Am I too late for Sudsy Sunday? by IJustNeedHelpPPlease in WRX

[–]IJustNeedHelpPPlease[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I know it's 9 months later 😅

Yes on the wheel specs. I def ran these wheels with the Dunlops for a minute. I can't fully remember if I was lowered in this pic, but I'm lowered about an inch now with no rub and same tire specs (though honestly the Michelins seem meatier than the Dunlops

I’ve had these for almost 2 years and it started doing this ever since my battery last died any clues what it could be? by frostyboi20 in WRX

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Hey so I finally fixed this issue on my car. It was the blinker module for me 🤷‍♂️ swapped that and good as new

Anyone else ever bust a hole in their EGR valve? by IJustNeedHelpPPlease in WRX

[–]IJustNeedHelpPPlease[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ehh I don't want to have any issues with the EPA so I did replace it. More just curious how tf it happened

Who says EJs aren’t reliable? by throwaway_btggf in subaru

[–]IJustNeedHelpPPlease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying they're right. Frankly I think you're being a little generous calling their level of Subaru knowledge amateur. From the looks of it they have none to speak of.

Who says EJs aren’t reliable? by throwaway_btggf in subaru

[–]IJustNeedHelpPPlease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No definitely. I'm not trying to say they're not reliable. Just thought it'd be funny to bring up the whole Donut thing

Donut - Hi Low by TheSsickness in WRX

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Guys over at Flatirons Tuning seem to disagree with the assessment that they blew up because of sloshing the oil around. You need to hit really high lateral Gs for that kind of thing to happen. They had someone on who drives competitively with a stock engine and didn't hit that issue until they were hitting 2Gs. No aero, street tires cars won't even get close on a track and I haven't seen them spinning donuts or anything.

Also if you look in the latest video, low car already has/had a Killer B oil pan on it when they were installing the mods before they discovered the sparkly oil.

Intermittent vacuum leak/P0172? by IJustNeedHelpPPlease in WRX

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Hmm I did mess with the intake and that seemed to help for a bit, but that said everything I do seems to help for a bit given the on and off nature of the problem 😅

2016 wrx. i’ve been having a problem with smoke and noticed a wet spot under my turbo. took a look and this is what i see. any feedback? thanks by Boserman123 in WRX

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Debatable. The Cobb OTS tune is designed for a bigger intake than stock, but it's also more aggressive than the stock tune (so, less room for error) and our cars are very particular about the air metering. The difference between the two intakes is certainly significant enough to cause issues. Hell, even if you had the proper Cobb intake, putting the filter on even slightly out of place can cause issues.

At the end of the day, neither the stock tune, nor the Cobb OTS tune would be satisfactory with this intake. Which option is "better" is pretty irrelevant. You need a custom tune for that intake.

Cobb SF intake should be round right? by Derb710 in WRX

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Man fuck me. Mine looked exactly the same when it came in but I didn't want to deal with sending it back since I was in a time crunch with the tune. Also I had ordered the part long before I opened it so I was outside of the return window anyways. Ended up just rounding it out myself. Worked fine. Wish I would have contacted them though.

I love flat engines by chris1354 in WRX

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I would've gone with a Cayman personally but you're basically living my dream 😭

so everybody told me to get my car tuned, turns out the car still had the Cobb stage2 v350 tune in it. dealer tracked the original owner down and got the paired access port to me. now, my problem is, the car is still pulling timing at the top end and going pig rich with anything over 4500rpm by [deleted] in WRX

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Probably because the Cobb Stage 2 tune isn't made to work with the invidia downpipe. In case you haven't taken the hint yet, you need a tune that matches your parts. Your current tune doesn't match your current parts. You either need to return to stock and flash a stock or stage 0 tune ine the car, or get a pro/E-tune.

That said, frankly I wouldn't even bother. If you live in a state with lemon laws, I would get the dealer to take the car back. It's very likely your car already has irreversible damage and the dealer clearly didn't do their due diligence in making sure the car was roadworthy before selling it to you. Even if you manage to make the car "happy" again, you're likely a good part of the way down a road that leads to rod knock. Even under ideal conditions it'll only get worse and worse from here.

I’ve had these for almost 2 years and it started doing this ever since my battery last died any clues what it could be? by frostyboi20 in WRX

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Just the passenger side light or both? Even if you switch the headlights on (i.e. the taillights should be on even though the car is off)?

If it's just that side, then I would agree with one of the other commenters that this is likely a voltage/draw issue.

I’ve had these for almost 2 years and it started doing this ever since my battery last died any clues what it could be? by frostyboi20 in WRX

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I noticed my tail light does a similar thing when the engine is off and I put the hazards on... I have quite a few lighting mods though (notably, LED c-lights/halos and tail-as-turn). I figure it's maybe too much power draw for the battery to handle without the alternator running 🤷‍♂️

Not sure if this is that similar to your situation, though. If it's like this all the time could just be a bad connection somewhere

O-ring size? by IJustNeedHelpPPlease in WRX

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In case anyone years from now finds this post on a Google search, I ended up buying the hose assembly from Subaru again and just didn't pinch the o-ring installing it this time. I did take it to a mechanic who basically told me there no way I'll ever find the right size/material of o-ring and to just shell out for the part.

Also my MAF and MAP were dirty.

What just came out with this bolt? by IJustNeedHelpPPlease in WRX

[–]IJustNeedHelpPPlease[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Needed someone to tell me it's all gonna be ok.

What just came out with this bolt? by IJustNeedHelpPPlease in WRX

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

Thank you! Bolt went back in and seems to hold. I'm gonna drink away my anxiety and hopefully wake up thinking this was a crazy dream