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Interior mods - RE: MY02/05 WRX steering wheel swap question

fidrat — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:51 GMT

Author: fidrat
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:04 pm (GMT -7)

I'm having a hard time buying this. I took a loooooong trip from Iowa City, IA to Arcata, CA to San Luis Obispo, CA to Los Angeles (Boy, those tuners in the Lancaster/Palmdale area are nuts!!!) and back to IA. 3 TIMES!!! I'm talking end to end full tanks of gas with the cruise control on all the time. I was wondering the same thing. Could I get better mileage if I did it myself? The best I did was 25mpg no stops 80mph. The cruise got 27 and 28.5mpg at 80 mph. (I did it twice. Hey, I was bored.)

Sometimes instructors throw b.s. like this around to establish dominance over the class. It's a common technique. Mine tried to tell me there is no such thing as 100% profit unless it's stolen. Watta' tool.
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Interior mods - RE: MY02/05 WRX steering wheel swap question

04 Wagon Boy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:49:04 GMT

Author: 04 Wagon Boy
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:49 pm (GMT -7)

Are you talking on the interstate or in town?
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Parts for sale - RE: feeler: 04 STi seats

Craig — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:43 GMT

Author: Craig
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:39 pm (GMT -7)

if you willing to just sell now rather than trade i'll probably take you up on it... just the fronts?
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Interior mods - RE: So I got bored

awd>fwd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:26:34 GMT

Author: awd>fwd
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:26 pm (GMT -7)

/\ ooh you had a "mini-mustang"... I definitely would love to pick one of those up and restore it with a hot 22r and a 5 speed with overdrive. Great little cars.
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Parts for sale - feeler: 04 STi seats

zeroflat — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:25:00 GMT

Author: zeroflat
Subject: feeler: 04 STi seats
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:25 pm (GMT -7)

i just ordered a set of JDM STi seats for my 04 STi. so sometime in the next 2 weeks i will be needing to sell my current seats. i am really hoping to sell local to avoid shipping. looking for 450 OBO. the seats are in great shape. the car has 50k on it. i do drive it daily, but i work less than 3 miles from where i live, and i rode my bike the past 2 summers. the passenger seat is like new, drivers seat has usual wear, but is still in great shape! i will post some pics as soon as i can.
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Interior mods - RE: So I got bored

fidrat — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:07:17 GMT

Author: fidrat
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:07 pm (GMT -7)

Thanks, Back in '85 I sewed my own leather steering wheel in my '77 Celica. It looked great and I got a lot of compliments. The biggest one I got was people telling me it looked like it belonged that way and there was no way I did it.

Good job!
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The Clubhouse - RE: How Geico Fucked Me

awd>fwd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:29:22 GMT

Author: awd>fwd
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:29 pm (GMT -7)

My insurance is so much more than yours...
20 year old male, driving an STi, full coverage, I've got two speeding tickets on my record (30 in 25, 83 in 60...). I forget exactly how much it is per month (I pay every 6 months) but I know it's expensive, but I thought that was just part of owning an STi...
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Interior mods - RE: MY02/05 WRX steering wheel swap question

awd>fwd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:26:41 GMT

Author: awd>fwd
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:26 pm (GMT -7)

04 Wagon Boy wrote:

I always thought cruise control helped with gas mileage?

Absolutely not, it is constantly adjusting the throttle input and that's bad for fuel economy. Over a long road trip the difference in gas mileage is noticeable but around town I doubt you're gonna notice that much. When I was in tech school I had a teacher that loved explaining away automotive myths (octane boosters, "mystery oils", cheap fixes, etc) and this came up in his class.
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Parts for sale - RE: FS TX: COBB DP, AP v2, misc others.

pzr2874 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:14:07 GMT

Author: pzr2874
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:14 pm (GMT -7)

Aye.... You would know.

Bump...
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The Clubhouse - RE: How Geico Fucked Me

pzr2874 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:12:35 GMT

Author: pzr2874
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:12 pm (GMT -7)

Jake, It really depends on location.... And the person... but more on the location I believe.
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Interior mods - RE: MY02/05 WRX steering wheel swap question

04 Wagon Boy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:52:37 GMT

Author: 04 Wagon Boy
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:52 pm (GMT -7)

I always thought cruise control helped with gas mileage?
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Parts for sale - RE: FOR SALE wrx stock exhaust, heat shields, misc

BithellWagon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:08 GMT

Author: BithellWagon
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:37 am (GMT -7)

what year exhaust?
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Interior mods - RE: MY02/05 WRX steering wheel swap question

awd>fwd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:38 GMT

Author: awd>fwd
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:10 am (GMT -7)

Cruise control sucks, it just gives you really shitty gas mileage and realistically only used by people when they are too drunk to control speed... mine has been inop for months and I don't even miss it.
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2007 Satin White Pearl STi"Anghellica" 343whp/374wtq 20mpg
1989 Nissan Silvia Coupe
Suck, squeeze, bang, blow, repeat as desired.
Wanna hate before you know me, I know that's jealousy...

Vehicle Journals - RE: Tom W's 04 WRX Wagon

Tom W — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:34:25 GMT

Author: Tom W
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:34 am (GMT -7)

Pita84 wrote:

If you need a battery we have one that's a paperweight (Doesn't hold a load)! Nice lightweight AMS one.

So, does doing stage 2 to your car means pushing the build back and/or not getting a gun?

Stage 2 should be fun, maybe you can blow it so the built motor has to go in faster!!

Ah so my old battery didn't work, that sucks but oh well. Guess the -15 weather and -30 degree wind chill just destroyed it.

No im not pushing the build back, and yes im still getting a gun. I have a good collection of parts that ill be using (got to love MWSOC private classifieds )
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Cars for sale - RE: 2005 WRX Wagon (Built motor, STI drivetrain, 35R, etc)

awd>fwd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:26:02 GMT

Author: awd>fwd
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:26 am (GMT -7)

/\ Nice, you surely know about the 4.0l head re-design that got a couple more MPG and like 30 more horsepower? They were able to pull the iForce V8s out of the 4runner and replace them with the 4.0 V6, they made more power and get better gas mileage. Even my parent's pre-redesign 4.0ls have more power behind them than you would rightfully expect from a Toyota (my 3.4l Toyota v6 made 155 crank hp new, my 3.0l made like 140).

I have been driving around my dad's double cab shortbed Tacoma lately and have been really enjoying it... you might want to take a look at that too. And the newest 4runner trail edition, it is their blend of the FJ Cruiser and 4runner. I love the 5th gen 4runners, they definitely are going back to their roots and starting to go back down in size.
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2007 Satin White Pearl STi"Anghellica" 343whp/374wtq 20mpg
1989 Nissan Silvia Coupe
Suck, squeeze, bang, blow, repeat as desired.
Wanna hate before you know me, I know that's jealousy...