Draco-REX

About mid way through 03 Subaru redesigned the tranny. 2003 WRX wagon, 102K, $9994. Looks unmolested; intake and muffler look original. http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=40768687&listingRecNum=5&criteria=prMx%3D11000%26sf1Dir%3DDESC%26prMn%3D0%26alMdId%3D21295%26mkId%3D20041%26stkTyp%3DU%26mdId%3D21295%26rd%3D150%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId-pseudoPrice%26zc%3D43221%26rn%3D0%26PMmt%3D1-1-0%26stkTypId%3D28881%26sf2Dir%3DASC%26sf1Nm%3Dprice%26sf2Nm%3Dmiles%26alMkId%3D20041%26rpp%3D50%26feedSegId%3D28705&aff=national

This must've been the AutoX someone was telling me I should be at the other day. Thought he was confused since the OVR AutoX was last week.

A functional aerodynamic wing. This is whale tail: http://www.type930.com/images_t930/w600/porsche_911_turbo_930_88.jpg

And the world gave a collective "meh."

Lots of truth here. There is no common issue from the manufacturer that leads to engine failure. The common issue is the owners. Modifying without a tune will destroy the engine. Running Mobil 1 too long or not doing oil changes regularly on a turbocharged car will destroy the engine. Driving it like an idiot and thinking 6k RPM clutchdrops are ok will destroy the clutch and transmission. Subarus are very reliable, and the turbo cars are no exception. They just have a lower reliability rating because people rag on them. My WRX is an early 03, so it has the "glass" transmission. It has 130K miles on the original engine, and the original transmission. The last two and a half years I've been Rallycrossing it with a year of Stage 2 power as well. Stage 2 power *alone* is supposed to be the death of the early WRX transmissions. But this one has no issues. I did change the transmission this year, but that was for the better gearing, front LSD, and beefier design. The engine, with 120K miles, an up-pipe leak (cheap ebay UP), and a stage 2 tune made about 225 awhp (IIRC) on IPS' dyno. That's not awesome, but it's FAR from what thrashed engine would be making. The hardest thing about buying a WRX is finding one that has been treated well. Not babied, but taken care of. I wouldn't say horrid. But for a small 4cyl, it's on the poor side. I average about 27-28 on the highway. My daily driving fill ups which include a lot of regular driving average around 18-19. If I drive gently and try to stay off boost, I can get about 20mpg during city driving. That's for both the Stage 2 tuned WRX, and the mostly stock power STI. Subaru's average mileage is the one thing that disappoints me. They're going to have issues meeting minimum averages in the future now that they don't have any other car to push up into the SUV class. The Forrester and now the Outback were enlarged slightly to make them SUVs to keep the company average down. Hopefully the Direct Injection engines they're working on will solve some of the problem.

Love the reply: "Does it work?"

Look at the driveways in this vid. Everyone leaves their cars out in the hail, probably because their garages are full of junk. Only in America...

I just heard that guy's voice in my head when I saw that....

I think I heard that the Turbo 4cyl in the Genesis is related to the 4B11T in the new Evo. If so, the track version with the 4 could be very interesting.. Besides, the Genesis looks very wide. I bet it could be made to handle pretty well. But stock to stock, and looking at just the V6s, I'd go for the 370 even if it isn't as great as it people were hoping it'd be.

They used to I'm sure. But the new Pugeot and Dome LMPs have A/C. I'll see if I can find the article, but I was reading how they had to account for the extra weight and accessory drag of the A/C system.

Not sure about that era, but the enclosed cars you see in today's endurance races have A/C. Otherwise the driver slowly stews in the car.

Want for a daily : http://www.autotraderclassics.com/find/vehicle/vehicleDetail.xhtml?adId=87978&actionMethod=find/vehicle/vehicleSearchResults.xhtml:uShipController.init&conversationId=824889 And this for RallyCross: http://www.autotraderclassics.com/find/vehicle/vehicleDetail.xhtml?adId=95700&actionMethod=find/vehicle/vehicleSearchResults.xhtml:uShipController.init&conversationId=824889

I'd rock it..

Wow, those make the HMMMV look effeminate. Edit: They look like they use a Hydraulic drive system like heavy equipment..

Yes, and they think it's just as cool and manly as the epoxy hair, plucked eyebrows, eyeliner, popped collars, multiple gold chains, roid-injections, and spray-on tans.

Leading Edge Model D 256K RAM dual 512K floppy drives (I was stylin') CGA and Monochrome outputs. 89 key Keyboard (no mouse back then)

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One of the worst I've seen was on the back of a C63 AMG; It was "C63 AMG" Really? Like I couldn't read the badges right above the plate?

First modem I ever used was a 300 on a friend's Commodore 64. But the first one I ever owned was a 1200.

Angelina Jolie FTW... Don't care what you think. LOL @ Betty White beating 21 others. And of course #7 is a laugh.

Bet the owner of the minivan wished he had moved it when you guys saw smoke from the impala.

THIS is why the testing ban is moronic. He could have been killed. Computer simulation does not equal real-world testing.

"Original Unrestored Condition" If a car is still driveable, this can mean a lot. btw.. WANT that Stratos! It's the Dragunov SVD of rally cars. I'd kill for even just a Kit Car version.

Correct. He took a V-twin and chopped it in half. It holds the record for it's class at Bonneville. So, yes, it runs just as good as it looks. Apparently, the competition is invite-only and judged by the competitors. They vote on the engineering and build quality, not its looks. So it's not a contest about pleasing the crowd or some random judges, but really showing just good a builder you really are to your peers. I think the fact that a street bike won, and not just anothe chopper shows how legitimate the competition is. That bike was #1. There has never been an American winner, even though the competition is held in Sturgis. Best American place was 4th. Discovery did a show on Sturgis and featured this competition. The bikes that showed up were incredible. Every single one of them was drool-worthy for one reason or another.

UHF, great movie.