
Installed the new ID hotness onto the sti along with tgv deletes and inlet. Also aem cai.
Go to install the "final piece of the puzzle" fuel pump (for now, until the blouch goes in) and the DW65c is DOA.
So now my car and garage smell like fuel, and the pump carrier is taken apart, and I don't want to re-install the oem pump cause that's a bunch of work for no reason, and waiting for replacement pump.
And everything was going so well too..............................
The stock VF48 with E85 and 1000's is quite satisfying from my point of view. Certainly not the Dom 1.5 you're working towards (which is an absolute animal with the holy header), but more than enough power to tighten up the trousers.
I now have a strange desire to build an Exocet with an E85 powered K24 swap underneath the hood. 250whp in a 1500lb car with BIG **** and sticky tires sounds like a riot.
I now have a strange desire to build an Exocet with an E85 powered K24 swap underneath the hood. 250whp in a 1500lb car with BIG **** and sticky tires sounds like a riot.
That doesn't sound like the worst plan I've heard this week.
That doesn't sound like the worst plan I've heard this week.
Would be pretty nasty around Hallett!
Originally Posted by 18psi
I have a strange desire for every cool car ever all the time
Well, yeah, I do too. Although since I did actually buy a house I have to put some money into getting stuff like blinds/dining table/yard equipment, before I can get a different car.
I'm also really back on the SS 1LE kick, apparently GM has specifically stated if you leave the car completely stock, they will honor any warranty issues even if they happen during an HPDE or AutoX.
Monday, we will be picking up our 2018 Outback Premium with Eyesight, power lift gate, and dimming exterior mirrors. 2.5 flat 4. Silver with black cloth.
That ticked the boxes that were important to Heidi and me, and final price below $30K.
Second new car we ever purchased. Hope we like is as well as we think we will.
Will check for factory cloth treatment with water. Either immediately, or when otherwise needed, we plan to treat with 303 Fabric Guard.
Originally Posted by 18psi
Have you already driven it?
Originally Posted by DNMakinson
Yes I have. I'm not sure why you ask. We drove a 6 and a 4. I also calculated #/HP of that car, my Expedition, and my 4 cylinder Camry.. W/P ratio is same as the Camry that has served us well for 10 years.
They seem to have improved the control on the throttle and CVT from older versions. Take-off is smooth and well controlled, not jumpy.
Floor it and the CVT does what it should, but delivers torque from the offset, before the engine gets up to high RPM. Thus, not so much sling-shot or rubber-banding that I have heard about. Or maybe I just expect a CVT to act like a CVT?
The 6 was a bit smoother / quieter on the highway.
I went in thinking we'd get the Touring at just under $40K, with the 6. The extras were not worth 33% more $ to us. I still think the Limited is no man's land, but I may be just strange, because that is their big seller.
Anyway, what prompted your question?
Originally Posted by 18psi
We own a 2016 Legacy. I absolutely hate throttle mapping, numb response, and basically everything about the engine/power output.
But all that pales in comparison to how much I hate the CVT mapping/programming.
I really really really hope they changed/improved it for 2018, because I cannot imagine having a more terribly programmed transmission.
It "shifts" like a normal auto, which really isn't a shift, but a stupid sudden drop in rpm that's spaced WAY far apart, and a power cut to make it seem like it "shifted". What results is a car that is jerky on shifts, for no reason whatsoever. A cvt is a cvt. It can try to be a "normal auto" but it's not, and that's not a bad thing. A cvt is supposed to be seamless, or at least smooth enough that it doesn't disrupt the way the car drives.
Then there's the huge delay in power delivery if you're in a really low throttle situation and suddenly floor it. You know, like in an emergency situation. It will do nothing for a long time, then finally "downshift" and throw the throttle body wide open resulting in a power surge. Except when you're not going WOT, but say go from 5% throttle to about 30% throttle, it does the same thing. There is absolutely zero correlation between your right foot and the power output. it does what it wants when it wants and only takes the drivers inputs as a suggestion that it seldom takes.
I could go on and on, but the bottom line is: their tuning/mapping is horrendous. I'm sure they'll fix it over the years, and it's highly likely that they already did for 2018, but I'll be selling our legacy because I can't stand driving it for this very reason alone.
Just my .02
(you might want to take it on a lonnnnnng test drive and make absolutely sure it won't bother you).
Our 2014 mazda 6 is a 500% better at all of the above.
perhaps you can describe how the 2018 feels and if I should go test drive one
18. I will admit that I was not on high alert, but I really did not find response dis-concerting. I will give a more detailed report Monday night.
I do agree that they should dump the whole "acting like an automatic", but I understand why they do it. Digital mixers still try to act like analog mixers, and even the effects are packaged to visually mimic analog devices on the screen.
Again, I will give a more complete critique Monday.
Roughly how long does it take to replace an engine in a wrx/sti? Theres a wrx at my work with rod knock that I have to put an engine in(used longblock with no intake or turbo on it). Never actually done this on a subaru before.
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Will be re-tuning on E85 in a few weeks or whenever I have another spare few hours. 
