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grimmspeed and deadbolt offer port and polish services for stock and sftermarket turbos that claim to increase spool. Add to that a freer flowing header and uppipe that is wrapped or coated to keep in heat, and You can get the TD04 to spool 500-600 rpms quicker. But Like Evan said, the subaru...

I have an old 2.2T turbo exhaust manifold. it needs some TLC.... actually it needs a new cross over pipe, and you could machine the surface that mounts to the heads. but they are yours for free if you want them.

pedro- We are living in Buxton now, on bonney eagle pond. imbalance, can't wait to see the wrx!

Born and raised in Maine, but it took me 24 years to get to Acadia. Wife and I spent a week hitting up Bar Harbor and all the other popular spots just like a pair of yuppies from Conneticut. It was fun.

seems like many of the folks turboing 1.8 and 2.2 OBDII engines are real happy with emanage blue (and it happens to be really affordable) rs25.com turbo forums have a ton of info.

Should we thank subaru for these improvements to the WRX, or should we thank mitsubishi for creating the need for subaru to step up their offerings?

great, thanks for the reply jeremy. I will be sure to grab the STi gasket when I swing by evergreen to do thi project. On a related note, what do people prefer, do headgaskets with engine in the car, or take engine out?

My 2000 RS has 140K on it and has developed a headgasket leak. not a serious problem, oil is leaking out of the block. no oil/coolant mixing, or coolant into cylinders. Anyways... I think I'll get around to replacing the HGs this fall. Is the OEM STi headgasket thinner than an OEM RS HG? if so...

work done. back on the road. The idler pulley that has teeth fragged and sent molten bearing material every which way. I had the shop replace all 3 idlers and the tensioner, that was expensive! I drove through the night to Ohio with dim headlights because I have a shitty alternator...

140k I bought it used at 90k, no hard copies of maintenance records, just the dealers word that everything was up to par.

heres a friendly reminder for you all to do preventative maintenance. I had just started a trip from maine to minnesota in my 2000 RS. I was fairly confident that everything was in good mechanical condition. However, 180 miles into the trip, on 495 in Mass, at 75 mph, 5:00 traffic, my engine...

I have Hella FF1000 driving lights with 100watt bulbs in the stock location on the RS I also have Hella 500 driving lights with 55watt bulbs on the OBS It seems as though the brightness is the same, but the FF1000's definitley cast light further down the road. If I were to make my purchases...

$1 am I the last to bid? Will drew Carey be there? What do I win?

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