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sketron1

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    Spring, TX
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    05 LGT Wagon 5MT Black St2
  • Interests
    Driving a CT200h Now w/ 19's
  • Occupation
    Metallurgical Engineer

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  1. Damnit, I want dibs on the next one. Please if someone is selling one save it for me, lol!
  2. Looking to purchase one of these. Anybody know of any floating around for sale?
  3. Here's a few pics before I installed the kit: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/18/ae3b46f33b5af02609ce6d967f02d6fd.jpg The outlet side, not separating: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/18/1015fc39bf6d5669513974600ce384fc.jpg The inlet side, note the separation: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/18/a852f4d2a3b64d2c4bfef547853d03a3.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/18/1ebb72cb9d422cb5792459850cd46d70.jpg And a close up of the cracked tab before I had even touched it (middle tab): http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/18/7bb92dbada3ecaf9aa9fe7e0b4bc1143.jpg The top tab in the last picture snapped readily once I used the vice grips, obviously embrittled. There was oil in the area, not sure if this contributed to the embrittlement of the metal. If I get a new intercooler one day I'll do a metallurgical analysis on the tab to see. After the BP install, car pulls as hard as ever.
  4. Another happy customer of Cryotune! I see how many leave it at Stage 2, as it's plenty quick. 115k on the car, let's see how many I can get on this tune.
  5. Just under $300 per wheel/tire. I got 5 just in case.
  6. Just slapped these bad boys on last weekend. Still wet from their first wash. 19x8.5 et40 Niche Targa with 235/35/19 W tires. Everything else cosmetic is still stock for now. I'm currently in the middle of a Stage 2 Cryotune with stock mufflers (catless UP & DP). The front and rear rub the fenders on big bumps or fast turns. I'm hoping if I lower it they might behave a little better (more camber, maybe a fender roll).
  7. Yes, from the Northeast. It was the closest manual turbo wagon I could find to Texas. There are no threads left at this location, went with a bolt and nut on the end. Why Subaru didn't do this from the get-go is beyond me. Also used anti-seize on the new balljoint so I don't repeat this in the future (at least on this side). I'll snap a few pics of the DTA axle next to the original Subaru axle when I get a chance.
  8. Well, finished changing my axle yesterday. After an epic entire day long battle with a rusted-in ball-joint, that POS met it's match. It started while trying to disconnect a sway bar endlink that was too rusted to handle an allen wrench. Once that sucker stripped out, I busted out the angle grinder with a cutting wheel installed (in other words, non-issue). Then I thought I would change out the ball-joint while I swapped out the axle, big mistake. The bolt that pinches the hub around the balljoint snapped like a twig. I fool-heartedly drilled a smaller hole in the middle of this stud that no longer had a head, tapped it, and tried to back it out. It laughed in my face after taking a dump on my dog. Once I saw the hopelessness of the situation, the knuckle came off the car. A combination of PB-Blaster, 8 drill bits (most were dull to begin with), and a gallon of sweat was used in the literally 100-degree heat of Texas to drill, baby drill that sucker out. The knuckle then was attached back to the car and a pickle-fork + chisel laying on top of each other were driven between the lower control arm and the knuckle pinch point using the biggest BFH I had. The ball-joint submitted, see the aftermath below. http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sketron13/IMG_20130903_185039_zps4f2c8de6.jpg http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sketron13/IMG_20130903_185018_zps53f5ea1b.jpg The axle was a DTA axle off ebay. I was a little nervous being as how these axles were dirt cheap (only $120 for both), but they appear to be quality pieces. Axle installed perfectly, no vibration when driving, no noise, and no grease slinging around anymore. I guess you run the risk of sub-par quality control with these axles, and you can't non-destructively estimate the strength/heat treatment or alloy identification of these suckers unless you happen to have a hardness testing machine and an OES nearby. Still, for the price, not too shabby.
  9. Just installed the kit with the GLI, reaches a couple feet past the hole in the center storage area. Works great, loving the GPS speech that I can actually hear from my phone. Thanks Jazzy E!
  10. Just installed the kit with the GLI, reaches a couple feet past the hole in the center storage area. Works great, loving the GPS speech that I can actually hear from my phone. Thanks Jazzy E!
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