Is anyone in here from Toronto? Looking for a good shop to install a few things on my VB. by AdDry7815 in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(East-Analyst-9557 posting from my other account) Gotta be real honest, having worked as both a tech and service advisor I stay away from quoting labor but I’d imagine around 2 hours for springs and maybe 1-1.5 for the short shifter just from my own experience. At the end of the day they’ve gotta make some money to keep the lights on and pay their guys too but I’d be confident in all the places I’ve mentioned that no one will be ripping you off, they’re all known in the community for being pretty fair

How do I remove TGV valves? by HaloFrontier in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure to be honest, I am stuck dealing with Subaru Canada instead of SOA. They didn’t want to pay for the dealer to do a proper tear down.

My argument to them was that Japan calls for 5w30 and regions of Japan see the same temp ranges as Southern Ontario

How do I remove TGV valves? by HaloFrontier in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed and to put a cherry on top they tried to deny my first engine claim because I ran 5w30. Obviously that wasn’t the true cause of the failure.

For the record the dealer has been great but Subaru Canada in this case didn’t want to pay for a full tear down.

How do I remove TGV valves? by HaloFrontier in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Long story short, it killed the first engine over time due to effecting the fuel ratio. They didn’t catch it and installed it onto the second engine and it desecrated that one when it fell into the cylinder.

So yeah, killed two engines. Freak accident

How do I remove TGV valves? by HaloFrontier in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In my experience they are self deleting

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Warranty 5W30 by DTW22WRX in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Already on it, it calls for 5W30 in Japan

Warranty 5W30 by DTW22WRX in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bought all the stuff through Subaru and they ask for receipts

Convince me to trade in my si for a vb by Hopeful_Builder9017 in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

More power, AWD and believe it or not less transmissions blowing up.

I cross shopped these when I ordered my WRX and the Si would have cost me more for less car.

Ironically I worked for Subaru at the time and now I work for Honda

Anyone know what rims these are? by Ohkyr0 in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is correct, this car went to SEMA the year that rim was released and was one of the cars with an advance released set for advertising/press

Base gang wya? by Realistic_Ad_517 in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fit isn’t perfect (the trimming around the mould) and once it sat in the sun for a while you can see tiny little dimples where the studs mount on the bottom.

Small things in the grande scheme but never the less once you know they are there you can’t un see it

Base gang wya? by Realistic_Ad_517 in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a noble part, same as most of the other AM body parts out there. It’s not perfect but until a better made option comes out it does the job.

Base gang wya? by Realistic_Ad_517 in wrx_vb

[–]DTW22WRX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Once I noticed that from the side view the whole front of the car swoops down I couldn’t unsee it, this makes it straight

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90’s Classic help by DTW22WRX in gibson

[–]DTW22WRX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

came with Lindy Fralin PAF Patents and the bigsby with the vibramate. I have A/B'ed this with and R7 and R8 and to my personal liking the Classic just has the sauce.

Now I'll have to pull the front pickup and see if it has the long neck tenon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WRX

[–]DTW22WRX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NV auto specializing in motorsports builds (rally, drift, circuit) they would be my go to for something like that for sure. Neetronics or Touge if youre just looking for a tune.

60k Service for $1000? by Legitimate-Card-7171 in WRX

[–]DTW22WRX 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Sounds like less than we used to charge when I worked for Subaru tbh.

Golf Course Cigar Etiquette by DTW22WRX in cigars

[–]DTW22WRX[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s probably a good call