I haven't had the time/money/space to tear it down yet.  Right now the WRX is keeping my BRAT and two turbo wagons company in my driveway.  I'm one class short of graduating and should have pleanty of time to work after that.  I wouldn't be surprised though if it was the #4 cylinder, those have been going bad on the boosted subies since 1983.

Sure did get our money's worth out of that engine though.  I learned to drive stick on it as did my younger brother.  It has driven all  over the west coast and been used as a foul weather ski vehicle for the better part of a decade now.  When it does get rebuilt, you can bet that I'll be looking for what went wrong and I'll do my best to ensure it never happens again.

Got pics of your 'ru uploaded yet?

I drive the 02 wrx from hell haha

vf30,3" exhaust catless strait pipe to N1 style muffler, walbro 255, modded stock injectors flowing a touch over 800cc, hallman MBC inline with a 3 port bcs,BIG TMIC, corn fuel, RA close ratio 5 speed, 04 sti struts, tanabe gf210 springs, 27mm Rear swaybar, rear outrigger bushings, rear diff lockdown bolts, rear diff bushings, steering rack bushings, 17x8.5 wheels wrapped in 235/45zr17 bfgoodrich kdw2's, and ALOT ALOT ALOT of weight shaved.
its my baby, its also from hell and consumes all my time.
but when its running god damn is it fun haha.

Corn fuel huh? How much power has that added to your ride vs. the trade off in MPGs?  Thats a nice looking bug-eye, BTW.

Posted By _/\_TheArtfulDodger_/\_ on 08-26-2009 11:39 AM

Corn fuel huh? How much power has that added to your ride vs. the trade off in MPGs?  Thats a nice looking bug-eye, BTW.

yep, corn fuel

the difference is crazy, but I get 30% less mpg compared to 91, but right now Im at around 300 whp, 330wtq, at 19 psi.

compared to 91 Im seeing spool 300-400 rpm earlier, it spools faster, and holds a bit better up top.

and it feels just aggressive as hell.

right now, wot, peak torque im seeing 42* of timing haha, at one point I was at almost 50 and still not knokcing.

its pretty impressive what e85 can do on turbo 4 bangers.

02 Bugeye wagon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Vq4a1uMi0

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VhdXcEqX48

Ryan

I took my wife out of her Highlander a couple years back and put her in the B9 Tribeca 5 Passenger Limited...My first Suby, definitely not my last...Had three passengers (including driver), where I drove through a Tropical Storm with close to at least 2 inches of water on the highway for a 70mile stretch... Symetrical AWD  drove through the water like butter holding 50-60mph avg speed...very enjoyable with the shiftronic...very impressive all around handling...

I have to admit my love for Subaru grew beyond the obvious performance specifications when the car basically saved my wife from major injuries...a Ford Econoline commercial van basically made a V line for my wife who was in the right lane after both were stopped at a traffic light...After hitting approx 20mph, the driver of the van pushed my wife off the road onto the sidewalk, where she was able to control the car after the impact and stop before hitting a telephone pole...Driver attempted to leave the scene, but was unable to due  to a blown tire cause from the impact of the accident...He was found at the scene to be intoxicated and apparently fell asleep at the wheel as they both pulled away from the interesection where the traffic light was located...

Its strange how things happen...I remember sitting at the Suby dealership explaining to them how I was a fan of the Boxer engine, and the performance you get right from the manufacture including the AWD system, ect...the woman sales associate then began explaining in detail how high Subaru's safety ratings were and how safe my wife would be knowing she was driving a Subaru...thinking this was another way of selling me the car I asked how so...She described almost word for word,  how Subaru builds each of its vehicles with these oval ring-shaped reinforcements in their frame. This frame is designed and fortified to withstand tremendous force in order to maintain structural integrity during a collision and help shield occupants from the worst of the impact. What's more, its unique design diverts that dangerous impact energy away from occupants to further protect them in a collision. http://www.subaru.com/engineering/s...ction.html

I spoke with the guy at the body shop, who ended up repairing around $10,000 in damage including the bent axle, suspension driver side front wheel area and driver side door...stating how well he felt the car took the hit from a very heavy HVAC van with no frame damge anywhere...I explained to him and to my wife (as the sales woman told me) how these ovals structures are built into the frame basically spreading the impact rather than letting it easily penetrate the frame...though the frame was ultimately strong enough to withstand the impact, I cannot tell you enough how lucky I feel that my wife was driving a Subaru that day...