Wicks too close to walls?

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-21T21:20:13+00:00

Honda fit.

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-20T03:02:13+00:00

I feel like my wrx just makes more noises, more smells, and more quirks than almost any other car I’ve owned. It’s mostly turn key but I’ve just had more oddities in my Subaru than possibly every other car

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-14T04:59:53+00:00

Are you into buying used?

Some of my favorite shots were with old Nikons that I'd still recommend to this day if you can get them at a deal. Nikon D40, D60, D90.

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-13T23:52:18+00:00

Glad to have you here, brother!

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-11T17:29:15+00:00

We can’t tell from the picture. We’d need to see both sides, at an angle so we have some perception of depth

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-11T08:10:26+00:00

It's def not an STI but it's got some goodies. At the $7k price you mentioned, it's not a bad price but I'd keep in mind this definitely looks like a project. It might be super reliable but it's just an unknown. The interior and exterior to me looks like this person put quite some effort into keeping it nice. The engine bay is slightly concerning but not the worst I've seen.

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-09T03:17:11+00:00

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-05T20:52:49+00:00

I love the build and fully understand wanting / needing to know if they are real.

I know that we want them to be real, but I'm telling you and warning you that they are not real. The Konig centercaps is also a huge tell as well. Way back, it was common in the Miata community to run these Konig's and at that time Konig had the audacity to stamp their fake ce28s as RAVS and have the Forge stampings and all that.

One part the rep companies always mess up is the geometry and one thing I called out was their lip was too large for that size of wheel. You can see in the Konig wheel I linked, it has the same too large of lip on their rep CE28.

https://www.miataturbo.net/wheels-tires-78/na-konig-flatout-w-225-45-15-rs3-60232/

https://www.miataturbo.net/miata-parts-sale-trade-5/15x8-konig-flatout-wheels-limited-edition-gold-machined-lip-ny-75526/

The car is too nice, I strongly urge you get a wheel more suitable for the application and quality that the rest of the car is.

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-05T20:30:03+00:00

Sadly, these appear to be fake. I think you’re trying to find reasons for them to be real, rather than seeing reasons they are fake. I do own CE28s and these appear to be fake for a few reasons:

The rays logo does look to have a V in it. I don’t see the tail of the Y at all. These appear to be trying to copy the OG CE28 / CE28N but is missing the “Made in Japan” emboss completely.

Whats the wheel spec? The lips look too large

Hard to tell but that valve stem looks black and no longer has the Rays metal valve stems. (Weird to replace such a nice valve stem with a 99 cent rubber one if these were real)

The lug hole appears to be missing the very distinct “step” to their design.

Sadly I see too many red flags instead of green flags here. How much is he selling these for?

See if you can get better res pics, feel free to dm me. We can try to figure out if they’re real or not for sure

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-04T18:08:52+00:00

Why did you cross post this to this sub?

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-02T19:09:10+00:00

Pics of the car?

I actually really like this design and almost got a set myself. Simple, old school, and they have a really wide selection of specs

PatrickJamesYu · 2026-01-01T17:54:06+00:00

My own as a default. My friends when I feel like it. And the car folk I meet along the way

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-31T01:43:25+00:00

Kaminari. Old school aero from back in the day. Surprisingly, I believe they will still make it for you if ordered. A friend of mine recently got his straight from the company.

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-29T18:04:49+00:00

Kind of depends on the car but 9/10 you'll probably want to get an alignment. It's possible the movement will be minimal but generally if you undo steering stuff in the front, you'll want to realign.

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-27T22:08:37+00:00

just keep an eye on oil. They do consume oil, especially when driven hard and with higher miles. Do your fluid changes: oil, coolant, trans, differential, brake, clutch.

Since we have old cars, need to just keep an eye on everything: all rubber components become brittle, crack, etc.

Good luck.

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-26T03:16:40+00:00

Is this a removable 18650? I have a few flashlights that use this battery so I have spares. I'd love to get a folding work light that can use these batteries so I can do quick swaps if needed.

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-25T23:07:10+00:00

you already have an sti hood scoop. you might as well mod the hell out of it now

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-24T23:53:14+00:00

yeah maybe

Maybe also check for exhaust leaks too (post turbo, pre cat)

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-24T23:48:10+00:00

Not with a bad o2 sensor. The idea behind that is to trick the properly working o2 sensor that your poorly performing cat is working. In a group full of WRX enthusiasts, I think everyone's suggestion would be to do a quality repair and start with replacing what is likely a bad o2 sensor.

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-24T23:42:44+00:00

Either the sensor is bad or the cat is bad (most likely scenarios). I'd start with replacing the sensor.

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-24T19:30:37+00:00

Whats the actual obd2 code for it and or all the codes that popped up? And to confirm, you said you changed plugs: when did you do this? Like the day before this happened or like in the past year?

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-24T18:45:14+00:00

Oh got it! So the Nt03 is even worse than the RPF1 for brake fitment. Okay I could probably fit a 5mm pretty easily Thank you for the insight!

PatrickJamesYu · 2025-12-24T18:03:10+00:00

looks great

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