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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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15 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

with a leak in my AC system...

sometimes you needs to eek out every last ounce of cooling you can for a track car... removing the AC condenser allows air to get to the radiator easier.

 

but if you can get away with having AC on your track car, its the best thing ever.

I feel you. Was kidding just couldn’t resist the opportunity lol

 

i wouldn’t build a car without A/C. Especially here. The humidity is just horrendous 

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1 hour ago, warmmilk said:

with a leak in my AC system...

sometimes you needs to eek out every last ounce of cooling you can for a track car... removing the AC condenser allows air to get to the radiator easier.

 

but if you can get away with having AC on your track car, its the best thing ever.

AC condenser doesn't block as much airflow as you'd think, at least one in good shape anyway... AND it protects the radiator from things putting holes in it. A hole in the AC condenser is annoying but a hole in the radiator could kill your engine. If something can punch through the condenser and the radiator then you've got some big problems anyway, but you don't want a single stone to ruin your day.

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1 hour ago, Bitter said:

AC condenser doesn't block as much airflow as you'd think, at least one in good shape anyway... AND it protects the radiator from things putting holes in it. A hole in the AC condenser is annoying but a hole in the radiator could kill your engine. If something can punch through the condenser and the radiator then you've got some big problems anyway, but you don't want a single stone to ruin your day.

what if you have a dent in your radiator but no dent in your condenser?

This was the condition of the civic I recently purchased. Lol. I replaced the radiator but was really confused.

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24 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

what if you have a dent in your radiator but no dent in your condenser?

This was the condition of the civic I recently purchased. Lol. I replaced the radiator but was really confused.

Someone probably either banged up both but only replaced one or banged up one while replacing the other. I see bowed radiators behind new condensers often enough at the shop.

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3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

I feel you. Was kidding just couldn’t resist the opportunity lol

 

i wouldn’t build a car without A/C. Especially here. The humidity is just horrendous 

it gets bad here this time of year too, but it usually doesn't last too long, so its bearable...  but overall I agree, AC is da shiet

2 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

@warmmilk

 

 

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I seriously thought that was an Evo X... then I looked at the rest of the profile and its an STi... suby really ripped off the Evo...

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

AC condenser doesn't block as much airflow as you'd think, at least one in good shape anyway... AND it protects the radiator from things putting holes in it. A hole in the AC condenser is annoying but a hole in the radiator could kill your engine. If something can punch through the condenser and the radiator then you've got some big problems anyway, but you don't want a single stone to ruin your day.

Like I said its for when you need every last ounce of cooling... if you get too hot in 3 laps you've got bigger problems.  on some cars its also a space thing, depending how other heat exchangers are arranged...

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Got a new clutch, flywheel, and pressure plate today! Does anybody know if I'll have to drain the transmission fluid before dropping it to access the old clutch, or is it completely sealed?

 

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8 hours ago, 711jrp said:

They are all over Ebay and Amazon, people make their own. This is the kind of thing you are looking for.

https://pyramid-parts.com/products/castrol-sealbuddy-fork-seal-repair-tool

Bike is pushing 30 though so perhaps a rebuild is in order anyway?

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It'll let some out when you pull the axles and then again when you tilt it, it's less messy to drain it before hand so you don't spill the nasty stuff everywhere and on yourself while you're jostling a trans around.

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9 hours ago, warmmilk said:

suby really ripped off the Evo...

Yeah well, at least they're still around

 

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15 hours ago, Dash Lambda said:

I got annoyed by removing the emissions equipment, but this is always the one that kills me.

Not annoyance, just... How the hell do you do that? If my car didn't have air conditioning there would basically be 3 months out of the year when I could use it and none when I would. It's just mind-boggling.

It sucks, not gonna lie. But I learned to just embrace the sweat, it's gonna happen. People pay for saunas when I get it for free every time I drive the car XD

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1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

man those are cool as hell. Good luck finding one in stick.

From what I remember, Lexus never offered them with a stick. The Altezza equivalent probably did have a stick (and I bet a couple of people even weirder than anyone else who wanted a SportCross manual swapped them) but we never got it with a stick. 

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21 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

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God damn, both works of art. But I don't know if I could own a black car and keep it black. Would more than likely have to at least have the car wrapped. They look phenomenal when clean, for all of those 12 seconds

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4 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

Yeah well, at least they're still around

 

 

You say that, Subaru UK have pulled the STI due to poor sales

Needs money for car parts :P

 

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4 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

You say that, Subaru UK have pulled the STI due to poor sales

Really? Oof

 

Still selling strong in the midwest

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49 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

You say that, Subaru UK have pulled the STI due to poor sales

 

Meanwhile...

 


Subaru Canada Sets Hot Sales Pace with Best-Ever July Results

 

Although majority of the sales are for the Outback and Crosstrek, the WRX/STI and BRZ are still moving plenty of units very well.

 

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4 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

WHY DO I WANT AN IS300 SPORTCROSS

I'm so glad that literally no one in the world bought one, because it'd mean I'd try to search for one.

 

Time to import one

 

 

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13 minutes ago, chaozbandit said:

 

Time to import one

 

 

If only American import laws weren’t such shit. Thanks for nothing, Mercedes. You fucked our import laws and fucked Chrysler.

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1 hour ago, RevoltTrain said:

Really? Oof

 

Still selling strong in the midwest

When its rivals are all newer, better performing and cheaper, why would you buy one other than because its an STI.

That was its problem

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1 hour ago, iDeFecZx said:

You say that, Subaru UK have pulled the STI due to poor sales

Wait, they have? First the Evo and now the STI? ?

 

What's next? The GT-R and 370Z? :/ 

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5 hours ago, byalexandr said:

It sucks, not gonna lie. But I learned to just embrace the sweat, it's gonna happen. People pay for saunas when I get it for free every time I drive the car XD

can't you use use a 12V AC?

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1 hour ago, floofer said:

can't you use use a 12V AC?

Nah, weight reduction bro.

 

In all seriousness if I'm moving it's bearable. Even with the windows up, I don't have a blower motor so the vent in the wiper cowl lets in fresh air. It's the stop lights that suck, mainly because it's hot but also because I hate everyone around me for not moving.

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10 hours ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Wait, they have? First the Evo and now the STI? ?

 

What's next? The GT-R and 370Z? :/ 

Yep, decision was made about 2 years ago

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/subaru-uk-has-axed-the-wrx-sti-and-were-devastated/

 

Hence why we got these "Final editions"

https://www.evo.co.uk/subaru/wrx-sti/20285/subaru-wrx-sti-final-edition-celebrates-the-end-of-the-uk-wrx-sti-for-now

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